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28th Athens International Film Festival: The poster

The 28th edition of the Athens International Film Festival returns more optimistic and with more events than ever before. This international institution offers a unique cinematic experience and an outlet for citizens and...

The accreditation applications for the 28th Athens International Film Festival are now open!

The Athens International Film Festival, following the completely safe and successful hybrid version of its two previous editions, is optimistic that its 28th edition will be hosted exclusively in our favorite 12-month cinema venues, always respecting the regulations...

27th Athens International Film Festival: Closing Ceremony & Awards

The 27th event took place with fully attended open-air and indoor cinemas, with safety, proving that the audience can make a dynamic return to cinemas and enjoy the unique, collective cinematic experience of the big screen. The...

27th Athens International Film Festival: International Competition Awards

The international awards GOLDEN ATHENA BEST FILM and BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM are accompanied by a cash prize of 2000 Euros and the statuettes are kindly sponsored by ZOLOTAS jewellery stores. Our juries also present the CITY OF ATHENS BEST DIRECTOR and BEST SCREENPLAY...

27th Athens International Film Festival: "Greek Short Stories" Awards

For the 27th event of the Athens International Film Festival, 40 Greek short stories, out of 273 submissions, completed for the awards which are this year exclusively sponsored by the Greek Film Centre with cash prizes for the total amount of 5000 Euros (2000 Euros for...

10 years of Greek Short Stories: Watch the films awarded by the AIFF free of charge

Celebrating 10 years of the Greek Short Stories section, from Thursday 23rd September the Festival will host on its platform (online.aiff.gr) all of the short films which have one the Best Film award in previous years. Specifically, the following short films...

«Cinema ECLIPSEd»: Collaboration with Athens Biennale 7

Cinema constantly converses with and borrows from the performing and visual arts. That is why this year a series of films from the programme of the 27th Athens International Film Festival, become part of the 7th Athens BIENNALE entitled "ECLIPSE" as they tell...

WORKSHOP: “Been there – Short that: Short Films - Long Journeys”

Αs part of the popular Greek Short Stories - In Competition section, which this year celebrates 10 years of caring about and promoting new Greek cinema, the 27th Athens International Film Festival is organising a workshop titled "Been there - Short that: Short...

Opening Ceremony of the 27th Athens International Film Festival

With the moto “a festival return to normality” and a festive and touching atmosphere, the opening ceremony of the 27th Athens International Film Festival took place on Wednesday 22nd September 2021 at the Athens Concert Hall lead by the Festival's...