The art of documentary film making, in all its forms, has been celebrated in Thessaloniki, in Greece.<br /><br /> The 17th edition of the festival focused on films exploring a wide range of issues.<br /><br /> The International Federation of Film Critics awarded the prize for Best Greek and Best Foreign Documentary to one Greek and one foreign film. <br /><br /> Filippos Koutsaftis’ “Hail Arcadia” is both a trip to the past and present; a wandering through a place full of tales and legends. <br /><br /> “When I went to Arcadia, I didn’t know almost anything about the place. I had to find all these pieces, all these fragments, existing there from the mythological elements till the historical ages, from the prehistoric times till today. I had to combine all this information with details of today’s life.<br /><br /> «Every face has a name» by Swedish filmmaker Magnus Gertten won the Best Foreign Documentary award. <br /><br /> Magnus Gertten’s work follows World War II survivors who were filmed after being liberated from German POW camps.<br /><br /> Those
