THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL(TIFF)

                                

•      The Thessaloniki International Film Festival has become one of the Balkans' primary showcases for the work of new and emerging filmmakers.
•      The first period of TIFF starts in 1960 and finished in 1991.During this period the festival showed exclusively Greek films.
•     In 1992 the festival became an international film festival, acknowledged by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations(FIAPF). The Greek movies competed in a different section of the festival with the name Greek State Film Awards, until 2008.
•    Nowadays Thessaloniki International Film Festival is an annual event focused on the discovery and promotion of new directors from all over the world.

                                                    

 

•      Since 1992, the TIFF, constantly evolving, has claimed and achieved a constantly increasing international scope, presenting the most groundbreaking independent productions from the entire world, and developing activities for international film industry professionals.
•     Since  the mid 1990s, the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, going beyond the borders set for decades by its centerpiece  November edition, has become an organization with continuously increasing cultural activities throughout the year.

                                                

 

•      Through its new form and activities, the TIFF has established collaborations with various local, national , regional and international film institutions, cultural, educational and social organizations, as well as embassies and cultural agencies from other countries.

 

                                                              

 

                                                                                                                                    Creators:Christina Batsiou,Giota Spyridopoulou