Short Films Animation (part 3)

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

1. Steklishko (Glass Piece) Italy Anya Ru 00:02:10
A consolation poem for difficult times. The view through a green shard of glass transforms a black and white winter landscape into a green hill in the sunshine. Short animation based on Agnia Barto poetry for children.

2.If Only United States Hossein Valian, Zahra Avarandeh 00:01:55
In a humble neighborhood, a little girl dreams aloud, sharing her heartfelt aspirations and yearnings for a brighter future.

3.Cold Soda United States Huayi Yu 00:02:30
Your dog is always thinking about you and wants to get you a cold soda.

4.Dreaming Big Spain Carmen Pelaz, Patricia Ferrer 00:04:38
The story of a girl who tries to figure out what she wants to be when she grows up. Join Diana through her rollercoaster of emotions and discover how such a simple question can end up being so complicated.

5. A Story of Life, Germany, Lukas Eichenauer 00:06:09
In an abstract and poetic form, the film tells us the true and dramatic story of a Chinese girl named Lorna (my Grandmother), an Irish soldier named Steve, and their daughter. The story is told in the form of a fable. At the beginning of the story, Lorna, a red-crowned crane, meets Steve, a gray crane who is passing through Hong Kong with his flock of birds. The two fall in love, but when Steve's flock of birds moves on, he leaves Lorna and their egg unprotected. Lorna then goes in search of him. The egg is now completely alone, and a lizard threatens to eat it. Contrary to its nature, however, the lizard decides to take care of the helpless egg.

6. Pompon Ours - The dream of the Totem Tree, France, Matthieu Gaillard 00:21:20
This morning, Pompon is all shaken and excited: he had the dream of the Totem Tree! He has to go through the forest on his own and find the way to his very own tree. Eager to grow up, Pompon prepares for this enchanting initiatory journey.

7. Tuu Tuu Til Germany Veronica Solomon 00:04:32
For little children, the world is full of mystery and unknown. They need the help of a wise companion to navigate the challenges of every-day life. Or maybe it’s their awe and wonder at everything new that fills the everyday life with magic (and nonsense) for the adults around them?

8. The Chihuahua Shake United States Chase Olivera 00:13:56
Experience this musical comedy about a famous Parisian dachshund who is tasked with painting a portrait of a crazy chihuahua who just won't stop shaking. Only a local band can help the chihuahua explain that there's more to his shake than meets the eye. This project is a completely original and fresh tale, made by an 18-year-old director, told with beautiful scenery, an enchanting score, and knee-slapping visual gags throughout.

9.Pader France Jean Vergé 00:08:25
"A young boy, clad in a dunce cap and lion's paw gloves, embarks on a quest across a fiery desert, carrying a heavy burden. Compelled by an imperative inner voice, he faces hardships, turning his duty into a tool to get through the pitfalls.

10. FERMENTO Mexico Andrea Ortega Botello 00:04:30
A nauseous baker is amazed of what the rottenness of his kitchen has been able to create, a fermented dough to the point of monstrosity capable of wipe him out.

11. Good Night China lu ren 00:02:19
A fish swims towards light, but founds itself trapped. Suddenly the danger approches from darkness...... An 2D experimental animation made by myself. Inspired by the sense of anxiety and helplessness during COVID pandemic. Imitated some feature of Chinese ink painting. Explored some experimental approaches of animation.

12.SEISHIN France Thomas Marsollier, Axel Defforge, Pablo Barros, José de las Heras, Mathieu Compin 00:03:18
Ryoshi, a mighty demon hunter finally arrives to the temple where a creature reign over the nearby lands. Facing off his enemy, a duel is starting…

13. Muscle Man in: Metal Mayhem, Belgium, nicolas laurent gemoets 00:08:21
Muscle Man, the world's cleanest superhero, embarks on a thrilling battle against a giant robot determined to reduce the city to rubble, but his obsession with order could lead him to his downfall.

14. The Dark Lord France Hector Fernando Alvarado 00:04:33
The Dark Lord of Skull Mountain just wants only to spend a relaxing eveing at his home. But pesky heros keep trying to knock down his door and slay him. He destroys them all easily but they just keep coming. It seems there truly is no rest for the wicked.

15.The Juicebox Paradigm United States Maggie Pond 00:02:07
A child scientist unable to open a juice box devolves into madness.

16. Ties Spain Pedro Mario García Viché 00:06:22
In a world where love and attraction relationships become visible through a magic tie that links people, two teenagers aged 13, Maya and Fen, create their connection. However, after some teenagers mock them, Maya runs away and her link with Fen breaks. Maya will have to reflect on her feelings and decide if she is willing to lose her relationship with Fen.

17. Grab and Give United States Hossein Valian, Zahra Avarandeh 00:01:48

18. (Re)Call France Sam ATMANE, Pierre-André BLANC, Faustine GUISSE, Camille LE BOUCHER, Léo RESENDE 00:06:04
A young man, who has a conflicted relationship with his mother, gets thrown into his own mind while memories resurface.

19. Father's Letters France Alexey Evstigneev 00:12:10
In 1934, Professor Vangengheim is condemned to the Gulag on the Solovki. As he pretends to be on a grand voyage of exploration, he crafts imaginative tales in letters to his daughter Eleonora, shielding her from the truth of his sentencing as a "traitor to the motherland”.

20. Dear Angela Spain José Luis Quirós, Paco Sáez 00:08:00
The story of the short takes us to World War II and tells the moving story of Angela, whose world falls apart when her husband is called to fight and never returns. The story is an emotional exploration of love, loss and the power of memory.

21. FIERCE France Asghar Safar, Antoine de Bujadoux 00:08:00
Franco's dictatorship, Spain, 1945. Manolo, a famous bullfighter has to leave the country to find safety for his family. Before he leaves, he has one last fight to take up.

22. TO BIRD OR NOT TO BIRD Spain Martín Romero 00:09:00
To bird or not to bird, that is the question. A critical and kaleidoscopic view of the current world told through the tragicomic and grotesque experiences of some birds.

23. sakura Japan Kisoh Horie 00:01:30
A story about the grief and hardship of losing an important person in a difficult time: through experiencing the war, the boy learns although his mother cannot stay with him forever, his mother's spirit will always be with him and help him navigate life.

23. Gaze Germany Tianshu Yang, Xiaoxuan Yu 00:05:42
“Gaze” is an 6-minute-long animation produced by Tianshu Yang and Xiaoxuan Yu, which tells an everyday story about being gazed at and gazed at. Being stared at by others in public is often a bad experience for us. Animators react to being stared at by being uncomfortable or insecure, even though they know that not everyone who stares has to mean it negatively.

24. Lights Czech Republic Jitka Nemikinsová 00:08:26
Lightbulbs are throwing a party for growing up flames to welcome them in the system that will let them shine and protect them. But one flames likes to play with fire and rebels against the system. ----- In a small town inhabited by lightbulbs, a big public birthday party is taking place. It's an initiation ritual for small flames. A glass bulb is placed on them, so that they can shine forever. This means they are adults and are a part of the lightbulb community. But eternal life isn't for free. The last flame in the row notices that with every new adult, candles on a cake are dying out. He points this out to the flames before him. One flame decides to take off its bulb and keep its candle alive, but it dies out trying this. The last flame isn't waiting for anyone, he grabs his last candle and he runs home. He meets his mother at home. She tries to convince it to give lightbulbs a chance. The mother is a lightbulb herself and she tries to stop her child. But the flame isn't listening to her and runs away. Lightbulbs follow him as he runs away from the town and continues its rampage. Anything he sees, he sets it on fire. The mother is worried about him. When it starts raining, she sneaks out of the town and saves her child right before he dies out completely. When Flame wakes up, he's a lightbulb. His mother calms him down and sits him down at the table. She brings out a birthday cake and she shows Flame that he can light the candles when nobody's looking. And that he can take off his bulb only for a second. One by one, they light all the candles.

