NEW CINEMA – NEW FORMS – NEW PERSPECTIVES

The 15th Athens International Digital Film Festival – AIDFF returns to Athens from 3 to 9 December 2026, continuing a creative journey of fifteen years dedicated to new cinema, independent filmmaking, and new forms of audiovisual expression.

AIDFF approaches cinema not only as a form of storytelling, but also as a field of exploration, experimentation, and reflection. It embraces a cinema that seeks to look at the human being, time, memory, reality, and existence itself through a more ontological approach to the cinematic image.

In 2026, Christos N. Karakasis marks 30 years of uninterrupted creative work in cinema, theatre, writing and cultural life in Greece.A journey that, as he defines it through his public artistic career, began in 1996, with his first participation in the competition programme of the Munich Film Festival, and continues to this day through filmmaking, production, theatre, writing and the development of cultural initiatives.Three decades filled with films, theatre productions, books, written works, cultural projects, festivals, collaborations and countless hours of creative work have shaped a career with one constant at its core: the need to create and to communicate through art.

The Athens International Digital Film Festival (AIDFF) returns for its 15th edition, taking place from 3 to 9 December 2026 in Athens, Greece, continuing its long-standing commitment to independent cinema, contemporary film language and new forms of audiovisual expression. Since its foundation in 2011, AIDFF has established itself as an international meeting point for filmmakers, artists, screenwriters and audiovisual professionals, presenting works that explore new approaches to filmmaking and expand the boundaries of cinematic storytelling. The 15th edition places particular emphasis on contemporary cinema, the dialogue between art and technology, new narrative forms, and the connection between Greek and international film creation.

Οι ταινίες της κινηματογραφικής εταιρείας ΚΟΥΙΝΤΑ – KOYINTA Production συνεχίζουν τη δυναμική διεθνή τους πορεία, καταγράφοντας σημαντική παρουσία στην Αγγλία, τις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες και τον Καναδά. Η ελληνική κινηματογραφική παραγωγή «Στην Κόψη του Ξυραφιού / The Razor’s Edge», σε σκηνοθεσία Χρήστου Ν. Καρακάση, αφιερωμένη στην πολεμική τέχνη του Κουνγκ Φου, είναι πλέον διαθέσιμη στις κορυφαίες διεθνείς πλατφόρμες TUBI (FOX), Apple TV και Amazon Prime Video, με πρόσβαση μέσω Web, Android, iOS, Roku, Chromecast, Google Play Store, Amazon Fire TV, LG TV, Apple TV, Google TV, Android TV και Samsung TV.

The 15th Athens International Digital Film Festival (AIDFF), taking place from December 3–9, 2026, continues its dynamic preparation process, shaping a multidimensional international program dedicated to contemporary cinema, new forms of storytelling, and digital creation. Following the announcement of its landmark 15th edition, the festival has already attracted strong interest from filmmakers, artists, and collaborators from Greece and abroad, reaffirming its growing international presence and its ongoing contribution to the fields of cinema and digital arts.

The 15th Athens International Digital Film Festival (AIDFF) returns with renewed momentum, continuing its dynamic course as one of the most innovative and inclusive platforms for cinematic and digital arts in Greece and internationally. The upcoming edition will take place from December 3 to December 9, 2026, transforming Athens into a vibrant hub of cinematic expression, creativity, and cultural exchange.

Films produced by the Greek film company KOUINTA – KOYINTA Production continue their strong international presence, gaining visibility across the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada.  The Greek feature-length documentary “On the Razor’s Edge / The Razor’s Edge”, directed by Christos N. Karakasis and dedicated to the martial art of Kung Fu, is now available on major international streaming platforms TUBI (FOX), Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video, accessible via Web, Android, iOS, Roku, Chromecast, Google Play Store, Amazon Fire TV, LG TV, Apple TV, Google TV, Android TV and Samsung TV.

With great joy, pride and deep emotion, the 14th Athens International Digital Film Festival (AIDFF) was successfully concluded, reaffirming its role as a cultural institution that for fourteen consecutive years has served cinema, creativity and innovation in the field of contemporary audiovisual art. AIDFF is not merely another film festival. It is a unique, inclusive and multidisciplinary platform of artistic expression, founded on the principles of creative freedom and equal representation of all forms of cinematic art. It is the only festival in Greece that presents the full spectrum of film and digital audiovisual creation, without exclusions or rigid categorizations: fiction, documentary, experimental cinema, video art, animation, dance films, hybrid forms, VR works and projects involving Artificial Intelligence.