Onassis Film Award 2023 at the 64th Thessaloniki International Film Festival
We support independent Greek cinema
The Onassis Foundation has consistently collaborated with the country's premier film festival, bringing forth the voices of emerging creators. Every year, it presents Greek filmmakers participating in the Agora section of the Thessaloniki Film Festival with the Onassis Film Award. We celebrate the diversity of Greek cinema in all its forms and guises.
The award goes to “Maldives”
The Onassis Foundation, continuing its long-standing collaboration with the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, presents for a second consecutive year the Onassis Film Award. The award is granted to one of the Greek projects participating in the Agora Works in Progress section and is accompanied with a cash prize of 10,000 euros.
This year's Onassis Award goes to a project which stood out for its bold point of view, its aesthetic and its unique narrative world built from simple, every-day elements, and whose scenes somehow haunted us long after the screening. The award goes to the film "Maldives" directed by Daniel Bolda, produced by Filmiki Productions.
A Great Cinematic Affair
Onassis Culture has a longstanding partnership with the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, the largest festival of its kind in Greece. In 2019, it supported its “Meet the Future” initiative, which gave 15 directors the chance to present their work before audiences. Two of the participants – Konstantina Kotzamani and Jacqueline Lentzou – were made Onassis Fellows. Beyond its support for emerging filmmakers, the Onassis Foundation has also worked with the Disabled Artists Movement on the “Cinemability*” initiative, which ensures that every screening at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival is accessible for all.
