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Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Nov 5–15, 2026ConfirmedThessaloniki International Film Festival 2026
Run by Thessaloniki Film Festival, with published dates and a real program.
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Why go
The Thessaloniki International Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the Balkans, running since 1960 when it began as Greek Film Week, and it stages its editions from a headquarters at 10 Aristotelous Square on the city's long waterfront. The 67th edition runs November 5-15, 2026, pairing international competition premieres with the Agora industry market, and the same organization runs a documentary festival each March, so the city carries film culture in two seasons. November in Thessaloniki means festival screenings by the bay, Byzantine churches between venues, and a cafe scene that treats cinema arguments as civic sport.
When it runs
Annual in the first half of November
- Nov 5–15, 2026ConfirmedThessaloniki International Film Festival 2026
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What to expect
Annual in the first half of November: the 2026 edition runs November 5-15. The sister documentary festival runs each March. Screenings are ticketed and affordable; book competition premieres early.
Getting there & around
Thessaloniki airport has direct European links; festival venues cluster around Aristotelous Square and the port warehouses, all walkable.
Where it happens
Thessaloniki, Greece.
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