25. Thinkle Italy Chiara Amenta, Claudia Antonioli, Enrica Carpentieri, Giorgia D'Aleo, Fabio La Gattuta, Gabriele Minotti, Bianca Santarelli 00:05:48
An ordinary man’s journey in search of his inner well-being.

26. Weightless Spain Mark D'Rozario, Yu Zhu, Athanasia Kokkala, Louisa Esposito 00:03:42
Alone in his room, a little boy discovers the power of weightlessness.

27. HERBE VERTE France 00:12:00
Red boards the train. If she could vanish right then and there, she would. Everything is off, unreal. Memories blend together with the landscape. Time and space collapse. A little girl runs towards a creaking house. Wild grass grows in the train. Red wades through and confronts her past.

28. LACK Poland 00:10:00
The film tells a story about struggling with pain and suffering. It touches on a very personal experience. It is a story of loneliness, anger and grief experienced by parents who lose a child. It is an intimate and emotional visualization of the world in which bereaved people live. It tells about a situation for which no one is prepared, and the 'catalogue' of reactions we have known up to that point becomes useless.

29. A VORT IS A VORT Israel Dvir Baum, Inbar Putterman, Adi Katz 00:08:03
Reizel a young Jewish girl was promised to the greatest tzadik (pious man) in the shtetl. unfortunately he turned into a goat, but everyone belivied that after the wedding he'll become that great man once more. The ceremony ended but nothing has changed he remains a goat. Now reizel must cope with her new husband

30. Zoo Jordan Tariq Rimawi 00:08:00
As Sami is wandering through the worst zoo in the world while looking for his ball, he crosses paths with a little tiger named Laziz, which follows him on his quest to find a safe place to play. Against all odds, they become friends. But the remnants of war harbor danger.

31. Itch United Kingdom Hristina Iankova, Marcelina Dopierala 00:02:40
A girl’s sleep is disturbed by an insect. As the night pro

gresses, she starts hallucinating from sleep deprivation. Struggling with her inner demons personified in the mosquito tormenting her, the girl desperately tries to wake up.

32. The Perfect Fit Lithuania Meinardas Valkevičius 00:10:30
Patrick lives in a children’s home. After seeing a parrot in the zoo, he becomes obsessed with them, which makes it even harder for him to belong and find parents who want to adopt him.

33. Song of the Lake Mexico Carlos Sallas, Ari Navarrete, Samuel Mendez 00:06:16
An old fisherman plays a song at a quiet lake, his last hope to find a cure for the sickness that has befallen her granddaugther.

34. Ｈoming Taiwan YI TING WANG 00:06:58
Yujin, who comes from a traditional family, has a strong trauma related to heavy rain. Now, as an adult, he has returned home to take care of his family, and the shadow has resurfaced. Through depicting his inner journey of evasion when facing pain, the story brings out the complex emotions in family relationships, along with that indescribable love.

35. Rosaria's marriage Italy 00:04:10
Oscar Renni, Adina Oana Enache An interview with my grandmother talking about her old wedding. We know it wasn’t a good marriage, the one with a fisherman, and my grandmother doesn’t want to remember it. She tells us about the good days spent at the sea, about a fish caught and eaten, about her.

36. Mother's bag Russian Federation Alyona Chebotnyagina 00:02:45
Mother's bag can store everything in the worlds inside. So, finding anything can become a hard task. What exactly is in the mother's bag ? Why only she can find everything in a second ? And her daughter will face those questions

37. BLEU AZUR Canada Anne ESOR | Xavier FONTAINE | Mélodie GUENEGANT | Thomas HUGONNET | Ambre KALIL | Nolwenn NASSE 00:03:01
In a dystopian world, two characters flee from the authorities across the rooftops of a city, carrying a bag whose content is a mystery.

38. Phonorama Spain Alex Rey 00:12:40
Jose Antonio is about to enjoy a pleasant afternoon of reading, confined to his wheelchair, in his apartment in Manhattan. But a dark and terrible force is about to turn his world upside down. And it is that no one can escape the destructive power of Phonorama…

39. Beyond the Horizon Serbia Rastko Kukić 00:08:16
A group of people sleep standing up with their heads down. Light appears and disappears. People wake up. They look around, looking for a source of light. They return to their original position and sink back into sleep. The light appears and disappears. People wake up, look around and fall asleep. The light reappears and disappears. People wake up again, look around again and fall asleep again. Light appears but does not disappear. People are starting to walk towards the light. The film Beyond the Horizon is a metaphorical story about the eternal human search for the meaning of one's existence and one's place in the world, as well as the states and situations that individuals and society go through during that search.

40.Poupées Temporelles France Arthur Davignie, Maxence Desein, Hélia Deplanque 00:05:25
Captives from the cycle of time, watch the world and humankind's evolution around you. Travel through eras to find a rebirth.

41. Someone Else's Story Israel Michal Lustig 00:04:35
'Someone else's story' brings the embrace that women have learned to give each other in a world where they are still weakened and vulnerable

42. Sinking Belgium Manon Souza 00:03:20
A small being sink in himself and his anxiety and tries to escape from his dark thoughts . His locked up in an almost invisible box, a box that suffocates him . Sometimes he sees a way out far away but his hands, his feet and his thoughts avoir him to move forward . He’s opressed and kept hostage by himself .

43. SILHOUETTE France 00:05:02
Silhouette tells the story of Claire, a young woman who has just moved to a big city. She soon finds her body gradually disappearing.

Take your fear and throw it away! with Dímitra Valaváni, Déspoina Tziáki

Βιβλιοπωλείο "Το Σποράκι"

Short Films Animation - Refugees

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

1. Fall of light, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Farzaneh Shafiei, Amin Saffar, 10:08

Fall of light is a part of 6_years old girl,s life. she losts her family during the war and her mother was forced to hide her in a sewage canal.
Due to the intense and chronic psychological pressures She had suffered from severe mental stress and saw the events of the world around her with revery and hallucination.

2. The Last Line, Greece, Io Andrikopoulou, 4:13

War is a dark part of the human history. Within a war, there is the front line, where individuals stand in the field of battle against the enemy. However, war transcends the battlefield, leaving behind a 'last line' ,the children and the people who remain behind, the civilians.
Through this title, 'The Last Line', the film examines the importance of the war's final line. It primarily focuses on the roles of children and the experiences of those who are confronted with war. The title also serves as a reminder of the significance that we should recognize and address the long-term effects of war on children. It calls on the audience to consider their role in mitigating and addressing the terrors of war.

3. The Wish, India, Vivek Pathak, Nikhil Chandra, 6:05

The Wish is about a 7 year old orphan boy living in a war torn neighborhood and his perilous journey to the post office to send a letter and a cookie box to Santa Claus.

4. 40° A LA SOMBRA (40° TO THE SHADOW), Argentina, Eduardo Elli, 2:00

A summer Sunday with 40° to the shadow.
In a parking lot, a little girl invokes her recently deceased grandmother and waits for something extraordinary to happen.

5. Hide & Seek, Palestine, State of, Rami Abbas, 7:14

"Hide & Seek" is an animated short film that narrates the story of a child and his fish on their journey into the unknown, following the raid on the child's town during the ongoing war ravaging his country. The short film captures the steps of this journey and its transformations, concluding as the child reaches one of the coasts.

6. Red Snow, Israel, Jonathan Dumosch, 8:15

Arthur fears losing his son, whose serving in a military operation. This brings up repressed memories from Arthur's past as a mercenary.

7. The Silent Route, United Kingdom, Merve Cirisoglu, 8:30

During the war years when women were kidnapped and tortured in concentration camps, a young woman was struggling to cross the border with her newborn baby and three elderly relatives. However, their ox-cart got stuck on a muddy road near the security post. While their minds were obsessed with the possibility of being apprehended by the enemy, the magic of humanity brought out something unexpected.

