This year the Thessaloniki International Film Festival (TIFF) will celebrate its 60th anniversary this year, but organizers have pledged to look forward into the future, rather than looking back into the past, according to greekreporter.com.
The gala anniversary will also feature the addition of an entirely new competition, named “Meet the Neighbors.”
The festival, which will commence on October 31 and run through November 10, will feature a total of 201 films and 59 short films, while 25 awards will be given out as part of the festivities.
According to its organizers, instead of celebrating by looking back on the sixty years of the festival, their eyes will be turned instead toward the future of cinema itself.
The theme of the 60th TIFF International Competition is “The Overview Effect.” This is the effect that astronauts feel as they observe the Earth from space for the first time and perceive the world in its wholeness.
This is a new emotion in the realm of human experience, and one that changes your awareness of the globe we live in and the universe itself.
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