Exciting musical meetings, workshops for children and adults and surprising tours in Northern Evia are in store for the audience of the 3rd Evia Film Project, the green initiative launched by the Thessaloniki Film Festival and carried out with the support of the Ministry of Culture, from July 2nd to July 6th 2024 in Edipsos, Limni and Agia Anna.
Lena Kitsopoulou - Doros Dimosthenous concert
The 3rd Evia Film Project will call it a wrap on Saturday July 6th, in the open-air cinema “Apollon” of Edipsos, with a special concert held by Lena Kitsopoulou and Doros Dimosthenous, accompanied by a group of distinguished musicians and featuring a pastiche of time-honored and beloved songs of the Greek folklore repertoire, written by iconic composers-songwriters and performed by legendary singers.
Eleni Psyhouli and Ioanna Stamoulou introduce us to the delights of the Greek “mezes”
Flavor journalists Eleni Psyhouli and Ioanna Stamoulou will join us in Northern Evia to introduce the delights of the Greek “mezes” to the international guests of the 3rd Evia Film Project, while discussing with them on the issues of sustainability and gastronomy.
“If we had to come up with one identifying feature of the Greek food table, above anything else, that would be no other than the love for shared tastiness and joint delight. The Greek traditional ‘mezes’ serves on small plates the Ancient Greek notion of “living in pleasure”, the habits of jest and joking, the outgoing and hearty enjoying of life under the sun, the blessing of being in the company of people, the act of sharing,” says Eleni Psyhouli. “‘Mezes’ equals sustainability and locality, embraces a ‘from farm to table’ approach, respects food miles and seasonality and applauds zero food waste, as it recycles everything and throws nothing away.”
Let’s meet Northern Evia
The 3rd Evia Film Project introduces unique locations and points of interest, while hosting a series of guided visits and tours for the accredited guests attending the festival.
Hiking in Mount Xiro: Destruction and Rebirth
What were the repercussions of the 2021 wildfires in Northern Evia? How does the forest bounce back following the destruction? What needs to be done from this point forward? These are some of the questions raised and addressed by the guests and friends of the Evia Film Project who will take part in the hiking tour in Mount Xiro, during which they will be guided through the fire-stricken areas. With the mesmerizing landscape of the Drymona waterfalls as a starting point, they will have the chance to take a close look at the impact of the fire on species that lack the possibility of natural regrowth, but also at how nature has begun to regenerate. Members of the scientific team of the Overland Program held by WWF Greece, headed by WWF Greece’s Forest Fires Actions Coordinator, Elias Tziritis,
will serve as our our guides in this unique mountainous route with the breathtaking view – from the Euboean Gulf to the Aegean Sea and from Dirfi to Pelion and Athos.
NOT A TRACE: Recording and mapping ecological imprints
A pioneering guided tour for accredited guests at the Folklore Museum of Agios, inviting us to track down the imprint of mankind on the planet through our folklore culture.
1954: Human activity appears to be practiced on the grounds of self-sufficiency and sustainability.
2024: Human activity exerts a systematic and ever-growing pressure on planet Earth.
How can we measure the impact of human activity and map out its imprint? This guided tour is an exercise of observation, exploration and trace recording in contemporary and non-contemporary versions.
The Evia Film Project is the Festival’s third pillar of activities, adding its name to the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, held in November, and the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, held in March. Its goal is to consolidate Northern Evia, a region severely hit by the 2021 calamitous wildfires, as an international hub of green cinema. This year, the Evia Film Project focuses on water as its core theme. The sea, rain, all water resources, and their pivotal and life-defining ties with mankind take center stage, along with the agony triggered by their destruction.
The Evia Film Project is carried out thanks to the support of the Ministry of Culture. Valuable is the support of COSMOTE TV, the Festival’s Grand Sponsor, PPC, the Festival’s Strategic Partner and Fischer, a steady companion of the Festival. The 3rd Evia Film Project is held in collaboration with the Greek Film Centre, the Municipalities of Istiea-Edipsos and Mantoudi-Limni-Agia and the Port Authority of the Regional Unit of Evia.
