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Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Luciano Gatto - Over 60 years of Italian humor comics

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

From the 11th to the 24th of September, the Chaniartoon International Comics Festival in Chania tells in an exhibition the career of one of the most important creators of Italian humorous comics, specifically with Disney characters: Luciano Gatto. In the exhibition, you will see original pages and illustrations from different periods of his long career.

The official presentation of the exhibition will take place on Friday, September 22 at 18:00, in the presence of the great Italian artist, Luciano Gatto, as well as his student and Disney comic book designer, Valerio Held.

Luciano Gatto was born in Venice on May 21, 1934. In 1955 a neighbor, who knew his passion for drawing and Disney characters, informed him that another Venetian, a certain Romano Scarpa, had started drawing stories for the " Topolino", the weekly magazine corresponding to the Greek "Mickey Mouse". The news excites Gatto, who begins copying the Disney characters, later showing Romano Scarpa the results of his work, then receiving helpful advice, some of which related to the sensitive stage of melanoma, for which Scarpa he needed partners.

He began to practise, so that he soon assumed the role of chief assistant to the great designer, inking his famous stories such as "The Claw of Kali" and "The Legend of the Flying Scotsman". Gatto continued to practice self-taught until 1956, when he managed to sell to Il Ponte Publications, under the direction of Renato Bianconi, three short stories with characters of his own invention. After a few months Gatto received a script to illustrate a 12-page story featuring the small mountaineer Raviolo Kid.

For four years Gatto also draws stories with Geppo and Nonna Abelards and invents the little man of the Pietrino caves, drawing a total of fifty stories. But Gatto wants to draw Disney heroes. Finally, in March 1958, he was called to the editorial room of director Mario Gentilini, who assigned him the first Disney story "Paperino e il ciliego rabdomante" (unpublished in Greece), starting a collaboration that has continued to this day.

In the first years of the 60s he collaborated with the magazine "Il Monello" designing seven episodes of Sempronio, Felicino and Arcibaldo, replacing Gino Gavioli and with the editor Fasani, while in the 70s and 80s he created more of one hundred stories for the German market with the two fox twins Fix and Foxi. In the 90s, on the contrary, he designed many stories of Topo Gigio and Prezzemolo.

The exhibition "Luciano Gatto - Over 60 years of Italian humor comics" traces an admirable career during which the great Italian comic drew hundreds of stories. The exhibition route, curated directly by the creator, starts from the beginnings of his career, with the help of a short biography and a chronology with references to his collaborations outside of Disney, but also to the period of his apprenticeship at the side of the great conductor of comic, Romano Scarpa, copying three pages from the story "The Night of Kali"

(1958), a masterpiece by Scarpa, with whom Gatto had collaborated as an inker.
Wishing, when transferring the exhibition to Greece, to focus on the world of Disney, given that in our country he became known mainly from the stories published in magazines such as "Mickey Mouse", "Big Mickey", "Almanac", " Donald', 'Classics' and more, dominated by his ink and tempera illustrations, mostly inspired by the most beloved stories featuring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.

Transfer editor: Yiannis Iatrou

70 Years Mikros Iros

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the first release of «Mikros Heros» (24/2/1953 – 24/2/2023), Mikros Heros publications present a unique exhibition, with 45 distinguished Greek illustrators, who dedicate their creations to the favorite popular reading.

Open Spaces

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

The Multimedia Laboratory of the Athens School of Fine Arts in collaboration with the TECHNO-LOGIA Hub present the exhibition «Open Spaces» with the participation of 10 students of ASKT, an exhibition included in the Chaniartoon Festival with the theme «Space». The students create projects with which they compose new potential spaces, open to intervention and interpretation and form «Open Spaces» of coexistence and common action.

Curation: Taxiarchis Diamantopoulos, Stavroula Zoi, Yiannis Koukoulas

Participating Students: Nikos Athanasakis, Dioni Diochnou, Lefteris Kontopodis, Katerina Korre, Dimitris Mantadakis, Triantafyllia Ntouroupi, Eirini Panagiotopoulou, Artemis Sartzetaki, Giannis Stamatiou, Giorgos Tsiakos

Storm - Vasilevoussa

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

In the distant 10,020 AD, Earth is trying to recover from the iconoclasm war. However, the new administration of Empress Theodora and her vampires plunges the state into corruption and the people into poverty. Captain Tyella and her crew, exiled for life, decide to intervene to restore freedom.

