GREETINGS «The National Centre of Audiovisual Media and Communication -EKOME, is committed to its mission of promoting Greece as a top global audiovisual destination, providing continuous support to its industry professionals. Through its activities and programs, EKOME has created an ideal ecosystem for Greece to stand out as one of the most attractive world locations for the production of audiovisual works. The year 2020 was a milestone in our effort to strengthen and promote audiovisual productions in Greece. Through the impressive results of our incentives program, namely, the 40% cash rebate and 30% tax relief with the support of our National Network of Film Offices and thanks to the country’s emergence as one of the safest shooting locations in the world, Greece recently attracted a significant number of international high-budget productions of global distribution and this year we are witnessing a surge of creativity and an array of foreign productions choosing to film in our country and work with our professionals. Especially in the field of animation, our collaboration with the domestic community stems from our strategic cooperation with ASIFA HELLAS. EKOME is the main sponsor and key supporter of the Greek national delegation in the International Animation Festival of Annecy and MIFA, the world’s largest animation event, which promotes successful international synergies and marks an important territory for our local animation industry to thrive. We are happy to uphold the continuous development marked by the Greek animation community and we shall continue our support to further strengthen its work and international distinctions. Panos Kouanis President & CEO National Centre of Audiovisual Media and Communication-EKOME Dear friends, ASIFA HELLAS is the Greek Animation Association, formally established as an NGO back in 2015, in Athens. On ANNECY MIFA 2021, where Greek Animation is officially represented for a fifth consecutive year, we have developed a colorful digital pavilion which we hope you all visit, enjoy and interact with. Together with our partner Institutions, EKOME and Greek Film Centre, we prepared a FOCUS on the new production ecosystem in Greece, enabling co-productions. I would like to acknowledge the great collaboration and support to Greek Animation by the Annecy Festival and MIFA team all these years as well as the French Institute of Greece for endorsing our efforts from the beginning to date. This has led last September to the hosting of MIFA Pitches – Animation du Monde sessions for the first time in Greece at Animasyros, resulting to the selection of two projects from Cyprus & Greece to this year’s MIFA Pitches, making us truly proud and optimistic for the future of Greek Animation worldwide. Enjoy & support Greek Animation. Vassilis C. Karamitsanis President Greek Animation Association - ASIFA HELLAS In Greece animation is an art that has drawn mainly from its own resources : the imagination the persistence and the team spirit of animators. Asifa Hellas has managed to motivate them towards a common goal and connect them to the international community of animators. The initiative and action it has taken for years, have created an environment conducive to the development and blossoming of animation in Greece. The constant, well-organized presence of Asifa Hellas at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival & Market is evidence to this concerted effort, as well as to the need for greek animation to broaden its horizons. The Greek Film Centre clearly considers animation to be a genre equally important to all other film genres and therefore supports the work of Asifa Hellas. Moreover, it acknowledges the significant contribution of animators to the development of the audiovisual sector in Greece and encourages them by funding their projects in all stages of production. We hope that our efforts, along with the efforts of Asifa Hellas, will eventually bear fruit. Markos Holevas President of the Board of Directors Greek Film Centre (GFC)
ANNECY AT A GLANCE
Celebrating 75 years of Greek Animation & 200 years from the Greek Revolution
GREECE ANIMATED 2021 DIGITAL PAVILION (BOOTH PO-021) 15 accredited participants represent 11 organizations and companies, presenting 17 projects in development.
VIDEOTHEQUE Showcase of 17 Projects in Development / Production and 12 Projects in Distribution.
FOCUS GREECE ANIMATED 2021 - 75 YEARS AFTER (JUNE 17TH / 14:00-15:15) The New Production Ecosystem after 75 years of Greek Animation presented by ASIFA Hellas, the Greek Film Centre and EKOME, followed by 4 videos presenting active members of the Greek Animation community: Educators, Festival Programmers, Masters of Animation, and Young Talent.