Presentation of the comic book "The dead brother" by Eva Poulopoulou

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

The philologist Anna Lampardakis and the creator of the comic Eva Poulopoulou talk about the original comic "Tou nekro brodrou", the most popular folk song and its composition in a comic. Narrated by actress Marinella Vlahaki. The folk song Tou Nekrou Aderfou is one of the oldest narrative songs of the Balkans with its origins lost in the depths of the centuries. It was sung in versions with a single theme based on the common roots of the peoples of the region, defying physical borders and cultural differences. Timeless ideas such as the sanctity of the oath, the power of the lament and the curse, perceptions of life in the outback, but also magical elements such as the resurrection and talking birds, compose a haunting, fascinating tale. Enjoy it in a work that combines the richness of folk tradition and the singularity of folk song language, with the contemporary, direct and intimate visual language of comic books. (from the back cover of the book) Speakers: Eva Poulopoulou, Anna Lampardaki Marinella Vlachaki reads

Networking of Young Artists: Polinikis Papoulias, Elisavet Stavranioudaki

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

We invite the young artists of Chania to an open meeting to map the goals and needs of our city's artistic groups and individuals. At the same time, we propose the creation of a support network that will provide a platform for communication, resource exploration, and possible collaborations.

*Participation in all workshops is free. Instead of a fee, you can donate stationery (pencils, erasers, sharpeners, crayons, drawing blocks, etc.), which will be donated to the children of the Association of Voluntary Offering and Support “Orizondas”.

The performance of the female gender as seen in the model of the female fighter in comics and graphic novels: Eleni Kyratzi

Digital

The presentation will reference the way in which comics and graphic novels represent and reshape the norms of the female gender and examine the impact of female combative characters on wider society and culture.

Short Films Animation (part 4)

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

1. Near France Olivier AVELLAN 00:04:48
By the time she realises the danger that has plunged the city into panic, it's too late to hope for escape. Despite her pregnancy, Claire will have to contend with a dense and agitated crowd, far too numerous to fit into the only remaining train.

2.BEFORE DYING, THE WENDIGO'S SHADOW Spain Alvar Vielsa 00:09:00
An original idea by Carlos Wallas, in the purest Japanese-style Spaghetti Western, Before Dying is the story of Jack, a lone ranger who, accepting a bank robbery, will find himself involved in deception, betrayal and death. Fate is complicated for him when he comes into contact with a Wendigo or Indian demon that will change his destiny.

3. Covert Singapore Bevryn Chua, Rodolfo Barcelli, Celeste Chia 00:05:07
A security guard must protect a priceless Jewel from a thief's clutches until the police arrive.

4. BLAZE France GONCALVES Iona 00:01:11
Shinji's home has turned into a huge blaze. In a very last burst of Hope, he makes his way into the house and passes by several rooms despite fire. Unfortunately … it’s too late. Scorched bodies lies on the floor and just in front of him, the devil itself overlooks the room.

5. LETHAL France Vincent LARCHER 00:01:21
A Special Agent enters inside a house to eliminate a chemist working bacteriological weapons.

6. AU REVOIR MON MONDE France Estelle BONNARDEL Florian MAURICE Quentin DEVRED Baptiste DUCHAMPS Maxime FOLTZER Astrid NOVAIS 00:05:15
The world is about to end, and a man stuck in a fish costum attempts to cross the chaos of the city to reach a mysterious tower.

7. HUBRIS France 00:06:25
An intergalactic cargo pilot answers a call for helps from a shipwrecked archaeologist. Faced with a priceless treasure, both men turn out to be monstrously proud and greedy.

8. STARCATCHER Canada Lara Patiño, Christian Ishimwe, Daniel Rodriguez Aguileta, Petr-Daniel Rechtacek, Yeon Sang Yun, Yuan Zhen Tsai 00:03:51
Legna and her cat Mira land on a planet in a small rocket with only have one goal in mind : to catch a Star ! However, gravity makes their mission almost impossible...

9. CYCLE France 00:04:57
Nest, an eleven year old girl, decorates her cocoon : everything is calm and minimalist, surrounded by vegetation with a pastel hue. Suddenly, a shadow changes the brightness of her surroundings.

10. Cain Albania Shaqir Veseli 00:06:30
'Fratricide', Cain, will be called hereafter, whichever is likewise; there will be no comfort for them in this world and the other. The fiery hell will not suffice to take away the curse, and from then on he will pursue them as a punishment: 'Fratricide'- Cain, 'Fratricide' - Cain.

11.WAMAI Portugal Luca Mussini, Nuno Taborda, Pedro Fernandes 00:03:37
Three students cross the same academic path, with a love for animation in common. What brought them here? What feelings are in the genesis of this choice? What motivates them to animate?

12. Pune Design Festival Versus Ident Film India Suresh Eriyat 00:00:43
The theme for the latest edition of the Pune Design Festival was 'Versus'. Our idea was to make the film fun by showing a competition between a designer (a hand) and an idea (colourful clay). Using stop-motion, we showed how they played and worked together. We used bright colors and movements to make it exciting. Sound effects and music made the film lively. Overall, it is about showing how designers tackle challenges and find great solutions.

13. Cocoon China Yiwei Chen 00:04:30
A girl wakes up alone in the dark and surreal night, triggering fragmented memories of neglect by her caregivers.

14. the glass ceiling Argentina 00:03:00 liliana esther romero
the glass ceiling it´s the invisible limit imposed on women, which little by little we are breaking

15.Lingering Echoes of Time United States Xinhui Chen 00:02:10
"Lingering Echoes of Time" follows the journey of a delayed message, questioning if its significance endures through time. It plays around with multiple realities like the present, the imagination, and the memory and what could-have-been. It uses different visual styles and techniques like motion design, frame-by-frame animation, and 3D animation to represent reality and imagination. It explores the passage of time using natural elements like changing colors of the butterfly, daytime and nighttime, water and ice, flowers and rain. The film is a meditation, where the audience can reflect on their relationship with the past, present and the future.

16. THE SHADOW OF A SECOND Luxembourg Fabien WEIBEL 00:04:39
With his head in the gears but his heart in the clouds, the little metal being destined to maintain the interior of a giant clock is about to come face to face with harsh reality.

17. When I Look United Kingdom Rosina Wager 00:03:20
A young woman struggles with her body image

18. Hair Universe Korea, Republic of Jinuk Choi 00:11:17
A grieving boy finds the hair of his recently deceased mother caught in the drainage hole during the shower, and gets swept into the ‘Hair Universe’, an unknown world underneath the bathtub.

19. Pathetic Iran, Islamic Republic of Narges Zakeri 00:06:17
A pianist who takes pills to cope with social pressures and problems in life and issues he sees in society (such as suicide, war, animal abuse...).

20. Letter from a stranger Iran, Islamic Republic of Shima Markazi Omidvar 00:05:49
"Letter from a Strange" is a short 2D animation that explores the delicate interplay between two colleagues working in a large library. Despite the absence of an apparent connection, the story highlights how their actions impact each other's mental health, subtly revealing the concept of "hidden violence" in contemporary society.

21.Dead Air Spain Ronja Ehlers, Inês Filipa Palma Martins, Melissa Fabienne Klein, Lucía Artiles De Urioste 00:04:42
'Dead Air' captures a fleeting moment of connection amidst a life of coexistence, revealing the beauty of the seemingly mundane. A stop-motion short about existential absurdity, loneliness and the banal that plays with framing in an unexpected way.

22. Navee's Head Israel Nitzan Weiner 00:07:12
Navee, a young man from an Israeli Kibbutz is the last of his age group who keep living in the kibbutz. Navee works at the dairy farm with other old workers who take him lightly. One day Navee woke up with a second head on his shoulder, he become Navee's friend but soon developed his own ideas that going to change Navee's life

23. Echo Iran, Islamic Republic of Zahra khirshidi paji 00:06:28
The echo's summary: a woman and a seal which are both mothers, narrate life, pain and hope in a common way and a certain destiny.

