12th INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA
1/10 - 9/10/2010
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS 9 of April of 2010
Printable modeAwards 2000 -2005
2nd Panorama of New Independent Film and Video Makers of Thessaloniki (2000)
The curtain of the 2nd Panorama has fallen with the bestowal of the awards and the memorials to all the directors who took part, and with the honorary manifestation to Takis Kanellopoulos.
The President of the Panorama Mr. Zahos Samoladas, the President of DEPTHE Mr. Antonis Gyftopoulos, the Responsible of the Press Office and Public Relations of The National Defense Mr. Giorgos Mamoukaris and the representative of SSAS Mr. Panagiotis Dadinis gave the awards. Natassa Karahisarli presented the Award Ceremony. The award movies were:
“Toroneo Passage” by Akis Kersanidis (32')
“Spaghetti Western” by Giannis Tsitsimis (34')
“Insomnia” by Arsenis Polymenopoulos (9')
“Psychedelique Essence” by Kostas Fourkiotis (7')
The 2nd Panorama took place with the support of the Municipal Organization of Spectacle and Communication and the Ministry of National Defense.
3rd International Panorama of Independent Film Makers (2001)
In a successful and festive clime the curtain of the 3rd International Panorama of Independent Filmmakers has fallen, in Saturday 20 October 2001 that the Cinema Club of TUCT has organized.
In the full of fans screening room of TUCT were were representatives of local and cultural organizations of Thessaloniki as well as ambassadors of the countries their films were screened in the Panorama.
After a short speech with subject “Cinema and Thessaloniki”, the representative of the mayor of Thessaloniki, Vasilis Gakis, gave the awards of the directors that won in the competition part. Memorials were given in all the directors that took part by the President of TUCT Mr N.Giannopoulos , the President of OTA Mr. Mparmpounakis, the President of the Cultural Center of OTE employees of Thessaloniki, the representative of Comvos NET Mr. Elias Galanis.
After the determination of the critic team of the 3rd International Panorama (President Mr. Nikos Billilis) the awards were nominated to the films:
Best Foreign Film Award
“The room” by Roland Reber (Germany”
Best Foreign Short Film Award
“Appel D'Air” by Arnault Labaronne (France)
Best Greek Film Award
“Summer Night Dream” by Dimitris Athanitis
Best Greek Short Film Award
“Time” by Epaminondas Kouzounas
The increased number of spectators and their warm participation during the Panorama overcame all the ambitions of the committee of organization and was bind to repeat the Panorama with greater ambitions and goals with purpose to improve the Cinema in Thessaloniki
4th International Panorama of Independent Film Makers (2002)
The “curtain” of the 4th International Panorama of Independent Film Makers went down in a successful celebration, in Saturday 5 October, organized by the Cinema Club of TUCT with the handing-over of the awards and the commemorative diplomas of attendance in all the participants.
In the full of visitors and directors screening room of the TUCT there were also representatives of local cultural organizations of Thessaloniki as also as ambassadors of countries of the films that took part in the Panorama.
The program of the ceremony started with the concert of Irene Lolou and her band who sang songs of the East Mediterranean.
The awards were given by the representative of the Mayor, Mr. Stavros Kalafatis, the president of OTA link of Major Thessaloniki Mr. Babis Barbounakis the president of TUC Mr. Nikos Giannopoulos, the representative of the General Secretary of Youth Babis Papaioannou and the representative os SSAS Mr. Panagiotis Dadinis. There were also given the commemorative diplomas of attendance in all the participants by the cinema club of TUC.
The movies that won the prizes are:
Best Film Award
“ONE TRAGICAL MOMENT” by Dror Barouth (Israel)
Best Short Film
“O DECIMO PUNHAL” by Vitor Moreira (Portugal)
Best Documentary
“SELF PORTRAIT” by Kim Madhusudhananan (India)
Best Animation
“FANTASY CONCERTO” by Katya Petrova (Bulgaria)
Best Experimental Film
“COPY SHOP” by Virgil Widrich (Austria)
there were also given special indication awards in the films:
“LOVE TO MEAT YOU” by Maria Lafi
“YAULELE” by Giorgos Panagiotakis
“THE THIEF OF SMILES” by Emmanouil Oikonomou
Τhe cinema club of TUC gave a special award in the film of Athena Ksenidou “Non-Lived Memories” for its emotion.
