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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In the current fragility of our realities, where we are surrounded by contradiction, social and economic instability, continuous displacement, the need to see and understand the multifaceted ways in which the human condition is manifested, is mandatory. Within this framework, the 14th edition of Ethnofest returns the coming winter to provide once more a platform …
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Ethnofest x University of Amsterdam Athens Summer School in Visual Ethnographic Practices 5 – 25 July 2023 Applicants: Students from the last year BA, Master & 1st year PhD in Social/Political Sciences, Humanities, Fine Arts & Film Studies The Ethnofest – Athens Ethnographic Film Festival in collaboration with the University of Amsterdam (UvA) organises the …
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The 13th edition of our festival was completed with great success and enthusiastic engagement not only by the audience but also by its participants and lovely guests. In a year when there seemed to be a return to a pro-covid normality, the international circumstances were not the most promising ones as there was a widespread …
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This is a programme addressed to greek speaking participants. Please read the article in Greek.
An evening of film screenings curated by Ethnofest – Athens Ethnographic Film Festival. When: Thursday, December 8, 2022, 20:00 Where: Goethe-Institut Athen, 14–16 Omirou Str., 106 72 Athens It is with great pleasure that we invite you to the screening of two outstanding documentaries: Sans soleil [Sunless] by Chris Marker, and Lektionen in Finsternis [Lessons …
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Ethnofest in collaboration liminal organizes an accessible screening of five educational films, with audio description and SDH subtitling for people with visual and hearing impairment, at the Greek Film Archive Foundation. Systematically recognizing the indisputable value of intangible cultural heritage, Ethnofest aims to expand its audience by establishing inclusive screenings, accessible by people with disabilities. …
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