(GNA)

Patmos Int’l Film Festival 

There is one more reason to visit the island and combine relaxation with culture: the 1st International Film Festival of Patmos (IFFP) is being launched this summer and will run from July 19 to 25. 

The IFFP is organized by a committed team of film professionals who aim to establish a new platform for Greek and international filmmakers to showcase their work and communicate innovative ideas and film styles in a summer setting. 

(GNA)

Ecofilms 2010 

The Ecofilms International Films And Visual Arts Festival (www.ecofilms.gr) takes place from June 22 to 27, on the island of Rhodes. 

The event is organized by the non-profit association Image and Environment and the Rodos Cultural Organisation.

Participating films include documentaries, shorts and features from around the world, with environmental and ecology themes, conservation issues and those related to the natural and the human-made environment. Prizes are awarded to films for innovative approach to conservation, for daring proposals in their field and artistic qualities overall.

An innovative offshoot of this festival - the Ecokids Rodos 2010 - took place on March 8-12.

The event welcomed 6,000 schoolchildren from the Dodecanese. 

Ecokids involves more than just watching films. It is about active participation, offering hands - on activities touching upon the theme of the environment.

Greek News Agenda: "Rodos Ecokids" Underway

La 8e Rencontre internationale des films archéologiques de l'espace méditerranéen ... et au-delà est organisée à Athènes entre le 11 et 16 mai au cinéma Apollon Cinemax Class par la revue "Archéologie et Arts" et l'organisme culturel de la municipalité d'Athènes.

Durant 36 heures environ, un voyage extraordinaire conduira le spectateur de Mycènes à Néméa, des îles de Pâque au pays des Mayas, de Messinie à Kastellorizo, du Mali au Niger, de Crète à Chypre, du Zimbabwe au Kenya.

Le dimanche 11 mai, peu avant la remise des prix "Agon 2010", des extraits du spectacle "Mavro Yemen" (mise en scène Memis Spyratos) sont inscrits au programme.

Archaeological Film Feast

The 8th International Meeting of Archaeological Film of the Mediterranean Area is taking place in Athens from May 11 to 16, at the Apollon Cinema, in downtown Athens.

The event is organised by the non-profit association "Agon," a founding member of the European Federation of Archaeology and Patrimony Film Festivals, in collaboration with the "Archaeology and Arts" magazine and the City of Athens Cultural Organisation.

Thirty six hours of screening will take the audience to a journey from Mycenae and Nemea to Mali and Nigeria, from Kastelorizo and Messene to Easter Island, from Crete and Cyprus to Zanzibar and Kenya with the help of archaeological documentaries. 

(GNA)

Athens Video Art Festival

The 6th International Video Art Festival – the leading festival in digital arts and new media in Greece- is taking place in Athens on May 7-9, at the City of Athens Technopolis and the Greek Film Archive venues.

During this year’s events, the audience will have the opportunity to get acquainted with projects from a whole range of digital creation - Video Art, Animation, Digital Image, Web Art, Installation Art, Performance Art.

Highlights of the festival include a tribute to major creations by Andy Warhol and the  
"FeelFreeToFeelGreen" thematic unit, which, in a specially designed space in the Technopolis, will showcase “environmentally – sensitive” projects of all types -installations, video art, digital image, etc. 

(GNA)

Thessaloniki documentary festival  

The "12th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (TDF)– Images of the 21st Century" will run from March 12 to 21 showcasing approximately 170 documentaries.

The TDF is a leading European Documentary Festival, held every March in Thessaloniki. Through its tributes and retrospectives, the TDF focuses on filmmakers with unique cinematic voices, internationally renowned for their contribution to the documentary genre.

The Festival’s side events host exhibitions, masterclasses, round table discussions, publications, concerts, and parties.

An International Doc Market will be held this year from March 15 – 20, featuring over 450 titles. 

Greek Film Centre: www.gfc.gr ; Greek Film Archives: www.tainiothiki.gr

(GNA)

ATHENS INT’L SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 

The 4th edition of the Athens International Short Film Festival (Psarokokalo) is taking place in Athens on February 1 to 7.

Screenings will be held at the Greek Film Archive and the Nixon Bar, in the downtown district of Kerameikos. All films are screened with English subtitles. [Programme, in Greek] 

"Psarokokalo" is an annual festival held every February in Athens, as part of a project aiming to research, promote, and develop the art of filmmaking.

