The Olympia Film Festival team is actively participating in the organization of the Fest of Fests Launching Forum. The Forum will be held on June 25-28, 2018, at the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation in Athens.
The week before, on June 18-22, the MCF will open its doors to pupils and students of schools of the Prefecture of Attica, for the educational activities designed and implemented by Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People.
Agenda soon to be announced; stay tuned for updates!
About Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People
The International Film Festival for Children and Young People is unique in Greece. It was created in 1997 as the result of the collaboration between the Local Authorities of Ilia, and Youth Plan, a not-for-profit organization. It is supported and sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and the General Secretariat of Youth. It holds a creative collaboration with all the big municipalities of the Ilia District as well as with the Greek Film Center, the Audiovisual Institute, the Media Desk Hellas and the National Institute of Youth.
Olympia Festival state of mission
To inform Greek audiences about current film productions for children and youth, to contribute to the development of audiovisual programs for children and young people in Greece, and to encourage the film creation and the development of films for children and youth.
Director
Dimitris Spyrou
List of Awards
International Jury Awards
1. Best Feature Film
2. Best Short Fiction Film
3. Best Animated Short Film
4. Best Feature Film Director
5. Best Feature Film Screenplay
6. Best Young Actor in a Feature Film
7. Best Young Actress in a Feature Film
The Jury may also award Special Prizes and Special Mentions to praise the merits of other films.
Kids and Docs 2015 Jury Awards
1. Best Featurette
2. Best Documentary Short Film
Children’s Jury Awards
1. Best Feature Film
2. Best Short Fiction Film
3. Best Animated Short Film
4. Best Featurette
5. Best Documentary Short Film
Prizes are awarded by the following organizations
1. European Children’s Film Association (ECFA)
2. Centre International du Film pour l’ Enfance et la Jeunesse (CIFEJ)
Submission procedure
The submission deadline for 2017 has expired
Fill out entry form (Each Entry Form should be filled-in and signed by both the producer and the director);
Send DVD with submitted film by mail.
The submission deadlines for 2018 have not yet been announced
Contact
Address:
Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People
18 Rodou Str., 11252 Athens Greece
Email:
info@olympiafestival.gr
festival@olympiafestival.gr
neanikoplano@gmail.com
Official website