Psaroloco
Media Literacy Project
The Psaroloco Media Literacy Project Ι Labs (Since 2010) promotes media literacy with skills of creative access and critical content analysis and integrates teachers as the primary actors of this new audiovisual literacy through cinema.
It holds film screenings Psaroloco International Film Festival for Children & Young People experiential workshops specially designed for children and adolescents as well as educational workshops & teaching tools through PsarolocoEdu for families, teachers, and literate citizens.
It gives priority to vulnerable groups of children and adolescents.It travels with actions to remote areas around Greece. Psaroloco Media Literacy is committed to broadening access to the arts for all children and is proud to provide PsarolocoEdu Classroom for free.
Winner in UNESCO Global Media and Information Literacy Awards
PSAROLOCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE
A festival aimed at younger viewers, with their curiosity and spirit of discovery at the core.
14 -16 and 17 July I 21:00 - 22:20
Screening at the Chora , Folegandros
Pounta Square PRIMARY SCHOOL & Castle PANTANASSA SQUARE
Following its premiere in March at the Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation in Athens, the Psaroloco Children’s and Youth Film Festival continues its journey in Folegandros.
Lilliputian cinephiles and their parents are invited to enjoy free screenings of high-quality cinema on July 14, 16, and 17, in a three-day celebration dedicated to children's and youth films.
Welcome !!
Psaroloco festival is accompanied by free access to educational and entertaining material for the educational use of films as well as parallel activities.
The films divided into age groups, cover a wide range of themes that foster inclusion, freedom of artistic expression, ecological awareness, equality, intercultural dialogue, social integration, and empathy.
* The films are screened under Greek subtitles
Psaroloco is proud to have supporters with empathy !!
The opening screening is prefaced by the author and columnist Vassilis Kokkotis.
Vasilis Kokkotis was born in Athens in 1976 and grew up in Kalavrita. He graduated from the 3rd High School. He has been writing articles for newspapers and magazines since a young age, while professionally he is active in the trade of skiing and mountaineering equipment. In 2009, his short story “Flegomene kaminis” won 1st prize in the 3rd Literary Short Story Competition “Antonis Samarakis” and was published in a collective anthology by Kastaniotis Publications. “Atrapos” is his first complete book.
Screenings Program
Educational Activities
THE AUDIENCE HAS SPOKEN!
The children of Folegandros voted and crowned their overall favorite film! Earning the highest score across all festival programs, the winner is POLO (Sophie Castaignède, 20', France), a touching story of friendship about a boy and a girl with a "toad" in her heart. Screened as part of the "Little Adventures" section (Part 1, ages 7–9), this light-filled collection reminded us that growing up doesn't mean leaving magic behind. A huge thank you to the kids of Folegandros who brought so much passion, voted, and shared their love for cinema with us!