The programme includes screenings of short films from Greece and abroad as well as audiovisual events, master classes, exhibitions and live concerts.

C'est avec le slogan "Why Cinema Now" que le 50e Festival du Cinéma de Thessalonique débutera le 13 novembre, et sa directrice, Despina Mouzaki, a présenté mardi le programme annonçant la projection du film "To potami" de Nikos Kountouros, le premier film primé au cours de la 1ère semaine du Cinéma grec.

Le Festival de Thessalonique a préparé des rétrospectives et invité des personnalités du cinéma et des arts, comme les metteurs en scène, Werner Herzog et Goran Paskaljevic, le producteur Jeremy Thomas, l'actrice Jane Birkin, Waris Dirie, auteur de l'autobiagraphie "Fleur du désert", ainsi que le mannequin et actrice, Liya Kebede.

Le Festival se clôturera le 22 novembre.

(Grèce hebdo)

Panorama du film européen à Athènes  

Le panorama du film européen ouvre ses portes aujourd’hui, jeudi 22 octobre, à Athènes. Les spectateurs pourront voir plus d’une centaine de films jusqu’au 1er novembre. Le panorama, qui s’organise sous l’égide de la ville d’Athènes, accueillera des invités de renommée mondiale, comme F.F Coppola, A. Egoyan, E. Kusturica. Notons qu’un hommage au 50ème anniversaire de la Nouvelle Vague française est prévu, avec la projection des films de F.Truffaut, J.L Godard, J. Rivette, A. Resnais et J.P Melville. 

Festival du cinéma consacré aux droits de l'Homme du 17 au 14 octobre à Thessalonique

Le département grec d'Amnesty International organise un festival du cinéma consacré aux droits de l'Homme du 7 au 14 octobre au Musée du Cinéma de Thessalonique, l'objectif étant bien évidemment la sensibilisation du public à ce grand problème vécu dans le monde entier.

Des allocutions et débats, mais également une présentation de la campagne mondiale de Amnesty International "Nous exigeons la dignité", encadreront les projections de films.

(GNA)

The International Animation Festival & Forum “animasyros 2.0”

The International Animation Festival & Forum "animasyros 2.0" will take place from September 24 to 27 at the Apollon Theatre and in other venues of the Cycladic Syros island’s capital Hermoupolis.

The festival features screenings of animation films from around the world and a competition section with more than 70 films, workshops for children and students of the animation section of the University of South Aegean and the Technological Educational Institute of Athens. Moreover, for the first timea professional forum is organised aiming at bringing animation professionals together to explore different directions for the promising animation film industry.

(GNA)

Short Film Festival

The Drama Film Festival 2009 (32nd National Short Film Festival of Drama, the 15th International Short Film Festival and the DIGI2009 Digital Film Festival) is opening on September 21 and will run until September 26. Along with screening of Greek and foreign short films, a series of parallel events will also take place. 

This year’s innovation is the establishment of a new training program targeted to young creators. The Drama mini-talent Lab aims to bring together creators from all over the world, through original and collaborative workshops, placing them in an interactive educational process. On the opening day of the Festival, the National Book Centre of Greece (EKEBI) will award the prizes for the winners of the screenplay competition – based on the best adaptation of a literary work into a script for a short film. 

The Drama Short Film Festival was established in 1978 to promote and disseminate the art of cinema and especially short films and has evolved into a major annual event for short film lovers in Greece and abroad. 

Le 15ème Festival International du Cinéma d'Athènes sera organisé dans les salles de cinéma "Attikon", "Apollon" et "Danaos" du 16 au 27 septembre présentant des films d'Almodovar, de Nora Ephron et des rétrospectives consacrées aux cinéma "culte", films musicaux, d'horreur, des documentaires et des films grecs qui se sont distingués au cours de festivals étrangers.

La projection de quelque 150 films est prévue et le jury sera composé d'étudiants d'écoles d'art dramatique et de cinéma européen, dont l'âge varie de 18 à 25 ans.

vers le site

(Grèce hebdo)

International health film festival on Kos 

During recent years many thematic festivals have developed internationally to cover the public’s needs on specific areas of interest.

A film festival that applies specifically to health matters did not exist anywhere in the world until now. Yet, in recent years, there has been a great production of films which approach health issues with respect and ethos, but rarely reach the distribution network or television channels. 