The 4th International Panorama was organized by the Cinema Club of TUC (www.cineek.gr) with the support of the Ministry of Culture, the Thessaloniki Mayor, the Greek Cinema Center, the OTA link of Major Thessaloniki, the Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace and the General Secretary of Youth and with the technical support of the AZA Video Club and the Military School of Thessaloniki as well as the Comvos.net.
The sponsors of communication were:
Magazines:
“OZON/AMAZE”, “Eksostis”, “Anaptiras”, “To orama”, “About Thessaloniki”
The web news pages:
and the Culture Guide www.cultureguide.gr the web magazine of the Ministry of Civilization
The TV Stations: TV100, POLISTV, OMEGA TV
The Radio Stations: FM100, POLIS FM 88,6 , ALPHA POLIS 96,5
The high number of participations from Greece and around the world as well as the high number and the warm welcome of the viewers during the Panorama, over passed the expectations of the organization team and made it renew their meeting in the next Panorama which will take place at 28 September till 4 October 2003.
The International Panorama of Independent Film Makers which with its presence shows that there is a continuity in it, giving a place of free expression in Greek and foreign directors without films that will be excluded by it, and respecting the ideology and the culture of each director.
We must say that this try is something very genuine for our country and for the city of Thessaloniki especially as the International Panorama is organized by local organizations and it takes place in Thessaloniki without losing its international dimension.
5th International Panorama of Independent Film Makers (2002)
Awards of the 5th International Panorama of Independent Filmmakers
«…the vision becomes true...»
In a succesfull and celebrating atmosphere the «5th International Panorama of Independent Filmmakers», organized by the Cinema Club, finished on Saturday the 4th of October, with the award and the special award ceremony.
In a show room of the T.U.C.Th. full of spectators and the contributing directors, where also representatives of local and cultural bodies presented, together with embasadors of contributiong countries to the Panorama.
The programm of the day included,
8 am “the big directors of short film”
“Guernika” of Alen Rene (20')
8.20 am Tribute to the cinematographer of Thessaloniki Niko Bilili
“Rouleta” duration 10' anti-war documentary
“For who will the sun rise” duration 17' anti-war documentary
The team of «Little Circulu» organised a happening with anti-globalization topic
9 am Award ceremony of Greek and International competions
The awards were given by
The Ministrer of Culture of Greece, Mr. Evangelos Venizelos
The Minister of Macedonia-Thrace, Mr Charis Kastanidis
The Mayor of Thessaloniki, Mr. Vasilis Papageorgopoulos
The President of Association Ο.Τ.Α Major-Thessaloniki Mr. Ioannis Zournas
The President of the T.U.C.Th. Mr. Nikos Giannopoulos
10 am “the big directors of short films”
“Land without bread” of Luis Buñuel (30')
“Sarlot and her friend” of Lean Luc-Godard (20')
“A trip to the country” of Jean Renoir (40')
The films awarded are the following
International Competition
Best feature film
Fogbound Ate de Jong (97') United Kingdon-Holland 2002
Best short film
Virus Simon Hynd (6') United Kingdom-Scotland 2003
Best documentary
The Greeks of southern California – through the century
Anna Giannotis (57') U.S.A. 2002
Best animation
The penguine parade Julia Pihlak & Riho Unt (10') Estonia 2002
Best experimental
Fast film Virgil Widrich (14') Austria-Luxemburg 2003
Greek Competition
Best feature film
O 13os Theos (The 13th God) Vasilis Blioumis (80')
Best short film
I krisi (The crisis) Tasos Gerakinis (20')
Best documentary
Aenai i agalia tis morfis sou (Internal the hug of your sight)
Christos Karakasis - Giorgos Romaidis (96')
Best experimental
Frida Dimitris Koutsiampasakos – Eleftheria Rizou (10')
SPECIAL AWARDS
International Competition
Special award for montage of feature film
Pentamagica Roland Reber (103') Germany 2003
Special award for montage of short film
ΧΥ Bruno Raymond Damasio (7') France 2003
Special award for script of feature film
La Loma…no todo es lo que apparenta
Roberto Luis Garay (84') Argentina 2003
Special award for script of short film
Anywhere out of this world Nico & Sasso Reese (3') France 2003
Special award for picture of feature film
Shadow girl Isabelle Lukacie & Steven-Marc Couchouron (95') France 2003
Special award for picture of short film
Long Shot Klaus Charbonnier (39') Germany 2003
Special award for topic originality of documentary
Breeze Daniele Ottobre (21') Italy 2002
Greek competition
Special award for montage of feature film
O 13os Theos (The 13th God) Vasilis Blioumis (80')
Special award for montage of feature film
Zapping Filippos Chalatsis (22')
Special award for script of feature film
I geusi ton aionon (The taste of the centuries) Zachos Samoladas (93')
Special award for script of short film
Charavgi (Dawn) Emmanouel G. Mavros (21'33'')
Special award for picture of feature film
I geusi ton aionon (The taste of the centuries) Zachos Samoladas (93')
Special award for picture of short film
Nychterinos ponodontos (Night toothache) Spyros Tsiftsis (14')
Special award for topic originality of documentary
Stin akri ton chilion sou to NAI (At the edge of your leeps the YES)
Konstantinos Kotsiavras (45')
The Cinema Club team gave a special award to a film for its FEELING, that was this year the film “To trapezi pou sernoume” (The table we draw) of Lydia Konsta, while the special award of the pagazine “Cinesyllogi'' was awarded by the representative of the magazine Mrs. Eleni Melissanidou to the film ‘‘I gefsi ton aionon'' by Zachos Samoladas, greek feature film, and finally the company Phoenixnet awarded the best greek feature film "O 13os Theos" byVasili Blioumi with the design and hospitality of personal web page.
