The International Thessaloniki Film Festival is the Balkans primary showcase for the work of new and emerging filmmakers and leading film artists in the region and beyond. The event features the International Section, the panorama of Greek films, the New Horizons program, the Balkan Survey, and numerous tributes to leading figures in the world of film. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe a region of south-eastern Europe. ... New Horizons (artists impression). ... ...

Since 1993, numerous directors have been represented at the events such as: Pedro Almodovar, Theo Angelopoulos, Bernardo Bertolucci, John Boorman, Michael Cacoyannis, John Cassavetes, David Cronenberg, Jules Dassin, Atom Egoyan, Takis Kanellopoulos, Abbas Kiarostami, Krzysztof Kieslowksi, Nikos Koundouros, Ken Loach, Nanni Moretti, Nagisa Oshima, Lucian Pintilie, Jean-Daniel Pollet, Arturo Ripstein and Jerzy Skolimowski. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Pedro Almodóvar (born September 24, 1949) is a Spanish filmmaker. ... Photo of Angelopoulos Theodoros Angelopoulos (Θόδωρος Αγγελόπουλος in Greek) (born April 27, 1936) is a noted Greek film director. ... Bernardo Bertolucci (born March 16, 1940) is an Italian writer and film director. ... John Boorman (born January 18, 1933 in Shepperton, Surrey, United Kingdom), is a British filmmaker, currently based in Ireland, best known for his feature films such as Point Blank, Deliverance, Excalibur, and The General. ... Michael Cacoyannis (born June 11, 1922 in Limassol, Cyprus, under the name Mikhalis Kakogiannis) is a filmmaker. ... John Cassavetes John Nicholas Cassavetes (December 9, 1929 - February 3, 1989) was a Greek American actor, screenwriter, and director. ... David Cronenberg at Cannes 2002 David Paul Cronenberg (born March 16, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian film director and occasional actor. ... Jules Dassin (born December 18, 1911, in Middletown, Connecticut) is an American film director. ... Atom Egoyan and wife Arsinee Khanjian at the Golden Apricot Film Festival in Yerevan, Armenia. ... Abbas Kiarostami (عباس کیارستمی in Persian) (born June 22, 1940 in Tehran) is one of the most influential and controversial post-revolutionary Iranian filmmakers and one of the most highly celebrated directors in the international film community of the last decade. ... Ken Loach (born June 17, 1936) is a British television and film director, known for his social realist style and socialist themes. ... Giovanni (Nanni) Moretti (born August 19, 1953) is an Italian film director. ... Nagisa Oshima (大島 渚 ÅŒshima Nagisa, born March 31, 1932) is a famous Japanese director. ... Arturo Ripstein (1943 -) is a Mexican film director. ... Jerzy Skolimowski (b. ...

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