The First International Health Film Festival "Ippokratis" is taking place from September 1 to 6 on the island of Kos – the birthplace of Hippocrates.

It is an initiative of artistic director Lucia Rikaki - generously endorsed by the Municipality of Kos Island and the Ministry of Health - aiming at establishing a meeting place for members of the international health community, artists and the audience in order to view, discuss and appreciate creative audiovisual works on health and prevention. 

The five day festival is a competition festival and will screen current production films on health issues from all over the world that will compete for the three prizes of the festival – a gold, silver and bronze "Ippokratis." 

See also: Kathimerini daily (12.5.2009):  ‘The English Surgeon,’ offers lesson on life and generosity

(GNA)

Le 5è Festival d’Art-vidéo d’Athènes 

Le Festival d’Art-Vidéo d’Athènes sera organisé pour la 5e année du 14 au 17 mai 2009 à ‘Technopolis’, Gazi. Il s’agit du plus important festival d’arts numériques en Grèce, qui vise à la promotion de l’utilisation de la technologie numérique dans l’art. Au programme, le matériel d’autres festivals internationaux et de plusieurs concerts. Cette année, les nouvelles catégories d’animation et image numérique seront intégrées au festival. Plus de 1300 artistes venus de 58 pays vont y participer. Les visiteurs auront l’occasion d’assister à un hommage à Nam June Paik, le fondateur de l’art-vidéo, avec des projections de ses oeuvres et un discours sur sa vie et sa création artistique.

Video Art 

The Athens Video Art Festival returns with an impressive edition, at the Technopolis venue of the City of Athens from May 14 to 17.

The event is the biggest festival of digital arts and new media that represents Greece internationally, aiming to promote digital culture.

This year, the audience will enjoy a historical tribute to Nam June Paik with 31 videos to be screened. Throughout the event, there will be concerts every evening after the screenings.

Science Film Festival 

The International Science Film Festival (May 4 to 31), organized in Athens by the Centre of Applied Industrial Design, includes scientific films addressed to the public.

The festival explores people's concerns over the future of science and technology: International Science Film Festival Programme 2009  

Le 6e Festival international de films et de vidéos court métrage de Naoussa (Imathia) ouvre ses portes jeudi et jusqu'au dimanche 10 mai.

200 films seront projetés de 40 pays du monde entier, l'objectif de ce rendez-vous culturel étant la promotion du cinéma numérique et de la créativité expérimentale.

Le Festival, une initiative exclusivement privée, a été organisé pour la première fois en 2004 avec la projection de 28 films de créateurs grecs et tout juste 500 spectateurs.

"En très peu d'années, nous sommes arrivés à rendre le programme international et à augmenter le nombre de spectateurs à 10.000", a expliqué le président du Festival, Nikos Koutsogiannis, à l'ANA-MPA.

Aujourd'hui, le Festival est placé sous l'égide des ministères de la Culture et de Macédoine-Thrace, et est financé aussi par le programme opérationnel "Culture" du 3e Cadre communautaire d'appui (CCA).

(GNA)

Naoussa Int'l Film Festival 

The 6th Naoussa International Film Festival – screening short films and videos - opens its doors from May 7 to May 10 in the city of Naoussa in central Macedonia. For 6th year, the festival unites international creators and audiences.

 By using state-of-the-art digital technological equipment, artists from all over the world have the chance to express themselves through filming and parallel events.

The festival, which will be held on the grounds of Naoussa’s Municipal Theatre, not only supports cultural activity but also contributes significantly to the regional development by converting the city into an interchange of digital cinema.

4e Festival International de films scientifiques à Athènes

Le Festival international de films scientifiques, la seule institution de ce genre en Grèce, rassemblera pour la quatrième année consécutive, certaines des productions les plus importantes du monde entier. La première partie du festival est organisée du 4 au 31 mai, alors que la seconde partie aura lieu du 19 au 26 octobre 2009.

Le Science and Society Center, qui organise ce festival, présentera quelque 150 films dans cinq endroits différents de la capitale, amenant ainsi la science le plus près possible d'un grand nombre de spectateurs, qui pourront voir gratuitement des films couvrant une large gamme des innovations et de la recherche scientifique dans de nombreux pays.

