The Thessaloniki Film Festival started in 1960 and at the beginning comprised exclusively Greek films. The first years (1960–1965) the festival was called "Week of Greek Cinema". From 1965 to 1991 the festival was called Festival of Greek Cinema and from 1992 became an international film festival as the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. Since 1992, Greek films compete in a different section of the festival with the name Greek State Film Awards. Since 2008, the Greek competition was abolished and remained only the international section of the festival. Today the Greek films compete in Hellenic Film Academy Awards. Below are considered the awards of Thessaloniki Film Festival during the period that only Greek films took part (1960–1991).
The awards comprise the categories: best film, best director, best screenplay, best editing, best cinematography, best actor, best actress, best supporting actor, best supporting actress, best music and other.
Best Film Season Best Film Director Sources1960Not given1961Not given1962Electra Michael Cacoyannis1963Young Aphrodites Nikos Koundouros1964Diogmos Grigoris Grigoriou1965 No Mr. Johnson Michalis Grigoriou1966 Forgotten Heroes Nikos Gardelis1967 Silouettes Kostas Zois1968 Parenthesi Takis KanellopoulosGirls in the Sun Vasilis Georgiadis1969 The Girl of 17 Petros Lykas1970 Reconstitution Theodoros Angelopoulos1971 What Did You Do in the War, Thanasi?Dinos Katsouridis1972 To proxenio tis Annas Pantelis Voulgaris1973 Lavete Theseis Thodoros Maragos1974 Kierion Dimos TheosModelo Kostas Sfikas1975 The Travelling Players Theodoros Angelopoulos1976 Happy Day Pantelis Voulgaris1977 Iphigenia Michael Cacoyannis1978 1922 Nikos Koundouros1979 Anatoliki Perifereia Vasilis Vafeas1980 Alexander the Great Theodoros Angelopoulos1981 ErgostasioTasos Psaras1982 Aggelos Giorgos Katakouzinos1983Rembetiko Costas Ferris1984 Loafing and CamouflageNikos Perakis1985 Stone Years Pantelis Voulgaris1986 Knock-Out Pavlos TasiosKaravan Serai Tasos Psaras1987 Theophilos Lakis PapastathisTa Paidia tis Chelidonas Kostas Vrettakos1988 Akatanikitoi erastes Stavros Tsiolis1989Not given1990 Erotas sti Chourmadia Stavros Tsiolis 1991Not given
Best Director Season Best Director Sources1960Nikos Koundouros for The River1961Michael Cacoyannis for Eroica1962Michael Cacoyannis for Electra1963Nikos Koundouros for Young Aphrodites1964Grigoris Grigoriou for Diogmos1965Not Given1966Roviros Manthoulis for Prosopo me Prosopo1967Dinos Dimopoulos for Pyretos stin Asphalto1968Dimis Dadiras for Sta Synora tis Prodosias1969Petros Lykas for The Girl of 171970Errikos Andreou for I Antarsia ton 101971Errikos Andreou for Papaflessas1972Theodoros Angelopoulos for Days of 361973Tonia Marketaki for Ioannis o Viaios1974Kostas Ferris for I Fonissa1975Theodoros Angelopoulos for The Travelling Players1976Pantelis Voulgaris for Happy Day1977Not Given1978Nikos Koundouros for 19221979Nikos Nikolaidis for The Wretches Are Still Singing1980Nikos Panagiotopoulos for Melodrama1981Lakis Papastathis for Ton Kairo ton Ellinon1982Christoforos Hristofis for Roza1983Nikos Vergitsis for Revanche1984Vassilis Vafeas for O Erotas tou Odyssea1985Pantelis Voulgaris for Stone Years1986Pavlos Tassios for Knock-Out1987Nikos Vergitsis for Archipelagos tou PathousNikos Nikolaidis for Morning Patrol1988Giorgos Karypidis for Sti Skia tou FovouStavros Tsiolis for Akatanikitoi Erastes1989Not Given1990Nikos Nikolaidis for Singapore Sling1991Not Given
