14th International Film Festival "ΓΕΦΥΡΕΣ"

Under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Sports and the Municipality of Corinth. 

FREE ADMISSION

Programme

8/11 – Wednesday

18:00

• Opening of the Painting Exhibition "CINEMA" – Paintings by members of "Αλκυονίδες" Association of Literature and Art and the Women's Association of Αγίων Θεοδώρων.

18:30

• Opening of the 14th International Film Festival of the Peloponnese ΓΕΦΥΡΕΣ 
• Participation of the Dance Team Chalkias of Κ.Ε.Π.Α.Π.
• Welcome remarks

19:00

A concert with the award-winning pianist Romano Crivic, composer of the music for the film "The Last Violin" -directed by Carla Thackrah-, and the virtuoso violinist Alexandra (Allie) Osborne, who will play the last violin made by craftsman Χαράλαμπος Βατυλιώτης, an immigrant to Australia, and which is the violin featured in the film  

Trailer: https://youtu.be/LMkvn7YXF3o

Alexandra (Allie) Osborne: violin

Romano Crivici: piano

• Romance                                                        Fritz Kreisler (1875 – 1962)                                                                                                                                      
• Liebeslied                                                      Fritz Kreisler                       

Theme from The Last Violin – Let it Go      Romano Crivici (1953- )                        

19:30

D F WC The Last Violin – Carla Thackrah, Australia/Australia, 2023, 75' Q+A 

Trailer: https://youtu.be/dkJhxmhFL74

Synopsis: Australia's best living violin maker, Χαράλαμπος Βατυλιώτης, is asked to make one last violin for his friend of 48 years, Ρομάνο Κρίβιτσι. The tender process of crafting handmade musical instruments, the beauty of a strong friendship and the enchanting music hold the key to life, not only for the protagonists, but for society as well. /

21:30

D F My People – Anna Rezan, Greece, 2022, 90' Q+A 

Trailer: https://youtu.be/f97um8p-I64

Synopsis: The untold story of Greek Jews during the Holocaust, the National Resistance, the Occupation, the role of the Christian clergy… And a hymn to unity, love and courage, as revealed by a young woman in her effort to uncover the history of her Greek-Jewish family.

9/11 – Thursday

Film Screenings / Film Screenings

17:30 

GP F Secrets Of An Old Gun 2 –  Ίβο Ματσαρασέκ, Czech Republic, 2022, 98' 

Trailer: https://youtu.be/nz3dqhHMCOE

Synopsis: A fantastical world, the tale of two kingdoms that reveal their hidden secrets. The first kingdom is ruled by King Jacob and Queen Anna, while the second is ruled by Queen Julia. A host of conspiracies, a diversity of life and a whole range of adventures. 

19:00

ΑΝΙ   Το Αγκαθι – Σίμος Σοφός, Greece, 2023, 6'

Synopsis: Maria's murder hides many secrets and surprises. Will the police officer manage to find the real killer?

ANI   Billy, Episode 1 – Χρήστος Κακογιάννης, Greece, 2023, 5'5"         

ANI   Billy, Episode 2 – Χρήστος Κακογιάννης, Greece, 2023, 12'25"  

Synopsis: In a dark alternate world, "BILLY" tells the story of humanoid characters trying to survive using their particular abilities and their place in the hierarchy of the society they've built. Among them stands out Billy, a being who has grown up amid the excesses of these creatures. The plot unfolds through episodes, as new characters are introduced and a multi-layered narrative unfolds. Χρήστος Κακογιάννης's series began to take shape through lessons on the art of animation at Global Arts Studios, with the first episode ready for screening in winter 2022. This was followed by the completion of the second episode in September 2023, with the total production expected to include at least 6 more episodes.

'Day 2 at the 14th International Film Festival'

19:30

GP The Lethal Force The Dream II  – Εμμανουήλ Χαράλαμπος Τσελίδης/Emmanouil Charalampos Tselidis, Greece, 2023, 97' Q+A 

Trailer: https://youtu.be/sP-s6gE2a1A

Synopsis: Two years after the creation of the franchise The Lethal Force, its creator Deathor decides to produce the next installment. However, something dark was born along with it, and it will curse everyone involved with the franchise.

