10th Beyond Borders - Kastellorizo International Documentary Festival

Memory Weaves the Future

Beyond Borders – Kastellorizo International Documentary Festival, turns ten this year and celebrates with a landmark edition dedicated to Greece and its creative forces from 24 to 31 August 2025.



This year’s edition focuses on the trajectory of Greek documentary cinema—an art form that confronts reality, records it, comments on it, and reimagines it in the most imaginative and direct ways. In Kastellorizo—a symbolic place of historical memory and cultural convergence—the art of storytelling tirelessly continues its journey. In a world that seems to be contracting, Beyond Borders insists on expanding horizons. Through its films, it takes on the simplest yet most demanding task of all: the discovery of humanity, wherever it resides and wherever it originates from.

This year, the festival received a record-breaking 907 film submissions from 92 countries (600 medium- and feature-length films and 307 short documentaries). From these, 42 films were selected to compete, 35 of which will be presented as Greek, international or world premieres. Many have already screened at the most prestigious film festivals in the world, including Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Locarno, Karlovy Vary, Amsterdam (IDFA), Copenhagen (CPH:DOX), and more.

This year, Beyond Borders will once again host three screening strands: The Main Competition Section, featuring 18 medium- and feature-length documentaries, including 4 Greek productions, the micro Competition Section, showcasing 24 short documentaries, including 3 Greek entries, and the Panorama Section, the festival’s non-competitive program, which will present daily screenings of thematic tributes and standout films. This year’s Panorama focuses on a Tribute to Greek Documentary, featuring eight selected works—including films and television episodes by both acclaimed directors and emerging voices. A polyphonic mosaic of Greek documentary production, capturing the genre’s evolution, audacity, and creative renewal.

Apart from film screenings and workshops, the Festival also hosts an array of parallel cultural events each year, transforming Greece’s easternmost island into a global meeting point of cultures and generations.