Hellas

History

ASIFA HELLAS, the Hellenic Animation Association started its operation more than 10 years ago as an informal grouping. Aiming at promoting the Hellenic animation art.

In 2015 it gained legal personality as a not-for-profit civil society, seated in Athens (GR). Comprises the Greek national chapter of ASsociation Internationale d’ Film d’ Animation.

Represents globally the professional community of Greek Animation and closely collaborates with the Hellenic Government (Ministry of Culture & Sports, Greek Film Centre, ΕΚΟΜΕ, Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation – ERT, Ministry of Education & Religious Affairs and others) in a number of actions.

Since 2019 Greece Animated has been the country’s national brand, promoting globally Greek animation talents and industry development. ASIFA HELLAS operates the website and social media pages informing on new developments concerning Greek Animation. (Links are added at the end of the post.)

Regular Activities

Greece Animated 2021, the global promotion action for Greek Animation for 2021, organised by ASIFA HELLAS both in Greece and abroad, was full of events, most of them in digital format. The year started with the Annual New year’s event hosted in Athens and broadcasted online where the Stratos Stassinos Annual Awards to the best Greek animation films of the year are given with the support of the Greek Film Centre.

Sevarambes (2020, 11΄) by George Kontos, a production of Marni Films for the public broadcaster ERT, was awarded the professional Prize while All you Can Eat (2019) by Dimitris Armenakis, produced at the Royal College of Art (UK) wan the Student Award.

During 2021, ASIFA HELLAS contributed to the celebrations of 75 years of Greek Animation, 60 years of ASIFA, and 60 years of the Annecy Festival, that were initially scheduled in 2020 but postponed for 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions.

75 short animation films were broadcasted in 6 one-hour long episodes, in collaboration with Parliament TV in Greece, to celebrate 75 years of Greek Animation.

Greece Animated 2021 was present with the Hellenic Pavilion stand in Annecy MIFA, the world’s largest animation industry event, in collaboration with ΕΚΟΜΕ and other supporters. The Hellenic Mission was composed by 15 accredited participants, representing 11 organizations and companies, and presenting 18 projects in development.

A special Focus in Greek Animation was proposed during the Annecy International Animation Festival and Market unveiling the New Production Ecosystem after 75 years of Greek Animation. It was presented by ASIFA Hellas, the Greek Film Centre and EKOME, followed by 4 videos presenting active members of the Greek Animation community: Educators, Festival Programmers, Masters of Animation, and Young Talent.

in Greece, ASIFA Hellas established a new partnership with Drama international film festival and was present at all Greek animation festivals, taking the Initiative for the establishment of Greek Animation Festivals United (GAFU) network among the country’s 5 international animation events (Athens Animfest, Chaniartoon, TAF, ICONA, Animasyros).

The organization of the International Animation Day, in collaboration with the French Institute of Greece, has given the opportunity to the Athenian friends of Animation to participate in person to the screenings including the Anthology Creative Aspects of South-East Mediterranean Animation, featuring 10 multi-awarded short films from the Region of South-East Mediterranean, produced between 2010-2019, and commissioned in the context of the 60 YEARS OF ASIFA ANNIVERSARY. A special roundtable on the Greek 3D Computer Animation provided insights in the work of four internationally acclaimed directors: Panagiotis Rappas, Adonis Doussias, Dimitris Patrikios, and Katerina Athanassopoulou.

ASIFA HELLAS published in 2021 a new book in Greek on the Creative Act and Production of Animation, edited by Professor Eleni Mouri and Assistant Professor Panagiotis Kyriakoulakos, uniting texts from eminent Greek and International contributors, providing a Reference Textbook to aspiring Animation Professionals, especially those attending the brand new Master in Animation of the University of the West of Attica. The book was published in the context of the 75 Years of Greek Animation, under the auspices and financial support of the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports.

An important initiative of ASIFA HELLAS in collaboration of the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports provided special financing for the production of 25 short animation films in 2021 in the context of the measures taken by the Government against Covid-19 pandemic impact to the economy.

Greece Animated 2021 visual identity is created by animator Alkistis Tsikou and applied by graphic designer Nassia Kefala, inspired by the bicentenary of the Greek Revolution outbreak (1821).

Videos productions by ASIFA Hellas

ASIFA HELLAS – Hellenic Animation Guide 2021 by ASIFA HELLAS – Hellenic Animation Association – Issuu

 

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