Best Screenplay Season Best Screenplay Sources1960Giorgos Roussos for Madalena1961Not given1962Not given1963Not given1964Panos Kontelis for Prodosia1965Michalis Grigoriou for No Mr. Johnson1966Panos Glykofrydis for Me tis Lampsi sta Matia1967Gianos Kontelis for O 13os1968Iakovos Kampanellis for To Kanoni kai t' Aidoni1969Petros Glykas for The Girl of 171970Not given1971Asimakis Giolamas, Ntinos Katsouridis for What Did You Do in the War, Thanasi? 1972Pavlos Tassios for Ne men Alla1973Tonia Marketaki for Ioannis o Viaios1974Not given1975Theodoros Angelopoulos for The Travelling Players1976Not given1977Not given1978Giorgos Skourtis for Double Moon In August1979Not given1980Not given1981Lakis Papastathis for Ton Kairo ton Ellinon1982Giorgos Katakouzinos for Aggelos1983Not given1984Nikos Perrakis for Loafing and Camouflage1985Manousos Manousakis for I Skiahtra1986Nikos Papatakis for Photograph1987Vaggelis Gkoufas, Kostas Koutsomitis and Giorgos Bramos for KloiosKostas Vrettakos, Soula Drakopoulou for Ta Paidia tis Helidonas1988Not given1989Not given1990Vasiliki Iliopoulou for To Perasma1991Not given
Best Actor Season Best Actor Sources1960Dimitris Horn for Mia tou Klefti1961Dimitris Horn for Woe to the Young1962Titos Vandis for Poliorkia1963Petros Fyssoun for Adelfos Anna1964Petros Fyssoun for Prodosia1965Nikos Kourkoulos for Adistahtoi1966Giorgos Fountas for Me ti Lampsi sta Matia1967Giorgos Fountas for Pyretos stin Asphalto1968Kostas Prekas for Sta Synora tis Prodosias1969Lambros Konstantaras for O Mplofatzis1970Nikos Kourkoulos for Astrapogiannos1971Thanasis Veggos for What Did You Do in the War, Thanasi?1972Thanasis Veggos for Thanasi Pare t'Oplo Sou1973Manolis Logiadis for Ioannis o Viaios1974Michalis Mpagiaridis for Di'Asimanton Aformi1975Vangelis Kazan for The Travelling Players1976Not given1977Not given1978Not given1979Stavros Xenidis for To Taxidi tou MelitosHristos Valavanidis for The Wretches Are Still Singing1980Antonis Antoniou for Paraggelia1981Vasilis Diamantopoulos for Learn How to Read and Write, Son1982Michalis Maniatis for Aggelos1983Titos Vandis for Prosohi Kindinos1984Nikos Kalogeropoulos for Loafing and Camouflage1985Takis Moshos for Meteoro kai Skia1986Giorgos Kimoulis for Knock-out1987Dimitris Kataleifos for Theofilos1988Giorgos Konstas for Sti Skia tou Fovou1989Gerasimos Skiadaresis for Dexiotera tis Dexias1990Lazaros Andreou for Erotas sti Hourmadia1991Minas Hatzisavvas for Kleisti Strofi
Best Actress Season Best Actress Sources1960Aliki Vougiouklaki for Madalena1961Irene Papas for Antigone1962Irene Papas for Electra1963Ilya Livykou for Enas Ntelikanis1964Xenia Kalogeropoulou for Gamos ala Ellinika1965Elli Fotiou for Epistrofi1966Voula Zouboulaki for Syntomo Dialeimma1967Pery Poravou for Silouettes1968Elena Nathanail for Rantevou me mia Agnosti1969Sofia Roubou for The Girl of 171970Not given1971Maro Vasileiou for Evdokia1972Anna Vagena for To Proxenio tis Annas1973Not given1974Maria Alkaiou for I Fonissa1975Eva Kotamanidou for The Travelling Players1976Not given1977Tatiana Papamoschou for Iphigenia1978Eleonora Stathopoula for 19221979Betty Livanou for Taxidi tou Melitos1980Not given1981Mirka Papakonstantinou for Oi Dromoi tis Agapis Einai NyhterinoiAnna Mantzourani for Learn How to Read and Write, Son1982Olia Lazaridou for To StigmaEva Kotamanidou for Roza1983Giota Festa for RevancheSotiria Leonardou for Rebetiko1984Not given1985Themis Bazaka for Stone Years Pemi Zouni for Mia Toso Makrini Apousia1986Eleonora Stathopoulou for Itan Enas Isihos Thanatos1987Mary Chronopoulou for Ta Paidia tis Helidonas1988Not given1989Aleka Paizi for Gamos sto Perithorio1990Meredyth Herold for Singapore Sling1991Dimitra Hatoupi for I Alli Opsi
Best Supporting Actor Season Best Supporting Actor Sources1960Pantelis Zervos for Madalena1961Manos Katrakis for Synoikia to Oneiro1962Not given1963Not given1964Not given1965Not given1966Not given1967Not given1968Kostas Mpakas for Girls in the Sun1969Christos Politis for The Girl of 171970Ilias Logothetis for Vavylonia1971Lavrentis Dianellos for Olokaftoma1972Kostas Rigopoulos for To Proxenio tis Annas1973Manolis Logiadis for Ioannis o Viaios1974Not given1975Not given1976Not given1977Not given1978Vassilis Laggos for 19221979Not given1980Not given1981Not given1982Not given1983Andreas Vaios for Prosoji KindinosDimitris Poulikakos for Rebetiko1984Vassilis Tsanglos for I Kathodos ton Ennea1985Minas Hatzisavvas for Ta Paidia tou Kronou1986Fani Hinas for Knock-out1987Vasilis Diamantopoulos for Ta Paidia tis Helidonas1988Kostas Hatzoudis for Fakelos Polk Ston Aera1989Giorgos Ninios for Dexiotera tis Dexias1990Manolis Vamvakousis for Viotehnia Oneiron1991Giorgos Ninios for Isimeria and O Drapetis