PARTNER SCREENINGS 75 years of Greek Animation Anthologies - Tribute to 60 years of Annecy International Animation Festival •
Best of the Decade 2010-2019
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Wοmen in Greek Animation
MEET THE COMPOSERS Meet Animegaron’s Competition Winner Haris Katsilis. (more info)
MEET THE FESTIVAL PROGRAMMERS ASIFA Hellas meets animation festival programmers in one-to-one meetings.
60 YEARS OF ASIFA ANNIVERSARY Anthology: Creative Aspects of South-East Mediterranean Animation Featuring 10 multi-awarded short films from the Region of South-East Mediterranean, produced between 2010-2019.
VIDEOTHEQUE
FEATURE ANIMATION PROJECTS Developed with the support of Creative Europe MEDIA
Benjamin Keat and THE GIFT OF GODS (Formerly titled MENTOR) Long Feature Film • 90min • 3D Animation Director: Angelos Rouvas Producers: Frosso Rallis, Irini Souganidou, Giannis Exintaris, Angelos Rouvas Benjamin Keat: The Gift of the Gods is an action-mystery about Benjamin Keat, a talented, romantic, young artist, passionate about the Greek Mythology, who travels to the Ottoman occupied Athens in 1800 AD, only to find himself unwillingly part of an evil plot to inactivate the long forgotten Gift of Gods, hidden under the sacred rock of the Acropolis, which gives the power to rule the world. Ben is hired by the greedy and treacherous Lord Elgin to record and portray the classical antiquities, but soon discovers that Elgin’s plan is to remove from the Parthenon temple the best surviving sculptures and take them to Britain. Realizing that he is the only one who can stop the destruction of one of the world’s masterpieces, Ben, armed with his integrity, courage and deep knowledge of the Greek history, will fight against the evil forces and restore the balance on earth. With the historical background of one of the most notorious abduction in history, Benjamin Keat will explore the themes of integrity, greed, moral dilemmas, and the eternal battle between Good and Evil. isouganidou@feelgoodentertainment.gr
THE NIGHT WITH THE KALIKANTZAROUS Feature Film • 70min • 3D Computer Rotoscope Director: Spyros Siakas Producers: Fabula Productions Michalis Kastanidis, Spyros Siakas A teacher in Christmas time defies the daemons of Christmas Holidays. sthsiakas@hotmail.com
VIDEOTHEQUE
FEATURE ANIMATION PROJECTS In early stage of development
1821 Revolution Feature Film • 90min • 2D Animation, Live Action Director - Producer: Dimitris Vorris “1821 Revolution” (aka “Kolokotronis, The Old Man of Moria”) is a 2d animated feature film (80 minutes approximately) written and directed by Dimitri Vorris, with conceptual design / art direction by Emmy Awardwinning animator Nassos Vakalis (78 International Awards for the short length animation “Dinner For Few”), and music by up and coming composer George Callis (“The Last Warrior”, “Lev Yashin”, “Gagarin First in Space”, “Cliffs of Freedom”), loosely based on the “Memoirs of the Greek Revolution” by Fotakos, Kolokotronis’ first lieutenant. The feature animated film, chronicles with a touch of humor, the life and times of Theodoros Kolokotronis the general and the preeminent leader of the Greek War of Independence (1821–1829) against the Ottoman Empire. And the epic quest of a nation and a hero for Freedom and Independence. Today, Kolokotronis ranks among the most prominent figures in Greece’s War of Independence. dvorris@gmail.com
Nine Lives Left Feature Film • CGI Director: Zacharias Mavroidis Producer: Maria Kontogianni As summer comes to an end on the small Greek island, young cat Chantal is back in the stray life after a luxurious couple of months fostered by a family on vacations. Unfortunately, the touristic village where she was born has turned into a ghost-town ahead of winter. Persuaded of her domesticated nature, Chantal sets on an odyssey across the island in search of the right human to adopt her. Along come the rest of the cats left behind: Tonto, her brother/hopeless bodyguard, Tomcat Khrushchev, lady Lele, old castrato Pericles and non-stop-purring Purr-Purr. Surviving through the wilderness will turn into a coming of age journey for Chantal. Thus when she finally meets the one, she will need to question her true nature one last time before surrendering to domestic life. mkontogianni.production@gmail.com
VIDEOTHEQUE
SHORT ANIMATED FILMS IN PRODUCTION Supported by the Greek Ministry of Culture & Sports
