People in the cinema for Ethnofest premiere

Call for film submissions is now closed!

Monday June 6th, 2022

We are extremely thankful for the amazing submissions we received for the 13th Ethnofest.The call for films is now closed. Our work starts here as we prepare to dive into the 1000+ films from which this year’s festival programme shall emerge. Sincere thanks to everyone who submitted their films!

Ethnofest call for films for the 2022 festival

Ethnofest 2022 | Submission of films

Monday March 21st, 2022

An ever-shifting reality of pandemic, war and displacement has flooded our everyday lives while it shapes and reshapes our disposition towards the world and our place in it. This reality is also affecting the ways in which we see, we feel, we connect to others and our understanding of representation. In this conjuncture the Ethnofest …
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call for applications, summer school 2022

Call for applications – Athens Summer School in Visual Ethnographic Practices

Tuesday March 8th, 2022

Athens Summer School in Visual Ethnographic Practices 1 – 21 July 2022 The Ethnofest – Athens Ethnographic Film Festival in collaboration with the University of Amsterdam (UvA) organises the intensive “Athens Summer School in Visual Ethnographic Practices”. The summer school is back with a new format after 5 years of successful collaboration with the Netherlands …
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People watching the premiere of the film Allou, Pantou (Elsewhere, Everywhere)

Elsewhere, Everywhere (Αλλού, Παντού) Film Premiere

Thursday December 16th, 2021

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the official premiere of Elsewhere, Everywhere (Αλλού, Παντού) that took place on Wednesday, December 1st at ASTOR cinema in Athens, at the same time with screenings at cinemas in Paris and Brussels. The film was selected by the Rotterdam International Film Festival for its world premiere in 2020 …
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THE DOCUMENTARY ELSEWHERE, EVERYWHERE (AILLEURS, PARTOUT) IN GREECE

Thursday December 9th, 2021

We are very excited to inaugurate a new initiative as an organization, by distributing selected documentaries in Greece. The first film we are honoured to showcase, is the documentary Elsewhere, Everywhere (Ailleurs, Partout) by Isabelle Ingold & Vivianne Perlemuter the work of which we have been following for some time now, and we have selected …
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That’s a wrap! | Moments from the 12th Ethnofest

The 12th Ethnofest – Athens Ethnographic Film Festival came to an end for this year.  For us the number 12 symbolized  the completion of a full circle and a new beginning. We hoped you enjoyed this year hybrid format as much as we did and  we would like to thank all of you for attending …
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Announcement for online screenings

Sunday November 28th, 2021

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Download our festival’s Programme!

Wednesday November 24th, 2021

We are proud  to present this year’s programme, full of interesting films, physical and online screenings and side events. Scroll through the programme, note down the films that you like and check out the times and dates for physical or online screenings!   Click here to download the programme! (link)   We are counting in …
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The 12th Edition of Ethnofest is here!

Friday November 19th, 2021

The Athens Ethnographic Film Festival – Ethnofest is coming back for its 12th hybrid edition! Documentaries from all over the world, voices of youth and others of experience, social, cultural and personal quests are landing to big and smaller screens only to remind us that we are part of a mosaic that is constantly transforming …
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New project with Medina

Wednesday June 23rd, 2021

We are happy to announce our new project, the production of two short educational videos for the Mediterranean Institute for Nature and Anthropos. MedINA (https://med-ina.org/) is running two projects focusing in the cheese and the bread. Both of these products have significant cultural value associated with the dietary and food-producing identity of local communities and …
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Browse the new Ethnofest website

Tuesday June 22nd, 2021

We are very proud to announce that the new edition of our website is now accessible and easily navigated by people with sight impairments, according to WCAG 2.1 criteria. By clicking on the distinguishable round button on the right bottom of the web-page, visitors can choose among different options and tools which make it easier …
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Call for submissions is now closed

Saturday June 12th, 2021

We are extremely thankful and touched by the amazing submissions we have received for the 12th edition of our festival. 2021 following the example of 2020 has not been an easy year, so we appreciate every single one of the films you sent us. Our work starts here as we delve right into them in …
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