Best Supporting Actress Season Best Supporting Actress Sources1960Zorz Sarri for Englima sta Paraskinia1960Athina Michailidou for Efialtis1962Not given1963Not given1962Not given1963Not given1964Not given1965Not given1966Not given1967Not given1968Ilya Livykou for Sta Synora tis Prodosias1969Not given1970Toula Stathopoulou for Reconstitution1971Miranta Kounelaki for I Haravgi tis Nikis1972Smaragda Veaki for To Proxenio tis Annas1973Zorz Sarri for Oi Prostates1974Not given1975Not given1976Not given1977Not given1978Not given1979Not given1980Not given1981Not given1982Not given1983Themis Bazaka for Rebetiko1984Not given1985Dimitra Hatoupi for Mia Toso Makrini Apousia1986Mirka Kalantzopoulou for Karavan Serai1987Olia Lazaridou for Archangelos tou Pathous1988Toula Stathopoulou for Lipotaktis1989Olga Tournaki for Gamos sto Perithorio and Athoos I Enohos1990Not given1991Matina Moschovi for Korakia
Best cinematography Season Best Cinematography Sources1960Aristeidis Karidis for Englima sta Paraskinia1961Dimos Sakellariou for Synoikia to Oneiro1962Jiovanni Mariano, Dimitris Danalis for Ouranos1963Dimos Sakellariou for Enas Delikanis1964Nikos Gardelis for Prodosia1965 Dimos Sakellariou, Ntinos Katsouridis for Oi Adistahtoi1966Syrakos Danalis for I Ekdromi1967Stamatis Trypos for Silouettes1968Stamatis Trypos, Syrakos Danalis for Parenthesi 1969Dimitris Papakonstantis for OXI1970Giorgos Arvanitis for Reconstitution1971Stamatis Trypos for Ekeino to Kalokairi1972Giorgos Arvanitis for Days of 361973Nikos Petanidis for Lavete Theseis1974Nikos Kavoukidis for Ta Hromata tis Iridas1975Giorgos Arvanitis for The Travelling Players1976Stavros Hasapis for To Allo Gramma1977Kostas Papagiannakis for I Megali Apofasi1978Nikos Kavoukidis for 19221979Andreas Mbellis for Periplanisi1980Giorgos Arvanitis for Alexander the Great1981Nikos Smaragdis for Oi Dromoi tis Agapis Einai Nyhterinoi1982Andreas Mpellis for Roza1983Aris Stavrou for Sweet Bunch1984Ntinos Katsouridis for O Erotas tou OdysseaChristos Triantafyllou for I Poli Pote Den Koimatai1985Giorgos Arvanitis for Mia Toso Makrini Apousia1986Nikos Smaragdis for Itan Enas Isihos Thanatos1987Giorgos Arvanitis for Doxompous1988Giorgos Arvanitis for Stia Skia tou Fovou1989Takis Zervoulakis for Oh! BabylonAndrea Sinano for Olga Robards1990Aris Stavrou for Singapore Sling1991Andreas Sinanos for Isimeria and O Drapetis
Best Music Season Best Music Sources1960Manos Hatzidakis for The River1961Argiris Kounadis for Antigone (1961 film)1962Kostas Kapnisis for Ta Heria1963Giannis Markopoulos for Young Aphrodites1964Nikos Mamagakis for Monemvasia1965Giannis Markopoulos for I Moira enos Athoou1966Christos Leontis for Me ti Lampsi sta Matia1967Mimis Plessas for Oi Sphaires den Gyrizoun Piso1968Stavros Xarhakos for Girls in the Sun1969Kostas Kapnisis for Panikos1970Not given1971Giannis Spanos for Ekeino to Kalokairi1972Not given1973Vasilis Tenidis for Enas Iroas me Mikroskopia1974Not given1975Stamatis Spanoudakis for Promitheas se Deftero Prosopo1976Dionysis Savopoulos for Happy Day1977Kostas Kapnisis for Alexandros o Megas1978Hristodoulos Halaris for I Ilikia tis Thalassas1979Giorgos Kouroupos for Emphylios Logos1980Kyriakos Sfetsas for Paraggelia1981Dimitris Lekkas and Dimitris Papadimitriou for Ilektrikos Angelos1982Not given1983Hristodoulos Halaris for Prosohi Kyndinos1984Michalis Christodoulidis for I Kathodos ton Ennea1985Dimitris Papadimitriou for I Skiahtra1986Eleni Karaindrou for Kali Patrida Syntrofe1987Dimitris Papadimitriou for Archangelos tou Pathous1988Dimitris Papadimitriou for Stia Skia tou Fovou1989Thesia Panagiotou for Oh! Babylon1990Nikos Kypourgos for Aenigma Est1991Nikos Kypourgos for O Drapetis
Best Editing