12th Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival

Greece, April 1 - April 10 2005

The jury

Antti Selkokari (Finland), Maya Irina McKechneay (Austria), Angelika Kettelhack (Germany), Viliam Jablonický (Slovakia), Dimosthenis Xifilinos (Greece)

Awarded films

Elias Petropoulos- A World Underground by Kalliopi Legaki
(Greece, 2004, 61 mins)
The Three Rooms of Melancholia by Pirjo Honkasalo
(Finland, 2004, 106 mins)

Reports

Between War and Peace, Poverty and Dignity By Viliam Jablonicky by Viliam Jablonický
How a Journalistic Approach Has Ruined Documentary Filmmaking By Antti Selkokari by Antti Selkokari
The Face of the Festival By Maya McKechneay by Maya Irina McKechneay
Portrait of an Artist as Provocateur By Dimosthenis Xifilinos by Dimosthenis Xifilinos
Going Against the King By Angelika Kettelhack by Angelika Kettelhack

The second Greek city, capital of the province of Macedonia, hosts a feature film festival in November, and a documentary festival in the Spring. The FIPRESCI jury gave two prizes, one to a film in the international competition: The Three Rooms of Melancholia (Melancholian kolme huonetta) by Pirjo Honkasalo (Finland); and one to a Greek film: Elias Petropoulos – An Underground World by Kalliopi Legaki.