ECH0 Short Film • 11min • 2D Animation Director: Sergio Ko Production: ADDART, PLEASE INSERT COIN, HOORAKHSH Studios ELLIE(30s) lives with her goldfish, Kitten. She avoids verbal communication, for at an early age she began to hear an ECHO of -what she perceives to be- the thoughts of the speaker. Scarred and reclusive, she never leaves home and survives thanks to PENNY(60’s), her landlady. PENNY lives in the next door apartment. Every month ELLIE slips the rent under her door, while PENNY leaves a container with food on ELLIE’S doorstep, everyday. Their communication is nonverbal: PENNY rings thrice to denote here presence, while ELLIE leaves her notes under the door. MANU(40’s) moves into the apartment across ELLIE’s hall, his presence intrigues her. Their everyday lives and habits are parallel. MANU’s lifestyle ignites a change in ELLIE; she starts cooking, cleaning her house and taking care of herself. She still gives shopping lists to PENNY, but she stops eating her pre-made meals. Day by day, their routines echo each other. Suddenly one day PENNY doesn’t show. ELLIE is waiting for the groceries and the fish food has run out. A whole day passes with ELLIE fixed on the door’s peephole, when she sees two paramedics carrying PENNY out of her apartment. She can’t help getting out. She grabs the fishbowl like a child/ security blanket. Struggling to avoid the crowd, she bumps on MANU and falls on the ground. Startled, she expects to hear the ECHO of his words. For the first time she doesn’t hear a thing. MANU signs and ELLIE hears only what he means to say. One year later they live together and ELLIE is recounting the tale. hi@addart.gr / sergio@pleaseinsertcoin.com
HELLENIC PLACES: HERMOUPOLIS Short Film • 11min • 2D Animation Director: Charalambos Margaritis Production: ANIMASYROS A glance at the past and present of Hermoupolis, the Capital of Syros island in Greece, through an animated documentary. The story highlights all significant events that lead to the establishment of Hermoupolis in the midst of the Greek Revolution in the 19th century, by “wounded” refugees from the islands of Chios, Kasos, Psara and Crete and other places, who relocated at the island of Syros to seek refuge from the Ottoman Empire atrocities. The film eloquently narrates the construction of Hermoupolis through its most characteristic landmarks as well as the social and economic development of the city during the 20th century until today. The birth, development and growth of Hermoupolis, as shown in the documentary is inevitably associated with the history of the contemporary Greek State. director@animasyros.gr
VIDEOTHEQUE
IN BETWEEN Short Film • 6min • Stop Motion - Puppets Director: Effie Pappa Production: MARNI FILMS Vicky doesn’t have time to eat her breakfast, little Andreas can’t cross the street due to heavy traffic, a banker in urgent need to go to the toilet can’t find the right time. Time suddenly freezes and like mannequin challenge everything stops. Apart of them.. effiepappa@gmail.com / mina@marnifilms.gr
THE PROJECT Short Film • 3D Animation Director - Producer: Giorgos Farazis In the near future, the Company of Representational Holograms (CRH) uses the environment of the city to reproduce experiences encoded through old narratives, recordings, texts - and a series of old supposedly forbidden means such as books, audiovisual material etc. broadcasting them as whispers or as images in promotional holograms to relieve plebeians from the suffocating deadends of everyday life. The protagonist X, a sex worker,with the help of her dog companion and his addictive consumption of memories, discovers traces of the memory of the city that have been lost or silenced. This small quest conflicts/contrasts with the dominant cruel and impersonal character of the future city which stems from an attempt by the regimes over the centuries to eliminate parts of its history and leave them in the dark. The connections of the old world, as narrated by the forbidden holograms with the modern world of the heroine, show that there is a recurring pattern in the times that run through the dark life of the city. Immersion in the historical paths of a building complex that left a permanent mark on the memory of the city, will also accompany the troubled consciousness of the heroine. farazisgiorgos@gmail.com
