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ARTWORKS debuts new award for experimental film

Nov 26, 2024

ARTWORKS is collaborating with the Greek Film Archive to present a new competition category, Reframing Images, at the 13th Athens Avant-Garde Film Festival with support from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).

The category’s ARTWORKS Best Film Award, which comes with a cash prize of 5,000 euros, will be go to a filmmaker for a moving image that falls within the genre of avant-garde or experimental cinema. The jury is composed of SNF ARTWORKS Fellows in film Nerytan Zinziaria, Christina Koutsospyrou, and Costis Charamuntanis.

In addition, on December 8, ARTWORKS will organize a roundtable discussion with six filmmakers entitled "Exploring the intersection of cinema and contemporary art," as well as an evening networking event at BIOS in Athens.

The 13th Athens Innovative Film Festival will take place at the Greek Film Archive from 5 to 15 December 2024.