The 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival will be held from Thursday 6th to Sunday 16th March 2025 both in physical spaces and online. A total of 261 documentaries will be screened as part of the 27th TiDF, among which an impressive number of 72 world, 40 international and 11 European premieres.
The ten films – including the German productions and co-productions KICK-OFF by Roser Corella and Stefano Obino as well as UNDER THE FLAGS, THE SUN by Juanjo Pereira – are taking part in the International Competition of the 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival will be vying for a series of prizes, among them the Golden Alexander, accompanied by a cash prize of 12,000 euros, and the Silver Alexander, accompanied by a cash prize of 5,000 euros. TiDF is an OSCAR® qualifying festival and the film that wins the Golden Alexander award will automatically be eligible to submit for Academy Awards® consideration in the Documentary Feature category.
The Newcomers competition is premieriung the SUPER PARADISE by Steve Krikris, a Greek-German co-production.
Browse the three main competition sections of the 27th TiDF here.