THE SONG OF THE FATES Short Film • 7min • 2D Animation Director: Aristarchos Papadaniel Production: Syllipsis The animated short The Song of the Fates by Aristarchos Papadaniel is based on the ancient Greek myth of the Three Fates who determine in an unavoidable way the destiny of Man. The animated film in animusical form deals with Man’s endless attempt to escape the oppressive power of Fate. An audiovisual reflection on Man’s attempt to transcend the limits of his mortal nature, touching the divine. The film is funded by the Special Program for the Support of the Cinema Community (Animation) of the Greek Ministry of Culture and is implemented in collaboration with the Greek Film Centre (WIP 2021). info@syllipsis.com.gr
VIDEOTHEQUE
SHORT ANIMATED FILMS In development
ART IS MISSING Short Film • 5min • 2D Animation Director: George Kontos Production: MARNI FILMS During a pandemic lockdown, Gill, the director of the Modern Museum of Art, goes to check up on the artworks. She panics when she figures out that all the art is missing from the museum walls and pedestals. Social media are absorbed with the massive disappearance of all the artworks from galleries and museums. The press is caught up in a dispute over uncovering the mystery that seems to suggest conspiracy theories. In the meantime, a police officer reports an illegal party, taking place in the vacant city center. Authorities spot famous works of art having cocktails at a hotel’s roof garden in an effort to socialize. This provokes the museum and government authorities to follow up with a siege. The quarantined humans behind their windows and surrounding balconies are the audience for this hullabaloo where police, journalists and intoxicated works of art are about to collide. georgekontos@gmail.com / mina@marnifilms.gr
CLERK BLUES Short Film • 3min 45sec • 2D Animation, Live Action Director: Eleni Tsampra Production: ELENI TSAMPRA - METAMAN Someone is sitting on an apartment building’s balcony. From a low angle, the camera follows his gaze as he looks across the street towards the apartment complexes. He then closes the door of his apartment and wanders into the empty city. For the first time, his face is revealed in the reflection of a puddle of water on the asphalt. He has dog characteristics. As we hear the verse “someone on the street greeted me”, he smiles at his reflection. The Man-dog drinks coffee alone in a bar. The coffee cream is transformed into a mobile phone menu. He deletes all of his contacts. Returning to his apartment building, he climbs the circular external staircase. He stops, looks at the gap below, then he looks at the backyards of the opposite buildings. He continues his way upward . The final shots in live action, they record the course of a wolf dog, to the roof of the same apartment building. Hearing a bark from the backyard, the wolf dog runs down and gets lost in the void. elenitsa0@gmail.com
VIDEOTHEQUE
THE SYNTHETIC AGE Short Film • 8min • 2D Animation Director: Dimitris Armenakis Production: ARTCUT In a dystopian city, where factory buildings and chimneys are lost in the gray sky, neon signs and advertisements urge people to consume cartoons. In this lifeless condition the cartoons set up their resistance in order to survive. dimrmn91@gmail.com / alexis@artcut.gr
THE TARGET Short Film • 8min • 2D Animation, 3D Animation Director - Producer: Nassos Vakalis From the director of the multi-award-winning animated film “Dinner for Few” comes another story reflecting on social challenges. We often ask kids to put aside what is important in their life and chase after impossible targets. When that becomes an obsession, it’s is usually too late when they realize that life should have been more than that. nassosvakalis@yahoo.com
VIDEOTHEQUE
SHORT ANIMATED FILMS In development MIFA Pitches- Animation du Monde in cooperation with Animasyros
MESUT Short Film • 12-15min • 2D Animation Director: Michalis Kalopaidis & Alexia Roider Producer: Michalis Kalopaidis Mesut, was a Turkish-Cypriot boy that always dreamed of learning to dance the Zeibekiko, a Greek solo dance. The growing political conflict disrupted life on the island of Cyprus and resulted in its separation in 1974. That unfulfilled dream haunted Mesut throughout his life. But Mesut was romantic who never gave up on his dream. ‘Mesut’ is a story about all the men and women, all around the world, whose lives have been marked by conflict. Who experienced loss and separation and found solace and purpose in art. A film that aims to remind viewers on both sides of the divide in in Cyprus as well as from around the world, that the things that unite us, are stronger than the things that divide us. michael@zedemmedia.com by: Polyxeny Ka tsa ri - Ma tina Fyka ri
