With the opening approaching, the 57th Thessaloniki International Film Festival revealed the the International and FIPRESCI Juries, masterclass, parallel events, as well as the complete line-up list. The festival opens on Thursday, November 3rd with Paterson by Jim Jarmusch, and closes on Sunday, November 13th with The Dancer / La danseuse by Stéphanie Di Giusto.
INTERNATIONAL JURY
The five-member International Jury called to judge the films of the International Competition section and to award the Golden and Silver Alexanders plus a number of additional awards, is composed of:
Amir Naderi, Director, Screenwriter, Iran – Jury President
Sofian El Fani, Director of photography, Tunisia
Frédérique Moreau, screenwriter, France
Peter Scarlet, consultant, producer, film curator, USA
Eva Stefani, director, professor, Greece
FIPRESCI JURY
The three-member FIPRESCI Jury called to judge films in the International Competition and the Greek Film Festival premieres is composed of:
Aleksander Huser, Norway – Jury President
Ahmet Gürata, Turkey
Ifigenia Kalantzi, Greece
MASTERCLASS Luciano Tovoli
During the 57th TIFF, the legendary cinematographer Luciano Tovoli will present a masterclass on his artistic career, sharing with the audience experiences and moments from unforgettable films such as The Passenger, Suspiria, and many more.
LINE-UP
57TH THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
November 3-13, 2016
Opening film: Paterson by Jim Jarmusch, USA, 2015, 113’
Closing film: The Dancer / La danseuse by Stéphanie Di Giusto, France, Belgium, Czech Republic, 2016, 108΄
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
A MON AGE JE ME CACHE ENCORE POUR FUMER/I STILL HIDE TO SMOKE, RAYHANA, France, Greece, Algeria,2016,90΄
AFTERLOV, Stergios Paschos, Greece,2016,94΄
AMERIKA SQUARE, Yannis Sakaridis, Greece, United Kingdom, Germany, 2016,86΄
HJARTASTEINN/HEARTSTONE, Gudmundur Arnar GUDMUNDSSON, Iceland, Denmark,2016,129΄
HYMYILEVA MIES/THE HAPPIEST DAY IN THE LIFE OF OLLI MAKI, Juho KUOSMANEN, Finland, Germany, Sweden,2016,92΄
I BLODET / IN THE BLOOD, Rasmus HEISTERBERG,Denmark, 2016,104΄
JESUS, Fernando GUZZONI, France, Chile, Germany, Greece, Colombia,2016,83΄
KEKSZAKALLU, Gaston SOLNICKI, Argentina,2016,72΄
LADY MACBETH, William OLDROYD, United Kingdom,2016,88΄
LOS DECENTES/A DECENT WOMAN, Lukas Valenta RINNER, Austria, Korea, Argentina,2016,100΄
MAUDITE POUTINE/SHAMBLES, Karl LEMIEUX,Canada,2016,91΄
PARK, Sofia Exarchou, Greece, Poland, 2016,100΄
SAMEBLOD/SAMI BLOOD, Amanda KERNELL, Sweden,2016,110΄
TANEOMAKUHITO/THE SOWER, Yosuke TAKEUCHI,Japan,2016,117΄
THE STOPOVER/VOIR DU PAYS/THE STOPOVER, Delphine & Muriel COULIN, France, Greece,2016,102΄