1er Festival du Cinéma sur les questions de santé à Cos

Le Festival international du Cinéma sur les questions de santé aura lieu au début de l'automne à Cos (Dodécanèse), sous l'égide du ministère de la Santé, et avec le soutien de la municipalité. C'est le 1er festival organisé sur ce thème en Grèce, l'île de Cos étant la patrie de Hippocrate, père de la médecine. 70 films, des productions récentes de 30 pays du monde entier, seront projetés.

Le 11e Festival du documentaire de Thessalonique ouvre ses portes le 13 mars avec plus de 160 participations grecques et étrangères, l'édition 2009 étant marquée par un hommage au documentaire africain et des films tournés par des metteurs en scène africains, mais aussi à la production cinématographique autrichienne.

The 11th annual "Thessaloniki Documentary Festival - Images of the 21st Century" gets under way on March 13 and runs until March 22, featuring 170 films from around the world.

An international FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) jury will hand out a FIPRESCI award to a Greek documentary and another one to a foreign documentary.  

(GNA)

Le 49eme Festival International du Film de Thessaloniki 

Fidèle à son rendez-vous annuel avec les cinéphiles, le 49e Festival international du film de Thessalonique, le plus grand événement cinématographique de la Grèce, ouvre ses portes le 14 Novembre. Les auteurs Belges Jean-Pierre et Luc Dardenne, l’acteur et metteur en scène Japonais, Takeshi Kitano, le réalisateur anglais, Terence Davies,  le compositeur argentin Gustavo Santaolalla, qui a gagné deux fois le prix OSCAR et le metteur en scène  brésilien Walter Salles, ne sont que quelques-uns des grands noms du cinéma moderne qui vont honoré cette année le festival avec leur présence. L'écrivain Michael Ondaatje est président du Jury, la réalisatrice Yesim Ustaoglu, l’historien David Robinson, et la scénariste Diablo Cody comptent parmi les membres.

Le festival comprend la compétition internationale, le cinéma grec, les ‘Jours d’Indépendance’ un ‘Regard sur les Balkans’ et plusieurs rétrospectives et hommages à des personnalités du cinéma. Parallèlement, une série d’événements, comme des expositions, des concerts, des workshops etc., transforment Thessaloniki en une vraie capitale du cinéma.

49^th Thessaloniki International Film Festival 

Faithful to its annual rendezvous with cinephiles, the 49th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece's grandest and most prestigious film event opens its doors on November the 14, 2008, bringing about the transformation of the city of Thessaloniki to a youthful hive of life and creative association.

Multi-awarded Belgian auteurs Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, heretical Japanese actor and director Takeshi Kitano, unconventional English director Terence Davies, internationally renowned and two-time Academy Award winner Argentinean composer Gustavo Santaolalla and Brazilian director Walter Salles are only a few of the big names of modern cinema that are expected to honour this year's festival with their presence. 

The event features the International Competition, the Greek Cinema section, the Independence Days programme, the Balkan Survey, and numerous retrospectives and tributes to leading figures in the world of film.

The International Competition Section caters to first or second features by new and emerging filmmakers. Feature films will vie for the two main awards: the Golden and the Silver Alexander. The festival's Jury includes the writer Michael Ondaatje as president, Director Yesim Ustaoğlu, FilmCritic and Historian David Robinson, and Screenwriter Diablo Cody as members.

At the same time various events, such as art exhibitions and concerts, and industry initiatives (special Masterclasses, a Script Development Fund for South-Eastern Europe, the Crossroads Co-Production Forum, and the Salonica Studio student workshops) have turned the Thessaloniki TIFF into a major event on the European film festival circuit.

Thessaloniki International Film Festival: www.filmfestival.gr; 49th Thessaloniki International Film Festival: Screenings Schedule

Le 21e Panorama du Cinéma européen du quotidien d’Athènes "Eleftherotypia" s’ouvre jeudi 9 octobre avec le film en première projection de Nicos Panagiotopoulos "Athènes-Istanbul", plus de 80 longs métrages du monde entier étant programmés à l’affiche des 11 jours du panorama.

Des prix seront décernés au cours de cette période, notamment le prix Eleftherotypia et de la Fédération internationale de la presse cinématographique (Fiprescki), ainsi que de la revue "Athinorama".

Sont attendus à Athènes les metteurs en scène à l’honneur cette année, Ken Loach et Alain Corneau.

