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11th AGON- International Archaeological Film Festival<\/h3>\n

Athens, 10-16 May 2022<\/p>\n

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Under the patronage of H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic Ms. Katerina Sakellaropoulou<\/h4>\n

Director\u00a0Memi Spyratou<\/strong>, who inspired and established the\u00a0International Archaeological Film Festival- AGON<\/strong>, and\u00a0Dimitris Komninos<\/strong>, Art Director of the urban non-profit company \u201cOdyssey \u2013 Cultural Events\u201d, in collaboration with the\u00a0Hellenic Film Archive<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0Hellenic Department of the International Council of Museums (ICOM)<\/strong>, announce the\u00a011th International Archaeological Film Festival \u2013 AGON<\/strong>, under the thematic title \u201cEcumenical Community<\/strong>\u201c.<\/p>\n

Memi Spyratou was inspired to establish a biannual Archaeological Film Festival (biennale)<\/em>\u00a0in Greece in 1995 and, after having received three awards at archeological festivals abroad (France, Italy, Belgium), she felt this was a national issue when Europe was buzzing with Archaeological film festivals (France, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, to name but a few) while Greece, a country intertwined with the very essence of archeology, had nothing similar to present.<\/p>\n

Thus, the\u00a0First International Meeting of the Archaeological Film of the Mediterranean Area-AGON<\/strong>, took place in 1996, mainly thanks to the practical support of journalist Lena Savvidis of the daily newspaper \u201cTA NEA\u201d, and archaeologist Anna Lambraki, publisher of the magazine \u201cArchaeology & Arts\u201d.<\/p>\n

In the 25 years of its course, AGON has evolved into an institution not only of pan-Hellenic but also of international scope. This is evidenced by the collaborations with important organizations (National Gallery of Art-Washington, Goethe Institut, Embassy of France, Thessaloniki International Festival, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Tourism, Museum- Archive ERT, Hellenic Cinema Center, etc.) and personalities from the field of culture and science, both in Greece and abroad, the screening of films from major networks (BBC, RAI, ARTE, ZDF and of course ERT and RIK), but also the great acceptance by the general public that has faithfully been following the events of the festival all these years.<\/p>\n

The thematic of the festival is archeology in the broad sense of the word: Antiquity, Middle Ages, folk arts, traditions, industrial archeology, cultural heritage, the recording of every world that is by norm getting lost, in other words, the today that becomes the archeology of tomorrow, bringing in contact people, not only from Greece but also from all over the world, people-dreamers of a better life.<\/p>\n

The dream of a universal state based on the concepts of freedom, equality and justice dated as far back as the very beginning of human existence. And while it may sound utopian, we insist it is not impossible. Therefore, we keep hoping. If not for us, we hope for the future man, the universal \u201cwe\u201d. That is why we are dedicating the\u00a011th International Archaeological Film Festival- AGON 2022<\/strong>\u00a0to the world-famous composer\u00a0Mikis Theodorakis<\/strong>\u00a0who, first among equals, envisioned the \u201cEcumenical Community\u201d, condensing the vision of archaeological research to the laconic quote: \u201cMan is a duty\u201d.<\/p>\n

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The JURY<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Distinguished personalities from the fields of cinema, archeology, folklore, and journalism, participate in the jury of the 11th International Archaeological Film Festival- AGON<\/p>\n

The\u00a0International Jury<\/strong>\u00a0that will award the decreed prizes of AGON consists, in alphabetical order, of:<\/p>\n