This one-day seminar was co-organized with the Greek Educational Radiotelevision (a department of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs), since the demand for more integration of film and/or audiovisual literacy in school education is gaining momentum. On Thursday, June 13, the seminar picked up the discussion where the European forum left off, in order …
The afternoon session of Tuesday, June 11, was dedicated to a round table on the landscape of production of children’s films in various European countries and beyond, and on the dynamics between support of a production industry and educational strategies. The starting point was a research conducted by Eleni Chandrinou and commissioned by the Thessaloniki …
The main focus of the Forum, on June 10-12, was an exchange of experience between 11 European countries, with various levels of integration of a/v and film literacy in their respective school curricula. Different traditions, new challenges, experimentation and good practices were presented by representatives of film festivals, educational organizations and Film Institutes from Germany, …
Following through with suggestions made by the Fest of Fests network members, this year’s Forum is organized as a focus group on the promotion of film literacy in school education and the prominent role of Children and Youth Film Festivals in this context. As a first step to a series of meetings, the first focus group on school …
Monday, June 10 9.30-10.00 Registration 10.00-10.05 Welcome address 10.05-11.05 Greetings Rena Dourou, Regional Governor of Attica Dr. Lefteris Kretsos, Deputy Minister of Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Media Dr. Maria Andreadaki-Vlazaki, Secretary General, Ministry of Culture and Sports Panos Kouanis, President & CEO, EKOME SA-National Centre of Audiovisual Media and Communication Vassilis Kosmopoulos, General Director, Greek Film Centre Nikolaos Grammenos, Consultant, Institute of …
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This questionnaire is part of the survey conducted by Fest of Fests (FoF) and EKOME to map educational activities on film literacy around the world. We wish to find out about your school film educational activities of any kind (formal, non-formal, informal) of any level (primary, secondary, etc) and of any mean (classroom based, web …
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Fest of Fests is an initiative for setting up an international network for youth film festivals, international and national policy-making, as well as academic and educational institutions leading the design and implementation of film literacy programs and initiatives throughout the world. Fest of Fests Launching Forum was held during 25-28 June, 2018 at Michael Cacoyannis …
Many experts from youth film festivals, academic and educational institutions and policy makers, participated in presentation and discussion groups around how to develop “screenwise” young viewers, as well as the launch of the “Screenwiser” platform. The new platform, developed under the scientific auspices of EKOME S.A. (National Centre of Audiovisual Media and Communication of Greece), is the Fest …
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The Fest of Fests forum is scheduled to be held annually at the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation in Athens. Held last June, the launching forum was organized as a kick-off meeting, bringing together 65 world-renowned experts, leading organizations and stakeholders from all over the world. The next forums will be organized as focus groups, focusing on subjects highlighted by the …
