Ευρωπαϊκή Συνάντηση Νεανικής Οπτικοακουστικής Δημιουργίας
CATEGORY Α’ – CHILDREN’S FILMS UP TO 12 YEARS OLD
CATEGORY B’ – CHILDREN’S FILMS FROM 13 TO 16 YEARS OLD
CATEGORY C’ – CHILDREN’S FILMS FROM 17 TO 20 YEARS OLD
BEST PHOTOGRAPHY
BEST ANIMATION
ΒΡΑΒΕΙΟ ΑΠΟ ΤΗΝ ΑΝΕΞΑΡΤΗΤΗ ΑΡΧΗ «ΣΥΝΗΓΟΡΟΣ ΤΟΥ ΠΑΙΔΙΟΥ»
CATEGORY Α’ – CHILDREN’S FILMS UP TO 12 YEARS OLD
SPECIAL MENTION
3st PRIZE IN CATEGORY A’
2st PRIZE IN CATEGORY A’
1st PRIZE IN CATEGORY A’
SPECIAL MENTION IN CATEGORY B’
3st PRIZE IN CATEGORY Β’
2st PRIZE IN CATEGORY B’
1st PRIZE IN CATEGORY A’
PECIAL MENTION IN CATEGORY C’
3rd PRIZE IN CATEGORY C’
2ND PRIZE IN CATEGORY C’
1ST PRIZE IN CATEGORY C’
(extract from Sophia’s Blog )
And the large window to the passions, the laughter, the ambitions, the pain, the inspiration to the larger world, is still open on the screen of the Appollon Theatre, which, is packed every afternoon till late in the evening, after the last film of the day is screened…
Kids, both from Greece and abroad, sitting or lying on the side aisles, with eyes glued to the screen, ecstatic, watching film after film. Grownups as well, with the same enthusiasm and commitment, all part of what this Festival is, and means.
Farsi, Spanish, Dutch, Greek, Serbian, English, German, Icelandic, French, Arabic, Swedish, the languages you can hear in the seats next to you, but the language of the moving picture, is the same for all… The unanimous laughter with the jokes, the grand intake of breath in the agony of the protagonist, the cries of relief from the kids when everything is resolved, the applause, a whole theatre breathing around you and pulsing to the rythm of each film… The directors, the producers, the creators, sitting next to you, enjoying the impact of their work. Simplay wonderful…
And in the streets, the cinema workshops, kids with cameras creating their own stories, making animations, shadow theatre, the screenings of Camera Zizanio taking place every morning with the European section, and the daily news, capturing the beat of all the Festival’s activities into pixels and sound bits!
And among all these, the kid’s jury watching films, taking down notes, asking questions, voicing opinions, but mostly, having fun… As we all do!
And Roviros Manthoulis, once more left us spellbound with his master class, his words and images of a past that is gone now, unfolding on the large screen… Simply magic… and in his own words:
“Magic is a construct, and in a film you mustn’t be able to see the seams… the director must remain invisible.”
We traveled around the world with excrepts from his films, from the gitanos of Andalucía, to those of Palermo, singing to the Virgin Mary, the “gitana guapa”, to the woman singing a lullaby to put her baby to sleep, as well as the volcano of Aetna, the poem “Thanatos” by Dimitris Christodoulou with the streets under Acropolis of the past…
(extract from Zizanio newspaper, december 4)
The Olympia International Film Festival for Children and young people is already in the middle of its duration, and everything is going as it should. Strange people walking down the streets of Pyrgos, and as you see them, you know that they’re people of the festival. You recognize them, because they are all separated in groups, having cameras and recording everything on their way, asking you for directions and places to go. Everything is great now, but it’s sad to think that everything will be over in a few days. People are going back to their countries full of memories, things to remember and things that make them want to come back next year, for thw 12th Film Festival and thw 9th Camera Zizanio. Pyrgos will be as quiet as it was before and all of us will return to our everyday life, waiting with agony for them to come again, make us feel free from worries and anxiety.
Giota Giatra, Christos Bosmis
EVERY DAY FROM 2-6 DECEMBER AT 12:00-14:00 (GMT+2:00) STAY TUNED AT http://mogulus.com/camerazizanio
Apollon Theatre, Pyrgos, 29/11/2008
The curtain for the 11th Olympia International Film Festival for Children & Young People and the 8th Camera Zizanio opened once more, to receive films, kids and people from all over the world, in Pyrgos. During the whole previous week, a large number of parallel screenings, exhibitions and events prepared the ground for the grand opening on Saturday.
In the Old Agora of Pyrgos, Kanella Tragousti’s excellent photo exhibition, “Memories of childhood”, also featured a classical guitar recital with Bessy Diagoma, an event that left everyone practically speechless with the artist’s dexterity. The old warehouses of ASO, hold Georgia Karahaliou’s magnificent art exhibition. Screenings of the documentary of the renown Creek writer, M. Karagatsis, the history of the 1st High School of Pyrgos, created by the students of the said school, as well as the concert with Thanos Mikroutsikos, Miltos Pashalides and Rita Antonopoulou, escalated towards the first screenings of the 8th Camera Zizanio on Friday and the grand opening of the 11th Film Festival yesterday.
Young Melissa, flew all over the world, with the flying bicycle, only to land in the Appolon Theatre of Pyrgos, and deliver the last copy of the films to be screened over the next week, to Dimitris Spyrou!!! In a ceremony that was full of joy, of music by the excellent student choir and orchestra, and was packed with people of all ages, the trailers of all of the films that we will watch in the next days, kept us on the edge of our seats with anticipation! The documentary of Nikos Kavoukidis, “The Ash that Remains”, reminded us of the great disaster that the area has suffered from last summer’s fire, for which the whole area still keeps vigil.
The dinner reception this year, after the opening ceremony, took place in the warehouses of ASO, where, surrounded by Georgia Karahaliou’s paintings and with the fantastic music programme of the students’ group, a plentiful buffet was set, and large tables to accommodate all present!!! A unique experience, for a unique festival!
The first Daily News
An interview with Mania Roumpani
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