24. I Would Like to Live on the Moon United Kingdom Emily Burke 00:02:13
A young non-binary person feels overwhelmed and wants to escape - literally, to the moon.

25. Line 23 Spain Concha Alonso Valdivieso 00:05:59
On a sunny but cold morning, typical of January, the bus of line 23 arrives at the cemetery. Some passengers come for the first time, for others it is part of their routine.

26. The Seed Spain Daniel Ortiz 00:07:17
A solitary man shares his existential bewilderment with an attentive bartender. Haunted by a pervasive sense of detachment, he seeks solace and answers from his psychiatrist and an enigmatic woman.

27. Through the Mirror Greece Iskenderoglou Vasiliki 00:02:28
Claire travels to a Victorian Era ballroom through a magic mirror that she found in an antique shop. There she meets Edward. Edward connects the past with the present.

28. The Body of the World Italy Simone Massi 00:04:00
The intellectual soul of man extends from the earth and ascends, in order to comprehend the body of the world, the wondrous substance of the sky.

29. N'HUT France 00:02:48
A family of squirrels build their house by destroying the tree on which it stands.

30. Bird Drone Australia 00:08:55 Radheya Jang Jegatheva
A heartfelt story of unrequited love explored through a lonely seagull struggling to accept that his newfound object of affection is a human-operated drone with a limited battery life.

31.Impurrfection Taiwan Chiang Yao 00:13:10
Mr. Cat has aquaphobia, and he was too terrified to swim in the zodiac race to fulfill his dream of becoming the Guardian God of the Year. He has since lived regretfully by the sea, overlooking the race’s destination every day for countless years, until an accident brings him closer and closer to the water.…

32. ABÎME Canada Angélique Champagne, Tristan Galopin, Emmanuel Guillet, David Mackay, Roukia Mari, David Emmanuel Munoz, Roxane Payment 00:05:12
Between reality and fiction, Abîme visually translates Thomas’ journey to the heart of his psyche. He will have to confront his inner demons in order to escape the toxic refuge he has created for himself…

33. Time Killer France Jean Vergé 00:07:20
A man misses his metro. Forced to wait for the next train, he settles on a bench and rolls his thumbs. Without knowing how or why, a smartphone, or perhaps a console, falls into his hands.

34. Little Hiccups Australia Fitriani Revanda 00:02:13
"In our everyday lives, some things happen that we cannot really explain...or can we?" A silly story about the little monsters scampering around the hidden corner of our life.

35. APRÈS PAPI France Swann VALENZA, Florian GOMES FREITAS, Juliette MICHEL, Victoria LEVIAUX, Axel SENCE 00:06:53
"Haunted by the terrifying ghost of his Grandpa, Loup, a little boy obsessed with insects, will have to outcome his fear to discover why it came back."

36. WONDERMOM France 00:06:11
During her pregnancy, Alice learns from her super mom handbook that nothing is more wonderful than having a child. But when the baby is born, she fonds herself overwhelmed by the idealized expectations she had of motherhood.

37. Ana Morphose Portugal Joao Rodrigues 00:10:00
A little girl reads herself to sleep. As she dozes off, the physical world starts melting into an alternate reality where the contents of a book rule over the laws of physics. Ana has to escape being swallowed by the overwhelming accumulation of printed knowledge and find her own space in a world where nothing is what it seems.

38. Ride on the wind China Li Jianghang 00:10:37\

39. Bless you China QING YANG 00:07:46
The man and woman fell in a barren mountain. They found a tree on the mountain that would realize their wishes. They kept making wishes to the tree, and finally gradually lost themselves. They were eventually swallowed by their own desires.

40. The Shoe and the cat Chile Fabian Esteban Cocq 00:02:09
A lone shoe on a roof watches a cat fall from a trash can. The shoe decides to take care of him and help him find a home.

50. The Grand Mother Poland Julia Hazuka 00:10:00
Alternate version of a history about beggining of human race. The Great Spideress raises the first human to teach him ways of the world. After reaching the adulthood, Mother has a Grand gift for her Son.

51. LACK Poland Paweł Prewencki 00:10:45
The film tells a story about struggling with pain and suffering. It touches on a very personal experience. It is a story of loneliness, anger and grief experienced by parents who lose a child. It is an intimate and emotional visualization of the world in which bereaved people live. It tells about a situation for which no one is prepared, and the 'catalogue' of reactions we have known up to that point becomes useless.

52. Giltar 213 United Kingdom Meng Qi 00:03:03
Story begins in a tiny slice of life, where the pain begins with words and ends in peace. It is a story of slight sadness and hopelessness, indeed a stage that everyone has probably gone through.

53. The Angst and the Bliss Italy Mangoosta 00:15:00
On the night of the 14th of July 1933, the writer Raymond Roussel closes the door of his room at the Hotel Des Palmes in Palermo. He swallows pills, drags the mattress to the centre of the room and lies down on it. The next morning his companion, accompanied by a valet, finds his corpse. But is he really dead? Or did he cross a border that he considered unacceptable, that between reality and imagination?

54. A Tiny Number Portugal Luc Lavault 00:12:21
As a prisoner in an Auschwitz outdoor commando, Rahmil escapes one day with a comrade. They have only a few apples in their hands and the forest as a witness.

55. above the light Iran, Islamic Republic of somayeh nili 00:07:55
The young woman is desperate because of the loss of one of her loved ones. A force invites him to continue his life again.

56. Plain of Yellow Flowers Iran, Islamic Republic of Hossein Aghamohammadi 00:08:42
An Iranian Films Agency and Distribution Under the supervision of "Alimohammad Eghbaldar" www.iranfilmport.com Synopsis:A girl is only eager for the birth of her sister. She imagines her in her dreams and is trying to make a gift for her...

57. Amity Emma Zafirovska 00:01:12
Following a group of friends going to light a lantern

58. DIAPHRAGM Brazil Robson Cavalcante 00:10:00
Carlos, a very creative boy, always considered his eyes his greatest source of entertainment, but after discovering that he has diabetes, he understands that he will need resilience to face blindness.

59. Faceless Indonesia SHAFYNI 00:01:08
A faceless woman must pick the type of person she wants to be for the day.

60. When.the.Khan.died Iran, Islamic Republic of Abbas Kaviri 00:05:35
In a remote village in the center of Iran, around the 1330s of AH, both the south villager and the north villager died at the same time. Currently, the members of both the villages are looking to give a grand burial ceremony for their respective leaders. During the process, fueled by the inventions of the village's elderly merchant, conflicts and disagreements arise, and ultimately, everyone is driven by self-interest, greed, and unnecessary prejudice, leading to their destruction

61. Shower Thoughts Canada Kym Santiana 00:03:08
A girl gets lost in her thoughts in her morning shower. Traveling from imaginary world to world until she fully wakes up and is ready to take on the day!

62. Daisy Spain Aditi Dixit, Joffrey Atienza Zamora, Shecid Domínguez Aguilera 00:04:47
In the depths of darkness lies a music box which opens to reveal a young girl dressed in a petal dress. As the spotlight illuminates her, she discovers her ability to make music with her movements, which engages her to dance. Unbeknownst to her, eerie eyes observe her dance, causing petals to pluck out from her dress. Suddenly, she realizes that she is being watched by these eerie eyes. Desperate to escape, she struggles against her captors, only to be confined within the music box. However, a twist of fate unfolds as another child emerges from a new music box.

63. The Collector Mexico Alex Pelayo 00:07:02
A homeless man guards a secret in the depths of the earth. Pia, a possum who shares the same luck, crosses paths with him and tries to uncover the mystery. Unbeknownst to her, this will lead to a much bigger adventure than she expected.

64. UNE VIE 2 FLEURS France Yaseen LALMAHOMED – Macélie FOUCHIER – Marie Marcheix – Lucie GUILLOT 00:05:31
An 80-year-old grandmother, called Flore, lives alone in a country house with a plant that she cherishes enormously. However, the plant begins to wither. The grandmother will then try to save him by all means.