Space Exhibition

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Katerina Sivylla Agnadi
Savvas Ampatzidis
Aoua
Silvia Bessero
Iason Bolierakis
Katerina Botini
Chrysa Chartsa
Stavros Damos
Christos Dimitriou
Αlessia Gilli
Daniel Goudelis
Soultana Iloridou
Marios IOannidis
Nikos Kabasele
Elli Kikidi
Christos Karakitsos
Evan Karatarakis
Stella Kateva
Alexis Kitsonidis
Maria Kladi
Evaggelia Kreatsoula
Thodoris Kostis
Loudmouse Crew
Panagiotis Liakos
Kalliopi Papadaki
Mirto Papadopoulou
Ioanna Politi
Joanna Poupaki
Rosie
Inis Sorfe
Ilias Tabakeas
Maria-Thomais Sismanidi
Nikos Tsikouras
Mixalis Tzortzatos
Nektarios Valvis
Theodosia Vasiliou
Ntinos Xingas
Zgur

Francesca Ghermandi

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Francesca Ghermandi was born in Bologna in 1964. Her comic stories and illustrations have been published in Italian and foreign magazines since the mid-eighties such as: «Frigidaire», «Echo des Savanes», «Linus», «Zero Zero» , «Il Manifesto», «La Repubblica», «Internazionale» etc.. She has been awarded as the best writer at the Lucca Comics Festival, while she has created many comics such as Pasticca, Einaudi, The Wipeout, Fantagraphics Books, Hiawata Pete, Grenuord, Swamp Chronicles, Coconino
Press.

«Heavy Inheritance» or Variations and Fugue on a Poem by G. Seferis, Pericles Koulifetis

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

But what would happen if, in order to achieve narrative and visual originality, we tampered with the established rules of this mass typography, the law of copies-clones? This experiment is what this exhibition is about: 7 different copies of the same story with a common script and design but different colors, font, page size, direction, all so that each copy is a different version of the story and a different reading experience for the reader. reader.

International Short Animation Films (part1)

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Short Animation Films from all over the world

International Student Short Animation Films (part1)

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Short Student Animation Films from all over the world

International Short Animation Films (part2)

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Short Animation Films from all over the world

Short Animation films «Visible and Invisible Mysteries»

Sabbionara Gate

Short Animation films from all the world in the thematic of: «Visible and Invisible Mysteries»

Call for network of local youth artists of Chania

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

We invite young artists from Chania, aged 18-35, to a meeting to network and support them at the city level. During the meeting, four main objectives will be pursued for the youth groups and individuals of local artists:

• Mapping and presentation of the groups and individual entities of the artistic scene in Chania.
• Recording the goals, needs, and issues concerning the artists.
• Creating a network for the young artists of Chania, offering a platform for communication and promotion.
• Exploration of ways of support, funding opportunities, and potential collaborations.

The event is open to all.

The event is organized by Chaniartoon in cooperation with Chania Youth Call

Finding Your Superhero Self: Integrating the Arts with Space, Science and Technology

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

by Dr Jancy McPhee, Neuroscientist, Space Life Scientist and Executive Director, SciArt Exchange

Neuroscientist, space life scientist, and science communicator Dr. Jancy McPhee will discuss how art helps space exploration, science, and technology, and how broadening our experience can transform us into our superhero selves! After the talk, she will happily answer questions about human space exploration, the science of creativity, and putting STEAM (science-technology-engineering-art-math) into action.