The 5th International Panorama of Independent Filmmakers organized by the Cinema Club (the unique Cinema Club of syndicalic body of workers in the world) of Department of Culture of the T.U.C.Th. with the support of the Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Macedonia-Thrace, Municipality of Thessaloniki, the Greek Cinema Centre, the Association Ο.Τ.Α Major-Thessaloniki,
Communication sponsors were :
The magazines : ‘‘Cinesyllogi'' (www.riomedia.gr)» and ‘‘exostis'',
The web-informative pages: www.in2.gr www.gothess.gr
http://homepages.pathfinder.gr/makedoniko the guide www.cultureguide.gr by Ministry of Culture, the www.artindex.gr the electronic journals www.atraktos.net www.businesswoman.gr www.e-telescope.gr www.fotoartmagazine.gr With the technical support of the Officers' Military School (www.ssas.gr) the AZA Video (www.aza.gr) the company Comvos.net (www.comvos.net ) and the company Phoenixnet (www.phoenixnet.gr)
The increased number of participating Greek directors (44 directors) and 114 directors from 30 countries (a number double than last year) together with the increased number and the warm participation of our spectators throughout the whole duration of Panorama, overcame the expectation of the organizing committee to renew our appointment for the next Panorama that will take place from the 28th of September until the 4th of October of 2004.
The International Panorama of Independent Filmamakers, which shows with its presence that there is continuing in this festival, offering a place of free expresion of film and video makers, with respect to the values and culture of each country and each creator seperately.
We should point out that this effort is pioneer in our country and especialy for our city Thessaloniki, since the “International Panorama” is organized and becoming a reality by bodies amd people of Thessalonikiand and is based naturally in Thessaloniki, without loosing its international dimension.
Besides we can now say that we dared the biggest venture ever done by local bodies of our city.
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6 th International Panorama of Independent filmmakers 2004 Awards "…t he vision becomes reality…" On Saturday, 9 th October the curtain of the 6 th International Panorama of Independent Film- and Video makers which was organised by the Cinema Club of the Trades Union Centre of Thessalonica (T.U.C.Th.) fell in a successful and festive atmosphere with the awards ceremony of 6 th International Panorama and the 1 st International Competition of Photography which had the subject "Photographing like Cinema'" In the events room of the T.U.C.Th., which was full of the audience and the participating directors, there were the representatives of local and cultural institutions of the city as well as consuls of the countries where the films that participated in the Panorama came from. The program of the ceremony included: A tribute to the filmmaker of Thessalonica Nikos Bililis with the screening of the documentary "Cheerful Thessalonica" with newsreel footage of the decade of 1960 from the life in Thessalonica. The non-governmental organisation "Children in Action" organised an alternative happening on the subject of the anti-globalisation, while the organisation committee of the 6 th International Panorama amazed "digitally" the public that were there for the "last trip to the dream ". The aw ards were given by : The General Secretary of the New Generation Mrs . Va so Kollia The Minister of Employment and Social Protection Mr. Panagiotis Panagiotopoulos The Minister of Macedonia and Thrace Mr Nikolaos Tsiartsionis The Prefect of Thessalonica Mr Panagiotis Psomiadis The Mayor of Thessalonica Mr Vasileios Papageorgopoulos The Chairman of the Union Trades Centre Mr Nikolaos Giannopoulos The series of photographs that were awarded the first 6 prizes of the 1 st International Competition of Photography: 1. " SUMMERTIME " by HOROZ I DIS KYRIAKOS 2. " Tanzania , hunting and consuming by Hadjabe people" by KOROMILA CHRYSSA 3. " A DAY IN THE PARADE " by