Georges Sifianos, born in Greece, holds a PhD in animation aesthetics from the University of Sorbonne. He is a filmmaker and professor emeritus of animation at ENSAD in Paris where he founded the Department of Animation Studies in 1995. He has lectured worldwide including universities in Europe, India, Korea, Japan and China.
As a member of PSL academic research group, SACRe (EA 7410), he is interested in the renewal of forms of animation cinema, particularly from the point of view of cognitive science. The blindfolded animation approach employed in “The blind writer” is part of this research. His other recent research interest concerns animation forms found on the Parthenon’s Frieze. His book Aesthetics of Animated Cinema received the 2014 "McLaren - Lambart" award for the best academic book by the Society for Animation Studies and the "Hemingway Grant" in 2015.
His filmography includes the animated films "SMILE", "SCENT OF CITY", "TUTU", "EGO" the feature-film documentary "PETROCHEMICALS, THE CATHEDRALS OF THE DESERT”, and the last one “THE BLIND WRITER”.
official selection 2022
El escritor ciego (The Blind Writer)
MONSTRA | Lisbon Animation Festival official selection 2022
1st Prize Experimental
El escritor ciego (The Blind Writer)
Athens ANIMFEST 2022 1st Prize Experimental
Nominee
The blind writer
• Xposure International Photography & Film Festival
Nominee
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• Brazil New Visions Film Fest
Quarter Finalist
The blind writer
• IFEFA-International film & Entertainment festival Australia
Semi-Finalist
The blind writer
• Bologna in Lettere 10th – Videopoetry
Invitation to participate in the program "From the masters workshops"
The blind writer
• Animafest Zagreb 2022 (Croatia)
Honorable Mention
The blind writer
• WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival (Toronto)
Jury Honourable mention
The blind writer
• Apertura Institute x TAB-LAB darkroom screening
Menzione Speciale
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• Premio Piccolo Cinema Paradiso (Italie)
Distinction
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• 7th Animation Marathon (online) (Greece)
Jury Honourable mention
The blind writer
• T-Short Animated Film Online Festival 2022 (Latvia)
Jury Honourable mention
The blind writer
• Festival del Cinema di Cefalù (Italy)
Mención: "El escritor ciego"
The blind writer
• FICCS 2022 Cineclub El Gabinete (Buenos Aires, Argentine)
Second People's Choice Award for animated movie
The blind writer
• Montenegrian Online Smartphone International Film Festival (MOSIFF) (Montenegro)
Prize of Best Animation
The blind writer
• International Film Festival of Larissa (Greece)
1st Prize Experimental
The blind writer
• Athens ANIMFEST 2022 (Greece)
Prize of Best Animation
The blind writer
• EXPERIMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL 6th Edition (Barcelona- Argentina)
Jury’s Personal Pick Award, Min TANAKA
The blind writer
• Hiroshima_Animation_Season_2022 (Japan)
Prize for Outstanding Work
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• (TIAF) 2022 Taichung International Animation Festival’ (Taichung , Taiwan)
Giulio Gianini Award for its originality
The blind writer
• Sardinia Film Festival SFF 2022 (Sassari, Italy)
Al mejior cortometraje internacional
The blind writer
• International Animation Festival AJAYU (Peru)
Prize " BEST ANIMATION "
The blind writer
• RETRO AVANT GARDE FILM FESTIVAL VENEZIA 2023
Award-Of-Excellence-French-Films-Category
The blind writer
• Colortape International Film Festival (Brisbane, Australia)
Prize of Best Animation
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EXPERIMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL 6th Edition (Barcelona- Argentina) / Prize of Best Animation
Jury’s Personal Pick Award, Min TANAKA
The blind writer
Hiroshima_Animation_Season_2022/ Jury’s Personal Pick Award, Min TANAKA
Invitation to participate in the program "From the masters workshops"
The blind writer
Animafest Zagreb 2022 /Program "From the masters workshops"
Semi-Finalist
The blind writer
Bologna in Lettere 10th – Videopoetry / Semi-Finalist
1st Prize Experimental
The blind writer
Athens ANIMFEST 2022 / 1st Prize Experimental
Jury Honourable mention
The blind writer
T-Short Animated Film Online Festival 2022 / Jury Honourable mention
Quarter Finalist
The blind writer
IFEFA-International film & Entertainment festival / Quarter Finalist
Nominated
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Brazil New Visions Film Fest / Nominee
Prize of Best Animation film
The blind writer
International Film Festival of Larissa / Prize of Best Animation film
Nominee
The blind writer
Xposure International Photography & Film Festival / Nominee
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  • Press kit The Blind Writer by Georges Sifianos (08/08/2022)
  • Dialogue list in English, "The blind writer" by Georges Sifianos
  • Dialogues en Français. L’écrivain aveugle de Georges Sifianos
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  • Press kit The Blind Writer by Georges Sifianos (08/08/2022)
  • Dialogue list in English, "The blind writer" by Georges Sifianos
  • Dialogues en Français. L’écrivain aveugle de Georges Sifianos
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