NEWS * 2026 * the Magic of Shorts & Docs * overlooking the Aegean !

celebrating our 6th OSCAR Award with our CINEMATIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
TWO PEOPLE EXCHANGING SALIVA with our
2 0th A N N I V E R S A R Y E D I T I O N * October 2026, .
on the big screen of the beautiful Marketaki Cinema overlooking the Aegean Sea.

Awards & Prizes

* More than 30 films from TiSFF have reached or won the OSCAR , CESAR , MAGRITTE award in the past years .
* Four (4) films from our program have been short-listed for the 2026 OSCAR Academy Awards:
TWO PEOPLE EXCHANGING SALIVA * Alexandre Singh, Natalie Musteata
THE BOY WITH WHITE SKIN *: Simon Panay
PERFECTLY A STRANGENESS * Alison McAlpine
AMARELA * André Saito
and TWO PEOPLE EXCHANGING SALIVA actually received the gold OSCAR statuette !!
Some comments from European directors & critics :
* "TiSFF is a reference point in terms of film selection"
* "one of the most radical yet lyrical film festivals globally"
* "brilliant, great kudos for a wonderful innovative festival"
* "TiSFF's curating is ICONIC !..following you for years"
* "a daring, risk-taking, boundary-pushing curating !"
* "selection of films was second to none, incredible films"
* "Thank you very much Yiannis personally and the entire creative team of the HIGHLY SUBVERSIVE TiSFF festival"...P. Vissariou, director of multi-awarded film NOSTOS 😍
* Prof. A. Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos * Univ. of Westminster
My short review for perhaps the most exciting short film festival :
"What is is about TiSFF that sets it apart from other short film festivals around the world? I have a feeling it is down to two things:
First, a daring, risk-taking, boundary-pushing curating that discovers new and showcases established film artists, all of whom precipitate the collapse of social prejudices and prefabricated notions of what the body, the city, gender, emotions, future or even art is.
And second, because it takes place in this surprisingly edgy and experimental city of Thessaloniki - one of Europe's best kept secrets - fleshing out its radical heart with a rare pride of place."

Over 30 shorts screened at TiSFF have reached prestigious festival as nominees and winners, CEZAR, OSCARS, EFA awards.

2025
Our 2025 Cinematic Achievement Awards : https://vimeo.com/784129437
The TiSFF Committee is VERY happy with the number of woldwide viewers of our
program ( VIMEO Analytics) :
Greece 13,233 viewers:
Japan 542 Australia 357
U.S.A. 531 France 253
U.K. 228 Taiwan 127
Denmark 202 Belgium 105
Hong Kong 71 Canada 65 etc.
note: in spite of the fact that TiSFF was geo-blocked for Greece & Cyprus only.

2024
Our 2024 Cinematic Achievement Awards: https://vimeo.com/650267663
😜14,317 Views / 27,478 Impressions ( Vimeo Analytics)
* 3 for the 2022 OSCARS
* 7 for the 2022 CESAR Award, France
* 5 for the 2022 MAGRITTE Award, Belgium

Rules & Terms

* Submit films in H264 /H265, mp4 , ideally about 2.0 Gb or more
* ALL films MUST have embedded ENGLISH SUBTITLES *** (even if english dialog)
* PLEASE indicate if for the on-line screening you prefer "international" or "geo-blocked for Greece"....we intend to have both options....you may change before our deadline.
please also include:* Trailer * Poster * Photos * EPK

JUDGING STATUS *** IMPORTANT NOTICE *
* the "Semi-Finalist" term is only for our internal pre-selection process, actually indicates "short-listed", NOT a final selection for the program.
Final selections are affected by total screening hours available for the festival.

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  • Philip H J Gay

    So honored to be selected for TiSFF . An incredibly strong selection with Oscar winners and Sundance winners and more. Thessaloniki is a beautiful city and got such a warm reception from the team. The strongest selection of films I have seen and a fantastic venue. Would go as a spectator even if my next film is not ready.

    March 2026
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    Response from festival:

    thanks so much, dear Philip ...it was very nice to meet you and definitely will be happy to see you again for our 20th year ! big HUG for you ,
    yiannis z.

  • Fusa Films

    Thank you for screening STELLA NYWAYS, it was truly an honor to be part of the festival! I was there in person, and it was a real pleasure meeting your wonderful team. Such kind and passionate people. Thank you again for this opportunity!

    December 2025
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  • Vagelis Karampasoglou

    It was a great honor for our film "Ruins" to be a part of this great festival! Thank you!

    November 2025
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  • Gargantua Film Distribution

    Thank you for screening SOMEONE TO STEAL HORSES! See you next edition!

    October 2025
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    Response from festival:

    thank you very much, we did what we must, YOU deserve it
    yiannis z.

  • Marios Mettis

    Thank you for honoring my film with the Best Cinematic Achievement Award—it’s a tremendous privilege. A special thank you to Yiannis Zachopoulos for the warm vibes and outstanding support throughout the process!

    December 2024
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