The cinema analysis workshops of the Olympia Festival
Cinema is a journey without luggage. You open your heart and your eyes, and within minutes you find yourself in another country, another story, inside someone else’s life. This is exactly what the Olympia Film Festival and Camera Zizanio offer every year to the children and young people of Ilia—films from every corner of the world.
In the screening rooms of the Festival, there are some special seats reserved for the children’s juries—young viewers who watch, laugh, feel moved, discuss, and finally decide which film will receive their award. It’s a prize that directors and filmmakers eagerly anticipate, because it’s the truest one—given by children.
The experience of being on the jury is not just entertainment. It is a first introduction to the language of cinema, an opportunity to hear the opinions of your peers and to learn how to express your own. It’s like putting on a new pair of glasses and discovering details you had never noticed before when watching a film.
This year, at the 28th Olympia Festival and the 25th Camera Zizanio, we invite you to become part of this experience too. Choose the section that suits you, join the jury, and live the magic of cinema from the inside – as a viewer, as a judge, as a true traveler through the stories of the big screen.
Below is an outline of the activities related to the Feature Film Fiction Jury of the Olympia Festival and the commitments involved in participating in it:
Saturday, November 22 Meeting to get to know each other, initial coordination and resolve any doubts regarding participation in the jury. Film criticism seminar, with an introduction to the art of cinema and useful tips on how to view films with a more critical eye.
Sunday, November 30 to Friday, December 5: Screening of films in the competition program.
Monday, December 1st to Friday, December 5th: Participation in approximately two-hour committee meetings to discuss the films and decide on the awards.
Saturday, December 6: Optional attendance at the Closing Ceremony of the 28th Olympia Festival.
- The pre-festival meeting (22/11) will take place in Pyrgos. You will be informed in due time about the exact time and location.
- Τις ταινίες του διαγωνιστικού τμήματος ταινιών μυθοπλασίας μεγάλου μήκους θα τις παρακολουθήσετε στον Απόλλωνα του Πύργου από Κυριακή 30 Νοεμβρίου έως Παρασκευή 5 Δεκεμβρίου στις 19:00.
- The committee meetings will be held at a festival venue and at times agreed upon between the coordinators and the committee members, usually before or after the scheduled screenings.
Committee Coordinator
Stefania Haritou, Filmmaker
Stefania Haritou has studied Philosophy at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Film Studies at Birkbeck and Goldsmiths Universities in London. She has taught cinema and audiovisual media to students at universities abroad and has curated and implemented workshops on cinema for children in Greece. She has been a collaborator of the Olympia Festival since 2018.
Below is an outline of the activities related to the Feature Film Fiction Jury of the Olympia Festival and the commitments involved in participating in it:
Saturday, November 22 Meeting to get to know each other, initial coordination and resolve any doubts regarding participation in the jury. Film criticism seminar, with an introduction to the art of cinema and useful tips on how to view films with a more critical eye.
Κυριακή 30 Νοεμβρίου έως Τρίτη 2 Δεκεμβρίου: Screening of films in the competition program.
Κυριακή 30 Νοεμβρίου έως Τρίτη 2 Δεκεμβρίου: Participation in approximately two-hour committee meetings to discuss the films and decide on the awards.
Saturday, December 6: Optional attendance at the Closing Ceremony of the 28th Olympia Festival.
- The pre-festival meeting (22/11) will take place in Pyrgos. You will be informed in due time about the exact time and location.
- Τις ταινίες του διαγωνιστικού τμήματος ταινιών μυθοπλασίας μικρού μήκους θα τις παρακολουθήσετε στον Απόλλωνα του Πύργου από Κυριακή 30 Νοεμβρίου έως Τρίτη 2 Δεκεμβρίου στις 17:00.
- The committee meetings will be held at a festival venue and at times agreed upon between the coordinators and the committee members, usually before or after the scheduled screenings.
Committee Coordinator
Λάζαρος Ασμής, Educator
Σπούδασε Πολιτικές επιστήμες και Θεολογία στο ΕΚΠΑ, ενώ σήμερα εργάζεται ως εκπαιδευτικός Κοινωνιολογίας. Έχει ολοκληρώσει το μεταπτυχιακό πρόγραμμα «Πολιτισμός και παραγωγή ταινιών ντοκιμαντέρ» του Πανεπιστημίου Αιγαίου και έχει κάνει ταινίες ντοκιμαντέρ μικρού μήκους. Τέλος είναι εκπαιδευτικός συνεργάτης και μέλος της οργανωτικής επιτροπής του «Διεθνούς Φεστιβάλ Κινηματογράφου Ολυμπίας για Παιδιά και νέους».
Below is an outline of the activities related to the Feature Film Fiction Jury of the Olympia Festival and the commitments involved in participating in it:
Saturday, November 22 Meeting to get to know each other, initial coordination and resolve any doubts regarding participation in the jury. Film criticism seminar, with an introduction to the art of cinema and useful tips on how to view films with a more critical eye.