(GNA)

Animation Festival 

The First Animation Festival "AnimaSyros 1.0" will take place from September 19 to 21 on the Aegean island of Syros. With 102 movies from 26 countries, AnimaSyros aspires to become the "place to be" for all those interested in animation films. The festival is an initiative of Platforma Urban Culture Co. and is put together in collaboration with the Cultural Centre of the Municipality of Hermoupolis, Syros.

 Shooting Films in 48 hours

The 48 Hour Film Project comes to Athens for the first time, from October 31 to November 2, 2008. The contest is expected to attract competition from across the country, while the winning film will go up against those from around the world for the title "Best 48 Hour Film of 2008". Registration opened on September 10, and information can be found at: www.48hourfilm.com/athens

Short Film Festival 

As of September 15, lovers of short films production can revel at the National and International Short Film Festival in Drama. Several movies from across Europe will be screened in a total of 60, including candidates for the European Film Academy’s contest, as well as films which were awarded at the Documentary and Disability, 2nd International Festival - Athens 2008.  

Athens Int’l Film Festival 

The 14th Athens International Film Festival kicks off on September 17 and runs until the 28th. 15 films screened at Attikon, Apollon and Danaos Cinemas will compete for the festival’s award to be presented by a committee of 18-25 year old students in audiovisual studies. 

Greek News Agenda: Special Issue-Thessaloniki International Film Festival

Samedi 6 septembre, les portes du 11e Festival du documentaire méditerranéen s'ouvriront au Parc technologique et culturel de Lavrion, organisé par la préfecture de l'Attique orientale, l'Association des metteurs en scène et producteurs grecs, la Société de mise en valeur et gestion du patrimoine de l'Ecole polytechnique.

Jusqu'au 9 septembre, le programme comprend 27 projections de Grèce, France, Egypte, Italie, Israël, Espagne, Turquie, Portugal et Territoires palestiniens.

Le Festival est placé sous l'égide du ministère de la Culture et de ERT SA, du Centre hellénique du Cinéma et de Media Desk.

The 11th Mediterranean Documentary Festival will be hosted from September 6 to 9 at the Lavrion Technological Cultural Park. The festival is organized by the Association of Greek Film Directors and Producers. This year, the festival screens 26 movies from Greece, Italy, France, Israel, Egypt, Spain, Turkey, Portugal and Palestine. In addition to the traditional sections of work, immigration, political documentary film, people and places, there will also be an eco section, thus inaugurating a collaboration with the eco festival EcoFilms.

The festivall kicks off with "Cairo" (1991) in memory of the late Egyptian director Youssef Chahine. The festival will also screen "The band’s visit" by Eran Kolirin, a joint production by Egypt and Israel followed by a discussion moderated by Kolirin on behalf of the Greek Film Critics Association. This year’s parallel events include a concert by Thanos Mikroutsikos and an exhibition featuring film posters. The Mediterranean Documentary Festival is not based on competition and therefore includes movies which are selected on the basis of the mark they have left in their time.

(GNA)

Ecofilms 

The Ecofilms international films and visual arts festival (www.ecofilms.gr) takes place from June 24 to 29 on the island of Rhodes. 52 Greek films and 80 international works are participating this year. The annual event attracts films from around the world, mainly on environmental subjects, ranging from climate change, to the threat of desertification and the energy crisis to water resource management. Ecofilms takes "eco" in its ancient Greek meaning, to include human relationships, as well as the inner human world. 

Le 1er Festival international du Cinéma consacré aux questions de la santé et intitulé "Hippocrate" aura lieu du 1er au 6 septembre à Cos (Dodécanèse), la patrie d'Hippocrate.

Cette manifestation comprend la projection et le concours de films et de spots, ainsi que des conférences spéciales et des thèmes consacrés à des personnalités du domaine de la santé.

La présentation du festival a eu lieu jeudi dans le cadre d'une conférence de presse au cours de laquelle ont pris la parole le maire de Cos, Georges Kyritsis, le vice-maire, Panagiotis Thalassinos, et la directrice artistique et inspiratrice de l'idée cette manifestation, le metteur en scène, Loukia Rikaki.