21:30

GP F WC Les Filles du Roi – Corey Payette, Canada/Canada, 2023, 102’

Trailer: https://youtu.be/hAtwOEiZLqU

Synopsis: The lives of a young woman, Kateri, and her brother, Jean-Baptiste, are upended by the arrival of Les Filles du Roi in "New France" in 1665, forging an unlikely bond with a young girl, Marie-Jean Lespérance – her dream of a new life proves far more complicated than she could have imagined.

10/11 – Friday

10:00 

STUDENT CINEMA

Invitation to schools, media and the public – Films made by children 

PART A – Duration 100' – Primary Schools

SH Once Upon A Time / Once Upon A Time – Direction, Visualization Γιάννης Αικατερίνης, Greece, 2023, 38'

Trailer: https://youtu.be/lBwkEZckUbY

These are 4 visualized fairy tales from four different authors and four different narrators. Γιάννης Αικατερίνης, Ελένη Σοφία – Στοϊλου Βάσια Καλατζή, Βασιλική Καλαχάνη.

Presented by Ελισσάβετ Βέλιου Direction – Production Γιάννης Αικατερίνης 2023 /

With images and musical accompaniment. Small charming stories with many beautiful descriptions that become meaningful images through narration for our young friends. 

Σωσίβιο – 1st Grade of Κουνάβων Primary School, Νίκος Γαλάνης, 8'50"

Όλα αυτά που μας ενώνουν – 4th Grade of 2nd Primary School of Σκάλας Λακωνίας, Νίκος Γαλάνης, 6'

Αχ, αφτό το αυ – 1st Grade of Νιάτων – Αγίου Δημητρίου Primary School, Νίκος Γαλάνης, 6'40"

You can achieve anything, as long as you believe it – Αγίου Δημητρίου Αργολίδας Primary School, Νίκος Γαλάνης, 1'50"

Time Doesn't Turn Back – 3rd Grade of Second Primary School of Σκάλας Λακωνίας, Νίκος Γαλάνης, 1'30"

1821-2021 – Freedom – 2nd Primary School of Ναυπλίου, Νίκος Γαλάνης, 6' 

17 – Αγίου Δημητρίου Επιδαύρου Primary School, Νίκος Γαλάνης, 40"

Peace – Αγίου Δημητρίου Επιδαύρου Primary School, Νίκος Γαλάνης, 3'26"

11:15

Genetically Inferior – Εξαμιλίων Primary School, Σταύρος Παναγιώτου, 2023, 25'

Synopsis: The film is based on true events, dramatized, shedding light on the darkness we carry in our hearts but also on "the other side," in a school where Roma students live alongside "Μπαλαμέ," if we adopt the term, amid the pervasive culture of the majority of the school's students, who come from this particular ethnic group. 

12:00

PART B – Duration 78'

WCD D Lego Oma – Karina Sturm, Germany, 2023, 12’16” 

Trailer: https://youtu.be/z_z0anbp65M

Synopsis: A story about the unique and strong person Rita Ebel, who inspires many people around the world. Rita's personality not only inspires, but shows what it feels like to live a full life despite constraints and limits.

A Place For You Too – Δόμνα Βισβίζη – 4th High School of Corinth, 2020, 10'15"

Synopsis: A short film about the participation of the 4th High School of Corinth in the national competition "Two Hundred Years Since 1821"

Dystopia__CORINTH 2097 – 10th Primary School of Corinth, Σταύρος Παναγιώτου, 16'59"

Synopsis: In a dystopian setting where humanity cannot survive, only a few immune children will be able to withstand the lack of oxygen and a deadly virus, reasons why the film's characters are tragic but above all realistic, shaped by the events and consequences related to the wars humanity has been involved in.

Asphalt Everywhere – (Θες Εργάτη;) – Σολομού Primary School and 1st Primary School of Ζευγολατιού, Σταύρος Παναγιώτου, 24'25"

Synopsis: A parallel story of constant frustration where students decide to act against the norms and expectations of their elders. Wronged and desperate, they find escape in the childlike act of running away from "reality." They live moments of freedom close to nature, sheltered in the warmth of the innocence of student friendships, far from the misery of a system that fails to meet their needs and only feeds them with promises and dead ends.