65. Felina Spain María Lorenzo 00:11:56
Felina is a woman who can turn into a panther, or maybe a panther who can turn into a woman. She is in love with a blind pianist to whom she does not want to reveal her nature. However, one day she receives unexpected news: she is pregnant with cubs.

66. The Deer Netherlands Baran Sedighian 00:04:42
There is a herd of deer living in the forest. The hunters attack them and one of them is injured. After a while, the wounded deer gets better and wants to go back to his old life, but he realizes that there is no going back, he has changed. The deer starts to migrate so that he can know his new self.

67. FLOCKY Spain ESTHER CASAS ROURA 00:11:53
FLOCKY is an animated allegory navigating pregnancy, exploring the connection between a mother and her unborn child. Set in a melancholic and enchanting world, this story captures the essence of love, and the poignant nature of loss.

68. Fantasmando: Last Stop Brazil Beatriz Peres Ferreira, Giovanna Lessa Moreira, Luiza Cerizza, Mateus Morais, Natália Lumi Kassa, Sorin Salomão 00:04:53
Waiting for his train late at night, Murilo has an unexpected encounter with a ghost that wears a very familiar pair of sneakers.

69. Rabbit Hole - A Life Wasted Belgium Bram Van Rompaey, Reinout Swinnen 00:00:35
A rabbit wants to escape from an evil bunny factory

70. Glimmer China Bo Zhang 00:11:21
This film is dedicated as a gift to all the children around the world who are about to start school. As you grow, you may encounter dangers, you may come across people or things that harm you, and you may face pivotal decisions on your path in life. To transcend yourself, to overcome yourself. One must move forward with courage, remain calm and composed in the face of difficulties and dangers. Difficulties and dangers are real, but fear is not.

71. Deep Sleep France Thelma MICHALET 00:03:57
A 17-year-old woman finds love in a relationship. She discovers her sexuality through the eyes of a man.

72. The Gabardine France Kimon PAPADATOS 00:03:59
A story of my Greek grandfather during the Nazi occupation of Athens

73. The Stranger's Shoes France Pauline CHRÉTIEN 00:04:51
A young woman is about to end her life under a subway train. But the arrival of a stranger on the platform disrupts her decision.

74. GALATÉE France Camille DUPERRAY 00:05:11
A lone thirty year old sculptor falls in love with his creation, a wonderful life-size sculpture of a woman. He is so madly in love with her that he does not notice that, progressively, his own body is turning to stone, thus leading him to a tragic fate.

75. Cork oaks Spain Dani Seguí Florit 00:01:40
In a world where everyone is a wine stopper, many cork oaks abound.

76. Bahr Egypt Belal Abosamra 00:07:30
While grieving the loss of his wife, a father struggles with faith in a chance to reconnect with her; the journey is portrayed as death being a beginning rather than an end, a simple line separating two worlds.

77. Hands down! France Fred PHILIBERT 00:07:13
Hands down! Noah's parents repeat this phrase over and over to their son, who has his arms in constant motion when he speaks or has great emotions. Noah is 18 years old. He is of age for society... But, absolutely not autonomous. His sister, whom he adores, leaves the family home to go to school in another city. His life is turned upside down.

78. Distance Viet Nam Bach Nguyen, Thanh Tu Nguyen 00:03:09
On a mid-autumn night in Vietnam, two brothers have two different perspectives on their mother after a family tragedy. With love, both of them expressed their desire for liberation.

79. Fito Argentina Carlos Farina 00:06:04
Fito has a very ordinary life. One night, something makes him very angry. A revealing dream will make him take a different approach to life.

80. Drawn In Australia Arthur Collie 00:05:49
The world of a busy artist is suddenly turned upside-down when his designs start coming to life. Struggling to find a balance, he realises that blindly pursuing his passion has its drawbacks.

81. In the Meantime France Melanie Climent 00:06:36
In the meantime is an experimental and contemplative film, exploring the passage of time through the confined life of a woman in a small city apartment. Like a reflection of ourselves, within this singular space, she will live, wait, feel, observe, and eventually let time slip by. This film, conceived chronologically and without planning, allowed for creative spontaneity, making the character and the creator live within the same timeframe. Five minutes of life, told over several years.

82. Orage France Benoît Michelet Paul and his big sister Céline squabble all the time. 00:15:50
Just the normal life of a happy family, with its occasional upsets. Suddenly, a momentary loss of control, a sharp smack, and everything becomes tense and dramatic. The daily harmony is muted leaving only heavy silence.

83. Ny Verden France Emma Sabarots, Enola Duran, Kevin Flores, Alexis Cuvilos, Nathan Gonet, Julien Sant-Garabedian 00:05:40
Following a surprise attack by the new king of Norway, Thorvald Ásvaldsson, a renowned Viking leader, is forced to abandon his village, jeopardizing the honor and hegemony of his family. He will face the anger of his son Erik, as well as the wrath of the ocean.

84. Step by Step France Jules Tuil, Maxime Maurel, Agathe Beinat, Morgane Couleard, Marie Nony, Bérénice Eicher 00:06:18
On a warm sunny day, a summer camp settles in the pine forest. Gaelle, a young instructor, struggles to exert authority over the children. When she discovers that a young child, Simon, has isolated himself, she enters his bubble and tries her best to get him to open up.

85. Sunset / Ocaso Colombia Andrés Pérez 00:11:10
With an old song and wasted photographs, Nora travels through time, trying to relive everyday memories with her loved ones. But inside of her head the darkness looms, ready to take it all.

86. Penumbra Netherlands Rianne Stremmelaar 00:02:15
A large white country house in a small town. A family lives in the house, the orchard is inhabited by a colony of crows. What happens when these worlds collide?

87. Little Man France Pauline Pilarek, Aurélie Marchand, Laureline de Cremoux, Ariane Krief, Julie Olivieri, Clément Plays 00:05:20
Junior is a sensitive teenager. His father, on the other hand, is a gruff hunter, determined to turn his son into a man in his image. After disappointing his father once more during target practice, Junior takes the family rifle. He heads off alone into the forest, ready to face his own nature.

88. On the 8th Day France Agathe Sénéchal, Alicia Massez, Elise Debruyne, Flavie Carin, Théo Duhautois 00:08:12
It took 7 days to create the world, it only took one to disrupt its balance.

89. Darwin Story United Kingdom Natasha Tonkin 00:09:00
Lee returns to Darwin from London when her mum is taken ill. After a chance encounter, there's an opportunity to reflect on the past, but is she ready to think differently about the beautiful place she calls home?

90. Between Us Portugal Bárbara Barreto, Caroline Soares, João Cadima 00:05:15
António is a fisherman who, after the death of his wife, Amélia decides to isolate himself from any new relationships. One day he is surprised by a cat who brings nothing but trouble, and makes António's life change overnight.

91. The Day Pigs Flew Portugal Francisco Parreira, Hugo Guedes, Sebastião Salvador 00:05:04
Into a gray, monotonous and lack of creativity society, a boy is born with the gift of imagining and living "outside the box" who presents to the world the concept of imagination and fatansy.

92. Life Cycle China MEIRU YIN 00:03:30
The work is based on the theme of family love, told in chronological order: the father took the child out, and then came back when the child grew up a little bit, the little girl sat in the father's car to see the street scenery, watching the little girl grew up, the cyclist became her boyfriend, the boyfriend took her to ride to the faraway places. Since then, the father will be waiting at home, summer birds flying in the car, the father napping under the tree, fall car full of cobwebs, the father swept the leaves in front of the door. By winter, my father was gone and the bike was buried in snow. In the spring again, the pomegranate tree blossoms, the daughter returns with her husband and child in the car, the husband and child return to the house, the girl looks at the bike under the tree alone, remembering her relatives.

93. JAN Belgium Febe Van Avermaet 00:05:05
Jan, a 48 year old, neurotic, socially incapable man is trying to find peace, during a chaotic train journey. He escapes into a dream about geese.

