In 2005 the collaboration between ΔΕΘ and ERT S.A. led to the rebirth of an institution with an important past and valuable contribution: the Thessaloniki Song Film Festival. It had been 8 years since the last Song Festival took place, leaving behind an irreplaceable void. Through this new effort, the ambition was to offer to greek songs the opportunity to express new trends.

Among the artists that participated were the following:

• DJ Spooky
• Vasilis Papakonstantinou
• Mikis Theodorakis
• Yorgos Dalaras-Dulce Pontes
• Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan
• Placido Domingo in Concert
• Greek National Opera
• José Carreras – Agni Baltsa in concert
• Dario Fo
• Ennio Morricone
• Big Band Nights, Duke Ellington Orchestra-Glenn Miller Orchestra
• Berliner Symphoniker
• National Ballet of Hungary – Hungary National Opera Ballet
• Los Tarantos (El musical)
• Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings Symphony)
• Russia National Academical Bolsoi Theatre
• Cullberg Ballet
• English National Ballet
• Dresden Staatskapelle
• Ute Lemper (Voyage)
• Marios Fragoulis – Hayley Westenra
• Peter Stein
• Virtuosi Di Praga