Founded in 1960, the Thessaloniki Film Festival is among the longest running film festivals in Europe.
Titles in the competition line-up this year include Missing Person, by South Korean director Lee Seo, The Day Will Come, by German director Susanne Schneider as well as the UK's Samatha Morton's directorial debut, The Unloved.
This year's retrospective is dedicated to German director Werner Herzog.
The festival will conclude on 22nd November when the Golden Alexander Award will be bestowed on the best films.
