The European Meeting of Young People’s Audiovisual Creation – Camera Zizanio began in 2001 as an initiative of Youth Plan in the framework of the Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People activities.
Camera Zizanio ONLY ACCEPTS FILMS MADE BY CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE (UP TO 20 YEARS OLD).
Camera Zizanio is not a Festival. As our name states, it is a “Meeting” which we believe is more important for us to come together, see creations by young people, chat, have fun, make friends and plan for the future.
A future common to all the people on this planet.
Camera Zizanio is a sphere of creative activity. Film workshops is the most dynamic events, with the participation of artists/educators from Greece and abroad and offer unique moments of creation to children and adolescents.
The awards bring out those creations of youth that are distinguished for the good use of the audiovisual means, the originality as well as for developing the communication among young people.
GREEK SECTION
The jury of the Greek section metes:
• Three equivalent awards by category:
A –up to 12 years old, B- 13 to 16 years old, C- 17 to 20 years old.
• Award for the best animation
SPECIAL AWARDS
• Award of Media Literacy given by the Educational Television - Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs.
• Award of the Greek Ombudsman for children’s rights (to a movie distinguished for its social susceptibility)
• Award of Nikos Kavoukidis (the award is being accompanied by the benefit of the technical equipment for the realization of the creator’s next film)
• Award of The Stavrakos Cinema School (the award is been accompanied by a scholarship for studies in Cinema).
EUROPEAN SECTION
The jury of the European section metes:
• Three equivalent awards by category: A –up to 12 years old, B- 13 to 16 years old, C- 17 to 20 years old.
• One award for animation by category.
INTERNATIONAL SECTION
The Jury of the International section metes:
• One award in each age category (A’ – up to 12 years old, B’- from 13 to 16 years old, c’ – from 17 to 20 years old).
The jury may met any other distinctions to films with special qualities or virtues.