Athens (Greece)
March, 2025
Greek and international films (features, shorts, documentaries, animation)
KINO Athensis an international Film Society with interactive physical screenings, bridging cinema and visual arts aiming to foster an ongoing dialogue among a wide range of artists and audiences within the city of Athens.
San Francisco (USA)
March, 2025
Greek and Cypriot films, films about Greece, films by Greek/Cypriot (or of Greek descent worldwide) directors, writers, producers or actors in starring roles (features, shorts, documentaries, animation).
TheThessaloniki International Documentary Film Festivalfocuses on independent documentary cinema. It is one of the leading documentary festivals in the world.
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Berlin (Germany)
March, 2025
Greek, Cypriot films and International films with a clear reference to Greece/Cyprus (features, shorts, documentaries, animation).
TheGreek Film Festival in Berlin, gives the German and International audience the unique opportunity to watch the best films of modern Greek cinema. The German-Greek Cultural Association organizes the festival alongside with The Greek Film Festival goes Frankfurt & The Greek Film Festival goes Köln in September 2024.
Thessaloniki (Greece)
March, 2025
International and Greek short and feature documentaries
TheThessaloniki International Documentary Film Festivalfocuses on independent documentary cinema. It is one of the leading documentary festivals in the world.
Rennes (France)
April, 2025
Greek Films (features, shorts, documentaries, animation)
Les Rencontres du Cinéma Grec, is an annual festival which honors Greek film production by selecting contemporary works by young directors and cult films, linked to the history of Greece and its culture.
Athens (Greece)
May 2025
Greek and international films of any length (documentaries, reportage, fiction, animation, educational).
The theme of the Festival is archaeology in the broadest sense of the word: Antiquity; the Middle Ages; folk arts and traditions; industrial archaeology; cultural heritage; the creation of new cultures through migration and multiracialism from antiquity to the present; the recording of a world that is inevitably lost; the present becoming the archaeology of tomorrow.
Piraeus City (Greece)
June 2025
Greek and international films (Feature, short, documentary, animation, children’s films)
TheLoutraki International Film Festival “BRIDGES”is a part of the broader BRIDGES Peloponnesian International Film Festival, inaugurated in 2008 in Corinth, Greece. The festival maintains strong collaborations with local authorities and various organizations such as the Ministry of Culture and Sports in Greece, committed to promoting a fundamental aspect of Greek culture, fostering connections with other cultures, especially in these challenging times.
TheInternational Alexandria Short Film Festival (IASFF)is an innovative, independent, and ever-developing festival since its inception in 2015, based in the rural area of Alexandria, Northern Greece
Kimolos island (Greece)
June 2025
Greek and international films (feature, shorts, documentary, animation, children’s films).
KIFF is one of the most popular festivals in Greece. At KIFF every screening is sold out! The festival showcases feature films, documentaries & shorts in every genre (Environmental films, Human Rights films, Children’s films, Food films etc.) It also screens Greek films. The festival has screened films from first-time directors who continue their successful career and from acclaimed directors. Many of the official guests that attend KIFF are representatives from prestigious film festivals (Cannes, Cairo, Tallinn Black Nights, Avanca etc.) We are looking forward to meeting you at KIFF!
Aigio (Greece),
June 2025
Greek and international short films (narrative, documentary, animation) and Greek student shorts.
TheAigio Short Film Festival “Theodoros Angelopoulos” (AISFF)celebrates cinema with tributes to the great film director Theodoros Angelopoulos and with an eye on the future.
TheAXD Film Festivalaims to showcase impactful cinema from around the world, offering filmmakers the chance to change the perspectives of a diverse audience. AXDFF is here to support the discovery of new creators and welcome submissions of any genre and culture.
London (UK)
June 2025
Greek or Greek related films (features, shorts, documentaries, animation, music, experimental, video art).
TheLondon Greek Film Festivalis an annual film festival which aims to be the international meeting point for Greek or Greek related films from across the world, promoting the Greek culture in general.
Los Angeles (USA)
June, 2025
Greek and Cypriot films, films about Greece, films by Greek/Cypriot (or of Greek descent worldwide) directors, writers, producers or actors in starring roles (features, shorts, documentaries, animation).