(GNA)

The International Science Film Festival (May 19 to 24), organized in Athens by the Center of Applied Industrial Design, includes scientific films addressed to the main public. The festival explores people's concerns for science and technology of the future: International Science Film Festival Programme 2008  

3nd International Science Film Festival 2008 at the Institut Français d’Athènes (on May 19 to 24) and at the Cine Stella (on May 30 to June 1). Organized by CAID with the aim to make science accessible to all, the festival includes scientific films addressed to the public adn constitutes an open forum where science, research and culture intermingle. 

Festival du Cinéma Français

Le Festival du Film Francophone fête cette année sa neuvième édition et ouvre ses portes du 3 au 13 avril à Athènes et du 10 au 16 avril à Thessalonique. La nouvelle édition fêtera le quarantième anniversaire de la Quinzaine des Réalisateurs du festival de Cannes. Au total, une cinquantaine de films seront projetés aux cinémas d’Attikon Cinemax Class, Apollon Cinemax Class, et à l’Auditorium de l’IFA (Tous à Athènes). La nouveauté de cette dernière édition sera la présentation de la part de la musicienne grecque Olga Kouklaki d’un cinemix où se rencontrent des nouvelles tendances musicales et des pièces du cinéma muet.

(GNA)

A tribute to Science Fiction Films: From April 3 to 9, in Thessaloniki. The Thessaloniki International Film Festival and the Thessaloniki Science Center & Technology Museum "Noesis", present the tribute "Science Fiction: Science or Fiction?," which includes science fiction film screenings, as well as an educational programme. At the Olympion Cinema Theater and the Noesis Center. 

9^th Francophone Film Festival: From April 3 to 13 in Athens, and from 10 to 16 in Thessaloniki. The francophone production panorama, screening more than fifty French language films, will be presented at the French Institute and Attikon and Apollon cinemas in Athens, as well as at Olympion theatre, in Thessaloniki.

16^th Mediterranean Festival of New Filmmakers: To April 6, in Larissa. There are two competitive sections, the Mediterranean and the International. This year's guest of honour is Jean-Claude Carrier.

GoCulture: 16th Mediterranean Festival of New Filmmakers

(GNA)

Archaeological Films 

The 7th International Meeting of Archaeological Film of the Mediterranean Area is taking place in Athens (May 6-11) organised by the non-profit association AGON, in collaboration with the “Archaeology and Arts” magazine. AGON is a founding member of the European Federation of Archaeology and Patrimony Film Festivals.

(Grèce hebdo)

Festival du documentaire de Thessaloniki 

Le Festival du Documentaire de Thessalonique (du 7 au 16 mars) fête cette année son 10e anniversaire. A cette 10eme édition, qui a comme titre « Images du 21ème siècle » près de 200 documentaires seront projetés.  Le contenu du festival est basé sur des thèmes tels que «Les visages du fascisme," présentant la naissance et l'évolution du fascisme, "les droits de l'homme", "Focus sur l’Asie", "Panorama grec" etc. Une série d’événements se déroulent en parallèle, comme deux expositions de photos, une de l’ambassade du Canada titrée «Reconstruire l'Afghanistan», et une autre du journaliste grec Sotiris Danezis, intitulé «Une seconde de silence» qui a comme thème la vie dans un monde en guerre, ainsi que de divers séminaires et des débats ouverts.

Le Festival du Documentaire de Thessalonique est un grand événement international, est organisé par le Festival International du Film de Thessalonique

Ecocinema International Film Festival 

The 7th Ecocinema International Film Festival will take place in Piraeus between 21-27 February, at Atticon and Cineak cinemas, both located at the Town Hall Square. The films cover a wide range of vital issues the world is facing today - man and the environment, globalization, societies in crisis, and war – and the creative ways that people have found to deal with them. This year the festival pays tribute to  the French pioneer of scientific film, Jean Painlevé (1902-1989). Also, in collaboration with SOS Live Earth, the campaign against climate change, Ecocinema Film Festival  shall host the SOS Short Films Program.

Digital culture festival enters fourth year 

The Athens Video Art Festival 08 will be held on April 11-13, at the Technopolis of Athens.The event, already celebrating its fourth birthday, aims at the support of digital culture and the promotion of this modern and innovative form of expression. Furthermore, it gives the artists additional motives to create, and a platform to share their artistic vision with the public. Through its three very successful previous events, the festival has already gained global recognition. Artists may participate with works of video art, installation art, web art and performance art. The deadline for submissions is February 15.