94. PARA 00:10:50 Peru Ángela Romero Ángeles, Darwin Huayotuma PARA is a Quechua girl who suffers constant abuse from her mother. Her only consolation is her reflection in the water, with whom she shares her sorrows. One day, overwhelmed by her abuse, she decides to run away from home and dives into a lake to meet the girl in her reflection. Underwater, her reflection reveals some hidden memories of her, taking PARA on an emotional journey.

94. The Birds Belgium Christel Hortz 00:04:20
My mother is a storyteller whose words both rocked and pierced me. A prolific storyteller, sad and enigmatic, whose birds gradually peck the memory...

How scary can we look to others?! Deconstructing the horror of everyday communication: Stella Angelaki

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

What makes some movies so scary? How does the terror we feel when we see a frightening scene relate to our everyday communication with each other?! In this workshop, we will try to shed light on the embarrassment, confusion, irritation, and confusion that we often experience in our daily communication with each other and to approach new ways of expression through group projects and laughter!

*Participation in all workshops is free. Instead of a fee, you can donate stationery (pencils, erasers, sharpeners, crayons, drawing blocks, etc.), which will be donated to the children of the Association of Voluntary Offering and Support “Orizondas”.

Horror Video Game dubbing: Dimitris Sarlos

Video game dubbing is becoming more and more common. Join us to give a Greek voice to a selected excerpt from a famous horror Video Game.

*Participation in all workshops is free. Instead of a fee, you can donate stationery (pencils, erasers, sharpeners, crayons, drawing blocks, etc.), which will be donated to the children of the Association of Voluntary Offering and Support “Orizondas”.

Project Presentation: Democracy Panels: Loudmouse Crew

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

The Democracy Panels project is the first initiative of the GRAFEIN group and aims to design and implement actions that promote the value of solidarity and the active participation of young people in society. The project methodology emphasizes the ability of the group members to highlight, through their own perspective, the main problems/challenges faced by the city's youth and to plan actions to activate their peers in the direction of addressing these problems/challenges.

Lexoplastiki of Crete

More than 100 words and expressions in the Cretan dialect are included in the book "Lexoplastiki of Crete". The book aims to educate the new generations and raise awareness among the broader public about the cultural heritage of Crete.

Speaker: Thanos Kyratzis, Nikos Tsikouras

"I must and I can!" - a tribute to Akira Toriyama and his legacy

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

The death of Akira Toriyama, the mangaka who created the most influential manga and anime series to date, none other than Dragonball, has spread untold grief to fans of the genre around the world. We look back to the life and work of the great artist as a small tribute and memory.

Zorbas – Beautiful green stone

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Marina Aretaki, Ph.D. in Modern Greek Philology of the Sorbonne University, Paraskevi Vasiliadis, curator of collections and deputy director of the Nikos Kazantzakis Museum, present the new graphic novel "ZORBAS, green stone Beauty" by Antonis Nikolopoulos (Soloúp) from "Dioptra" publications with the presence of the creator.An interesting discussion about Nikos Kazantzakis, the conception, creation, and composition of Antonis Nikolopoulos (Soloúp). "How to take on this Dragon?" writes Kazantzakis about Zorba. How to face two dragons today, with Nikos Kazantakis and Zorbas, even using the language of comics to re-render the iconic and much-translated novel Life and State of Alexis Zorbas? In addition to having to fight the myth and the dominant image of the character, as embodied by Anthony Quinn in Michalis Kakogianni's film Zorba the Greek? Life, love, God, death, Dionysus, Buddha, Nietzsche, Bergson, Shakespeare, Dante, Rodin... Soloúp in the graphic novel "ZORBAS, green stone beautiful" does not make a simple metaphor but attempts to retell the episodes of the specific novel. It interferes with the flow and rearranges the iconic stories while at the same time trying to avoid the strong stereotypes of the cinematic Zorba. Thus, following the spirit of the Kazantzakis text, he proposes a new narrative of word and image, a new journey, philosophical, grotesque, and tragic, to the modern reader. (from the back cover of the book)

Speakers: Antonis Nikolopoulos (Soloup), Marina Aretaki, Paraskevi Vasiliadis

Artist Alley

Katehaki Square

More than 70 artists will attend Katehaki Square with their works. With the participation of: Dimitris Avramopoulos, Dimitra Adamopoulou, Yannis Vavagiannis, Iakovos Vais, Thomas Valianatos, Sofia Georgiadis, Anna-Carolina Jansen, Stavros Damos, Dionysis Digonis, Markos Evloghimenos, Panos Zaharis, Seraphim Zisis, Kostantinos Zygours her, Efi Theodoropoulou, Nikos Kazantzakis, Maria Kairidou, Mary Kalambalika, Nikos Kampasele, Zoe Nicoletta Karadimitriou, Sultana Iloridou, Thanasis Karapalios, Konstantinos Katsos, Apostolos Kentropoulos, Klimis Keramitsopoulos, Elli Kikidis, Stavros Kioutsiukis, Vangelis Kolotsios, Periklis Kou lifetis, Onita Koutsoubanis, Yiannis Kyritsis , Manos Lagouvardos, Georgia Leield, Panagiotis Liakos, Manolis Makrogiannakis, Tasos Maragkos, Vangelis Matziris, Anestis Mavrommatis Parasidis, Maria Bintzia Ios, Daniel Papalabros, Marlena Paralavantza, Vassilis Patsourakis, Thanasis Petropoulos, Pavlos Pitoulias, Joanna Poupakis, Konstantinos Rouggeris, Katerina Sarandinou, Irini Skouras, Adrianos Stangidis, Nikos Stavrianos, Nikolas Stephadouros, Nasia Sotiropoulou, Fotis Tselepatiotis, Kon ny Tsichlogianni, Kathy Tsourlakis, Kostas Fantaousakis , Iosif Fadel, Chrysa Hartsa, Jimmy-Chris Agarai, Ralitsa Aleksieva, Michèle Ballinger, Silvia Bessero, Kalli Dolcetti, LoudmouseCrew, Rebecca Pelayo
The publishers Jemma Press, Mikros Iros, the Comic Friends Club, and the store Comixadiko are also participating.

During Arist Alley, Shintaro Kago, Massimo de Vita, and Soloup will sign their books.

Nobody Laughs Here Anymore: How to make a surrealistic comic

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

About a year ago, Avram and Blessed decided to play the well-known surreal game "Exquisite Corpse", in which each partner adds to a composition in turn, only being allowed to see the end of what the previous one contributed. Just like Ping Pong. One question a day. One answer per day. A page a day. In this masterclass, the dynamic duo Avramblessed will introduce the working methods and process that led to the creation of their surreal graphic novel Nobody Laughs Here Anymore. A behind-the-scenes look at the old tradition of the surreal narrative style. Speakers: Dimitris Avramopoulos, Markos Evlogenimos

Featured Artist: Q&A with Massimo De Vita

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Massimo De Vita is intertwined with the golden age of comics with Disney heroes. Co-shaper of the modern version of heroes such as Indiana Goofy, Phantom Duck and Super Goofy, the Italian artist is behind the design of classic stories that left an era, such as "The Sword of Ice", "The Zodiac Stone", "The Epic of New World", "The Diaries of Sir Mickey" and many others. In this two-hour live conversation, we'll try to cover most of his work and life with a legend of Italian comics.

Speakers: Massimo de Vita, Yiannis Iatrou, Giorgos Zoitas

Sketch battle

Katehaki Square

Thanasis Petropoulos presents a never-before-seen Sketch Battle game with Dimitra Adamopoulou, Antonis Vavagiannis, Nikos Kampasele and Stavros Kioutsioukis

Los Tre Live

Recipe for comics... just for kids! - Nikolas Stefadouros

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

In this workshop, children will learn ways to make their own comic, with the purest virgin materials (i.e. pencil, paper, paints, etc.) and will travel with their heroes in their stories...

by Nikolas Stefadouros

*Participation in all workshops is free. Instead of a fee, you can donate stationery (pencils, erasers, sharpeners, crayons, drawing blocks, etc.), which will be donated to the children of the Association of Voluntary Offering and Support “Orizondas”.

