How Thessaloniki’s Industry Arm Continues to Launch Regional Talent, Widen Its Focus With Partnerships ‘Across Europe and Beyond’

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Merger 2 weeks ago See All Add us as a Google Preferred Source Comments It’s been almost two decades since Thanos Stavropoulos, the Thessaloniki Intl. Film Festival’s incoming industry head, was hired by the long-running Greek fest as a programming assistant, assuming a variety of roles before taking the reins of its widely respected industry program this spring.

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That continuity is a hallmark of both the festival and its industry arm, Agora, and on the eve of this year’s event, Stavropoulos says he’s “committed to the same objective my predecessors served so very successfully” since the Agora launched in 2005. Namely, “to facilitate the growth of the local and regional industry through the establishment and continuous development of programs which will help bring the filmmakers and their projects out into the world,” he says.

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and Europe, that only add to the lingering sense of uncertainty. “The world is a bit of a mess, isn’t it?” Stavropoulos deadpans.

“We can do only so much from where we stand, as professionals in this particular industry.” What the Agora team can do more than anything is build bridges and create an environment for collaborations — the lifeblood of the European industry — to take root. “Our mission is to continue to aid, foster and support in any way we can the filmmakers — whether emerging or well-established — from the countries represented in the Agora and provide the platform for them to connect with partners from Europe and beyond,” says Stavropoulos.

In ways big and small, the Agora continues to evolve with the times, allowing it to better meet the needs of both the industry and the festival audience. Its conversation series, which previously included closed sessions for industry guests, will now be open to all festivalgoers “with a curious mind and interests that go further than what’s on the cinema screen,” he says.

Meanwhile, a dedicated decompression room — inaugurated last year as part of a broader festival focus on mental health — will be bolstered by an Agora discussion on the impor

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