Now that the programme is almost complete it can be said that in the aftermath of the financial crisis truly independent cinema is at an advantage. The themes of many first films are daring and hence inspiring, as seen in the work of Israeli filmmaker Michal Aviad who, set against the backdrop of the interminable Palestinian-Israeli conflict, has her protagonists work through traumas in Lo Roim Alaich (Invisible), or with French director Céline Sciamma whose Tomboy portrays the coming of age of...

47TH THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALSTATE CINEMA AWARDS 2006Feature FilmsFirst Prize for fiction film and 58.700 Eurosis awarded to the film: EDUART Production: CL PRODUCTIONS, JOST HERING FILME PRODUCTION, ERT S.A, GREEK FILM CENTER, NOVA, LE SPOTDirection: Angeliki AntoniouSecond Prize for fiction film and 44.025 Eurosis awarded to the film: O YIOS TOU FYLAKA (The Guardian's Son)Production: CL PRODUCTIONS, GREEK FILM CENTERDirection: Dimitris KoutsiabassakosThird Prize for fiction fil...