Camera Zizanio

Ευρωπαϊκή Συνάντηση Νεανικής Οπτικοακουστικής Δημιουργίας

In their own special way…

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Camera Zizanio’s team receiving the ‘Zoom to Europe’ award (Photo: Marina Muñoz Fortuny)

How is it possible for someone to combine vacations, fun, creativity and social intervention?

There’s no need to analyze it. Just spend 10’ of your time to watch two short films and you’ll have the answer. Only “Zizania (weeds)”, the youngsters from Olympia International Film Festival and Camera Zizanio, can answer you in such a special way. Read more of this post

We continue our great journey!

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‘The First Ice Cream’, Ikaria 2012

One of Camera Zizanio’s main goals is to provide -literally speaking- the essence of cinema: an open window to the world. But we intend to take it a little bit further and turn it into a mean that travels around the world. And we accomplish it greatly. Read more of this post

‘DIAFORA’

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Perhaps the most important thing about Camera Zizanio and Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People isn’t the films, the awards, the film workshops of the international meetings. Maybe the most important is the exceptional friendships among the youngsters. Friendships  that thrive. Read more of this post

A big blow for the Festival

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On Tuesday, June 11th 2013, Simos Kedikoglou, the governmental press representative, announced that the Greek Government would shut down  ERT (the Greek National Broadcaster).

The evening of the same day our TVs became black! This development causes a very serious blow to our Festival.  Large cuts in funding both from the Region of Western  Greece and the Ministry of Culture were already proceeded. Read more of this post

WORKSHOPS WITH DISTINCTIONS!

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Within the wide range of educational activities of Youth Plan (Olympia Film Festival – Camera Zizanio) , animation workshops were included, where the young students not only learn animation techniques but also create their own films are included. Read more of this post