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Culture · Cinema · 05.11.2026 · 09:09

Thessaloniki Film Festival opens tonight — 258 films through 15 November

The 67th festival opens on 5 November with Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur. Its official programme includes screenings in seven venues and 58 films online.

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The 67th Thessaloniki International Film Festival is scheduled to open tonight, Thursday, 5 November 2026, with Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur. The festival runs through Sunday, 15 November, with cinema and online screenings.

Where the screenings take place

The full programme presented by the festival on 29 October lists 258 films. Venues are Olympion, Pavlos Zannas, the four port auditoriums — Frida Liappa, Tonia Marketaki, John Cassavetes and Stavros Tornes — and Makedonikon cinema.

For remote viewers, the programme includes 58 films on the festival’s digital platform. The online selection is part of the event and does not encompass every film shown in cinemas.

After the opening film

The official programme schedules a Pavlos Pavlidis concert at Warehouse C after the screening, with free admission requiring a zero-price ticket. These are planned events; the announcement does not establish attendance or available seats.

Source: Thessaloniki International Film Festival · ERT / AMNA

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