THE TRANSFIGURATIOΝ, Michael O’SHEA,USA,2016,97΄
TISZTA SZIVVEL/KILLS ON WHEELS, Attila TILL,Hungary,2016,105΄
GREEK FILM FESTIVAL
First Run
ALCIBIADES THE UNTAMED STUDENT OF SOCRATES, Dimitris MAKRIS, Greece,2016,103΄
COMMON GROUND, Penny BOUSKA, Greece, 2016,64΄
ISTANBUL STORY, Fotini SISKOPOULOU, Greece, Turkey 2016, 177΄
KISSING?, Yannis KORRES, Greece,2016,74΄
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, Costas ZAPAS,Greece,2016,101΄
THE OTHER ME, Sotiris TSAFOULIAS, Greece, 2016,101΄
THE STORY OF THE GREEN LINE, Panicos CHRYSANTHOU, Cyprus, Greece, 2016,115΄
THREAD, The Boy,Greece,2016,94΄
XA MOU, Clio FANOURAKI, Greece,2016,87΄
BOY ON THE BRIDGE, Petros CHARALAMBOUS, Cyprus, 2016,85΄
Greeks of Diaspora
42 SECONDS OF HAPPINESS, Christina KALLAS, USA, 2015, 95΄
A BEAUTIFUL DAY, Phedon PAPAMICHAEL,USA, 2016,21΄
JOE CINQUE’S CONSOLATION, Sotiris DOUNOUKOS, Australia, 2016, 102΄
TRACKTOWN, Alexia PAPPAS & Jeremy TEICHER, USA, 2016, 88΄
A Second View
ASHES, Stratos TZITZIS, Greece, 2016,70΄
BLISS, Christos PYTHARAS, Greece, 2016,85΄
CLOUDY SUNDAY, Manoussos MANOUSSAKIS, Greece,2015,118΄
INTERLUDE CITY OF A DEAD WOMAN, Angela ISMAILOS, Greece, France, USA, 2016,107΄
MYTHOPATHY, Tassos BOULMETIS, Greece,2016,100΄
NOCTURNE, Konstantinos FRANGOPOULOS, Greece, United Kingdom, 2016, 75΄
ONSLAUGHT, Vasilis VAFEAS, Greece, 2016,78΄
PEDRO NOULA, Karolos ZONARAS, Greece , 2016,110΄
SHORT FUSE, Andreas LAMBROPOULOS & Konstantinos SKYFTAS, Greece,, 2016, 86΄
SUNTAN, Argyris PAPADIMITROPOULOS, Greece, Germany, 2016, 104΄
WORLDS APART, Christoforos PAPAKALIATIS, Greece, 2015, 114΄
Short Film, Long Run
FLOWERS AND BOTTOMS, Christos MASSALAS, Greece, 2016, 6΄
FOX, Jacqueline Lentzou, Greece, 2015, 11΄
LIMBO, Konstantina KOTZAMANI, France, Greece, 2016, 30΄
MANODOPERA, Loukianos MOSCHONAS, Greece , 2016, 29΄
SANDY BEACH, Thanos PAPASTERGIOU, Greece , 2016,12’
PAOK FC DOCUMENTARY SCREENING
90 YEARS PAOK – NOLSTAGIA FOR THE FUTURE, Nikos Triantafyllidis, Greece, 2016, 96΄
OPEN HORIZONS
ALOYS, Tobias NOLLE, Switzerland, France, 2016,91΄
AQUARIUS, Kleber MENDONCA FILHO, Brazil, France, 2015, 145΄
DARK NIGHT, Tim SUTTON, USA, 2016, 85΄
DIE EINSIEDLER / THE EREMITES, Ronny TROCKER, Germany, Austria, 2016, 100΄
EL CIUDADANO ILUSTRE / THE DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN, Mariano COHN, Gaston DUPRAT, Argentina, Spain, 2016, 120΄
EL CRISTO CIEGO / THE BLIND CHRIST, Christopher MURRAY, Chile, 2016, 88΄
ESHTEBAK / CLASH, Mohammed DIAB, Egypt, France, Germany, 2016, 97΄
FUCHI NI TATSU / HARMONIUM, Koji FUKADA, Japan, France, 2016, 118΄
GLEISSENDES GLUECK / ORIGINAL BLISS, Sven TADDICKEN, Germany, 2016, 102΄
