Camera Zizanio

AWARDS of the 11th Camera Zizanio [2011]

Greek section

Jury Statement

What we got out of our experience in the children’s jury of Camera Zizanio, was not only the pleasure of participation in such a great institution, but also the concerns and knowledge that led us to think in many and varied ways. The choice of the films that got awards was based on the effort of the children who created them but also on their achieving the best result possible. All the participants deserve our sincere congratulations. The jury included children of a wide spectrum of ages which made the process of judging much more interesting. The many points of view of the members of the jury as well as those of the children who took part with their films made the choice of the best films quite more difficult. This European, cinematic celebration which kept going even out of the screening rooms and lasted for so many days, colored the daily routine of the hard, in our days, daily life and we  are certain that no one and nothing will stop it from happening in the years to come. So, see you next year, with even more willfulness, fun and creation.

Thank you for those moments.

Catagory Α’

Prize

• Οι καραμέλες των 50 ευρώ,  3^ο Δημοτικό Σχολείο Γλυφάδας // 50 euros candies, 3^RD Primary School of Glyfada

Special Mention

• Μήλα στο μέλλον,  1^ο Δημοτικό Σχολείο Παπάγου  // The time – travelling ball, 1^ST Primary School of Papagou- Athens

Category Β΄

Prize

• TV (an)aeshetic, 2^ο Πειραματικό Λύκειο Αθηνών //   2^nd Experimental High School of Athens

Special Mention

• Όνειρα υπό κατάληψη, Λουκάς Λελόβας, 2^ο Λύκειο Πρέβεζας //  Dreams under pressure, Loukas Lelovas, 2^nd High School of Preveza

Category C΄

Prize

• Δε μας αφορά, Κινηματογραφική ομάδα 1^ΟΥ ΕΠΑΛ Κορδελιού  // It’s not of our business, Film Team of EPAL Educational Lyceum of Kordelio Thessaloniki

Special Mention

Το νησί των δακρύων, Ηλεκτρονικός τομέας 1^ου ΕΠΑΛ και ΣΕΚ Άργους // Tear island, 1^st Argos Vocational School -1^st Argos Workshop Centre

Βραβείο Συνηγόρου του Παιδιού

• Μη φοβάς. Μίλα!, 132^ο Δημοτικό Σχολείο Αθηνών  // Fear not. Speak up!, 132^nd Primary School of Athens

EUROPEAN SECTION

Jury Statement

As every year, this year as well, all of us, from the children’s jury, watched hundreds of films. Even though the participation from abroad was less than previous years there were many films that made a strong impression on us and showed for one more time the power of imagination and the creativity of children and young people.

Some of them stood out either because of their originality, their cinematography, the colors and their imagination, or the direction, editing and the talent of the cast. Moreover, the effort of the children who made the movie and achieved this result, played an important role.

This year we had some films from the children from Occupied Palestine. As we all are children of a free country here, we tried to understand those kids, who from their early childhood, have lived in a hostile environment, a situation we can’t even imagine. So we would like to thank them for their participation in the Festival and their notable effort. We know that the purpose of these animation films that took part was not so much the technical part in creating a movie as the possibility to have their voice out loud, expressing their point of view, their requests and in general, all the issues that are important to them. However, the result was quite good and worthy of our respect. We would also like to thank in particular, the organizations that have worked on that project and gave their best for the Post-trauma rehabilitation of Palestinian ex-detainee children.

Category Α’

1^st Prize

• Progress/Πρόοδος, Κροατία/Croatia (click here to watch the movie)

2^nd Prize

• Paper madness/Χάρτινη τρέλα, Βελγιο/Belgium

3^rd Prize

• The battle/Η μάχη, Ουγγαρία/Hungary
• Coloured Manitalian/Ο πολύχρωμος Ιταλός άντρας, Ιταλία/Italy

Special Mention

• Seven Deaths/Επτά θάνατοι, Γερμανία/Germany

Special Mention

• Dog side story, USA/ Russia [Studio DA]

Category Β΄

1^st Prize

• Adolesence flurance/Φθορίζων έφηβος, Ολλανδία/The Netherlands (Click here to watch the movie)

2^nd Prize

• Lost/Αγνοούμενος, Ολλανδία/The Netherlands

3^rd Prize

• Invitia, Ισπανία/Spain

Special Mention

• Star wars, Ιρλανδία/Ireland

Category C΄

1^st Prize

• Shellshock/Νευρική διαταραχή, Ολλανδια/The Netherlands

2^nd Prize

• Sending my love/Στέλνοντας την αγάπη μου, Σερβία/Serbia

3^rd Prize

• In your hands/Στα χέρια σου, Ισπανία/Spain
• Outbreak/Ξέσπασμα, Ολλανδία/The Netherlands

Special Mention

• Dollar denny, Ολλανδία/The Netherlands

The daily news, are here,

for yet, another year,

to sound you, to astound you

to find and not to hide you!!

To tease you, to appease you,

to make you smile and please you

to make you laugh, to hear your cries,

to bring to life what hidden lies!!!

The 11th meeting of Camera Zizanio, was launched on Saturday 3rd of December with the presence of hundreds of students from various parts of Greece.

A number of them had to travel long in order to get to Pyrgos, as the students and teachers from Kavala, who took a 12-hour journey! It took less hours for those who arrived from Serres, Thessaloniki, Parga, Preveza, Livadia.

The presence of students, especially from primary schools from Athens, Glyfada, Elliniko, Papagou, Cholargos, Aghioi Anargiroi, was also notable.

The whole of Saturday as well as Sunday morning, was dedicated to the screenings of the Greek Section.

At noon, between the screenings, there were cinematic workshops for the children from the various parts of Greece, while the younger ones had the chance to experiment in the making of an animation movie at the special box, located at the lobby of the Conference Centre.

The screenings of the European Section and the International Panorama start on Monday the 5th of December, and the international groups have already started to arrive. The first group includes young people from Spain, Serbia and Lithuania.

On Friday, 2 December, in a full to capacity Apollo Theater, the first side even of the Festival took place: the theatrical performance of Aristophanes play, the Birds. The classical comedy in an imaginative adaptation and the ingenious direction of Georgina Kakoudaki, enchanted young and old.