Festival
Media Literacy
Animathesis- Educational Platform
Below you can find the Agora Schedule for ANIMASYROS 2024 powered by PPC.
Agora presentations take place at the Cultural Centre of Hermoupolis.
Special accreditation is necessary for the Agora activities.
Greek Animation Talks powered by GFC take place at the Cultural Center of Hermoupolis with free entrance.
Animation Speed Dating powered by Enterprise Greece takes place at Apollon Theatre.
You can find the full programme of ANIMASYROS 2024 powered by PPC here.
9.30 – 17.30
Pitching Forum Workshop
Sylvain Grain (FR), Delphine Nicolini (FR), Claire Sichez (FR)
*Open only to Pitching Forum Participants
11.00– 12.00
Masterclass
Artist Corner: Behind the Scenes of The Kite
Martin Smatana (SK)
With the support of the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Greece
12.00– 12.40
Work In Progress
Uncovering an untold part of history. Animated documentary: How many nights, how many days.
Alaa Dajani (EG)
17.00 – 19.00
Agora Presentations & Roundtables
17.00 – 17.30
Presentation
Animation & architecture: A pixel cathedral
Emmanuel Blanchard (FR)
10’ Q&A
17.45 – 18.45
Roundtable
An inside look at African animation studios
Raymond Malinga - Creatures (UG), Mahmoud Hemeda – Samaka Studios (EG)
Rita Mbanga – Sunrise (ZA) - Moderator
15’ Q&A
9.30 – 17.30
Pitching Forum Workshop
Sylvain Grain (FR), Delphine Nicolini (FR), Claire Sichez (FR)
*Open only to Pitching Forum Participants
11.00 – 12.30
Masterclass
Regina Pessoa: My creative process
Regina Pessoa (PT)
With the support of the Embassy of Portugal in Greece
17.00 – 19.00
Agora Presentations & Roundtables
17.00 – 17.50
Roundtable
Stop motion animation vs the reality of the Greek animation industry
Eirini Vianelli (GR), Phaedra Derizioti (GR), Yiannis Christoforou (GR)
Zoe Kandyla - EKK (GR) – Μoderator
10’ Q&A
18.00 – 18.50
Roundtable
Breaking barriers: African women leading in animation
Comfort Arthur – The Comfy Studio (GH), Ebele Okoye – Jolly Squid (NG)
Mounia Aram (MA) – Moderator
10’ Q&A
9.30 – 17.30
Pitching Forum Workshop
Sylvain Grain (FR), Delphine Nicolini (FR), Claire Sichez (FR)
*Open only to Pitching Forum Participants
10:00 –10:30
Presentation
Three different artistic processes for three short films
Claire Sichez (FR)
10’ Q&A
10:45 – 11:20
Roundtable
Line Producing for animation – The case study of P
Einat Keshet (IL), Athena Kalkopoulou (GR)
10’ Q&A
11.30 – 13.00
Masterclass
From concept to screen: Behind the scenes of Triggerfish Studio
Vanessa Sniden (ZA)
13.00 – 14.00
Greek Animation Talks powered by the Greek Film Centre with Yorgos Kapoutzidis
Yorgos Kapoutzidis (GR)
17.00 – 19.30
Agora Presentations & Roundtables
17.00 – 17.50
Roundtable
Hellenic Places: From concept to execution of an animated documentary TV series
Agisilaos Rompolas (GR), Vasiliki Iskenderoglou (GR), Faye Tsitsipi – Cosmote TV (GR)
Athena Kalkopoulou (GR) – Moderator
10’ Q&A
18.00 – 18.50
In conversation with Isabel Herguera of “Sultana’s Dream”
Isabel Herguera (ES), Nancy Denney Phelps (BE)
10’ Q&A
With the support of the Embassy of Spain in Greece & the Cervantes Institute, Athens.
9.30 – 14.30
Pitching Forum Workshop
Sylvain Grain (FR), Delphine Nicolini (FR), Claire Sichez (FR)
*Open only to Pitching Forum Participants
10.00- 13.00
Agora Presentations & Roundtables
10.00 – 10.30
Roundtable
Creative Europe-MEDIA talks about the world of International co-Productions
Olivier Catherin (FR), Viviane Vanfleteren (BE), Anna Kasimati / Creative Europe Office GFC (GR) Moderator
10’ Q&A
10.40 – 11.10
Roundtable
Distribution of Animation Films in Greece: Strategies and Prospects.
Dafni Bechtsi – Cinobo (GR), Ioanna Panagiotidou – Rosebud.21 (GR), Irini Souganidou – Feelgood Entertainment (GR)
Athina Kartalou-Antoukou (GR) Moderator
10’ Q&A
11.20 – 11.50
Roundtable
A new era for the audiovisual industry in Greece. Creative Greece meets animation
Leonidas Christopoulos/Creative Greece (GR), Vassilis C. Karamitsanis (GR), Irini Souganidou (GR)
Sofia Beretanou / ΕΚΟΜΕ (GR) Moderator
10’ Q&A
12.00 – 12.30
Roundtable
Promoting animated films through International Film Festivals: Insider's experiences and testimonies
Eleni Androutsopoulou / TIFF (GR), Sylvain Grain / MIFA Annecy (FR), Barbara Dukas / DISFF (GR)
Maria Anestopoulou (GR) – Moderator (GR)
10’ Q&A
12.40-13.00
Roundtable
Animated Commissioned Films: Sharing experiences on strategy choices & creative storytelling
Agathi Plota-DDB Athens (GR) Joseph Coveney, John O'Connell- Studio 9 (IE)
13.00 – 14.00
Greek Animation Talks powered by the Greek Film Centre with Yorgos Kapoutzidis
Yorgos Kapoutzidis (GR)