HELL OR HIGH WATER, David MACKENZIE, USA, 2016,102΄
HERMIA & HELENA, Matias PIÑEIRO, USA, Argentina, 2016, 87΄
HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE, Taika WAITITI, New Zealand, 2016, 101΄
JATTEN / THE GIANT, Johannes NYHOLM, Sweden, Denmark, 2016, 90΄
KING OF THE BELGIANS, Jessica WOODWORTH & Peter BROSENS, Belgium, Netherlands, Bulgaria, 2016, 94΄
LA MORT DE LOUIS XIV / THE DEATH OF LOUIS XIV, Albert SERRA, France, Portugal, Spain, 2016, 114΄
LE VOYAGE AU GROENLAND / JOURNEY TO GREENLAND, Sebastien BETDEBER, France, 2016, 98΄
LITTLE MEN, Ira SACHS, USA, 2015, 85΄
LO CHIAMAVANO JEEG ROBOT / THEY CALL ME JEEG, Gabriele MAINETTI, Italy, 2015, 112΄
LOVESONG, So Yong KIM, USA, 2015, 85΄
MERCENAIRE / MERCENARY, Sacha WOLFF, France, 2016, 103΄
MONTE / MOUNTAIN, Amir NADERI, Italy, USA, France, 2016, 107΄
OSTATNIA RODZINA / THE LAST FAMILY, Jan P. MATUSZYNSKI, Poland, 2016, 123΄
PARIS PIEDS NUS / LOST IN PARIS, Fiona GORDON & Dominique ABEL, Belgium, France, 2016, 84΄
PORTO, Gabe KLINGER, Portugal, USA, France, Poland, 2016, 75΄
PREVENGE, Alice LOWE, United Kingdom, 2016, 88΄
RAFTAN / PARTING, Navid MAHMOUDI, Iran, Afghanistan, 2016, 78΄
SAO JORGE / SAINT GEORGE, Marco MARTINS, Portugal, France, 2016,112΄
SETO SURYA / WHITE SUN, Deepak RAUNIYAR, Nepal, USA, Qatar, Netherlands, 2016, 89΄
SINGING IN GRAVEYARDS, Bradley LIEW, Malaysia, Philippines, 2016, 141΄
TARDE PARA LA IRA / THE FURY OF A PATIENT MAN, Raul AREVALO, Spain, 2016, 91΄
APPRENTICE, Junfeng BOO, Singapore, Germany, France, Hong Kong, Qatar, 2016, 96΄
THE LEVELLING, Hope DICKSON LEACH, United Kingdom, 2016, 83΄
THE YOUNG OFFENDERS, Peter FOOTT, Ireland, 2016, 84΄
TRAMONTANE, Vatche BOULGHOURJIAN, Lebanon, France, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, 2016, 105΄
TWO LOVERS AND A BEAR, Kim NGUYEN, Canada, 2016, 96΄
UCHENIK / THE STUDENT, Kirill SEREBRENNIKOV, Russia, 2016, 118΄
WOLF AND SHEEP, Shahrbanoo SADAT, Denmark, France, Afghanistan, Sweden, 2016, 84΄
ZOOLOGIYA / ZOOLOGY, Ivan I. TVERDOVSKY, Russia, France, Germany, 2016, 87΄
FILM FORWARD
EL AUGE DEL HUMANO/THE HUMAN SURGE, Eduardo WILLIAMS, Argentina, Brazil, Portugal,2016,97΄
GORGE COEUR VENTRE/STILL LIFE, Maud ALPI,France,2016,82΄
LA JEUNE FILLE SANS MAINS/THE GIRL WITHOUT HANDS, Sebastien LAUDENBACH,France,2016,76΄
MAQUINARIA PANAMERICANA/PANAMERICAN MACHINERY, Joaquin DEL PASO,Mexico,2016,88΄
MODERATION, Anja KIRSCHNER, Greece, Italy, Egypt, United Kingdom,2016,149΄
OSCURO ANIMAL, Felipe GUERRERO, Colombia, Argentina, Netherlands, Germany, Greece,2016,107΄
SPIRA MIRABILIS, Martina PARENTI & Massimo D’ANOLFI, Italy, Switzerland,2016,121΄
