Open Discussion “Why Look at Animals?”
How much and in what ways does man differ from animals? What are the moral boundaries in experimenting with animals? How fragile is our relationship with them? How does art and philosophy converse with the animals? What does our stance towards animal kingdom reveal for our species? The 21st Thessaloniki Documentary Festival invites us to participate in an open discussion that will be held on the occasion of this year’s edition tribute «Why Look at Animals?».
The speakers are:
Stavros Karageorgakis (PhD, University of Athens), author, researcher;
Yorgos Skambardonis, author;
and Louie Psihoyos, film director.
Moderator: Anna Lydaki, Professor at the Department of Sociology, Panteion University.
- PARALLEL EVENTS
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DISCUSSIONS
- DOCUMENTARY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: A RELATION TO EXPLORE - WORKSHOP BY THE GREEK DOCUMENTARY ASSOCIATION
- HELLENIC ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF LSE: “FILM PRODUCTION IN GREECE: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS”
- LISTENING TO THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE A VOICE: A DISCUSSION FOR THE OMBUDSMAN
- PRESENTATION OF THE NATIONAL PARTICIPATION (PAVILION OF GREECE) AT THE 60th INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION - LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA
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SPECIAL SCREENINGS & SPECIAL HEARINGS
- HONORARY GOLDEN ALEXANDER TO PANAYOTIS EVANGELIDIS & UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE SCREENING OF THE FILM TILOS WEDDINGS
- PERIPHERAL SCREENINGS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
- SPECIAL HEARING: HOOLIGAN EXPRESS
- SPECIAL SCREENING & DISCUSSION WITH DIMITRIS PAPAIOANNOU
- SPECIAL SCREENING - WORK IN PROGRESS: BULL’S HEART (working title) by Eva Stefani
- SPECIAL SCREENING COSMOTE TV: UNDERWONDER by Kostas Karydas
- SPECIAL SCREENING: MARY, MARIANNA, MARIA – THE UNSUNG GREEK YEARS OF CALLAS by Michalis Asthenidis & Vassilis Louras
- SPECIAL SCREENINGS: EXERGUE - ON DOCUMENTA 14
- VIDEO INSTALLATION
- INTERACTIVE ART INSTALLATION
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PRESENTATIONS
- AWARD CEREMONY: CEDEFOP VIDEO AWARD 2023 / EUROPEAN YEAR OF SKILLS: SHARE YOUR SKILLS
- BOOK PRESENTATION A LESBIAN LIFE by Maria Cyber & SCREENINGS
- OPEN DISCUSSION - BOOK PRESENTATION HALF A CENTURY OF ELECTIONS: DISCUSSING THE CONTESTS OF METAPOLITEFSI, ON THE OCCASION OF THE 50th ANNIVERSARY SINCE THE RESTORATION OF DEMOCRACY IN GREECE.
- PARTIES
- ONLINE SCREENINGS