TheLos Angeles Greek Film Festival, is an annual film festival which showcases films and filmmakers from Greece, Cyprus and the rest of the world to the US while it raises awareness of the modern Greek culture and Hellenic heritage through the art of film.
Piraeus City (Greece)
June, 2025
Greek and international feature films and Greek Shorts (2024’s edition will host films about “sea, sailors, ports”).
ThePIRAEUSPORT FILM FESTIVAL [PPFF]is the new film festival that will take place annually in Piraeus, under the Patronage of the Municipality of Piraeus. The festival that will take place in June 2024 is also under the Patronage of the Ministry of Culture of Greece and has the official support of The Greek Directors Guild and The Greek Film Archive. The main purpose of PPFF and the expected results are:
Patmos Island (Greece)
July 2025
Greek and international films (features, shorts, documentaries, animation).
TheAegean Film Festivalpromotes and supports young and upcoming storytellers, independent cinema, as well as our efforts to highlight pressing environmental issues through the Echoes – Environmental Documentary program. We enable the Stories, the Artists, the Islands and the Festival to bring this all together. We are a small team of festival “nomads”, curators and artists that dedicate our best energy and resources to organize this little gem of the Aegean. More than half of the team is volunteering or offering their skills for free while, individuals and foundations help us with funds and services in kind. All of the executive board members are offering their services for free as they consider the festival their own responsibility and contribution to cinema.
Piraeus City (Greece)
July 2025
Greek and international films (Feature, short, documentary, animation, children’s films)
The Loutraki International Film Festival “BRIDGES”is a part of the broader BRIDGES Peloponnesian International Film Festival, inaugurated in 2008 in Corinth, Greece. The festival maintains strong collaborations with local authorities and various organizations such as the Ministry of Culture and Sports in Greece, committed to promoting a fundamental aspect of Greek culture, fostering connections with other cultures, especially in these challenging times.
TheAnafi International Film Festivalis a curated short film festival which aims to promote and support independent cinema and bold creators.
It is run by a team of industry professionals and takes place in the secluded island of Anafi, Cyclades.
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Agia Anna, Edipsos, Limni (Evia, Greece)
July 2025
Greek and international films (features, documentaries, new media, animation).
The Evia Film Project,Thessaloniki International Film Festival΄s green action,is gearing up for its third summer get-together with the audience. Screenings, masterclasses, actions targeted to professionals of the film industry, workshops for children and students, as well as special music events, make up this 5-day celebration of green cinema in Northern Evia. Admission to all events is free for the audience. This year, the linchpin between the films and the actions of Evia Film Project is no other than water: the sea, the rain, all water resources, and their life-defining relation with mankind.
ThePsarokokalo International Short Film Festivalis an annual festival held in Greece since 2007. The festival aims to provide a showcase for the work of new filmmakers from around the world and to promote the diversity and richness of the short film.The festival program includes screenings of short films from Greece and abroad as well as audiovisual events, lectures, masterclasses and exhibitions. Vision of the Psarokokalo ISFF is the respect for fundamental rights including freedom equal opportunities and cultural diversity.Psarokokalo International Short Film Festival is run by KYKLOS(cycle) a nonprofit organization based in Greece whose purpose is to promote actions relating to cinema and public awareness of environmental issues.
Santorini island (Greece), July 2025
Greek and International films (features, shorts, documentaries, animation)
TheSantorini Film Festivalbrings a unique cinematic experience to Aegean’s heart. With a rich programme of screenings and educational workshops, the annual summer event serves as an interactive platform for locals, travelers, film experts and cinephiles. Hosted every year at the scenic open-air Kamari Cinema,SFFaims to celebrate the island’s cinematic heritage and highlight its natural beauties.
TheInternational Documentary Festival of Kastellorizoisland, aims at highlighting the rich cultural heritage of Castellorizo and the promotion of documentary film.
Argostoli, Kefalonia Island (Greece)
August 2025
Greek and international short films and special feature presentations.
The KYMATA Film Festivalshowcases and promotes the art of cinema and music, while aiming at finding and preserving a creative core for Kefalonian artists and industry professionals.
