The Association of Social Anthropologists Greece (SKAE), in collaboration with the Institute of Historical Research / National Hellenic Research Foundation (ERC-funded Project MUTE), and the Athens Ethnographic Film Festival-Ethnofest, invites you to a screening of the film A POR POR FUNERAL FOR ASHIRIFIE – Jazz Cosmopolitanism in Accra Series [color, 60 min, 2009], with the …
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German-Greek Filmic Dialogues on the Past and Future Through a series of screenings that unfold over the course of 2024, Greek and German short and feature films introduce their own dialects and dialectics, assembling different approaches to a common historical past. Micro-narratives and off-beat, soft testimonies in the plural form; studies on mythology and …
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Ethnofest 14 has officially ended but our big tribute “Intangible Cultural Heritage: 20 Years Within the World” will be extended until the end of December. In this light, we are delighted to announce that you still have the chance to enjoy a curated selection of films that touch upon themes of intangible cultural heritage. As …
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The physical screenings may have come to an end, still the festival continues online! The online version of the festival is now live and will carry on until Sunday the 10th of December. Scroll through the selection of films and choose the slot(s) of your choice. Apart from the films that were included in our …
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After five days at the cinema, lots of screenings, side-events and open discussions the physical edition of the 14th Ethnofest-Athens Ethnogaphic Film Festival came to an end. Thank you for attending the screenings, participating in the discussions and honoring us with your presence. We can safely say that throughout the years Ethnofest has managed to …
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ONLINE DISCUSSION: MUSIC AND ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH Time: 19.00-21.00 (GR time) From ethnographic research to film and vice versa, how does music function as a means of exploring ourselves and our relationships with people? Ethnomusicologists and filmmakers Marco Lutzu and Daniele Zappatore discuss with the team of the Laboratory of Ethnomusicology and Cultural Anthropology (NCCA) on …
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On Wednesday 29/11 at the Goethe-Institut Athen, the 14th Ethnofest commenced with the screening of the unique film “All of Our Heartbeats Are Connected Through Exploding Stars” by Jennifer Rainsford. With the 2011 Tsunami as a backdrop, the film is a staggering odyssey, an essay on grief, on how humans and nature rebuild after trauma. …
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The program of the 14th Ethnofest – Athens Ethnographic Film Festival is here! We are pleased to present this year’s program, full of interesting films, tributes, screenings in the cinema and/or online as well as parallel events, discussions and book presentations. “Browse” the schedule, mark the movies you like and check the times and dates …
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20 years after the proclamation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, the Ethnofest – Athens Ethnographic Film Festival opens its 14th edition with a great tribute to this substantial effort for the promotion and safeguarding of the world’s cultural heritage. Under the auspices and with the support of …
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14th Ethnofest – Athens Ethnographic Film Festival Screenings | Tributes | Parallel Events 29 November – 10 December 2023 ASTOR | Goethe Institut Athen | The Greek Film Archive Foundation | Online Screenings Click here to watch the trailer (link) How does it feel to be a middle-aged lift operator from Armenia dreaming to …
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Τhe 14th Ethnofest is on its way and it has a POSTER: The poster for the 14th Ethnofest – Athens Ethnographic Film Festival, illuminates the familiar, those imperceptible, everyday elements that we might pass by, even though they are those that form the bigger picture. A typical apartment of an indistinguishable building on an ordinary …
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We are extremely thankful for all the wonderful submissions we received for the 14th Ethnofest. The call for films is now closed. We are very happy to announce that we received 510+ film submissions from all over the world, from which this year’s festival programme will emerge. Please stay tuned for our upcoming announcements as …
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