Κυριακή 30 Νοεμβρίου έως Τρίτη 2 Δεκεμβρίου: Screening of films in the competition program.
Κυριακή 30 Νοεμβρίου έως Τρίτη 2 Δεκεμβρίου: Participation in approximately two-hour committee meetings to discuss the films and decide on the awards.
Saturday, December 6: Optional attendance at the Closing Ceremony of the 28th Olympia Festival.
- The pre-festival meeting (22/11) will take place in Pyrgos. You will be informed in due time about the exact time and location.
- Τις ταινίες του διαγωνιστικού τμήματος ταινιών μυθοπλασίας μικρού μήκους θα τις παρακολουθήσετε στον Απόλλωνα του Πύργου από Κυριακή 30 Νοεμβρίου έως Τρίτη 2 Δεκεμβρίου στις 17:00.
- The committee meetings will be held at a festival venue and at times agreed upon between the coordinators and the committee members, usually before or after the scheduled screenings.
Committee Coordinator
Golfi Gavriliadi, Educator
Golfi Gavriliadi was born in Pyrgos, studied Economics, worked as an Economics expert in various organizations and cities in Greece, and since 2009 she has been teaching Economics in high schools in Ilia Prefecture. It was here, at the Olympia Festival, that she found her own personal haven, actively participating as a coordinator of the children animation jury. She is an amateur dancer, an art lover, and for the past year and a half she escaped for a bit to the island of Syros, working at the Apollo theatre of Ermoupolis.
Below is an outline of the activities related to the Feature Film Fiction Jury of the Olympia Festival and the commitments involved in participating in it:
Saturday, November 22 Meeting to get to know each other, initial coordination and resolve any doubts regarding participation in the jury. Film criticism seminar, with an introduction to the art of cinema and useful tips on how to view films with a more critical eye.
Monday, December 1 to Friday, December 5: Screening of films in the competition program.
Monday, December 1 to Friday, December 5: Participation in approximately two-hour committee meetings to discuss the films and decide on the awards.
Saturday, December 6: Optional attendance at the Closing Ceremony of the 28th Olympia Festival.
- The pre-festival meeting (22/11) will take place in Pyrgos. You will be informed in due time about the exact time and location.
- Τις ταινίες του διαγωνιστικού τμήματος ταινιών ντοκιμαντέρ θα τις παρακολουθήσετε στο Cine Cinema της Αμαλιάδας από Δευτέρα 1 Δεκεμβρίου έως Παρασκευή 5 Δεκεμβρίου στις 9:00.
- The committee meetings will be held at a festival venue and at times agreed upon between the coordinators and the committee members, usually before or after the scheduled screenings.
Committee Coordinator
Froso Sarli, Educator
Studied Pedagogy at the Arsakeio School in Psychiko and at the University of the Aegean in Rhodes. She also holds a degree in Audiovisual Film Studies from the University of Metz in France. She holds postgraduate degrees from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Institute of Education of the University of London. She has worked professionally for many years in Primary Education, at the European School in Luxembourg, and at the University of the Aegean as a member of the Audiovisual Laboratory. Furthermore, she has been actively involved in the Environmental Education Centre in Spetses.
Below is an outline of the activities related to the Feature Film Fiction Jury of the Olympia Festival and the commitments involved in participating in it:
Saturday, November 22 Meeting to get to know each other, initial coordination and resolve any doubts regarding participation in the jury. Film criticism seminar, with an introduction to the art of cinema and useful tips on how to view films with a more critical eye.
Σάββατο 29 και Κυριακή 30 Νοεμβρίου: Participation in approximately two-hour committee meetings to discuss the films and decide on the awards.
Saturday, December 6: Optional presence at the Closing Ceremony of the 28th Olympia Festival, where we will present the committees and announce the awards.
- The pre-festival meeting (22/11) will take place in Pyrgos. You will be informed in due time about the exact time and location.
- Τις ταινίες του ελληνικού τμήματος της Camera Zizanio θα τις παρακολουθήσετε στην αίθουσα του Συνεδριακού Κέντρου της Νομαρχίας το Σάββατο 29/11 (11:00-14:00 & 18:00:19:30) και την Κυριακή 30/11 (11:00-14:00 & 18:00-19:30).
- The committee meetings will be held at a festival venue and at times agreed upon between the coordinators and the committee members, usually before or after the scheduled screenings.
Committee Coordinator
Liliana Aretaiou Art Educator
Liliana Aretaiou has been working since 2006 as an art teacher. She has studied at the Department of Communication and Media of Panteion University, at the Athens School of Fine Arts and at the Free University of Berlin in the field of Intercultural Education. In the context of her work in class and workshops she systematically organizes film education activities, both on a theoretical and creative level.
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