Agora, the industry arm of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, which will be held from March 8th to March 12th, has announced the lineup of projects.
Agora offers a variety of networking and co-production events for the film industry, with approximately 500 professionals participating.
The Thessaloniki Pitching Forum has 14 participating projects developing documentaries focused on south-eastern Europe and the Mediterranean region.
He joins Agora Docs, which has 10 projects in progress and documentaries in post-production focused on South-Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean region.
Five projects are participating in Agora’s latest initiative, XR Lab, a workshop dedicated to XR and new media projects in development.
Four projects are participating in Agora Boost, a practical workshop for Greek documentaries in the development and/or post-production stage.
Thessaloniki Pitching Forum
This year’s selection features 14 documentary projects in development from 17 countries.
ash
Director: Da Ham Al Saad, Producer: Bård Kjøge Rønning – Bel Studio, Alhomam Alasaad – Antibode Films, Co-producer: Celine Nusse – Zadig Production, Syria, Norway, France
beautiful and disgusting
Director: Seamus Murphy, Producer: David Lane – Soilsiú Films, Co-producers: Catherine Siméon – Faites un voeu, Heino Deckert – Ma.ja.de, Ireland, France, Germany
ENTR’ACTES
Director: Yuri Sharov, Producer: Olha Tuharinova – Kustalt Productions, Co-producers: Barbara Dyck, Maarten Bernaerts – Sarto Productions, Ukraine, Belgium
last class
Director: Michele Fornasero, Producer: Alice Drago – Epica Film, Co-producer: Francesca Portalupi – Indica, Italy
Momtsuki Kamen – Girl’s Rock
Director: Maria Sidiropoulou, Chloe Bourhat, Producer: Maria Sidiropoulou – Thunderbird Productions, Co-producer: Rebecca Obadiah – Maison Femme, Greece, France
My father killed Bourguiba.
Director: Fatma Riahi Producer: Dorra Bouchucha – Nomadis Images, Co-producer: Lina Chaabane, Fatma Riahi, Omar Ben Ali – SVP Production, Tunisia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, France
Nava Mama
Director: Ana Vijdea, Producer: Ana Vijdea, Ana Gheorghe – Remora Films, Co-producer: Louis Beaudemont – Les Steppes Productions, Romania, France
No Mother’s Land
Director: Wiktoria Szymanoska-Davies, Producer: Monika Braid – Braidmade Films, Co-producer: Sonja Henrici – Sonja Henrici Creates, Poland, UK
of motionless trees
Director: Nino Benashvili, Producer: Tekla Machavariani – Nushi Film, Co-producer: Eva Blondiau, Elmar Imanov – Color of May, Georgia, Germany
pivot
Director: Vasia Ntoulia, Producer: Marina Danezi – Laika Productions, Co-producer: Antonios Vallindras, Tasos Koronakis, Greece
unwanted past
Director: Thanasis Vasiliou, Producer: Konstantinos Vasilaros – Studio Bauhaus, Greece
voice
Director: Persephoni Miliu, Producer: Persephoni Miliu – Per Se Productions, Greece
your little box
Director: Mart Kaya, Producer: Enis Kostepen, Gizay Akdoğan, Mart Kaya – Loudcat Film, Co-producers: Vincent Cohen, Guillaume Vandenberghe – Glasgow, Turkey, Belgium
who are we
Director: Sophie Ataya, Producer: Thomas Kaske, Marion Schmidt – Seera Films, Germany
Agora documentation is in progress
This year’s AGORA Docs in Progress selection features 10 documentary films in post-production.
From 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm (outside of competition)
Director: Yorgos Terzidis, Producer: Onassis Culture – Christos Saris (Creative Producer), Vasilis Panagiotakopoulos (Producer), Greece
ipos
Director: Christos Adrianopoulos, Producer: Antigoni Kapaka – Alypnos, Co-producer: Despina Mouzaki – Breaking Wave Productions, Greece, Cyprus
Anatolia
Director: Jeanne Noucy, Producer: Maud Belleville – MB17 Films, France
please watch your step
Director: Smaro Papaevangelou, Producer: Iro Aidoni, Mina Dreki – Marni Films, Greece
immortal flower
Director: Brian Rogovinsky, Producer: Harrison Jaffee – Catharsis Pictures, Co-producer: Eugene Rachkovsky – Tabor Productions, USA, Ukraine
K.
Director: Panagiotis Papaflakos, Producer: Panagiotis Papaflakos, Stelios Mavrodontis – Dog Star Films, Co-producer: Ondře Zima – Film Collective, Rienke Lipmeester – Eye Filmmuseum – Amsterdam, Greece, Czech Republic, Netherlands
Landwords
Director: Rama Ayasullah, Producer: Asmahan Bukerat, Jordan
Matty 2307
Director: Marianna Kakaounaki, Producer: Marianna Kakaounaki – Energeiaki Mesimvria, Greece
our seeds (WT)
Director: Erhan Arik, Producer: Meryem Yavuz – Horovel Films, Co-producer: Rea Apostolides – Anemon Productions, Manuel Rees – Paradoks Filmproduktion, Turkey, Greece, Germany
strata
Director: Daniel Koetter, Marko Gurba Sin, Producer: Elena Angelovski – Obol Film, Co-producer: Eroll Bilibani, Veton Nurkollari – DokuFest, Serbia, Kosovo
Agora XR Lab
dangerous journey
Creator: Lucija Stojevic, Producer: Andres Bartos Amory and Lucija Stojevic – Noon Films SLU, Spain
idle hand
Author: Gregoris Rentis, Produced by: Mando and Myrto Stathi – BYRD, Co-produced by: Arnaud Colinart – Atlas V, Greece, France
Lifta, an unforgettable life
Creator – Producer: Sohail Dahdal – The Fifth Wall, Palestine, United Arab Emirates
really nothing is lost
Author: Anna Szylar, Production: Pola Komarowa – Monster Mind Studio, Poland
Mystis
Creator: Tatiana Collet Apraxine, Production: Alina Mikhaleva – Less Media, Georgia
agora boost
I hear a noise
Director: Eirini Chatzi, Producer: Eilini Chatzi, Co-producer: Maria Dakanari – Art Yard Productions, Greece
Makashi
Director: Danai Maria Samara, Producer: Spiros Betsis – Not A Project, Greece
Partnering with the Greek Documentary Society – Hellas Docs
stationary
Director: Ioanna Tsokara, Producer: Elias Katsoufis – Hiccup Film, Greece
Oriana & Alekos: Crossfire of Love
Director: Maria Giannulli, Producer: Kronis Pekrivanidis – Onos Productions, Greece