GoCulture: Athens Video Art Festival 08

Le 48ème Festival du Cinéma de Thessalonique débutera vendredi pour se terminer dimanche 25 novembre. Plus de 200 films de production grecque et internationale seront projetés ainsi qu'une série de dédicaces, célébrations et projections spéciales qui rendront hommage à des personnes, des tendances du cinéma grec et international (notamment un hommage à William Klein, John Sayles, le nouveau cinéma espagnol, le metteur en scène Nikos Nikolaïdis).

Le secrétaire général du ministère de la Culture, Christos Zachopoulos, proclamera l'ouverture du Festival vendredi à 9h30 dans la salle du cinéma "Olympion" et des messages seront adressés par le ministre de Macédoine-Thrace, Margaritis Tzimas, et le maire adjoint à la Culture de Thessalonique, Vassilis Gakis de la part du maire de Thessalonique, Vassilis Papageorgopoulos.

La cérémonie d'ouverture sera suivie de la projection du film du metteur en scène chinois, Wong Kar-wai, "My Blueberry Nigts" qui était candidat au 60ème Festival de Cannes.

New York Greek Film Festival 

The New York Greek Film Festival will be held from November 2 to 8 and 9 to 15, at different venues, featuring films such as A Touch of Spice (Politiki Kouzina), directed by Tassos Boulmetis, Back Door (Piso Porta), by Giorgos Tsemberopoulos Brides (Nyfes) by Pandelis Voulgaris, Chariton's Choir (I Horodia Tou Haritona), by Grigoris Karantinakis and many others. 

A Greek Film Festival Down Under 

Now in its 15th year, the Greek Film Festival, an initiative of the Greek Orthodox Communities of Australia will run in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra, Brisbane and Perth between October 31 to December 5 2007. Opening Night features the Australian premier of Extended Play, directed by Yannis Xanthopoulos.

Camera Zizanio

The 7th Edition of Camera Zizanio (European Meeting of Young People’s Audiovisual Creation) will take place from December 1 to 8, 2007 in Pyrgos, along with the 10th Olympia International Film Festival for Children And young People. Deadline for the entries: October 31, 2007.

La Radio-télévision publique ERT et le Centre hellénique du Cinéma sont les deux grand sponsors du 30e Festival des films de court-métrage et du 13e Festival international du court-métrage, qui a lieu depuis lundi 17 septembre jusqu'au dimanche 23 septembre à Drama (Macédoine orientale).

Au programme, 61 cinéastes grecs et 76 cinéastes étrangers présentent leurs oeuvres qui seront jugées cette année par les critiques Nenad Dukic (Serbie), Dimitris Koutsiabasakos (Grèce), Bibo Liang (Chine), Mikhail Litvyakov (Russie) et Olga Markova (Ukraine), un panel présidé par l'Américain Ronald Holloway.

Platforma Video 

Platforma Video7 (www.platforma.gr) is an international film festival organised annually in Athens, with a special focus on films created with the use of video and the new media. The event is taking place from December 7 to 12. Online entry application for participating is available and will last until September 30, 2007.

European Animation Festival 

The 1^st ANIMART 07 European Animation Festival titled “Animate your mind!” will take place in Monodendri, Ioannina, Northern Greece, July 18 to 28, 2007.

European Animation Centre: www.animationcenter.gr

goculture.eu: 1^st Animart in Monodendri, Ioannina 

Documentary Festival  

Within the conference’s framework and in collaboration with the Greek Film Centre the “Emotion Pictures Festival: 1^st International Documentary Festival on Disability“ is being held with documentary films focusing on issues of disability. It will take place at the Benaki Museum, Pireos St. Annexe, from June 16 to 18. Over 300 filmmakers from around the world, representing a total of 45 countries, have responded with enthusiasm. Guests of honour are the famous artist Alison Lapper and Paralympic champion and artist Aimee Mullins. The Festival Jury will award five prizes, €20,000 each, to the winners. The festival will be inaugurated by the President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias.

1^st International Documentary Festival on Disability:

Film List A-Z

Press Releases 

LOS ANGELES GREEK FILM FESTIVAL 

The 1^st Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (June 14-17) showcases new films from Greece and Cyprus, and filmmakers of Greek descent worldwide. 

