The Mykonos Biennale is an intellectual event which brings together the work of artists from all over the world to create something new, to break the borders of art, using the telluric energy and hermetic beauty of this cosmopolitan island.

The international multicultural events will interact with the local memories, traditions and historical spaces creating a unique experimental event.

The art exhibitions, the installations, and performances of the artists, the musicians and dance group will spread through out the monasteries, the museums, the old houses, the ancient island of Delos, the windmills and other monumental buildings, like a treasure map of the old island. The heart of the Mykonos Biennale is the video film festival which in 2025 is divided into two categories:

Video Graffiti - Throughout the old town of Mykonos, famous for its white building and thus often called the bride of the Aegean, art videos will be projected on the walls of houses and gardens transforming this town that never sleeps into a living theatre of video graffiti.

Dramatic Nights - A selection narrative short films, documentary and art videos will be screened in the open air theatre of the island and at the important Gryparion center.

Nine- The Amphibian is the theme of the 2025 Mykonos Biennale.

Numbers are akin to wine or narcotics; they intoxicate us. How many souls have vanished in the rooms of Monte Carlo or Las Vegas, mesmerized and lost? Money governs all. It is merely an abstract power, printed paper adorned with countless zeros. Money is god; when nature cries out that the emperor is naked, it simply does not exist.

Nine is a number—a number that the Nuer people, an African tribe, do not count. If you add or subtract nine from a series of numbers, nine remains invisible. Nine is the magnetic spiral. It embodies rhea, a force that assassinates time (chronos) through a divine conspiracy. Just as rhea, the feminine principle, cannot end her own existence while birthing.

Nine will consume all other numbers, devouring both odds and evens. Like an amoeba, it will emerge as the new unit. Nine is the python, which has hibernated for years. Apollo bound it with numbers when time stripped away the sanctuaries of Earth. Yet now we wander toward the sun of eternal night, and the python will stretch, preparing to burrow into the core of the Earth.

From the pain of this world, a ring of tension encircles the nucleus of the Earth. Through internal light, it radiates. In the sea, lightning devours the elements, gaining mass and form. The flames, the water, and the air coalesce into lava. Lava envelops the children, the mountains, nature, and the souls. Into the abyss, the souls gestate within the seed, waiting for the ice age to pass, dreaming.

The spiral, the healing serpent of Asclepius and Imhotep, the thirteenth zodiac, Unuk Elhaija, the Ophiuchus constellation—nine, the amphibian, gestates.

Rules & Terms

Not all entries can be publicly screened during Mykonos Biennale 2023. A pre-screening selection committee comprised of filmmakers, video artists, and other artists associated with the Mykonos Biennale will view each entry to determine which works are selected for screening during the Festival.

All creative works under 20 minutes will be welcomed.

Please fill out the entry form at filmfreeway.com. All entries must be submitted in digital format. Mykonos Biennale can only accept, consider and notify entries submitted with valid entry form and the non-refundable entry fee.

The Mykonos Biennale can only accept works that you have the right submit and they should not subject to any claims or litigation and is not threatened by any claims or litigation.

Late Entries: If you are unable to meet the deadline, please contact the festival office at info@mykonosbiennale.com.

Results will be posted or notifications will be emailed. Selected finalists will be notified.

Entry materials such as preview media or press kits cannot be returned. It is the sole responsibility of the Applicant to secure clearance from the copyright holders of any copyrighted materials in the Video/Film.

The Applicant releases and discharges Mykonos Biennale, its employees and agents from any and all claims, demands or causes of actions related to misappropriation or infringement of copyright or violation of any other right arising out of or relating to this Video/Film.

By agreeing to these terms you give the Mykonos Beinnale the right to use excerpts, stills and/or titles, and information from or relating to the Video/Film for promotional purposes in all media and social media including MB’s website, twitter, facebook, instagram. Mykonos Biennale will reserve the right to issue and authorize publicity concerning the Video/Filmmakers and the Videos/Films and to use all associated names, likenesses and biographical information.

In the event that the Video/Film is accepted by Mykonos Biennale, the Applicant hereby agrees to the following rights and requests and grants to MB without reservations, conditions or qualifications:
Mykonos Biennale reserves the right to screen your video/film during Mykonos BIennale.
Mykonos Biennale reserves the right to coordinate ALL publicity and press outreach concerning the Video/Film’s presentation at Mykonos Biennale, including but not limited to:
Mykonos Biennale reserves the right to use excerpts, stills and/or titles, and information from or relating to the Video/Film for promotional purposes in all media including MB’s website. MB reserves the right to issue and authorize publicity concerning the Video/Filmmakers and the Videos/Films and to use all associated names, likenesses and biographical information. Mykonos Biennale reserves the right to provide contact information for the director and producer(s) of the Video and to grant Mykonos Biennale the right to provide this information to Video/Film industry organizations sponsoring Festival events at its discretion. The right to retain a preview video copy of any work selected as a finalist for festival's research and education library. MB reserves the right to disqualify, without refund of any or all submission fees, any entry which is in violation of the guidelines and participation agreement.

Having said all this we are just protecting the festival and will try our best to promote the festival and your work. We are humans and flexible so if you have any issues, problems and questions feel free to contact us.

Finally we are still under the thrall of COVID and although we will do our best nothing is guaranteed. Our dates and locations could be subject to change and Mýkonos could be locked down.
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  • Preston Bowe

    The best of the best. Was privileged enough to join in-person and it was an adventure I'll never forget.

    October 2024
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  • Gugun Arief

    My film was selected as part of the program. I think Mykonos Biennale is potential to be a special, niche festival that art makers or filmmakers can consider. The idea seems fantastic. Communication is good enough, they reply my email fast. The minus for me is only about appreciation for contributor. I've asked for acces to photo or video documentation particularly when my film is screened but I didn't receive it yet. For non profit events it is important to appreciate the contributor for example by giving access for documentation. Hope you get better in the next events, guys.

    November 2023
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  • Elad Mukades

    Thank you very much for choosing my film 'Let's Talk' for screening at the festival :)

    November 2023
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  • Gilveranio Riaño Zamora

    Muchas gracias esperamos poder visitar tan maravilloso evento y lugares

    October 2023
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  • nacho recio

    nice to be in a very special and artistic category like 'video grafitti' with my videoart 'self portrait'..thanks!!

    October 2023
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