Athens will be the focus of this year City to City Programme in the frames of the 38th Toronto International Film Festival, which will be held from 05 to 15 September 2013. Ten greek productions will participate in this programme, which was established in 2009 aiming to spotlight new directors, living and working in each year΄s chosen town. The artists will have the opportunity to meet representatives from the film industry and to explore possibilities of future co-productions while their films will screen during one of the most important international film festivals with a worldwide prestige.
The list of the films produced between 2011 and 2013
This year΄s tribute to Athens is the fifth one in a row, organized after those to Tel Aviv, Istanbul, Buenos Aires and Mumbai. It is an initiative of Toronto festival΄s artistic director Cameron Baily and of Thessaloniki International Film Festival΄s director and head of Toronto International Film Festival international programme, Dimitris Eipidis and is carried out with the support of the Greek Film Center, which will have an active presence in the festival in order to promote the greek participants in the best way.
Besides screenings, during the Toronto International Film Festival, lectures, discussions and workshops are organized to support the film industry as well as to give Canadian and directors from all over the world the chance to present their work.
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