15th Film Olympiad Grand Prix
The Film Olympiad returns with the 15th Grand Prix, taking place for the 3rd time at the historic 300-seat Cine Paradeisos Cinema in Athens.
🌍 90 films from 35 countries come together in competition, representing fiction, animation, documentary, experimental cinema, and dance/music film.
🏆 We remain proud of all participating creators, regardless of budget, fame, or origin. Besides, Film Olympiad's unique competition format guarantees equal chances for everyone. However, we feel obliged to acknowledge the participation of at least a few among our artists:
• 16-time Grammy nominee Björk and Grammy winner Rosalía, for their work on the music/dance video Berghain (dir. Nicolás Méndez) 🇪🇸
• Academy Award winner Ben Proudfoot, with his Oscar-winning documentary The Queen of Basketball 🇺🇸
• Academy Award nominee Karla Sofía Gascón, with The Cause of the Accident That Started the Fire (dir. Lope Serrano) 🇪🇸
• Academy Award nominee and Hollywood icon Eric Roberts, with Yard Seiling (dir. Tom Logan) 🇺🇸
• Greek cinema legend Giorgos Konstantinou, with 10 Cents (dir. Kostas Gakis) 🇬🇷
• Acclaimed actress Noomi Rapace, with Hearts of Stone (dir. Tom Van Avermaet) 🇧🇪
• This year’s Oscar-shortlisted animated films Éiru (dir. Giovanna Ferrari) 🇮🇪 and Playing God (dir. Matteo Burani) 🇮🇹
Stay tuned for more updates in the coming days — including the announcements of the Nominees, Medalists, and Competition Results!
Competition Format
Group Stage
90 films are split into groups.
Knock-Out Stage
32 films move forward:
✅ 18 group winners ✅ 14 top rated runner-ups
In every round, films are re-evaluated,
until the Best Film Gold Medal Final.
🔹 Round of 32 → Round of 16 → Quarterfinals → Semifinals → Final
Full Festival Program
2nd March – Grand Prix Selections announcements
3rd March – Individual Nominees announcements
4th March – Group Stage Results
6th March – Round of 32
8th March – Round of 16 & Main Categories Nominees announcements
10th March – Quarterfinals
13th & 14th March – Live Screenings
14th March – Finals, Closing Ceremony & After Party
15th March – All Medalist winners announcements
Check out the full results & award winners list