SVI SEVERNI GRADOVI/ALL THE CITIES OF THE NORTH, Dane KOMLJEN, Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro,2016,100΄
TENEMOS LA CARNE/WE ARE THE FLESH, Emiliano ROCHA MINTER,Mexico,2016,80΄
OUT OF COMPETITION
BEZBOG / GODLESS, Ralitza PETROVA, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, 99΄
LA LARGA NOCHE DE FRANCISCO SANCTIS / THE LONG NIGHT OF FRANCISCO SANCTIS, Andrea TESTA, Francisco MARQUEZ, Argentina, 78΄
SUFAT CHOL / SAND STORM, Elite ZEXER, Israel, 87΄
SWISS ARMY MAN, Daniel KWAN, Daniel SCHEINERT,USA, 95΄
ΜIRROR / IMAGE
AGONIE / AGONY, David CLAY DIAZ, Germany, Austria, 2016, 93΄
BARAKAH YOQABIL BARAKAH / BARAKAH MEETS BARAKAH, Mahmoud SABBAGH, Saudi Arabia, 2016, 88΄
CARTAS DA GUERRA / LETTERS FROM WAR, Ivo M. FERREIRA, Portugal, 2016, 105΄
CHRISTINE, Antonio CAMPOS, USA, 2016, 119΄
DIE GETRAUMTEN / THE DREAMED ONES, Ruth BECKERMANN, Austria, 2016, 89΄
DIE LETZTE CHANCE / THE LAST CHANCE, Leopold LINDTBERG, Switzerland, 1945, 113΄
KATE PLAYS CHRISTINE, Robert GREENE, USA, 2016, 110΄
KATER / TOMCAT, Händl KLAUS, Austria, 2016, 119΄
LAAVOR ET HAKIR / THROUGH THE WALL, Rama BURSHTEIN, Israel, 2016, 110΄
MIMOSAS, Oliver LAXE, Spain, Morocco, France, Qatar, 2016, 95΄
O ORNITOLOGO / THE ORNITHOLOGIST, Joao Pedro RODRIGUES, Portugal, France, Brazil, 2016, 118΄
UN JUIF POUR L’EXEMPLE, Jacob BERGER, Switzerland, 2016, 73΄
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
A QUIET PASSION, Terence DAVIES, United Kingdom, Belgium, 2016, 126΄
DAGUERROTYPE / LE SECRET DE LA CHAMBRE NOIRE, Kiyoshi KUROSAWA, France, Belgium, Japan, 2016, 131΄
EJHDEHA VARED MISHAVAD! / A DRAGON ARRIVES!, Mani HAGHIGHI, Iran, 2016, 108΄
FORUSHANDE / THE SALESMAN, Asghar FARHADI, Iran, France, 2016, 125΄
GIMME DANGER, Jim JARMUSCH, USA, 2016, 108΄
LA FILLE INCONNUE / THE UNKNOWN GIRL, Jean-Pierre & Luc DARDENNE, Belgium, France, 2016, 113΄
LA REGION SALVAJE / THE UNTAMED, Amat ESCALANTE, Mexico, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, 2016, 100΄
PERSONAL SHOPPER, Olivier ASSAYAS, France, 2016, 105΄
THE BIRTH OF A NATION, Nate PARKER, USA, 2016, 120΄
UCITEL’KA / THE TEACHER, Jan HREBEJK, Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, 2016, 102΄
UNE VIE / A WOMAN’S LIFE, Stephane BRIZE, France, 2016, 119΄
BALKAN SURVEY
Main program
ANISOARA, Ana-Felicia SCUTELNICU, Germany, Moldova,106΄
CAINI/DOGS, Bogdan MIRICA, Romania, France,104΄
DOBRA ZENA/A GOOD WIFE, Mirjana KARANOVIC, Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia,94’
DOUA LOZURI /TWO LOTTERY TICKETS, Paul NEGOESCU, Romania, 86΄
HOME SWEET HOME, Faton BAJRAKTARI, UNMI Kosovo, FYROM, 91΄
