The moving story of Takis Shelter and its founder, Takis Prostakis, is the start movie of the Cinedoc Documentary Festival 2025-26
Trailer:
The documentary Takis. Directed by Michalis Roubis and a creative curator of Eleni Alafouzou and Anna Podara, opens the new Cinedoc season after being launched at the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival and the 27th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival. The film will be screened as part of the Cinedoc Documentary Festival, which will host a series of Athenian premieres, special screenings, tributes and parallel events from September 2025 until April 2026. See Cinedoc’s full program here for 2025-2026.
The premiere of the film in Athens will take place on September 18th at the Summer Cinema “Annecy” in the presence of contributors, while screenings will continue at Danao Cinema on 19, 20, 21 and 22 September.
The film is nominated for the audience award and viewers will be able to vote, scanning the QR Code given to them on screenings. Additional views will take place on October 4 and 11 in Volos and Rethymnon respectively.
Especially for the premiere of the film on 18/9 in the summer “Embiene”, Cinedoc’s team invites viewers to come with their dogs, for which there will be an ice cream treat, sponsored by the Maraboo Ice Cream.
The projections are carried out in collaboration with Zero Stray Pawject bodies, Ilioupolis Zoophilic Association, Cat Cafe Athens, Greek Attica Rescue Team, Nea Anchialos Anchialos Animal Association, Volos Animal Association, with which they will follow Q&A.
About the documentary:
In the documentary, Takis Prostakis, founder of the famous Takis Shelter shelter in Crete, tells his story: after selling his nightclub in Ierapetra, he finds some puppies observed in a garbage dump and decides to act. Gradually, it takes care of more and more stray animals, while trying to awaken the local community. Although it is confronted with challenges daily, Takis’ vision becomes a symbol of hope for the animals around the world. Having gained their confidence and support, it has now managed to create a model animal shelter, which is visited by people from every part of the globe daily. To date, about 2,500 damaged dogs have been rescued and 1,500 have been adopted, mainly abroad. More information on the refuge and the ways you can support: https://takisshelter.org/
Takis. | 63 ‘| Directed by: Michalis Roubis Creative: Eleni Alafouzou, Anna Podara | Research-Scenario: Anna Podara | Field director: Nikolaos Pottakis Photography Address: Yiannis Kanakis Sounds: Stylianos Koupeteris, Aristides Stylianos Original Music: Hermes | Production Organization: Christos Katsikas
PROGRAMS
ATHENS – Thursday, September 18, 2025, Summer Cinema Anecy
Address: 14 Kifissias Ave., Athens
Attendance Time: 19.15 | Start time: 20.00
Sale:
https://anesiscinema.gr/portfolio-tem/cinedoc-2025-26-takis-tis-18-09/
The film will be screened with Greek and English subtitles.
It will be followed by Q&A with the filmmakers.
ATHENS – Friday 19 September 2025, DANAOS Cinema
Address: 109 Kifissias A., Athens
Start time: 19.00
Sale:
https://danaoscinema.gr/portfolio-tem/cinedoc-2025-26-takis-19-EOS-22-09/
The film will be screened with Greek and English subtitles. It will be followed by Q&A with Stamatina Stamatakou, director of the Zero Stray Pawject Academy (Zero Stray Academy).
ATHENS – Saturday 20 September 2025, DANAOS Cinema
Address: 109 Kifissias A., Athens
Start time: 19.00
Sale:
https://danaoscinema.gr/portfolio-tem/cinedoc-2025-26-takis-19-EOS-22-09/
The film will be screened with Greek and English subtitles. It will be followed by Q&A with Spyros Chrysanthopoulos, president of the Greek Attica Rescue Team.
ATHENS – Sunday, September 21, 2025, DANAOS Cinema
Address: 109 Kifissias A., Athens
Start time: 19.00
Sale:
https://danaoscinema.gr/portfolio-tem/cinedoc-2025-26-takis-19-EOS-22-09/
The film will be screened with Greek and English subtitles. It will be followed by Q&A with Marilena Papayannopoulou, president of the Ilioupolis Zoophilic Union, Irida Roussi, a member of the Zi team and Natalie Ellinidou, founder of Cat Cafe Athens.
ATHENS – Monday, September 22, 2025, DANAOS Cinema
Address: 109 Kifissias A., Athens
Start time: 19.00
Sale:
https://danaoscinema.gr/portfolio-tem/cinedoc-2025-26-takis-19-EOS-22-09/
The film will be screened with Greek and English subtitles. It will be followed by Q&A with Dr. Antoine Raymond-Stefa, Dog Psychologist.
VOLOS – Saturday 4 October 2025, Achilleion Cinema Theater
Address: Koumoundourou with Jason, Volos 38221
Start time: 20.00
Pre -sale: END – Digital prints
Information: https://www.facebook.com/cinedocvolos
The film will be screened with Greek and English subtitles. It will be followed by Q&A with representatives of the Nea Anchialos Anchialos Association and the Volos Animal Association.
RETHYMNO – Saturday, October 11, 2025, “Point” Culture Area
Address: Patriarch Athinagoras 17, Rethymnon
Pre -sale at the Fund of the Cultural Area “Point”
Information: https://www.facebook.com/yannisbleproductions
EKKOME
In the context of reinforcing the Greek documentary and the participation of local communities in cultural activities, Cinedoc is launching a new collaboration with the Votemo International Platform, establishing local audiences in Athens, Volos and Rethymnon. Viewers of each area will have the opportunity to vote online their favorite movie, scanning
The QR Code that will be given on the day of view.
The Cinedoc 2025-26 Documentary Festival Audience Awards are a sponsorship of the Hellenic Center for Film, Audiovisual Media and Creation (EKKOTED) – Creative Greece.
The awards will be awarded in April 2026.
A few words about cinedoc
Cinedoc features and distributes award -winning Greek and foreign documentaries. The screenings are organized as part of the Cinedoc Documentary Festival, in collaboration with the Danao Cinema and the Summer Cinema of Annecy, the French Institute, the Hellenic Cinema, the Cinedoc Volos under the auspices of the Municipality of Volos and with the support of the Region of Thessaly – P. Magnesia and North Sporades, the Municipality of Larissa, the Thessaloniki Film Festival (“Pavlos Zannas” and “Stavros Tornes”) and the “Point” Cultural Area in Rethymnon.
The festival takes place every year from September to April on the main Cinedoc network, with the presentation of new films, about once a month.
The aim of the festival is to highlight the documentary as one of the most powerful forms of art. More than any other cinematic genre, it has the power to inspire, to change our perceptions, to influence our lifestyle and behavior. Cinedoc seeks to strengthen this dynamic relationship with the public, cultivate participation in cultural and social activities, and bring local communities into substantial contact with the creators of the projects presented.
At the same time, Cinedoc is constantly expanding its distribution network through documentary screenings both in the Greek islands (Cyclades, Sporades, Ionian and Dodecanese under Cinedoc Island) and in the rest of Greece. Each year, he participates in the co -organization and support of regional documentary screenings, in collaboration with cultural and environmental organizations, film clubs, consulting centers, institutions, cinemas, municipalities and more. Parallel and regional projections take place throughout the year.
Sponsor of the Cinedoc 2025-2026 Documentary Festival is the Hellenic Center for Film, Audiovisual Media and Creation (EKKOED) – Creative Greece.
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