Award-winning Greek screenwriter, playwright and author Efthimis Filippou, regular collaborator of the acclaimed Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos, with whom he wrote internationally successful films Dogtooth, Alps, The Lobster and The Killing of a Sacred Deer (all directed by Lanthimos), is given a carte blanche in the 58th Thessaloniki International Film Festival to select ten of his favorite films. Filippou will attend this year’s edition.
For the 24th consecutive year, the Balkan Survey section of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, programmed by Dimitris Kerkinos, showcases a selection of the most important Balkan films of the year, aiming to create a communication platform between films and filmmakers of the area and international audiences. Ranging from science fiction to black comedy, this year’s Balkan Survey core program consists of 15 films, both shorts and features that reveal the compelling thematic and stylistic variety of the regional film production.