INIMI CICATRIZATE/SCARRED HEARTS, Radu JUDE, Romania, Germany,141΄
KOCA DUNYA/BIG BIG WORLD, Reha ERDEM,Turkey,101΄
RAUF, Soner CANER & Baris KAYA, Turkey, 94΄
S ONE STRANE/ON THE OTHER SIDE, Zrinko OGRESTA, Croatia, Serbia,85΄
SIERANEVADA, Cristi PUIU, Romania, France, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, FYROM, 173΄
SLAVA /GLORY, Petar VALCHANOV & Kristina GROZEVA, Bulgaria, Greece, 97΄
ΑLBUM, Μehmet Can MERTOGLU, Turkey, France, Romania,104΄
Balkan Shorts
A NEW HOME, Ziga VIRC, Slovenia,15’
O NOAPTE IN TOKORIKI /A NIGHT IN TOKORIKI, Roxana STROE,Romania,18΄
SINYT/THE SON, Hristo SIMEONOV, Bulgaria, 29΄
TRANZICIJA/ TRANSITION, Milica TOMOVIC, Serbia, 21’
ZVIR/ THE BEAST, Miroslav SIKAVICA,Croatia,14΄
Zeki Demirkubuz Tribute
BEKLEME ODASI/THE WAITING ROOM,Turkey,2003,92΄
BLOCK C, Turkey, 1994, 90΄
BULANTI/NAUSEA,Turkey,2015,116΄
ITIRAF/CONFESSION,Turkey,2001,90΄
KADER/DESTINY, Turkey, Greece,2006,103΄
KISKANMAK/ENVY,Turkey,2009,96΄
KOR/EMBER, Turkey, Germany, 2016,115΄
MASUMIYET/INNOCENCE,Turkey,1997,105΄
THE THIRD PAGE,Turkey,1999,92΄
YAZGI/FATE,Turkey,2001,120΄
YERALTI/INSIDE,Turkey,2012,107΄
LUX PRIZE
I’ PEINE J’OUVRE LES YEUX/AS I OPEN MY EYES, Leyla BOUZID, France, Tunisia, Belgium, United Arab Emirates,2015,102΄
MA VIE DE COURGETTE/MY LIFE AS A COURGETTE, Claude BARRAS, Switzerland, France,2016,75΄
TONI ERDMANN, Maren ADE, Germany, Austria,2016,162
YOUTH SCREEN
FULL FEATHER JACKET, Liz EL SAADANY,Netherlands,2015,3΄
GIPS/PLASTER, Jeroen HOUBEN,Netherlands,2015,11΄
KONINGSDAG/KING’S DAY, Steven WOUTERLOOD,Netherlands,2015,25΄
MAMMA VET BAST/MOTHER KNOWS BEST, Mikael BUNDSEN,Sweden,2016,12΄
NOCES/A WEDDING, Stephan STREKER, France, Belgium, Pakistan, Luxembourg,2016,99΄
PANIEK!/PANIC!, Joost LIEUWMA & Daan VELSINK, Netherlands,2015,6΄
SEMELE, Myrsini Aristidou, USA, Greece, Cyprus, 2015,14΄
SHANA – THE WOLF’S MUSIC, Nino JACUSSO, Switzerland, Canada,2014,95΄
SUPILINNA SALASELTS/THE SECRET SOCIETY OF SOUPTOWN, Margus PAJU,Estonia,2015,105΄
ZEEZUCHT,JONAS AND THE SEA, Marlies VAN DER WEL,Netherlands,2015,12΄
PANHELLENIC FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION SCREENINGS
AMERIKANISCHE FREUND / THE AMERICAN FRIEND, Wim WENDERS, Germany, France, 1977, 123΄
CACHE / HIDDEN, Michael HANEKE, France, Austria, Germany, Italy, 2005,112΄
PROFESSIONE: REPORTER / THE PASSENGER, Michelangelo ANTONIONI, Italy, Spain, France, 1975, 119΄
SWEET BUNCH, Nikos Nikolaidis, Greece, 1983, 151΄
THE SPING GATHERING, Dimos Avdeliodis, Greece, 1999, 178΄
ΟΙ ΑΠΕΝΑΝΤΙ / THE ONES ACROSS, George Panousopoulos, Greece, 1981, 121΄
DOCUMENTA 14 – Short Films
KRISIS, Dimitri VENKOV, Russia, 32΄
VOILA L’ENCHAINEMENT, Claire DENIS, France, 30΄