*Ο Αστροναύτης Stanley G. Love της NASA και η Dr Jancy McPhee της SciArt Exchange είναι επίσημοι προσκεκλημένοι του Πολυτεχνείου Κρήτης στο πλαίσιο ενίσχυσης διεθνών συνεργασιών με διακεκριμένους φορείς

Space in Anime: Fantasy, Realism, and Everything In Between

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Astronaut Stanley G. Love, Ph.D.
Deputy Chief of the NASA Astronaut Office’s Rapid Prototyping Laboratory

Space is a popular setting in many formsof art. Animation is no exception. In this presentation, planetary scientist, NASA astronaut, and longtime anime fan Dr. Stanley G. Love surveys space anime shows both famous and obscure, with special focus how accurately (or not!) theytreat their  subject matter. Following the presentation, Dr. Love welcomes questions from the audience on any topic related to space exploration, space science, and anime.

*Ο Αστροναύτης Stanley G. Love της NASA και η Dr Jancy McPhee της SciArt Exchange είναι επίσημοι προσκεκλημένοι του Πολυτεχνείου Κρήτης στο πλαίσιο ενίσχυσης διεθνών συνεργασιών με διακεκριμένους φορείς

International Short Animation Films (part3)

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Short Animation Films from all over the world

Short Animation films «Earth on Alert»

Sabbionara Gate

Short Animation films from all over the world in the thematic of «Earth on Alert»

Life outside of the Earth: how to design an alien

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Life outside of the Earth: how to design an alien

What should you consider before successfully designing a convincing alien? What are the life properties that can make the difference between an earthling and an alien? What are the biological traits of living organisms that you need to understand in order to design spectacular alien life? In this talk, Dr. Anna Gioran, biologist and sci-fi aficionado, will explore these questions through the numerous examples of inexhaustible and majestic life that prevails on our planet.

Dr. Anna Gioran studied biology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and conducted her doctoral studies at the University of Bonn in Germany. After earning her PhD, she worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders (DZNE). At the moment, Dr. Gioran works as a postdoctoral researcher at the National Hellenic Research Foundation. In addition to this, for the past decade she has been working as a scientific consultant for SoundFellas that is a software and media company based in Greece. Her scientific interests revolve around metabolism and ageing while during her free time she loves watching sci-fi films and observing popular aliens.

The Sound of Space in Entertainment Media

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Space, fantastic technologies of the future, aliens and their planets are some of the most loved themes in books, paintings, movies, video games, and other forms of expression and entertainment. In the media that includes audio, sound has particular importance because it provides the necessary realism that transports the audience to the center of the action. In this talk, Pan Athen, the founder of SoundFellas and creator of Echotopia, through examples from famous works, will break down the key areas that creators should focus on in their sound so that their projects have aesthetic coherence with the script and their audience is immersed in a unique experience.

Pan Athen is a sound designer, entrepreneur, and educator. He has been involved in audio production and software development for over 30 years and has been teaching audio and creative media for over 22 years. To date, he has directed audio production for bands such as “On Thorns I Lay”, video games such as “Darkfall Online”, and films such as “Short Fuse”, and he has taught audio and creative media to over 2000 students. In 2011 he founded SoundFellas in Greece and, with his team, has designed and produced a large number of stock sound libraries, the video game quality control speaker simulation software “SoundCheck for Unity”, the mobile soundscape composition application “DMDJ”, and the professional soundscape production application “Echotopia”.

Feature Animation Film «Perlimps»

Chania Cine "Garden"

Claé and Bruó, two secret agents working for enemy kingdoms, who are dispatched to the Enchanted Forest. They finally discovered they're on the same mission: To save the Perlimps from the terrible Giants that have surrounded the Forest.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K61RorJ9m00

Best Films 2023 - Audience Award

Chania Cine "Garden"

Best Chaniartoon films of 2023. During the projection, the audience will vote live for its favourite film, for the audience award.

Short Animation Films For Kids

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Short animation films for kids, from all over the world (Some films have no dialogue and other have greek subtitles)

Documentary for Altan: My name is Altan and I make cartoons

Chania Cine "Garden"

A film about the great Italian designer Francesco Tullio Altan. A story about his life and career, through his characters, such as Pimpa and Cipputi, but also with the help of his friends and colleagues, such as Paolo Rumiz, Michele Serra, Vauro, Sergio Staino and Zerocalcare. Starting from Aquileia, where he lives and works, we arrive at "his" Turin.