Following the great success of last year’s edition, the Athens Avant-Garde Film Festival (AAGFF) returns for its 14th year, from 3 to 17 December 2025, reaffirming its role as a key platform for bold, innovative, and boundary-pushing cinema.
Organized by the Greek Film Archive, the Festival will once again take place in its two central screening rooms, with selected programs also available online at online.tainiothiki.gr.
Celebrating pioneering cinematic voices from around the world, the AAGFF remains a vital meeting point for contemporary and experimental filmmaking, offering a rich and dynamic program that expands the language of cinema.
At the heart of the program are two competition sections spotlighting contemporary and experimental cinema:
- International Competition
Featuring bold and contemporary cinematic voices from around the world.
- Reframing Images
Returning for the second consecutive year in collaboration with ARTWORKS, this section focuses on more visual-art inspired and hybrid cinematic forms. It showcases first and second feature films, as well as short and medium-length works — regardless of whether it is the creator’s first or second film.
The ARTWORKS Best Film Award is generously supported by Katherine Embiricos, executive producer of numerous internationally acclaimed documentaries. The award recognizes fresh, boundary-pushing approaches to filmmaking.
ARTWORKS was founded in 2017 with a founding grant by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), which to date remains a lead donor, actively supporting the entire scope of its activities.
Support & Awards
AUTHORWAVE, a valuable festival partner, once again offers free post-production services worth €7,000 to the winner of the International Competition.
The winner of the Grand Jury Prize will also receive a one-week theatrical run at the Greek Film Archive.
Signature Sections & Innovative Highlights
The festival’s program will also feature:
Restored and Beautiful
A beloved section presenting unique restorations of rare cinematic treasures.
Tributes
To distinguished filmmakers from Greece and around the world.
Masterclasses, special screenings, and surprises
To be announced over the coming months, offering unique experiences to the audience.
OPEN CALL / REFRAMING IMAGES
The Athens Avant-Garde Film Festival invites you to submit your films for the competition section Reframing Images.
Submit via: FilmFreeway — AAGFF-GFA
Deadline: Friday, 8 August 2025
Eligibility: Each filmmaker may submit only one film.
Submission Fees:
Feature films (over 60 minutes): €25
Short & medium-length films (under 60 minutes): €20
The three-member jury that will select the filmmaker to be awarded will be made up of people who have been awarded in the past by ARTWORKS in the framework of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Artists Support Programme, precisely in order to strengthen the contact of the new generation of creators/artists with the Greek Film Archive and the Athens Avant-Garde Film Festival. The composition of the committee will be decided by the festival's organisation.
The 14th Athens Avant-Garde Film Festival invites us once again to explore the future of cinema — where the image is reinvented, perspectives expand, and cinema becomes an experience.