Comic; Drawing is not enough…

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

The 9th Art, the art of comics, is directly intertwined with the visual element: drawing. But is this enough? Is it enough to have developed illustration skills to ensure the success of a good comic? As contradictory as it may sound from a... Master of the art, the Italian comic creator Massimo De Vita, explains that success in comics is not limited to pencil and pen.

From the blank white page to bookstore shelves and festival tables: Tasmar

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

In this workshop, we will discuss self-publishing from beginning to end: the conception of the idea, the creation process, the production (printing houses, screen printing studios, digital prints), the distribution, and the participation in festivals.

*Participation in all workshops is free. Instead of a fee, you can donate stationery (pencils, erasers, sharpeners, crayons, drawing blocks, etc.), which will be donated to the children of the Association of Voluntary Offering and Support “Orizondas”.

Manga: the past, present and future of Japanese comics

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Today, manga has taken the world by storm. From the international sales of comics, they dominate to their recognizable aesthetic found in clothing, furniture, gadgets and even other Arts beyond the Ninth, the influence of Japanese comics is undeniable. But what is manga anyway? How do they relate to the broader Japanese culture? What led to their creation and spread? What are the essential milestones in their history? And why do they have big eyes?
Reporter: Myrto Tselentis

HELLASS BOOK: How to make a mix-and-match book: Anestis Mavromatis Parasidis, Dimitris Avramopoulos

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

After creating our book with Dimitris Avramopoulos HELLASS BOOK, a mix-and-match book, we decided that the joy and fun of creating it was such that it would be extremely selfish if we did not share the secrets of its creation. The aim of the workshop will be to share this information we gathered during the creation of the form and at the same time the creation of a form by the participants after the workshop. In addition to lots of laughter, this specific process promotes cooperation in a special way, as the creation of characters results in countless other combinations which the participants place after discussion. We aspire to have the laboratory in the form of a cooperative game.

*Participation in all workshops is free. Instead of a fee, you can donate stationery (pencils, erasers, sharpeners, crayons, drawing blocks, etc.), which will be donated to the children of the Association of Voluntary Offering and Support “Orizondas”.

Nobody Laughs Here Anymore

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

A 160+ page wordless "ping pong" graphic novel explores the pain of childhood trauma and the healing effects of time. A day in the life of a clown. Popped balloons and daydreams. A sad clown travels through his memories in search of meaning. It is a journey into the mind of a tortured soul longing for an escape. Past, present and future combine in a mosaic of the human condition. Memories make us who we are and shape our lives. In the end, it's all about how you survive. A psychological horror story about love, friendship and childhood trauma: join us in this discussion about how we planned everything and achieved our goal! Tips on how to plan your time and ideas for writing inspiration!
Speakers: Dimitris Avramopoulos, Markos Evlogenimos

Hard islands and black cats

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

A double presentation of the two main works of Tasos Maragos Hard Rock and Kuro.
Speaker: Tasos Maragos (Tasmar)

Presentation of the comic "To ptoma" by Tassos Zafeiriadis, Yannis Palavos, Thanasis Petrou

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Comic creators Tasos Zafeiriadis and Thanasis Petrou and screenwriter and author Yiannis Palavos discuss and present the journey of the corpse, which was reissued in 2024. A macabre commentary on urban loneliness by the creators of Gra-Gros, Tasos Zafeiriadis, Yiannis Palavos and Thanasis Petrou. In an apartment, the body of an old man is discovered in decay. The funeral home undertaking the funeral is obliged to wait for the daughter of the deceased, who is absent abroad. An office worker will keep the body overnight until the daughter arrives. Corpse is the story of two corpses – one in the present and one in the future. About two living people achieve, each in their way, what they have wanted all their lives: to communicate. A bitterly optimistic comic. (from the back cover of the book)

Presentation of Ilan Manouach

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Ilan Manouach (born 1980) is a conceptual comics creator, publisher, exhibition curator and postdoctoral researcher at the University of Liège after completing his PhD at Aalto University. He is the founder of the Brussels-based organization Echo Chamber, which aims to produce, support, document and record radical artistic practices in contemporary comics, as well as the director of the international research project Futures of Comics with the aim of the historical study of the mutations of the comics industry under the influence of economic developments, globalization and technological accessibility. Throughout his work, he investigates the language and possibilities of the medium of comics, the extensibility of their use beyond their traditional function, the ideological background that characterizes publishing and translation practices, the possibilities for decentralized and group creation of projects, etc. Among his dozens of works, all designed to provoke discussions and reflections centered on comics, stand out Shapereader, an experimental tactile reading system of comics through ideograms (tactigrams) for visually impaired people, Katz, an indirect conversation with his Maus Art Spiegelman through his groundbreaking gestural appropriation and deliberate misrepresentation, TinTin Akei Kongo (TinTin in the Congo), an identical book to TinTin's editions but translated into Lingala, the language spoken in the Congo and in which this particular adventure of Herge had never been translated for obvious reasons, One Piece, consisting of all the published material of the popular manga in a single monstrous volume of 21,540 pages that can only be considered as a conceptual, non-utilitarian sculpture-spectacle, coming into "collision" with the content of et al.
Speakers: Ilan Manouach, Yiannis Koukoulas

"Between Us", a Horror Anthology by Chaniartoon Press

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Master Manolis Hatzipanagiotou presents the first edition of "Chaniartoon Press" comic "Among Us", a collective horror anthology, with 11 original stories. The creators of the comic will also participate in the presentation: Spyros Derveniotis, Panos Zaharis, Efi Theodoropoulou, Nikos Kampasele, Stavros Kioutsiukis, Manolis Lagouvardos, Tasos Maragos, Alexia Othonaiu, Thanasis Petropoulos, Yiannis Rouboulias, Nikos Stavrianos. From the village hill near the Castle, from the shuttered house in the center of the city, from the upstairs apartment, the forest and the cemetery, from the Corinthian mountains and your safe house, from a world that does not there terror arrives and stabs with sharp teeth among us... A horror anthology, a comic dedicated to the Great Terror that is "among us" (like the title of the same name) and whispers in our ear that it is here again. (from the back cover of the book)

Presentation of mangaka Shintaro Kago

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Presentation of the great Manga creator Shintaro Kago!

Shintaro Kago, born in 1969 in Tokyo, is the primary representative of ero-guro, and his work moves between the grotesque, the erotic, the strange and the uncanny. His stories are distinguished by the constant deconstruction of the comic's form and its reconstruction through narrative paradoxes and unpredictable scenario outcomes, essentially playing with and testing the reader's mind. Something similar is done in his book "The Princess of the Eternal Castle", published by Jemma Press. We witness a parallel narrative, two parallel worlds and their eternal ramifications. This book, as mentioned by the editor of Myrto Tselentis, was released simultaneously in Japanese, Italian and English, something scarce for manga.

Shintaro Kago's new manga, "The Twelve Sisters of the Eternal Castle", will also make its debut at the festival, which will be published by Jemma Press.

Speakers: Shintaro Kago, Myrto Celentis, Georgia Vania In collaboration with Jemma Press – Jemma Books & Comics.

Gemma Live

Make your own fairy tale zine: Jo

A workshop in which the participants will make their own zine. We will explore what makes fairy tales fairy tales, what makes them necessary for all ages and awaken our imaginations. During the workshop, the participants will have the opportunity to write or even draw their own fairy tale, which they will take with them at the end. A workshop suitable for all ages.

*Participation in all workshops is free. Instead of a fee, you can donate stationery (pencils, erasers, sharpeners, crayons, drawing blocks, etc.), which will be donated to the children of the Association of Voluntary Offering and Support “Orizondas”.

