Shocking Attack on Trans Couple Rattles Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, but Greek LGBTQ Community Defiant: ‘We Are Not Afraid!’

The Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival is coming off a successful — and at times turbulent — 26th edition, wrapping “amidst an explosive ambiance with episodes of violence and intolerance.”

Maestro In Blue, the Greek drama series created by and starring Christopher Papakaliatis, is returning for a second season.

Martin Kemp has shared a previously unseen photo of Kate Middleton as he shared his support amid her cancer treatment. The Princess of Wales revealed she was undergoing preventative chemotherapy in an emotional video message on Friday following abdominal surgery earlier this year.

The Princess of Wales has paid tribute to her husband after revealing that she is undergoing treatment for cancer.

Iranian filmmaker Farahnaz Sharifi’s My Stolen Planet won the Golden Alexander at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival today, automatically qualifying the film for Oscar consideration.

Christopher Vourlias Iranian filmmaker Farahnaz Sharifi‘s “My Stolen Planet,” an intimate family portrait of life during Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution, won the Golden Alexander at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival on Sunday, bringing a close to an emotional and politically charged week in Greece’s second city. Using both the director’s personal archives and 8mm recordings of strangers’ lives, the film — which world premiered in the Berlin Film Festival’s Panorama strand — uses an essayistic style to present the joy and vitality of life in Tehran in the 1970s, in contrast with the oppression imposed on the Iranian people by the country’s hardline regime.

If Vladimir Putin was watching the Academy Awards on Sunday night from his dacha on the Black Sea, his mood may have been blackened by the Best Documentary Feature category. As Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast had predicted, the Oscar went to , Mstyslav Chernov’s harrowing film about the early days of Russia’s brutal siege of the Ukrainian port city. 

attended the funeral of Thomas Kingston in London on Tuesday.Kingston, the husband of King Charles’ cousin, Lady Gabriella, died Feb. 25 at the age of 45 by an apparent suicide.Close to 140 friends and family gathered for his funeral at the Chapel Royal in St.

Greece’s Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival is reacting with shock to an incident Saturday night in which two LGBTQ people were attacked by a huge crowd in a square outside one of the festival’s main screening venues.

The Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning film A New Kind of Wilderness has bowed at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival in Greece, marking its European premiere.

Alexei Navalny’s sacrifice for democracy is being recognized in the place where the concept of government by the people first flourished.

Christopher Vourlias Paris-based sales outfit Cat&Docs has acquired “Unclickable,” Greek director Babis Makridis’ investigation into the murky world of digital ad fraud, ahead of its world premiere March 10 at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival. Variety has been given exclusive access to the film’s trailer (see below).

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief New Zealand’s funniest export Jackie Van Beek ( (“Nude Tuesday,” “What We Do in the Shadows”) returns to SXSW atop the cast of “Audrey,” an Australian dark comedy that is headed to SXSW. Van Beek, whose 2018 “The Breaker Upperers,” was a previous SXSW hit, portrays a forgotten former soap star whose career and life have been derailed by motherhood and suburban boredom.

Christopher Vourlias Taking place just weeks after the historic passage of a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Greece, the 26th edition of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival — which runs March 7 – 17 — pays tribute to that watershed moment in the long-running fight for equal rights for the country’s LGBTQ community, while also issuing a rallying cry for diversity, inclusion and empowerment across the globe. “Our festival aspires to map out a detailed and thorough overview of our world’s complexity, welcoming films from the four corners of the world, which outline the radical changes, the challenges and the problems of our times,” says festival general director Elise Jalladeau.

toward Prince Harry. The video shows footage of a ballroom, before cutting to Queen Camilla, 76, greeting guests and smiling and shaking their hands, as the scene then flashes over a teleprompter, chairs, chandeliers and a stage. “Last week, The Queen hosted finalists and their families, alongside some special celebrity guests, for an exciting event at Buckingham Palace to award young authors with the coveted 500 Words prize,” the caption read.

In parts of the Balkans, a remarkable tradition exists: women known as Burrneshas take on societal roles typically confined to men. They assume the physical appearance of men, adopt men’s names or nicknames, and operate with a freedom and power denied women in patriarchal cultures.

A&E is expanding its “Secrets Of” franchise with two new docuseries — Secrets of the Hells Angels and Houses of Horror: Secrets of College Greek Life.

For over two decades, Channel 4's hit show A Place In The Sun has been transforming dreams into reality for countless Britons seeking their perfect overseas abode. From sun-soaked shores to majestic mountains, the show has ventured far and wide to match eager buyers with their ultimate sanctuary.

Love Island couple Eva Zapico and Nas Majeed have reportedly split after four years together.They met on the 2020 series of the hit dating show. Nas dumped Demi Jones during the show's Casa Amor twist for Eva, with the pair staying together ever since. However, a source told The Sun that Eva, 25, has called time on the relationship - leaving Nas, 28, devastated.The pair reportedly split three weeks ago with Nas already leaving their shared home.

Charli XCX has spoken to NME about what fans can expect from her upcoming album, and deliberated who has more intense fans – herself or The 1975. Watch our video interview above.The pop pioneer was talking to NME at the BRITs 2024, where she appeared as a guest presenter.