The 5th International Documentary Festival “Beyond Borders” is inviting documentary filmmakers from around the world to submit their films by 20 April, 2020.

The Castellorizian festival’s objective is to promote the most important documentary productions worldwide that focus on history, culture, politics and other social subjects.

The film festival, held under the auspices of the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad, runs from 23-30 August, 2020, and is co-organised with the South Aegean Region, the Australian Embassy in Athens, the US Embassy in Athens, the Embassy of Israel in Athens and the Municipality of Megisti (Castellorizo), with the support of ERT and EKOME.

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Held in the last week of August, “Beyond Borders” is produced by the Hellenic History Foundation and includes a selection of Greek, European and worldwide productions of the last five years, workshops, parallel events, and masterclasses. It offers the chance to celebrate culture and innovative cinematography all the while organising a multitude of cultural side-events that appeal to island natives and visitors alike.

The event was instituted in 2016 by the Hellenic History Foundation with the aim of making the island an open-aired meeting spot for filmmakers of history and sociopolitical documentary films as well as for people of the arts and letters.

Prizes are awarded for Best History Documentary, Best Socio-political Documentary, Best Greek History Documentary, Best Greek Socio-political Documentary, Best Short Length Documentary will be awarded by the Hellenic Parliament, whereas other special awards will be offered by EKOME & SteFilm Post Production.

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