Sikinos Island (Greece)
August 2025
Greek and international films (features, shorts, documentaries, animation, video art).
TheLittle Islands Festival, is a celebration of audio-visual arts, originating from theSikinos island. It brings together the Aegean landscape with contemporary culture and the dynamics of new media.
Karditsa (Greece), August 2025
Greek and international films (features, shorts, documentaries, animation, video art).
KISFFOis an annual independent short film festival that accepts open-ended
film submissions from all countries, including Greece. The Festival includes a short film
competition with live film screenings for the audience, an awards ceremony, side events,
panel discussions, presentations, workshops and tributes to honored artists. Our vision is for
the festival to bring together talented filmmakers and art lovers from all over the world and
to be a source of inspiration for creators who want to share their vision, promoting dialogue
between different cultures through the art of Cinema.
Derviçan, Dropull (Albania)
August 2025
Albanian and Greek Short films (live action, documentaries, animation).
TheDropull International Short Film Festival(DIFF), aims at creating a cross-cultural bridge between Albanian and Greek cinema
Ierapetra, Creta Island (Greece)
August , 2025
Greek and international documentary films (feature, shorts).
TheInternational Documentary Festival of Ierapetra (IDFI)aims to promote the Art of Documentary making as well as, to highlight the local, Minoan, civilization. The IDFI is an annual institution and is divided into the Competition Section of Awards and also the Panorama where international or national documentary productions (awarded or not), are viewed.
Ierapetra, Creta Island (Greece)
August, 2025
Greek and International Fiction films (feature, shorts).
TheInternational Film Festival of Creteaims to promote the Art of Fiction Film making as well as, to highlight the local, Minoan, civilization.
Mediterranean Dialoguesis a non competitive documentary festival placed in Samos island that wishes to unite Mediterranean countries culturally
Hermoupolis, Syros Island (Greece)
September, 2025
Greek and international Animated films.
ANIMASYROS International Animation Festival,the largest festival of its kind in Greece and one of the largest in Europe, launched its journey into the world of animation on September 19, 2008 in the island of Syros, Greece. Since then, ANIMASYROS takes place annually inthe capital of the Cyclades complex, having hostedmore than 104,000 unique visitors.Animasyros Festival is organized intothree main pillars, theartistic program, theeducational programsand theAgorasection, while there are alsoparallel activities, such as exhibitions, concerts and parties.
TheDrama International Short Film Festivalis an Oscar and European Film Academy festival which highlights emerging new talent in filmmaking and encourages short films as an autonomous category for creators of all ages.
New York (USA)
September 2025
Greek and International film with a Greek element (feature, short, documentary).
TheNYCGRFFaims to promote Greece, through the art of cinema. The festival is supported by the Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce and while it’s primary mission remains to promote Greek filmmaking in the U.S., it looks forward to creating new opportunities for international co-operations, on both technical and artistic levels, among all participating filmmakes
Toronto and 10 more Cities (Canada)
October 2025
Greek films, films having a Greek or diaspora director, writer, producer or lead cast member (features, shorts, documentaries).
TheGreek International Film Festival Tour of Canadais a showcase and celebration of Greek cinema and filmmakers of Greek Heritage.
TheThess International Short Film Festival (TiSFF)is an internationally respected short film festival, a “hybrid” event, i.e. on the big screen and “on line” for 2 weeks, so as to enable cinephiles to watch the entire program.
TheAthens International Film Festival Opening Nights, aims at highlighting lesser-known aspects and genres of independent cinema by introducing audiences to some of the best films of the upcoming movie season.
hellenicfilmusa.org New York (USA) October 2025
Films by Greek/Cypriot filmmakers and those of Greek descent, as well as films that promote the cultures of Greece and Cyprus (features, shorts, documentaries)
New York Greek Film Expois an annual film festival for all New Yorkers aiming at promoting Greek culture through the art of cinematography. It’s organized by the Hellenic Film Society USA”
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida (USA)
October 2025
Coral Globes, Florida (USA)
October 2025
Films by Greek, Cypriot and Greek/Cypriot Heritage filmmakers (features, shorts, documentaries).
