Thessaloniki doc fest pays tribute to iconoclast art critic John Berger

Organizers of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival will pay tribute to English art critic and author John Berger, who died earlier this year.

Berger, whose groundbreaking 1972 BBC television series and book "Ways of Seeing" is credited with transforming the way in which a generation looked at and understood art, is the subject of two documentary films which will be showcased at the annual event taking place in the northern port city from March 3 to 12.

"The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger" is a four-part cinematic portrait crafted over five years by his actress friend Tilda Swinton, together with Colin MacCabe, Christopher Roth and Bartek Dziadosz.

Also screening is Cordelia Dvorak's "John Berger: The Art of Looking," an intimate take on the man's personality and work on the occasion of his 90th birthday.

Now in its 19th year, the festival...