Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival is inviting submissions for its 27th edition, running 6-16 March 2025.
TiDF is among the leading documentary festivals in Europe and an Oscars® documentary feature qualifying festival, “celebrating the art of documentary via a rich program of films, events, initiatives and the Agora Doc Market, a lively hub for film professionals.”
There are four competition sections: Feature Length International Competition, Newcomers International Competition – Dimitri Eipides, >>Film Forward International Competition and Immersive: All Around Cinema International Competition.
Submission dates are as follows:
- Early bird submissions are open until August 31st, 2024, with an entry fee of 25 euros for each submission.
- From September 1 on, submissions will be open until November 30th, 2024 with an entry fee of 35 euros.
The Feature Length International Competition section presents twelve to fourteen documentary features that will compete for two awards: The Golden Alexander award, which is accompanied by a €12,000 cash prize and the Silver Alexander, accompanied by a €5,000 cash prize.
Eligibility criteria for International Competition:
- production must have been completed within 12 (twelve) months preceding the Festival screening
- World, International or European Premiere
- must not have not been released or screened publicly in Greece either in cinemas, television or online
- must have a running time of over 70 minutes
Please note that the film that wins the Golden Alexander award will automatically be eligible to submit for Academy Awards consideration in the Documentary Feature category.
The Newcomers International Competition – Dimitri Eipides section for first or second-time directors presents ten to twelve films of over 50 minutes in length that will compete for the Golden Alexander “Dimitri Eipides” award, which is accompanied by a €10,000 cash prize, and the Silver Alexander, which is accompanied by a €4,000 cash prize.
Eligibility criteria for Newcomers International Competition – Dimitri Eipides:
- a director’s debut or sophomore documentary feature film
- must have been completed within the 12 (twelve) months preceding the Festival screening
- World, International or European Premiere
- must not have been released or screened publicly in Greece either in cinemas, television or online
- must have a running time of over 50 minutes.
The >>Film Forward International Competition presents eight to ten films that experiment with the form and method of documentary filmmaking. The Golden Alexander award is accompanied by a €6,000 cash prize, and the Silver Alexander, which is accompanied by a €3,000 cash prize.
Eligibility criteria for >>Film Forward International Competition:
- production must have been completed within 12 (twelve) months preceding the Festival screening
- World, International or European Premiere
- must not have been released or screened publicly in Greece either in cinemas, television or online
- must have a running time of over 45 minutes.
To submit films, click here.
The Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival also presents the Immersive: All Around Cinema International Competition, featuring VR/AR/XR projects which prove that this new medium can pave the way for novel cinematic experience and art. The Best Immersive: All Around Cinema IC Award (Golden Alexander) is accompanied by a €2,000 cash prize.
Eligibility criteria for Immersive: All Around Cinema International Competition:
- production must have been completed within 24 months preceding the Festival screening
- have not been released or screened publicly in Greece
- Deadline for Immersive / XR projects: December 13, 2024
- Immersive / XR projects submissions are free of charge.
To submit Immersive/XR projects, click here.
