Article: The Thessaloniki Film Festival. (Greece)

Every good film festival develops an artistic profile. This is of particular importance in the crowded European festival circuit. Completing its fifth year as an international festival after thirty-two previous years as a strictly Greek film showcase, Thessaloniki has begun to emerge as a haven for films that deal with controversial social issues and films exploring unconventional cinematic strategies. Most desirable in this context, of course, is a film that embodies both.

Meeting that criterion was the festival's most controversial pick, Pretty Village, Pretty Flame, from the former Yugoslavia. Shot during the recent war in Bosnia, the film focuses on an Orthodox ...

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