Website: www.lagreekfilmfestival.org   

VideoDance2007

Thessaloniki International Film Festival (www.filmfestival.gr) presents the 7^th VideoDance festival, an international festival on movement and the moving image, bringing together audiovisual media and the performing arts. The 7^th edition of VideoDance will be taking place in Athens and Thessaloniki, May 18-25.

European Animation Festival 

The 1^st ANIMART 07 European Animation Festival titled “Animate your mind!” will take place in Monodendri, Ioannina, 18 to 28 July 2007.  

European Animation Center: www.animationcenter.gr  

Video Art Festival

Festival Miden (Zero) of Kalamata (www.festivalmiden.gr) calls upon video artists and video makers to submit their works for competition. The festival’s screenings will take place in public spaces in the city of Kalamata, Greece, in July.

Short Film & Video Festival 

The Naoussa International Short Film and Video Festival (May 3-6, Naoussa, Northern Greece) is a unique event that includes films of different categories, masterclasses, music and photography events and a Mobile Phones Movies section

Ecofilms Festival  

The Ecofilms international films and visual arts festival (www.ecofilms.gr) on the island of Rhodes, will be running from June 19 to 24. This year the festival has attracted submissions of 400 films from around the world, mainly on environmental subjects, ranging from climate change, to the threat of desertification and the energy crisis to water resource management. However Ecofilms takes “eco” in its ancient Greek meaning, to include human relationships, as well as the inner human world. Three of the participating films are world premieres and twelve are European debuts.

Athens Video Art Festival  

The Athens Video Art Festival (www.athensvideoartfestival.gr) will celebrate its third birthday from April 27 to 29 at the city of Athens Technopolis”. It is an international festival dedicated to digital culture and new media, and the festival that represents Video Art in Greece.    

International Science Film Festival  

The International Science Film Festival (April 17 to 22), organized in Athens by the Center of Applied Industrial Design, includes scientific films addressed to the main public. The festival explores people's concerns for science and technology of the future.    

Thessaloniki Documentary Festival

This year's Thessaloniki Documentary Festival - Images of the 21st Century takes place from March 16 to 25, including works on Human Rights,  Portraits - Human Journeys, Focus on Asia, and Greek Panorama, as well as a special tribute to Dutch Docs. Parallel events include Master Classes, workshops and conferences, which feature important representatives of the art of cinema who share their knowledge and valuable experience with the public.

FILM FESTIVAL ON DISABILITY 

The 1^st International Documentary Festival on Disability in Athens: Emotion Pictures (www.ameamedia.gr), June 2007, is organized by the Secretariat General of Communication-Secretariat General of Information, in collaboration with the Greek Film Center

Movie Industry in Greece Examined 

The “Mosaiko” (www.mosaiko.gr) website’s new edition offers two exclusive interviews with Greek cinematographers: Loukia Rikaki, independent film director and head of the Rhodes Film Festival, offers her thoughts on the movie industry in Greece and advice to would-be directors; Vassilis Karamitsanis, is president of PLATFORMA-Urban Culture Co. and organizer of the  PLATFORMA VIDEO International Film Festival, a cutting edge Greek festival for cinematographic creations in video and new media.   

Athens Video Art Festival  

The Athens Video Art Festival (www.athensvideoartfestival.gr) will celebrate its third birthday in April, 2007. The festival focuses on digital culture and supports the audiovisual form of expression. Artists may participate with works of video art, video installations, and live art. The organizers have already received more than 600 entries from 39 countries.

"Emotion Pictures" Festival 

The Secretariat General of Communication-Secretariat General of Information and the Greek Film Center are co-organizing the 1^st International Documentary Festival "Emotion Pictures," focused exclusively on issues of disability. The event will take place in June 2007 in Athens. The deadline for submissions is April 20, 2007. 

Animation Film Festival 

The 5^th Athens International Animation Film Festival (www.athensiaf.gr ) is going to take place from December 7 to 10.  Every year, the festival pays tribute to a different country, and this year’s event is dedicated to American animation productions.

Cinema with a Grεεk Accent & Video Festival 

Platforma Video (www.platforma.gr) is an international film festival annually organized in Athens, with special focus on films created with the use of video and the new media. The event is taking place until December 7. The “Cinema with a Grεεk accent!” initiative consists of tributes to Greek cinema in an expanding network of international film festivals, with which the “Platforma - Urban Culture Co.” cooperates.