15th International Micro μ Festival: The handmade film festival travels once again to cities in Greece and abroad

For the fifteenth consecutive year, the International Micro μ Festival returns to its autumn rendezvous. The festival, warmly embraced both in Greece and internationally, comes back with even more energy, from September 25 to 27, bringing its “micro” films to Athens, Thessaloniki, Rhodes, Veria, Rethymno, as well as major European capitals such as Copenhagen and Paris.

With live screenings held simultaneously in all venues, Micro μ continues to create a unique experience of collective cinematic celebration – crafted with the love, immediacy, and handmade character that have defined it for fifteen years.

Competition – The Big Night

On Saturday, September 27, at 18:30 (Greek time), audiences across all festival cities will watch 15 short films by Greek filmmakers and cast their votes live for their favorite film. Audience participation is at the heart of the festival, as it ultimately determines the outcome, preserving the direct, collective, and participatory nature of the event.

Student & International Sections

Micro μ continues to support emerging filmmakers through the Student Competition, where twelve films will compete for the title of “Favorite Student Film.”

At the same time, in the International Section, audiences will discover 10 award-winning films from the global festival circuit, all premiering in Greece.

The awards presented to the winners of the Competition and the Student Section amount to over €3,000, offered by the festival’s organizing committee along with RGB studios and ABFAB Productions.

Festival Program

Competition Section
September 27 | 18:30 (Greek time)
General Admission: €8

• Athens: STUDIO new star art cinema | 33 Stavropoulou St., Amerikis Square
• Thessaloniki: Sofouli Theater | 5 Trapezountos St., Kalamaria
• Rhodes: Pallas Cinema | 13 Demokratias Ave., Rhodes
• Veria: STAR Cinema | 57 Mitropoleos St., Veria
• Rethymno: Center for Byzantine Arts | 84 Antistaseos St., Old Town
• Copenhagen: Kulturhuset Indre By | Charlotte Ammundsens Pl.3, København
• Paris: Centre Culturel Irlandais | 5, rue des Irlandais, Paris

Admission is free in the international cities.

The fifteen films (alphabetical):

• Fatbardha by Kitty Kentezi
• Latera by Dimitris Glyfos
• Minus two hundred by Nikolas Passaris
• Superego by Nikos Deligeorgidis
• Why? by Nikos Pavlineris
• Give Me 5 Minutes by Marthilia Svarna
• Girls + Sheep by Flora Ilia
• LEYRESTHIS by Ioanna Roumelioti
• My Name is Semeli by Aris Georgiou
• Stranger by Erin Bousouni & Thaleia Stamatelou
• The Green Garden by Eleni Tsekeri
• Pantaxenos by Eftychia Iosifidou
• 5 January by Giannis Papazachariou
• The Apartment Syndrome by Manos Makrygiannakis
• Concrete Vermin by Apostolis Ganatsios

Student Section
September 26 | 20:00 (Greek time)
General Admission: €7

In recent years, the festival has established the screening of 12 student films, from which the Micro μ audience selects the “Favorite Student Film.” The award aims to support the creative path of the filmmakers.

• Athens: STUDIO new star art cinema | 33 Stavropoulou St., Amerikis Square
• Thessaloniki: Sofouli Theater | 5 Trapezountos St., Kalamaria

The twelve films (alphabetical):

• Crabs in the Lowland by Andreas Papadopoulos
• Fisherman’s Wharf by Maria Koukoutini
• PITYLOS by Galatia Lαγoutari
• The Land of Wanting More by Marianna Randou
• The Wooden Deer by Anastasis Panagis Meleti
• ASSIST by Maria Tsioli
• 12 January 2025 by Vasilis Bosmis
• Until Today by Petros Loules
• New Mexico by Antonis Goumas
• Tablas by Alexandros Sepentzis & Argyris Konstantinidis
• The Island of Aphrodite by Roxani Varela
• The Journey of Death by Marios Darby

International Section
September 25 | 18:30 (Greek time)
General Admission: €7

As every year, the international program showcases award-winning films from across the globe, all screened in Greece for the first time.

• Athens: STUDIO new star art cinema | 33 Stavropoulou St., Amerikis Square

The ten films (alphabetical):

• All That Belongs To Us by Deniz Kezik (Turkey)
• Children’s Game by Philippe Chatard (France)
• Hi Mom, It’s Me, Lou Lou by Atakan Yılmaz (Turkey)
• Lunge by Negar Hassanzadeh (Iran)
• Nada De Todo Esto by Patricio Martínez & Francisco Cantón (Argentina, Spain, USA)
• Punter by Jason Adam Maselle (USA)
• Silent Panorama by Nicolas Piret (Belgium)
• Sugar by Aušra Giedraitytė (Lithuania)
• The Boy with White Skin by Simon Panay (France)
• Water and Steel by Grethel Nuez Curbelo (Cuba)