An educational documentary about the traditional making of loukoumi in the island of Syros.
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Konstantinos Aivaliotis
Konstantinos Aivaliotis is Assistant Professor at the Cultural Technology and Communication department of the University of Aegean. He holds degrees in Socio-cultural and Visual Anthropology (UK, Goldsmiths College) and Anthropology of Education (France, Univ. Rouen) and his work and academic interests focus on directing and screenwriting for creative documentaries, as well as documentary history and theory, audiovisual heritage, film festivals, and film markets, applying an interdisciplinary lens to the study of cultural industries. He has produced two feature-length documentaries, more than ten short documentaries and directed four. From 2008 to 2016 he was programmer at the Athens International Film Festival and from 2017-2020 he served as Director of Promotion at the Greek Film Centre. In addition to his academic duties, he is the co-founder and director of the ETHNOFEST organisation and titular festival, Regional Project Manager at Thessaloniki Locarno Industry Academy and Coordinator/Tutor at Thessaloniki Agora Doc/Boost Lab.
Silas Michalakas
Silas Michalakas obtained his MA in Visual Anthropology at the Goldsmiths College, University of London, while he also holds a MSc in History and Philosophy of Science and Technology and a BA in Archaeology. He has worked in the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports and as a freelance documentary filmmaker, researcher and producer. Several of his works have been used to support the inscription of intangible cultural heritage elements to the representative list of UNESCO, while others have been exhibited in museums of modern history and fine arts. He was the productions and educational activities manager in the Athens Ethnographic Film Festival – Ethnofest from 2017-2024.