The 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival‘s Agora Market section concluded with the announcement of this year’s awards. With over 400 international visitors, the Agora provided a vital platform for documentary professionals to foster collaborations and support new projects.
Thessaloniki Pitching Forum Awards
- IEFTA Award for Best Documentary in Development (€10,000): Highways of Hope – Director: Alexa Bakony, Production: Gábor Osváth, Veronika Gál (Hungary)
- Special Mention: Bugboy – Director: Lucas Paleocrassas, Production: Rea Apostolides, Co-production: Maria Stevnback Westergren, Adam Leibovitz (Greece, Denmark, France)
- ERT Thessaloniki Pitching Forum Award (€2,000): Mama Klorin – Director: Doreida Xhogu, Production: Mina Dreki (Greece)
- Eurodoc Award (€1,000 + VIP membership): Taken by the White Man – Director: Ana Sofia Fonseca, Production: Daniella Rice, Ana Sofia Fonseca (Portugal)
- DAE – Documentary Association of Europe Award (Consultation & Membership):
- The Last Summer – Directors: Jan Jurczak & Eleanora Iadkouskaya, Production: Frieder Schlaich (Germany)
- Life on Pause – Director: Anthoniy Hristov, Production: Svetla Turnin (Bulgaria)
- Aylon Productions Digital Services Award: My Aunties – Director: Hazal Hanquet, Production: Aslihan Altuğ, Anna Maria Aslanoğlu (Türkiye)
- Onassis Film Award (€5,000): Bugboy – Director: Lucas Paleocrassas, Production: Rea Apostolides (Greece, Denmark, France)
- Mediterranean Film Institute Doc Award (MFI Doc Lab participation): Oh, Heart Don’t Be Afraid – Director: Ana Kvichidze, Production: Avtandil Khorava, Co-production: Natalia Imaz, Mariam Bitsadze, Niko Mikadze (Georgia, Germany)
- DOK Leipzig Accelerator Award (Observer Badges & Accommodation): My Aunties – Director: Hazal Hanquet, Production: Aslihan Altuğ, Anna Maria Aslanoğlu (Türkiye)
Agora Docs in Progress Awards
- 2|35 Post-Production Main Award: Magma – Director: Mia Bendrimia, Production: Kira Simon-Kennedy (France, Algeria)
- Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Center – Creative Greece Award (€3,000): Home Court – Directors: Elpida Nikou, Rodrigo Hernandez, Production: Yuri Averof, Rea Apostolides, Co-production: Maaike Neve, Esther Van Driesum, Victor Ede, Boris Despodov (Greece, Netherlands, France, Bulgaria)
- Neaniko Plano Subtitling Award: Tower, Sun and the Seven of Wands – Director: Tanya Vikhreva, Writer: Aleksander Rodionov, Production: Maria Gavrilova (Georgia)
Agora XR Lab Awards
- Beldocs XR Academy Award (Festival Participation & Accommodation): /Imagine Farewell Station – Director: Aristotelis Maragkos, Production: Konstantinos Koukoulis, Co-creator: Dimitris Delinikolas (Greece)
- NewImages Festival Partnership Selection (NewImages XR Market Participation): Bitxo – Director: Lau Maquedano, Production: Alberto López Garrido, Co-production: Natxo Carrasco, Rubén Coca (Spain, Colombia)
Agora Boost Awards
- Crew United Prize (Five-Year Premium Subscription): The Groundskeeper – Directors: Io Chaviara, Michalis Kastanidis, Production: Alexis Anastasiadis, Co-production: Io Chaviara & Michalis Kastanidis (Greece)
- Guidance Award (Paradiddle Pictures Sponsorship): Magic Whistle – Directors: Avraam Goutzeloudis & Alexandros Katsis, Production: Photini Economopoulou (Greece)
