‘My Stuffed Granny’ is a short stop motion animated film directed by Effie Pappa. In 2014, the film won sixteen International Awards for ‘Best Short Film’, along with its most recent nomination by ASIFA Hellas, as the ‘Best Greek Animation Movie 2015’. Little Sofía loves her grumpy granny: even though she is always hungry and …
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My Stuffed Granny | Best Greek Animation Movie 2015
Amphitrite | Underwater Goddess
Director Damien Krisl had the creative vision to visualize a deity. Beauty, weightlessness, mystery and art were key aspects of the concept. The objective was to mix the elements of fire and water. It was intended to create strong contrasts. On one side the deity had to have the beauty, femininity and delicacy of a …
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Mary Katrantzou – Walking Clock
Mary Katrantzou – Walking Clock from Good Ideas Club on Vimeo.
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‘Il Duce Narrates’ | The first short animated film in Greece (1945)
The Association of Greek Animation Artists (ASIFA Hellas) in cooperation with greekanimation.com celebrates 70 years of Greek creative animation. On the occasion of this event, we present the first short animated film in Greece (1945) – ‘Il Duce Narrates’, an anti-war short animated film by Stamatis Polenakis. The animator made the drafts in Sifnos island …
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The Karagiozis Project
Deciding in times of democracy / What would Karagiozis say? What would Karagiozis do today? An American puppet maker and visual artist leads a group of translators, political people, curators, and culture makers, and teams up with a Karagiozis player to create a new performance that asks this question. In this 3-part installation, people use …
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Tourism Landscapes: Remaking Greece
‘Tourism Landscapes: Remaking Greece’ The Greek participation in the 14th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia – Fundamentals – Absorbing Modernity 1914-2014 Curator: Rem Koolhaas | Commissioner – Curator: Yannis Aesopos ‘Tourism Landscapes: Remaking Greece’ explores the role of tourism as a vehicle of modernization of Greece through the emergence of constructed tourism …
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The Greek Souvenirs Revisited
The winning projects of the Design Competition, conducted by the Archaeological Receipts Fund (TAP) in 2015, were announced following the exhibition held on Sunday, January 17 2016, under the ‘Design Athens 2’. View the results: here According to the tender notice of the TAP Design Competition , the main purpose was to promote new …
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Greek Brand New: A Glimpse at Greece’s new aesthetics
A glimpse at Greece’s new aesthetic vision as seen through brands, products, designs and ideas presented by 36 young companies in the clothing, accessories, beachwear, designer objects & souvenir business. GREEK BRAND NEW is a one of a kind trade show. It was created by a group of young companies that have opened within the last …
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BEYOND DRESS CODES: Contemporary Fashion Designers in dialogue with Traditional Greek Costume
Beyond Dress Codes demonstrates that traditional Greek costume should not be regarded as the antiquated contents of museum showcases, but instead a creation of timeless interest that continues to serve as a source of inspiration. The exhibition presents colored drawings of traditional Greek dress and headdresses from all over Greece by sketch artist Gisis …
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The Art of Making, Red Dress
The Art of Making, Red Dress from Deep Green Sea on Vimeo. The Art of Fashion Design | Featured: Greek-Australian Fashion Designer Samantha Sotos Video credits: Deep Green Sea “Love what you do and believe in what you do” Samantha Sotos Samantha was born in Australia from Greek parents. She decided to fulfil her dream …
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