Color in comics - Technical and aesthetic choices: Thanasis Petrou

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

During the seminar, we will refer to the various stages of creating a comic, including colouring. We will present the basic characteristics of colours in the visual arts and digital colour models, while reference will also be made to basic materials of traditional painting. Afterwards, samples of digital coloring will be presented, but in which traditional techniques are followed, as well as samples created with traditional means.

The Hero of Popeye

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Get to know the world of Popeye. This is a presentation about the historical Thimble Theater troupe that led to the birth of the fictional world of the famous sailor.

Speaker: Giorgos Zoitas

From words to images: writing for comics: Tassos Zafeiriadis, Yiannis Palavos

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Writers Yiannis Palavos and Tasos Zafeiriadis, co-writers of the comics The Corpse (Jemma Press 2011) and Gra-Grou (Ikaros – Best Comic Award and Best Script Award at the Greek Comics Awards 2018) unravel the thread of their collaboration with the comic Thanasis Petrou for the creation of the two books and discuss with the participants a series of questions: What is the relationship between literature and comics? How do we think when we write for comics, and how do we think when we write a short story? What is the nature – and the difficulties – of the collaboration between a screenwriter and a designer? Through practical examples and the discussion of these questions, participants can better understand the adventure of conceiving and creating a comic.
Speakers: Tassos Zafeiriadis, Yiannis Palavos

*Participation in all workshops is free. Instead of a fee, you can donate stationery (pencils, erasers, sharpeners, crayons, drawing blocks, etc.), which will be donated to the children of the Association of Voluntary Offering and Support “Orizondas”.

The Inside and the Outside - Confessions and introspections through the sketches of Gavriil Pagonis and Alexias Othonaios in the "Kare Kare" insert of the "Efimerida ton Sydakton"

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

We make our deepest confessions to ourselves or to our psychoanalyst. Alexia Othonaio with the series "X in P" reveals short, enjoyable comic-excerpts from the sessions of strangers X on the sofa of P and Gavriel Pagonis with his participation in the series "The Dictionary of Crisis" brings out the insides by recording with bitter humor the attempts at reconciliation with the self. The exhibition "The Insides and the Outsides" curated by Louiza Karageorgiou and Yiannis Koukoulas presents their selected works from the Kare Kare of the Editors' Journal and invites the public to an introspection of liberating self-awareness and self-sarcasm.

Speakers: Louiza Karageorgiou, Yiannis Koukoulas and the artists Gavriel Pagonis, Alexia Othonaιοu.

Digital Coloring for Comics: Φίλιππος Ντεγίδης

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Explore the key techniques of digital coloring for comics with Degphilip, the colorist of Gorgona. Learn effective shading, and lighting to give your work depth and a professional look. Discover how to apply effects, and textures to enhance your comic's interest.

Happy Mistakes and Surrealist Games: Joanna Poupaki

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

A creative workshop, open to everyone! By exploring the limitless possibilities outside the box through surreal games we will experiment and learn to love our "mistakes".

*Participation in all workshops is free. Instead of a fee, you can donate stationery (pencils, erasers, sharpeners, crayons, drawing blocks, etc.), which will be donated to the children of the Association of Voluntary Offering and Support “Orizondas”.

Mermaid, the element of Water

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Presentation of the new comic by Abraham Kaua and Vangelis Maziris. It was a ritual of spring, and the sea was asking for blood... Three young men, who had not yet met a woman, had to cross the forbidden cave with the laurels... If all three came out of the cave, the fishing would be good that year... Paganism and Christianity insist on sacrifices with a hopeful message... Two beings from different worlds discover their similarities... Who took the first step into the abyss? What forms did the mysteries of another organization take? Paganism and Christianity are eating their gods...Biology is eating us! Speaker: Vangelis Matziris, Filippos Degidis

The Visual Image of Live Optics

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Presentation of visual work with a focus on Live Visuals and painting. Ways of producing relevant artistic works and applications are analyzed. At the same time, production tools for such works are examined, such as relevant software (touch designer, V, mode, open source, etc.), depth cameras and motion sensors, VR, midi controllers, synthesizers, DAW software, audio devices, etc. Ways of presenting an artistic work are examined (installations, cartographic projections, performances, VJing, etc.).

Speaker: Thomas Valianatos

The First Greek Comics

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Views of the Greek identity in contrast to the American model of the time. During my studies in France, I came into contact with the history of European comics. Among them, the Franco-Belgian school naturally held a dominant position. References to Greek comics were few and far between. Therefore, a reasonable question arose: "When did comics begin to be created in Greece?" Through suitable literature, research in the field and meetings with people there, I got a more specific picture. So I decided to focus on the example of the "Classically Illustrated" series of comics by Pehlivanidis (later "Atlantis") publications. This particular series was the first to distance itself from the American model and propose new perspectives in both the image and the texts. In this presentation we will explore together, analyzing examples, how Greek publishers and artists worked in the 1950s. Their goal was to transform an up to then American comic book series (Classics Illustrated) into something that would appeal to the Greek public. Their venture was a huge commercial success.

Speaker: Nikos Kampasele

Presentation of the comic book "War of Lucas"

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Based on real events from the life of George Lucas, this comic tells the true story of how the visionary director—saved from certain death at a young age—created the Star Wars epic. The hell of casting roles, nightmarish filming, secret love affairs, and fights between actors are just some of the unknown behind-the-scenes related to the film. Now, decades later, the reader can finally witness all those events that gave birth to one of the most iconic films in cinema history. Lucas War is a breathless dive into the unequal battle of creation. It's exciting yet fun at the same time. It is an absolute "making of", a delightful success story, a struggle of will, but also a lesson for the younger directors. Above all, however, it is an ode to the magic of childhood and the power of perseverance when all seems lost. And it proves that there will always be people determined to pursue their dreams, even if they are "in a galaxy far, far away from here". (from the back cover of the book)

Discussion on Artificial Intelligence and comics

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

The comic creators Spyros Derveniotis, Panagiotis Liakos, and Periklis Koulifetis, the lecturer at the Ionian University, Department of Sound & Visual Arts Thomas Valianatos, and Ilan Manouach, creator of conceptual comics, publisher, exhibition curator, and postdoctoral researcher at the University of Liege (having completed his PhD thesis at Aalto University), discuss the possibilities and limitations of Artificial Intelligence. Still, there are also ethical dilemmas, risks, the need for renegotiation, and knowledge of AI applications and their uses in comics.

Speakers: Ilan Manouach, Spyros Derveniotis, Thomas Valianatos, Panagiotis Liakos, Periklis Koulifetis

10 years Kare-Kare

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Kare Kare, an insert of the "Efimerida ton sydakton" dedicated to comics, completed 10 years of printed and electronic life! Celebrating the anniversary, most of the creators of the insert, together with its co-editors, Louiza Karageorgiou and Yiannis Koukoulas, discuss with the public the present and future of comics in
a political newspaper as well as for the work of many current (Panos Zaharis, Dimitris Kamenos, Vangelis Papavasileiou, Thanasis Petrou, Gavriil Pagonis, Yiannis Antonopoulos, Periklis Koulifetis, Alexia Othonaiu) and former ones (Yiannis Kalaitzis, Leandros, Spyros Derveniotis, Tasos Maragos, Kostis Kyriakakis, Tomek, Tassos Anastasiou, Petros Christoulias et al.) of his partners and associates.

Disney Quiz - 90 Years Donald

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Do you think you know everything about The Donald? Prove your knowledge in an anniversary quiz dedicated to the 90 years of life of the beloved, irritable duck! Contest participants will have the chance to win unique designs by international guest Massimo De Vita!

Speaker: Giorgos Zoitas

8th Chaniartoon 8th Closing Party

We say goodbye to the 8th Chaniartoon with music, Charma beer and a comic company on the balcony of the KAM (Mediterranean Architecture Center) on the steps of Agios Markos.