OSCAR Short Film • 10min • Stop Motion, 2D Cel Animation Director - Producer: Polyxeny Katsari- Matina Fykari ‘Oscar’, is a story of a forgotten child, living alone in an abandoned mansion. No one is there to take care of him; his hair grew long, he still wears his nightgown. One day, he discovers an old key that guides him into a dark forest. Shadowy hands try to intervene, but Oscar, unaware of their existance, follows the key blindly. mr.pitterson@mail.com
VIDEOTHEQUE
SHORT ANIMATED FILMS In distribution
VICKY- 90 SECONDS FOR MOSCHOLIOU Short Film • 1min 30sec • 2D Animation Director: Dimitris Kousandas Production: ANIMASYROS – MELODIA FM Animasyros and Melodia 99.2 radio station join their creative forces to present a new collaboration entitled “Ninety Seconds”. The lives of muchloved Greek singers, who had left their distinct mark in the Greek music history, framed by one of their most emblematic songs become animated films from up-and-coming Greek directors. Under the directorial gaze of the newcomer Dimitris Kousandas, the first film of the series entitled Vicky-Ninety Seconds for Moscholiou weaves together the many bits and pieces to offer a fascinating account of the life of the amazing singer Vicky Moscholiou, to the sounds of the song “People who live alone” composed by Giannis Spanos and written by Giannis Kalamitsis (Moscholiou Sings Spano - Lyra 1977). Dimitris Kousandas was born and raised in Komotini. He studied animation and illustration at the University for the Creative Arts in Great Britain, where he currently lives and works. While he has made many animated films during his studies, the film about Vicky Moscholiou is his first commissioned film. director@animasyros.gr
ANIMATED TV SERIES
ANIMATED CITY STILL CARE SOLVING ANIMATION CASES TV Series • 13 episodes x 30min • 2D & 3D Animation, Live Action Director - Producer: Spyros Siakas Still Carre, an ordinary young man, fan of vintage animation, who lives on a rooftop in the “Head” of the animated city, is transformed into a noir detective when a problem related to some technique or principle of animation arises and, and at the same time introduces us to the art of animation. The notes he keeps in his notebook give excellent information on animation techniques and principles related to each case he undertakes. In addition, they inspire a corresponding animation workshop with specific instructions for creating and inviting the audience of the series to participate. sthsiakas@hotmai.com
VIDEOTHEQUE
SHORT ANIMATED FILMS In distribution Stratos Stassinos Awards 2020
ALL YOU CAN EAT Short Film • 4min • 2D Animation Director: Dimitris Armenakis Production: ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART (Student category) Greek director Dimitris Armenakis presents a parable of consumerism in his animation short All You Can Eat. Cartoons are being taken from their habitat and encaged by humans, only to be processed for one reason – to be eaten alive. The film All You Can Eat by Dimitris Armenakis (recently won the prize for Best Student Film at the ASIFA Hellas 2020 Stratos Stasinos Awards) is a Royal College of Art’s student film 4 min long; now premiering online. dimrmn91@gmail.com
SEVARAMBES Short Film • 11min • 2D Animation Director: George Kontos Production: ΕΡΤ- MARNI FILMS (Professional Category) In a dystopian city where artistic expression is punished by law, Er is arrested and captured in order to be terminated but he refuses to succumb to his ordained fate. georgekontos@gmail.com / mina@marnifilms.gr
FOCUS GREECE
FOCUS GREECE ANIMATED 2021- 75 YEARS AFTER The New Production Ecosystem after 75 years of Greek Animation June 17th / 14:00-15:15
TIME TO CELEBRATE (5’) Takis Kyriakoulakos, Vice-President of ASIFA Hellas and Coordinator of the Hellenic Mission at Annecy 2021, gives an overview of the Greek contributions to the celebrations of 75 years of Greek Animation, 60 years of ASIFA, and 60 years of Annecy Festival, including a premiere at the MIFA pitches - Animation du Monde, Meet the Compοsers and Meet the Festivals Programmers Events at Annecy 2021.