KATSAKOS ANDREAS 4. " YOUNG , BEAUTIFUL AND.. " by HRYS I KO U ELEN I - MARIA 5. " Touch .... me " by TZOTZOPO U LOS VASILIS 6. " WITH THE SOUL AND SPIRIT " by TSIROS SOTIRIS The films that were a warded are the following : International Competition Best feature-length film «The hero», by Zeze Gamboa 90' Portugal Best short film « The man without a head » , by Juan Solanas 18' France Best documentary film «National Stadium», by Carmen Luz Parot 90' Chile Best animation film «Timor Loro-Sae», by Vitor Lopes 12' Portugal Best experimental film « Exodus », by Sherman Ong 29' 53'' Indonesia Greek Competition Best feature-length film « When we dance together » , by Adr i anos Ge o rgantas 1 00' Best short film «86.400 ( The next day )» by K i m o n Tsak i ris 35' Best documentary film « Contraband », by Nikos Theodosiou 27 ΄ Best experimental film « Talking pictures », by Mar i os Spyroglo u 50'
SPECIAL AWARDS International Competition Be st Balkan film « When I grow up I ' ll be kangaroo » by Radivoje Andric F.F., Serbia and Montenegro Be st Mediterranean film « The Madonna of Tinos » by Dimitris Gouziotis 58' Doc. , Greece Special Award for direction « Heart of darkness » by David Blanco 17' S.F., Spain Special Award for screenplay «Assicurazione sulla vita» by Tomaso Cariboni & Augusto Modigliani 15' S.F., Italy Special Award for editing « Honka » by Ivo Kalpenieks 22' S.F., Latvia Special Award for photograph y «A love story in b-minor» by Lef Desseyn 8' S.F., Belgium Special Award for visual effects «The man without a head» by Juan Solanas Juan Solanas 18' S.F., France Greek Competition Special Award for direction to Maria Lafi for the film « Lou and Lena » 23'30'' S.F Special Award for scr eenplay t o Simos Koroxenidis for the film « Mercedes » 22' S.F. Special Award for photograph y to Dimitris Gouziotis for the film « The Madonna of Tinos » 58' Doc. Special Award for editing «86.400 ( The next day )» Kimon Tsakiris 35' S.F. Special Award for set decoration and costume design « In the shade of time » by Zahos Samoladas 115' F.F. Special Award for the best actor to Haris Emmanouil in the film Mercedes directed by Simos Koroxenidis 22' S.F Special Award for the best actress to Despina Kourti in the film « Lou and Lena » directed by Maria Lafi 23'30'' S.F
« In the shade of time » by Zahos Samoladas 115' F.F. « Armadillo » by Cayetana Vidal 20' S.F., Argentina /U.S. Α Two hundred and three (203) directors from 46 countries (a record of entries) participated in the 6 th International Panorama of Independent Film- and Videomakers which was organised by the Cinema Club of the Department of Culture of the Trade Union Centre of Thessaloniki in cooperation with the International Film Festival of Ankara and with the support of the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Employment and Social Protection, the Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace, the Prefecture of Thessalonica, the Municipality of Thessalonica and the General Secretariat of New Generation. Sponsors of communication were: The magazine "Exostis", the electronic- news editing sites: www.gothess.gr, www.tnn.gr, the guide of the Ministry of Culture www.cultureguide.gr , the electronic magazines www . atraktos . net , www . businesswoman . gr , www.e-telescope.gr and the magazine of the Greeks in Great Britain www . hellenicmail . com Technical support : www.fotoartmagazine.gr The International Panorama of Independent Film- and Videomakers gave a platform for the free expression to directors both from Greece and other countries of the world without censorship and control, respecting the culture and the principles of every people and every film- and videomaker separately. It must be noted here that this is a pioneering effort for our country and specifically for the city of Thessalonica , as the "International Panorama" is organised and realised by individuals who live in Thessalonica and, of course, it has its seat in Thessalonica, without losing its international dimension.
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