The cinema analysis workshops of the Olympia Festival
The lights fade out, everyone quiets down and the screen lights up. People from all over the world take their seats in the movie theater. Some are chatting, some are looking for someone they know and others are flipping through the catalogue to get information about the film they are about to watch. The lights fade out, everyone quiets down and the screen lights up. The 27th Olympia Festival and the 24th Camera Zizanio comes back to life! For the past 27 years, since the very 1st edition of the Olympia Festival, some seats have been reserved in one corner of the hall. They are the seats where the members of the children jury committees sit!
Over the years, hundreds of children from the prefecture of Ilia have taken a seat there and this experience has been their portal to the interesting space of an international event and to the magical world of the art of cinema.
The members of the jury committees of the Olympia Festival have the opportunity to watch films from all over the world, to discuss with their peers and professionals of the film industry, but also to make a joint decision on the presentation of an award that is highly appreciated by all the creators, particularly because it comes from children!
There are many skills to be gained from participating in the jury committees. The children on the jury committees will learn the secrets of the 7th art, become familiar with the particularities of the cinematic language and learn to look at cinema in a different, more incisive way.
Choose the section of the Festival that interests you the most, sign up for the corresponding Judging Panel, and come meet us, watch films, and discuss them!
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 16: Introductory meeting for familiarization, initial coordination, and addressing any questions regarding participation in the judging panels.
Friday, November 29, 2024: Film criticism seminar. Filmmakers and educators Chrysa Psomadelli and Theodora Basakou will provide an introduction to the art of cinema and offer useful tips on how to watch films with a more critical eye.
Sunday, December 1 to Friday, December 6: Screening of films in the competition program.
Monday, December 2 to Friday, December 6: Participation in approximately two-hour committee meetings to discuss the films and decide on the awards.
Saturday, December 7: Optional attendance at the Closing Ceremony of the 27th Olympia Festival.
The pre-festival meetings (November 16 & 29) will take place in Pyrgos. You will be informed in advance about the exact times and location.
The films in the feature film competition section will be screened at the Apollo Theater in Pyrgos from Sunday, December 1 to Friday, December 6 at 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
Lazaros Asmis, Educator
studied Political Science and Theology at the University of Athens, and currently works as a Sociology teacher. He has completed the postgraduate programme "Culture and Documentary Film Production" at the University of the Aegean and has made short documentary films. He is also an educational collaborator and member of the organizing committee of the "Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People".
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 16: Introductory meeting for familiarization, initial coordination, and addressing any questions regarding participation in the judging panels.
Friday, November 29, 2024: Film criticism seminar. Filmmakers and educators Chrysa Psomadelli and Theodora Basakou will provide an introduction to the art of cinema and offer useful tips on how to watch films with a more critical eye.
Sunday, December 1 to Tuesday, December 3 Screening of films in the competition program.
Sunday, December 1 to Tuesday, December 3 Participation in approximately two-hour committee meetings to discuss the films and decide on the awards.
Saturday, December 7: Optional attendance at the Closing Ceremony of the 27th Olympia Festival.
The pre-festival meetings (November 16 & 29) will take place in Pyrgos. You will be informed in advance about the exact times and location.
The films in the feature film competition section will be screened at the Apollo Theater in Pyrgos from Sunday, December 1 to Tuesday, December 3 at 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
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 16: Introductory meeting for familiarization, initial coordination, and addressing any questions regarding participation in the judging panels.
Friday, November 29, 2024: Film criticism seminar. Filmmakers and educators Chrysa Psomadelli and Theodora Basakou will provide an introduction to the art of cinema and offer useful tips on how to watch films with a more critical eye.
Sunday, December 1 to Tuesday, December 3 Screening of films in the competition program.
Sunday, December 1 to Tuesday, December 3 Participation in approximately two-hour committee meetings to discuss the films and decide on the awards.
Saturday, December 7: Optional attendance at the Closing Ceremony of the 27th Olympia Festival.
The pre-festival meetings (November 16 & 29) will take place in Pyrgos. You will be informed in advance about the exact times and location.
The films in the feature film competition section will be screened at the Apollo Theater in Pyrgos from Sunday, December 1 to Tuesday, December 3 at 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 16: Introductory meeting for familiarization, initial coordination, and addressing any questions regarding participation in the judging panels.
Friday, November 29, 2024: Film criticism seminar. Filmmakers and educators Chrysa Psomadelli and Theodora Basakou will provide an introduction to the art of cinema and offer useful tips on how to watch films with a more critical eye.
Monday, December 2 to Friday, December 6: Screening of films in the competition program.
Monday, December 2 to Friday, December 6: Participation in approximately two-hour committee meetings to discuss the films and decide on the awards.
Saturday, December 7: Optional attendance at the Closing Ceremony of the 27th Olympia Festival.
The pre-festival meetings (November 16 & 29) will take place in Pyrgos. You will be informed in advance about the exact times and location.
You will watch the films in the short fiction film competition section at the Cine Cinema in Amaliada from Monday, December 2 to Friday, December 6 at 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 16: Introductory meeting for familiarization, initial coordination, and addressing any questions regarding participation in the judging panels.
Friday, November 29, 2024: Film criticism seminar. Filmmakers and educators Chrysa Psomadelli and Theodora Basakou will provide an introduction to the art of cinema and offer useful tips on how to watch films with a more critical eye.
Saturday, November 30 and Sunday, December 1: Participation in approximately two-hour committee meetings to discuss the films and decide on the awards.
Saturday, December 7: Optional attendance at the Closing Ceremony of the 27th Olympia Festival.
The pre-festival meetings (November 16 & 29) will take place in Pyrgos. You will be informed in advance about the exact times and location.
You will watch the films of the Greek section of Camera Zizanio at the conference hall of the Prefecture Conference Center on Saturday, November 30 (11:00-14:00 & 18:00-19:30) and Sunday, December 1 (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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