See which Greek and foreign artists will host the festival in Kefalonia from August 25 to September 1, 2024
The 3rd Waves International Film Festival is set to welcome Italian creator Marco Amenta, Marco Morricone, son of leading music composer Ennio Morricone, director Pericles Hoursoglou, actors Alexandros Logothetis and Euthalia Papakosta, among many others. art »
festival will be held From 25 August to 1 September 2024 in Argostoli, Kefalonias, coastal Thalassomylos in specially designed areas.
As the founder and artistic director of the festival emphasized Marinos Sklavounakisthis year, for the first time, the festival has a Competition Program: 31 short films from all over the world are competing in two separate categories, fiction and documentary. The jury also consists of Marino Sklavunakh, actress Ethalia Papacostadirector Avra Georgioufilm critic Akis Kapranosand Robby Exiel, member of the organizing committee.
The peak of events 3rd Waves International Film Festival this Italian cinema yesterday and today. The four-day tribute introduces the Greek public Marco Amenta with the presentation of two films Marco Morricone On the occasion of the screening of the documentary “Ennio” about the life and work of Giuseppe Tornatore’s legendary father, Ennio Morriconeas well as a number of rare documentary shorts from the 1950s Mushroom Victory about traditions and daily life in Sicily and Sardinia in the post-war years.
Other during presentation Marco Amenta and Marco Morriconefilms will have the opportunity to talk with the director and screenwriter Avra Georgiou, a lecturer on de Seta’s films, he will also give a lecture on the making and making of a documentary film. After discussions with the public, master classes will be held Pericles Hoursoglou and Alexander Logothetis on directing and acting, on the occasion of the exhibition of his latest work Pericles Hoursoglou “Evolution”, Ethalia Papakosta, will talk about the different aspects of performing on stage and in front of the lens, as well as the author. Demosthenes Papamarcowill explore the relationship between literary writing and film screenplay.
Also, the public will have the opportunity to enjoy a cello performance Nikos Veliotis with the live accompaniment of his silent masterpiece Carl Dreyer “The Passion of Joan of Arc” musicians on opening night Thodori Rello, Giannis Anastasakis, Vasilis Economidis and Natalya Manda as in a concert of its own after the closing ceremony Akis Kaprano in a themed DJ set on days dedicated to Italian cinema. Parallel activities include two exhibitions, an exhibition of digital photography by an award-winning photojournalist. Yannis Behrakis, In collaboration with Momus – a photography exhibition featuring material from the islands of Kefalonia and Ithaca, taken by Franco-Swiss photographer Frédéric Boissonnas in 1912, in collaboration with the Museum of Photography in Thessaloniki and the Geneva Library.
The Waves Film Festival It started in 2022 and is the only Ionian film festival. The production of the festival was organized by the Environment and Culture Association of Kefalonia in cooperation with the Region of the Ionian Islands and the Municipality of Argostoli. It is financed by the Ministry of Culture and implemented in cooperation with EKOME. This year’s festival is supported by AMANTES COINSEP, ANAKARA Association, Greek Film Center, Ionian University, Momus – Thessaloniki Photography Museum, Geneva Library, gr2me productions, kinomoments and the Italian Consulate of Kefalonia. The organization is under the patronage of the Italian Embassy, Ministry of Culture and EOT.