Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival 2026

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All About The Money (Country: Ireland, Denmark; Year: 2026; Director: Sinéad O'Shea; Writer: Sinéad O'Shea)
A son of one of America’s wealthiest families creates a communist revolutionary base in rural Massachusetts as a means of disrupting the capitalist system he grew up in, but has now come to despise. It’s the starting point of an astonishing journey.
Around Paradise (Country: Germany; Year: 2026; Director: Yulia Lokshina)
In Caazapá, the “city of magic and legends”, two Paraguayan students are searching for happiness, gold and a magic bird. Their European dropout neighbours are hoping for freedom, healing and salvation from Armageddon. Everything has its price.
The Beauty Of Errors (Country: Finland, Sweden, Norway; Year: 2026; Director: Jukka Kärkkäinen; Writer: Jukka Kärkkäinen; Stars: Tero Pihkakoski, Henri Pihkakoski)
Observational documentary about three generations of a family.
Birds Of War (Country: United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon; Year: 2026; Director: Janay Boulos, Abd Alkader Habak)
The love story of a London-based Lebanese journalist and a Syrian activist and cameraman as told through 13 years of personal archives across revolutions, war, and exile.
Bugboy (Country: Greece, Denmark, France; Year: 2026; Director: Lucas Paleocrassas)
George, a shy teenager with misaligned eyes, struggles to connect with others after his parents’ divorce. Finding refuge in the world of insects, he bonds with a cricket named Isabella.
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Candidates Of Death (Country: Poland; Year: 2026; Director: Maciej Cuske)
A father goes on holiday with his son and two of his friends, during which time they make an amateur horror film together. As the years pass, they continue to shoot scenes for their “handcrafted,” carefree, imaginative horror project, with even more passion, dutiful consistency, and unwavering commitment: the documentary chronicles a decade of this adventure.
Closure (Country: Poland; Year: 2026; Director: Michał Marczak)
After his teenage son goes missing, Daniel scours the depths of the Vistula River, torn between the dread of a fatal leap and the hope that his son may still be alive.
Derek Vs Derek (Year: 2026; Director: James Dawson)
On a country road in Devon, England, live two implacably opposed neighboring farmers, both called Derek. One believes in intensive farming of his land so that food can be produced in abundance; the other is creating an oasis for nature on his land, driven by an entirely different perception of agriculture and a farmer‘s duties.
The Golden Grip (Country: Greece; Year: 2026; Director: Fokion Bogris; Stars: Kostas Stefanakis, Μίκα Στεφανάκη, Omiros Efstratiadis, Sotiris Goritsas, Kiska Manouseli, Makis Gerard Papasimakopoulos, Christos Callow, Yannis Economides, Nicholas Triandafyllidis, Kleo Zamidis, Lakis Komninos, Thodoros Maragos, Manos Koufakis)
In the mid-1960s, Kostas left his village in Crete dreaming of becoming a star. His rugged physique and humble background afforded him only small “tough-guy” roles, yet in numerous Greek films – from big studio productions and renowned auteur masterpieces to low-budget exploitation films alike. By placing a support actor at centerstage, the film traces five decades of Greek cinema.
The Golden Swan (Country: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands; Year: 2026; Director: Anette Ostrø)
In 1995, young Norwegian artist Hans Christian Ostrø travels to India in search of meaning and artistic growth. Months later, he is kidnapped in Kashmir and held hostage by the militant group al-Faran. During five weeks in captivity, he secretly writes poems and letters to his sister, filmmaker Anette Ostrø. Found on his body after his execution, these texts become the foundation of an intimate reconstruction of his final months.
Nuisance Bear (Country: US, Canada, United Kingdom; Year: 2026; Director: Gabriela Osio Vanden, Jack Weisman)
A polar bear is forced to navigate a human world of tourists, wildlife officers, and hunters as its ancient migration collides with modern life. When a sacred predator is branded a nuisance, it becomes unclear who truly belongs in this shared landscape.
La Pieta (Country: Spain, Iceland, Lithuania; Year: 2026; Director: Rafa Molés, Pepe Andreu)
At the foot of Europe’s largest glacier, seven Icelandic siblings once lived in deliberate isolation, dedicating their lives to observing ice and nature long before climate change had a name. Documentary blending observation with found footage.
Soap Fever (Country: Finland, Sweden; Year: 2026; Director: Inka Achté)
With the Soviet Union’s dissolution dragging down the economy of neighboring Finland, the Scandinavian country was plunged in a period of protracted recession... but a soap opera offered respite.
The Way Elsewhere (Year: 2026; Director: Eirini Vourloumis)
Three experienced taxi drivers roam the streets of Athens.
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