THE DYNAMICS OF GREEK ANIMATION (5’) Vassilis K. Karamitsanis, President of ASIFA Hellas and President of Animasyros Festival, presents the new ecosystem in Greece, built to support international cooperation, and explains the dynamics of this ecosystem for co-productions and the integration of creative talent to the international markets, including young animation directors full of creative potential, representing the future of Greek Animation.
SUPPORTING FEATURE ANIMATION FILMS (5) Athena Kalkopoulou, Promotion Director (Hellas Film) at the Greek Film Centre, presents the new regulations for supporting and promoting feature animation films in Greece, including international co-productions. Two Greek animation feature films in early development and two others in late development are presented at Annecy 2021.
FINANCING SCHEMES FOR ANIMATION (5) Sofia Beretanou, representing EKOME at Annecy 2021, describes the mechanisms of cash rebate and tax rebate schemes for financing animation in Greece, especially international co-productions.
DIGITAL PORTRAITS - EDUCATORS (10’) Interviews with Greek Animation Educators, with subtitles in English, highlighting significant moments from the History of Animation Education such as the first Master in Animation (2D-3D) introduced by Professor Eleni Mouri of the University of the West of Attica, or the revelation of sculptor Feidias as a fine analyst of the movement represented in the Frieze of Parthenon, a research undertaken by the Professor-Researcher Georges Sifianos (ENSAD).
DIGITAL PORTRAITS - FESTIVALS (10’) Interviews with Greek Animation Festival Programmers, with subtitles in English, illustrating the diversity of approaches from the promoters of animation in Greece, and presenting the initiative GAFU (Greek Animation Festivals United) supported by ASIFA Hellas.
DIGITAL PORTRAITS - MASTERS (10’) Interviews with Greek Masters of Animation, with subtitles in English, highlighting significant moments from the History of Animation in 75 years (1945-2020), presenting respected figures of Greek Animation, inspiring the New Generation of Animators in Greece.
DIGITAL PORTRAITS- YOUNG TALENTS (10’) Interviews with Young Greek Animation Directors, with subtitles in English, illustrating the creative power of the young generation. Promising Directors such as Effie Pappa, Irini Viannelli, Irida Zhonga, Thomas Kunstler, and Fokion Xenos, are representing the new wave of stop motion animation in Greece.
