Thessaloniki Documentary Festival’s Industry Arm Agora Unveils Lineup of Projects (EXCLUSIVE)

Thessaloniki Documentary Festival’s industry arm Agora, which runs March 8 to March 12, has unveiled its lineup of projects.

Agora offers a variety of networking and co-production events for the film industry, with around 500 professionals attending.

Fourteen projects participate in the Thessaloniki Pitching Forum for documentaries in development, focusing on Southeastern Europe and the Mediterranean region.

Ten projects will join the Agora Docs in Progress for documentaries in post-production focusing on Southeastern Europe and the Mediterranean region.

Five projects take part in Agora’s newest initiative XR Lab, a workshop dedicated to XR and new media projects in development.

Four projects participate in Agora Boost, a hands-on workshop for Greek documentaries in development and/or post-production stage.

THESSALONIKI PITCHING FORUM

This year’s selection presents 14 documentary projects in development from 17 countries.

ASHES
Director: Da Ham Al Saad, Production: Bård Kjøge Rønning – Bel Studio, Alhomam Alasaad – Antibode Films, Co-production: Celine Nusse – Zadig Production, Syria, Norway, France

THE BEAUTIFUL AND THE DAMNED
Director: Seamus Murphy, Production: David Rane – Soilsiú Films, Co-production: Catherine Siméon – Faites un voeu, Heino Deckert – Ma.ja.de, Ireland, France, Germany

ENTR’ACTES
Director: Yuriy Shylov, Production: Olha Tuharinova – Kshtalt Productions, Co-production: Barbara Dyck, Maarten Bernaerts – Salto Productions, Ukraine, Belgium

THE LAST CLASS
Director: Michele Fornasero, Production: Alice Drago – Epica Film, Co-production: Francesca Portalupi – Indyca, Italy

MOMTSKI KAMEN – THE ROCK OF THE GIRL
Directors: Maria Sidiropoulou, Cloe Bruhat, Production: Maria Sidiropoulou – Thunderbird Productions, Co-production: Rebecca Obadia – Maison Femme, Greece, France

MY FATHER KILLED BOURGUIBA
Director: Fatma Riahi Production: Dorra Bouchoucha – Nomadis Images, Co-production: Lina Chaabane, Fatma Riahi, Omar Ben Ali – SVP Production, Tunisia, Qatar, KSA, France

NAVA MAMA
Director: Ana Vijdea, Production: Ana Vijdea, Ana Gheorghe – Remora Films, Co-production: Louis Beaudemont – Les Steppes Productions, Romania, France

NO MOTHER’S LAND
Director: Wiktoria Szymanska-Davis, Production: Monika Braid – Braidmade Films, Co-production: Sonja Henrici – Sonja Henrici Creates, Poland, United Kingdom

OF THE TREES UNMOVED
Director: Nino Benashvili, Production: Tekla Machavariani – Nushi Film, Co-production: Eva Blondiau, Elmar Imanov – Color of May, Georgia, Germany

PIVOT
Director: Vasia Ntoulia, Production: Marina Danezi – Laika Productions, Co-production: Antonios Vallindras, Tasos Koronakis, Greece

UNWANTED PAST
Director: Thanassis Vassiliou, Production: Konstantinos Vassilaros – StudioBauhaus, Greece

VOICES
Director: Persefoni Miliou, Production: Persefoni Miliou – Per Se Productions, Greece

YOU LITTLE BOX
Director: Mert Kaya, Production: Enis Köstepen, Gizay Akdoğan, Mert Kaya – Loudcat Film, Co-production: Vincent Coen, Guillaume Vandenberghe – Glasgow, Turkey, Belgium

WHO WE ARE
Director: Sophie Ataya, Production: Thomas Kaske, Marion Schmidt – Seera Films, Germany

AGORA DOCS IN PROGRESS

This year’s AGORA Docs in Progress selection presents 10 documentary films in post-production.

4PM TO 5PM (Out of Competition)
Director: Yorgos Teltzidis, Production: Onassis Culture – Christos Sarris (creative producer), Vassilis Panagiotakopoulos (producer), Greece

AIPOS
Director: Christos Adrianopoulos, Production: Antigoni Kapaka – Alipnoos, Co-production: Despina Mouzaki – Breaking Wave Productions, Greece, Cyprus

ANATOLIA
Director: Jeanne Nouchi, Production: Maud Berbille – MB17 Films, France

CAREFUL WHERE YOU TREAD
Director: Smaro Papaevangelou, Production: Iro Aidoni, Mina Dreki – Marni Films, Greece

IMMORTAL FLOWERS
Director: Brian Logvinsky, Production: Harrison Jaffee – Catharsis Pictures, Co-production: Eugene Rachkovsky – Tabor Production, U.S., Ukraine

K.
Director: Panagiotis Papafragkos, Production: Panagiotis Papafragkos, Stelios Mavrodontis – Dog Star Films, Co-production: Ondřej Zima – Film Kolektiv, Leenke Ripmeester – Eye Filmmuseum-Amsterdam , Greece, Czech Republic, Netherlands

LANDWARDS
Director: Rama Ayasra, Production: Asmahan Bkerat, Jordan

MATI 2307
Director: Marianna Kakaounaki, Production: Marianna Kakaounaki – Energeiaki Mesimvria, Greece

OUR SEEDS (WT)
Director: Erhan Arik, Production: Meryem Yavuz – Horovel Films, Co-production: Rea Apostolides – Anemon Productions, Manuel Rees – Paradoks Filmproduktion, Turkey, Greece, Germany

STRATUM
Directors: Daniel Kötter, Marko Grba Singh, Production: Jelena Angelovski – Obol Film, Co-production: Eroll Bilibani, Veton Nurkollari – DokuFest, Serbia, Kosovo

AGORA XR LAB

A DANGEROUS JOURNEY
Creator: Lucija Stojević, Production: Andrés Bartos Amory and Lucija Stojević – Noon Films S.L.U., Spain

IDLE HANDS
Creator: Gregoris Rentis, Production: Mando and Myrto Stathi – BYRD, Co-production: Arnaud Colinart – Atlas V, Greece, France

LIFTA, A LIFE NOT FORGOTTEN
Creator – Producer: Sohail Dahdal – Fifth Wall, Palestine, UAE

NOTHING IS EVER REALLY LOST
Creator: Anna Szylar, Production: Pola Komarowa – Monster Mind Studio, Poland

MYSTIS
Creator: Tatiana Collet Apraxine, Production: Alina Mikhaleva – Less Media, Georgia

AGORA BOOST

HEARING NOISE
Director: Eirini Chatzi, Production: Eirini Chatzi, Co-production: Maria Dakanali – Art Yard Productions, Greece

MAKASI
Director: Danai Maria Samara, Production: Spiros Betsis – Not A Project, Greece
In partnership with the Greek Documentary Association – Hellas Docs

MOVING STILL
Director: Ioanna Tsoucala, Production: Elias Katsoufis – Hiccup Film, Greece

ORIANA & ALEKOS: CROSSFIRE OF LOVE
Director: Maria Giannouli, Production: Chronis Pechlivanidis – Onos Productions, Greece