26th Athens International Film Festival: Day #2 [photos]

26th Athens International Film Festival: Day #1 [photos]

The NEW screening schedule of the Athens International Film Festival

Fully adapted to the current conditions, this year's Festival will be taking place exclusively in Open Air cinemas as well as offering part of its programme through a digital platform (read more here).

26th Athens International Film Festival: Opening Ceremony

The Opening Ceremony of the 26th Athens International Film Festival took place on Wednesday the 23rd September 2020, in an optimistic and moving atmosphere. The event was initiated by the Festival's Artistic Director, Mr Loukas Katsikas in the presence of the...

Indoor film screenings are suspended in Attica from 21 September to 4 October

We would like to inform you that, according to the official announcement of the minister of Civil Protection, all screenings in closed theaters are suspended from the 21st of September until the 4th of October. Stay tuned for further information regarding the full execution of the 26th...

Press conference of the 26th Athens International Film Festival

The Press Conference of the 26th Athens International Film Festival took place on Wednesday, 16th September 2020, at the open-air cinema Aegli Zappeiou lead by the Festival's Artistic Director, Loukas Katsikas, in the presence of the General Secretary of Contemporary...

«Nomadland»: the Golden Lion of Venice is the Opening Film of the Athens International Film Festival

In 2015 a timid Chloé Zhao participated in the international competition of the Athens International Film Festival with her first film, the affectionate “Songs My Brothers Taught Me”, and so a love affair with the Chinese director began. Two years later...

In Dreams! The grand tribute of the 26th Athens International Film Festival

David Lynch once confessed to CINEMAGAZINE “The only thing I wish to share with the public is the experience of walking into a cinema, watching the lights go down, seeing the curtains part and immersing myself into a different and totally foreign world. That is...

Announcement of the juries of the international competition section

Through its International Competition Section it hopes to showcase new talents on their way to becoming the most sought-after filmmakers and each film included in the section is either a debut or the second feature of the director, screened for the first...