17:00 - Film Screenings

SH And What if I Am? – Brian Powers, United States, 2023, 16'

SH Deceive – Severin Reisp, Germany, 2022, 15'

SH Ice Cream, Sladoled – Steve Spremo, USA, 2021, 12'42"

Trailer: https://youtu.be/bBNvA3aijp4?si=BmiynNYMOV0NNwiP

SH The Passengers – Canan Çengel, Germany, 2023, 14'36"

SH Paranoia – Χρήστος Πάντολμος, Greece, 2023, 9'11"

SH Checkmate – Σοφία Φυτιάνου, Greece, 2022, 11'55"

SH Hantush – a fairytale – Αλεξία Τσούνη, Greece, 2022, 6'12"

SH I come from the sea – Χάρης Νικολαΐδης, Greece, 2023, 13'17"

SH Blends – Ioannis Argiris, USA, 2023, 12'23" 

SH Before The Freeze – Tenley E. Raj, United States, 2023, 6'39" 

SH Look At The Stars – Άρης Κουβαράς, Greece, 2023, 11'34" 

SH I Have A Story But I Am Not My Story – Θεοδώρα Μαδαρού, Greece, 2023, 15'

SH 'A La Carte – Ταξιάρχης Δεληγιάννης, Βασίλης Τσιουβαράς, Greece

SH Mangata – Μάγια Κόστα, Germany, 2023, 15'38"

SH The Discreet Charm of the Conspiracy – Νίκος Κουρού, Greece, 2023, 10'19"

'Day 3 at the 14th International Film Festival'

20:00

GP F WC Saving Mango – A Cat's Story – Oren Peled, Israel, 2022, 78'

Trailer: https://youtu.be/evaJSkKE6Ks

Synopsis: After being involved in a car accident, the cat Mango is forced to survive far from his family, hoping that one day they will return home.

21:30

GP WC Universe Zone – Alexander Sadreddini, Georgia, 2023, 96'35" Q+A 

Synopsis: In the forbidden Zone after the disclosure, Misha, an idealistic, naive dreamer, risks his life to gather the memories of his loved ones from the abandoned ruins of the Zone. He believes that "Love and Memories" work miracles. Among the few people left in the city are some smugglers, who mock Misha. Eva, a woman who works at the only tavern that has remained open, protects Misha and seeks to enter the Zone with his help, searching for her lost son, Gabriel. There are rumors that dead people appear alive in the Zone only if someone truly loved and missed them.

Dane, an atheist scientist, goes there on a mission to find the notes of a

missing Professor in the Zone. Dane is looking for someone to get him into the Zone illegally.

He meets Eva at the tavern and reveals his request to her. Together, the two of them

follow Misha on his journey to the Zone, even though it is a very

dangerous undertaking. During their journey they come face to face with

challenges, such as crossing the heavily guarded area, patrolled by drones that kill any passersby. According to the rumors, the Zone is protected so that those who have not been chosen cannot enter. Only to the truly faithful does it guarantee a safe path. Their journey through the Zone is a chain of mysterious events. In the end, the Zone grants their wishes, but not in the way they expected.

11/11 - Saturday

11:00

Symposium on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights and Ethical Artificial Intelligence – Speakers: 

1. Ειρήνη Ντούρα-Καββαδία – Secretary-General Writers Capital International Foundation, Director of Publications Writers' International Edition Greece and Editor-in-Chief of the online magazine of varied content Writers Edition Online Magazine: "In the Modern Age of Artificial Intelligence".
2. Δρ Αγγελική Κομποχόλη – Philologist & PhD holder from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Board Member of the Greek Onomastics Society, the Greek Folklore Society, the Greek Ethnological Society, SIEF : "Ethics in Antiquity".
3. Νούλη Τσαγκαράκη – Writer, chronicler, poet. Board Member of the Panhellenic Union of Writers (ΠΕΛ) as Head of Public Relations, Member of the International Organization Writers Capital Foundation and Editor of the magazine Writers Edition Magazine (Culture): “Environment and Ethics".
4. Δημήτριος Καρούσης – Economist, Member of the Panhellenic Society of Literature and Art (ΠΕΛΤ) as well as the Society of Greek Writers (ΕΕΛ): “The interplay of the natural and man-made environment as a cause for social uprisings".
5. Αργύρης Θέος – President of the collective rights management organization "Ισοκράτης" and Board Member of IMAGO – International Federation of Cinematographers, Director of Photography & Director: "Intellectual property rights in the arts".
6. Νίκος Αυγερινός – Personal Development and Holistic Entrepreneurship Consultant: "ChatGPT, one of the most popular Artificial Intelligence tools".