TheSouth Florida Greek Film Festivalis held by the Hellenic Cultural Society of South Florida and aims to celebrate film as art by presenting an eclectic selection of films from recent movies that introduce us to contemporary images of Greece, and looking back on classic works of Greek/Cypriot Diasporic cinematographers.
Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney (Australia)
October 2025
Greek and Cypriot films, films by Greek (or of Greek descent worldwide) directors, writers, producers or actors in starring roles, international films with a theme about Greece.
ThisGreek Film Festivalis aiming at transporting theAustralianaudience to the heart fo Greek culture, history and creativity, all while celebrating the rich and diverse world of Greek cinema.
Chania (Greece)
October 2025
Greek and international films (features, shorts, documentaries, animation).
TheGreek International Film Festival Tour of Canadais a showcase and celebration of Greek cinema and filmmakers of Greek Heritage.
Thessaloniki Animation Festivalstarted in 2015, by ADDART, with the dream to inspire audiences, promote artistic expression and support both emerging and established artists. TAF offers screenings for adults, children and students, while strongly advocating for accessibility in Art. Every activity of the festival is free and also accessible for people with limited mobility. Since 2020, TAF has been running its own pitching event, the Balkan Animation Forum, where Balkan-based artists compete for awards and build strong networks with industry decision-makers. TAF is a hybrid festival, allowing thousands of viewers from all over the world to watch it online.
Atlanta Greek Film Expois a festival aiming at bringing Atlanta the best of current and retrospective films from Greek and Cypriot filmmakers.
Thessaloniki (Greece)
October 31 – November 10, 2024
Greek and international feature films.
TheTIFFfocuses on independent cinema and emerging filmmakers from around the world. The festival serves as an essential platform for film professionals from Greece and Southeast Europe
Thessaloniki (Greece)
October – November, 2025
Greek and international feature films.
TheTIFFfocuses on independent cinema and emerging filmmakers from around the world. The festival serves as an essential platform for film professionals from Greece and Southeast Europe
Epidaurus (Greece)
November 2025 – Awards Event
Greek and international films (features, shorts, documentaries, animation, music, experimental, video art).
The InternationalEpidaurus Film Festivalaims at becoming the meeting point for modern films and screenplays from across the world with no restriction in the subject while it hosts a special section for films related with ancient Greek drama, from across the world (in collaboration with London Greek Film Festival).
TheGreek Film Week in Munichhas become the main talent promotion pillar of the old and new generation of Greek directors, actors and screenwriters in Central Europe.
Athens (Greece)
November, 2025
Greek and international films suitable for ages 3 to 18 (feature, short, animation, documentary, experimental).
TheAthens International Children’s Film Festival(ATHICFF) is an annual festival which aims to support and promote intelligent, creative film works for children, teenagers and their families from all corners of the world.
TheInternational Film Festival of Larissafocuses on contemporary concerns and aims to present burning social issues with the language of cinema.
DocFesttakes place at Chalkida, Evia and aims to present the most innovative and with a fresh point of view documentaries.
Athens (Greece)
November 21 – December 1, 2024
Greek and European films (features, documentary features).
The Panorama of European Cinema is Athens’ oldest film festival. Recent European productions are presented in an international competition. Prizes are awarded by the juries of The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI), the Greek Film Critics Association (PEKK) and the Panorama’s directors’ committee, while the Audience Award is awarded by the Athinorama Magazine readers’ committee.
The section “World Cinema Premieres” includes recent movies that have participated in large international festivals. Tributes and Special Screenings are also programmed.
Kalamata (Greece)
November – December, 2025
Greek and international feature documentaries.
PelDocFestis a feature documentaries festival that aims to get the unfamiliar audience in touch with the cinematographic documentary, the domestic and international Film production.
Athens (Greece)
November 27 – December 8, 2024
Greek and international documentary films
TheEthnofest – Athens Ethnographic Film Festivalis an international film festival showcasing humane and insightful socially-minded documentary films with the greater vision to promote Documentary, Ethnography and Visual Anthropology.
