06-04-2020

TIFF PRESENTS THE PROJECT “SPACES” WITH SHORT FILMS, SHOT AT HOME, BY ACCLAIMED DIRECTORS

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    Thessaloniki International Film Festival presents the project “Spaces”. TIFF has asked renowned directors from all over the world to shoot a short film at home, during the coronavirus crisis. Thus far, 14 directors have confirmed their participation, but the list is getting longer. “Spaces” is one of the first works of art commissioned as a response to the coronavirus situation.

    The project is inspired by the book “Species of Spaces” by Georges Perec. The idea is to create a film at home, using the environment, the people or the animals in that space. The only outdoor areas that may be used are outdoor living spaces, such as the terrace, the garden, the balcony and the stairwell. 

    The Festival has approached important directors from all over the world, asking them to make their own short film. TIFF would like to thank the filmmakers for accepting to participate and share with the audience their view of their world.

    The directors participating in the international section of “Spaces” are:

    Top Canadian filmmaker of independent cinema, Denis Côté 
    Multi-awarded Romanian director Radu Jude
    Renowned American actor and director John C. Lynch 
    Subversive Catalan filmmaker and artist, Albert Serra 
    Hungarian director, winner of the Golden Bear in Berlinale, Ildikó Enyedi
    Great Chinese artist, Jia Zhangke
    Beloved Palestinian director and scriptwriter Annemarie Jacir
    The American-Israeli director of the Advocate, who won the Golden Alexander award in Thessaloniki, Rachel Leah Jones
    Nanouk Leopold, one of the most important figures of Dutch cinema
    Tarik Aktaş, one of the strongest new voices of Turkish cinema
    Teona Mitevska, the LUX award winner director from North Macedonia
    Victor Moreno, up-and-coming director of Spanish cinema
    Mateo Bendesky, one of the voices of new Argentinian cinema
    Canadian Yung Chang, director of This is not a Movie for Robert Fisk

    Part 1 of the project, titled “Spaces 1” with the films of 8 top Greek directors can be found on the YouTube Channel of TIFF. The directors participating in “Spaces 1” are: Rinio Dragasaki, Marianna Economou, Giorgos Georgopoulos, Zacharias Mavroeidis, Minos Nikolakakis, Stavros Pamballis, Stavros Psillakis, Syllas Tzoumerkas.

    You can watch “Spaces 1” here:

    https://youtu.be/hLyV-YuEjU8

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