Moderator: Νίκος Λόης – lawyer14:30

-Πήγασος Film Workshop – Workshop – Animation 

with presentations by distinguished filmmakers and a workshop for creating a short animated film that will be screened at the awards ceremony of the Χρυσός Πήγασος and the closing of the Festival, in collaboration with the school GLOBAL ARTS

16:30 - 17:30

Masterclass: Set design in computer animation – Δρ. Αλέξης Χαβιάρας, Director. Screening of the award-winning film "Αγρινούι", 20'

• Scenic design: A behind-the-scenes look at the award-winning computer animated film Agrinoui by Alexis Chaviaras, Director.

Programme:

30' – Talk (in Greek): Scenes from the film Agrinoui. The central concept, the

layout, previs and 3D environment element management systems. 

20' – Screening of the film Agrinoui.        

Description

The digital revolution increased animators' efficiency, and the democratization of

technology made powerful animation tools accessible. How can small teams take advantage of these benefits? Alexis Chaviaras explains how he managed the production of the award-winning computer animated film Agrinoui.

Dr Alexis Chaviaras has taught art and design courses at European universities

since 2009. His research work at Middlesex University concerns production design

and art direction for computer animated films. Alexis

directed and produced the short animated films Agrinoui (2015) and

Struthio (2011).

'Day 4 at the 14th International Film Festival'

18:30

SH Bridges of Friendship – Θεόδωρος Κολοβός, Greece/Greece, 2022, 8′

WCD Chicken – Lucy McNulty & Emma Pollard, Canada, 2022, 14'

19:00 – 23:00 – Film Screenings

DOC The Ancient Heraion Of Perachora – Γιάννης Αικατερίνης, Greece/Greece, 2023, 38' Q+A 

https://youtu.be/9JkLiqRhp1U

ML Willpower – Ντίνος Μαχαίρας, Greece, 2023, 23'5"

WCD D Lego Oma – Karina Sturm, Germany, 2023, 12'16" 

Trailer: https://youtu.be/z_z0anbp65M

Synopsis: A story about the unique and strong person Rita Ebel, who inspires many people around the world. Rita's personality not only inspires, but shows what it feels like to live a full life despite constraints and limits./

SH Uncovered – Θάνος Αγγελής, Greece/Greece, 2023, 3’2” 

21:30

GP F WCD God's Painting, Γιάννης Καλογερόπουλος, Greece/Greece, 2023, 96' Q+A 

Trailer: https://youtu.be/P6OBjWy18k0

Synopsis: The beautiful story of a beautiful person, Θεοδώρα, a woman with a disability and a big heart. Her brother, Δημήτρης, returns to Greece after their mother's death and attempts to place his sister in an institution. However, it seems that Δημήτρης's plans spiral out of his control when he meets Θεοδώρα again after a long absence.

12/11 - Sunday

19:00

Awards Ceremony "Χρυσός Πήγασος" 

Presenter: Ελένη Πετροπούλου

Honoured artist: actress

• "Κατερίνα Χέλμη" Best Actress Award in a Feature Film.
• "Φαίδων Παπαμιχαήλ" Technical Award in a Feature Film.
• Participation of the team Dance Team Chalkias of Κ.Ε.Π.Α.Π. 
• Concert with the Youth Orchestra of the Καλογεροπούλειου Conservatory/Foundation of Arts and Culture, conducted by Παναγιώτης Θεοδοσίου.

21:00

Screening of the closing ceremony