Thessaloniki reveals partial line-up and tributes
- Greece’s top film gathering will welcome Hanna Schygulla as its main guest of honour, while local cinematic legends will also be celebrated
Fatih Akin’s Venice contender The Cut [+see also:
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interview: Tahar Rahim
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interview: Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
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As part of the 100-year anniversary, the life’s work of local cinematic legends director Pantelis Voulgaris (Little England [+see also:
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Heading up this year’s Tributes section, Hanna Schygulla will attend the festival to enjoy a retrospective of her work, which will include three of her collaborations with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, along with a selection of short films curated by Schygulla herself. On the eve of her receiving the honorary Golden Alexander, the iconic German actress and singer will perform a short concert, followed by a screening of Anne Imbert’s documentary, Whatever the Dream Is.
This year’s Venice winner, Roy Andersson, will also be honoured by a retrospective of his work, culminating in the screening of his Golden Lion-winning film, A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence [+see also:
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Open Horizons, the festival’s main conduit for international independent cinema, will this year be featuring films like Emma Dante’s Venice contender A Street in Palermo [+see also:
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interview: Emma Dante
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interview: Bent Hamer
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interview: Lucie Borleteau
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