Olympia (Greece)
November 30 – December 7, 2024
Greek and international films (features, shorts, documentaries, animation) made for children and young people.
Olympia International Film Festivalaims at the promotion and development of cinema for children and young people as well as the evolution of cinema as an educational tool and media literacy.
Houston (USA)
December 5-8, 2024
Greek, Cypriot films and USA films with a prevalent Greek theme (features, shorts, documentaries)
TheHouston Greek Film Festival(HGFF)aims to promote Greek cinema to Houston and all of the Gulf Coast.
Corfu island (Greece)
December 5-8, 2024
Greek and International Short animated films.
TheIconaanimation festival, organized by theDepartment of Audio andVisual Artsof theIonian University, aims to present the best from the field of animation from all around the world as well as to preserve and help develop the cultural heritage of short animated film.
Athens (Greece)
December 12-18, 2024
Greek and international films (features, shorts, documentaries, animation, experimental, video dance, video art).
TheAthens International Digital Film Festival (AIDFF)is a curated film festival which presents a selection of films from a wide spectrum of cinematography, world premieres, European premieres, and Athenian premieres.
TheInternational Film Festival of Larissafocuses on contemporary concerns and aims to present burning social issues with the language of cinema.
DocFesttakes place at Chalkida, Evia and aims to present the most innovative and with a fresh point of view documentaries.
Micro μfestival’saims to promote the short film genre to a wider Greek audience, especially in rural areas of Greece and selected cities abroad, as well as to unite Greeks all over the globe through internationally highlighting young Greek directors.
Athens (Greece)
November, 2025
Greek and European films (features, documentary features).
The Panorama of European Cinema is Athens’ oldest film festival. Recent European productions are presented in an international competition. Prizes are awarded by the juries of The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI), the Greek Film Critics Association (PEKK) and the Panorama’s directors’ committee, while the Audience Award is awarded by the Athinorama Magazine readers’ committee.
The section “World Cinema Premieres” includes recent movies that have participated in large international festivals. Tributes and Special Screenings are also programmed.
Kalamata (Greece)
November – December, 2025
Greek and international feature documentaries.
PelDocFestis a feature documentaries festival that aims to get the unfamiliar audience in touch with the cinematographic documentary, the domestic and international Film production.
Athens (Greece)
November 27 – December 8, 2024
Greek and international documentary films
TheEthnofest – Athens Ethnographic Film Festivalis an international film festival showcasing humane and insightful socially-minded documentary films with the greater vision to promote Documentary, Ethnography and Visual Anthropology.
Olympia (Greece)
November 30 – December 7, 2024
Greek and international films (features, shorts, documentaries, animation) made for children and young people.
Olympia International Film Festivalaims at the promotion and development of cinema for children and young people as well as the evolution of cinema as an educational tool and media literacy.
Athens (Greece),
December 5 – 18, 2024
Greek and International avant-garde/innovative films (fiction, documentary and hybrid films)
The Athens Avant-Garde Film Festival, the Greek Film Archive’s major event, highlights bold and ground-breaking voices of world cinema. Is the only festival in Greece that focuses exclusively on this kind of cinema (fiction, documentary and hybrid films) and on creators from all over the world who experiment with new forms of storytelling.
Athens (Greece),
December 3–9, 2024
Greek and International independent shorts (fiction, documentary, experimental, animation).
TheSpicy Indie Film Festival (SPICY IIFF)aims to promote the art of Cinema through the presentation of an eclectic mix of exceptional independent short films from international filmmakers as well as to support the production of short films and develop a spirit of friendship and cooperation among filmmakers.
The 14-hours long documentary film «exergue - on documenta 14» by Dimitris Athiridis that premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival, was presented in the framework of the 13th Athens Avant-Garde Film Festival. The film follows Adam Szymczyk, artistic director of the leading art fair Documenta, which in 2017, the first time it was organized simultaneously in Kassel and Athens, was marred by a major scandal.
Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes, attended the screening of their new film “The Return” (2024), a retelling of Homer’s Odyssey directed by Umberto Pasolini, at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. The two renowned actors received the Festival’s honorary Golden Alexander award.