PARTNER SCREENINGS
PARTNER SCREENINGS 75 years of Greek Animation Anthologies - Tribute to 60 years of Annecy
BEST OF THE DECADE 2010-2019 •
The Holy Chicken of Life and Music | Nomint (2010, 3’37”)
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The Village | Stelios Polycronakis (2010, 4’24”)
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The Guillable Kiss of Mr Patokos | Alexandros Apostolakis (2014, 5’11”)
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Dinner For Few | Nassos Vakalis (2014, 10’)
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Ethnophobia | Yannis Zhonga (2016, 14’30”)
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Mrs. Metro | Angelos Papantoniou (2016, 4’23”)
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Heatwave | Fokion Xenos (2019, 7’14”)
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Aenigma | Adonis Ntoussias & Aris Fatouros (2016, 10’06”)
WOMEN IN GREEK ANIMATION •
Enough | Anna Mantzaris (2018, 2’22”)
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My Mother’s Coat | Marie-Margaux Tsakiri-Scanatovits (2010, 6’06”)
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Abeyance | Eleni Miltsi (2011, 6’31”)
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The ashes, a love story as told by Stephen Fry | Lena Stamatopoulou & Irida Zhonga (2015, 1’36”)
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The Sempiternal Quest | Polyxeni Katsary (2017, 5’20”)
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The Machine | Ioanna Varsou (2017, 7’56”)
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Branches of life | Katerina Athanassopoulou (2016, 4’13”)
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Parasites | Elpida Boutou (2018, 2’52”)
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From the Same Thread - Phaedra Derizioti | Lorène Friesenbichler & Antonia Piña (2017, 03’06”)
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My Stuffed Granny | Effie Pappa (2014, 9’34”)
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Icebergs | Irini Vianelli (2018, 10’)
MEET COMPOSERS & PROGRAMMERS / ASIFA 60 YEARS
MEET THE COMPOSERS
Meet Animegaron’s Competition Winner Haris Katsilis at the Videotheque, with a composition made especially for the short animation Water’s Tale by Nikos Radaios, and more competing composers from all over the world. (more info)
MEET THE FESTIVAL PROGRAMMERS
ASIFA Hellas meets the following animation festival programmers in one-to-one meetings: International Animation Film Festival Nikozi - Village Nikozi | Georgia - Mariam Kandelaki Anima, Córdoba International Animation Festival - Córdoba, Argentina | Alejandro R. Gonzalez Manchester Animation Festival (MAF) - Manchester, UK - Jennifer Hall | Steve Henderson και Meknes International Animation Film Festival (FICAM) - Meknès, Maroc | Mohamed Beyoud Bucheon International Animation Festival (BIAF) - Bucheon, South Korea | Eugene Kim
60 YEARS OF ASIFA ANNIVERSARY Creative Aspects of South-East Mediterranean Animation
Anthology Screening the following animation shorts, by order of appearance. •
Honayn’s Shoe | Mohamed Ghazala (Egypt, 2010, 3’29”)
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Dragon Recipes | Maria Pavlou, Prod. Maria Pavlou-Pixel Giants, Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture, Cultural Services, Cyprus Cinema Advisory Committee, Co-Prod. Oak9e (Lithuania), Zedem Media (Cyprus), With the financial support of the Cyprus Cinema Advisory Committee and the Lithuanian Film Centre (Cyprus/Lithuania, 2019, 7’)
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My Stuffed Granny | Effie Pappa, National Film & TV School - London (UK / Greece, 2014, 10’)
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Wicked Girl | Ayce Kartal, Les Valseurs / Gao Shan Pictures, (France / Turkey, 2016, 8’4”)
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Between Bears | Eran Hilleli, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design (Israel, 2010, 5’ 21”)
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Apodemy | Katerina Athanassopoulou, The Onassis Cultural Center (Greece, 2012, 5’3”)
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In Other Words | Tal Kantor, Prod. Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design (Israel, 2015, 6’)
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Missing | Tariq Rimawi, University of the Wales-Newport | (UK / Jordan, 2010, 3’)
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Playing House | Özgül Gürbüz & Cenk Köksal | (Turkey, 2017, 3’21”)
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Ostrich Politic, Mohammad Houhou, CFT Gobelins, (France / Lebanon, 2018, 6’26”)
Curated by Zeynep Akcay and Takis Kyriakoulakos Commissioned by ASIFA Director of Special Programs Anastasia Dimitra Watch the anthology at MIFA.
PUBLISHER ASIFA HELLAS - Hellenic Animation Association Agias Markellis 17, 11855 Athens, Greece asifagreece@gmail.com www.asifahellas.eu
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Vassilis C. Karamitsanis | President Panagiotis Kyriakoulakos | Vice-President Anastasia Dimitra | Manager & Treasurer Fokion Xenos | Member Spyros Siakas | Member
CREDITS Nassia Kefala | Artwork & Graphic Design Panagiotis Kyriakoulakos | Content Editor