Make your own fairy tale zine: Jo

A workshop in which the participants will make their own zine. We will explore what makes fairy tales fairy tales, what makes them necessary for all ages and awaken our imaginations. During the workshop, the participants will have the opportunity to write or even draw their own fairy tale, which they will take with them at the end. A workshop suitable for all ages.

*Participation in all workshops is free. Instead of a fee, you can donate stationery (pencils, erasers, sharpeners, crayons, drawing blocks, etc.), which will be donated to the children of the Association of Voluntary Offering and Support “Orizondas”.

Color in comics - Technical and aesthetic choices: Thanasis Petrou

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

During the seminar, we will refer to the various stages of creating a comic, including colouring. We will present the basic characteristics of colours in the visual arts and digital colour models, while reference will also be made to basic materials of traditional painting. Afterwards, samples of digital coloring will be presented, but in which traditional techniques are followed, as well as samples created with traditional means.

The Hero of Popeye

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Get to know the world of Popeye. This is a presentation about the historical Thimble Theater troupe that led to the birth of the fictional world of the famous sailor.

Speaker: Giorgos Zoitas

From words to images: writing for comics: Tassos Zafeiriadis, Yiannis Palavos

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Writers Yiannis Palavos and Tasos Zafeiriadis, co-writers of the comics The Corpse (Jemma Press 2011) and Gra-Grou (Ikaros – Best Comic Award and Best Script Award at the Greek Comics Awards 2018) unravel the thread of their collaboration with the comic Thanasis Petrou for the creation of the two books and discuss with the participants a series of questions: What is the relationship between literature and comics? How do we think when we write for comics, and how do we think when we write a short story? What is the nature – and the difficulties – of the collaboration between a screenwriter and a designer? Through practical examples and the discussion of these questions, participants can better understand the adventure of conceiving and creating a comic.
Speakers: Tassos Zafeiriadis, Yiannis Palavos

*Participation in all workshops is free. Instead of a fee, you can donate stationery (pencils, erasers, sharpeners, crayons, drawing blocks, etc.), which will be donated to the children of the Association of Voluntary Offering and Support “Orizondas”.

The Inside and the Outside - Confessions and introspections through the sketches of Gavriil Pagonis and Alexias Othonaios in the "Kare Kare" insert of the "Efimerida ton Sydakton"

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

We make our deepest confessions to ourselves or to our psychoanalyst. Alexia Othonaio with the series "X in P" reveals short, enjoyable comic-excerpts from the sessions of strangers X on the sofa of P and Gavriel Pagonis with his participation in the series "The Dictionary of Crisis" brings out the insides by recording with bitter humor the attempts at reconciliation with the self. The exhibition "The Insides and the Outsides" curated by Louiza Karageorgiou and Yiannis Koukoulas presents their selected works from the Kare Kare of the Editors' Journal and invites the public to an introspection of liberating self-awareness and self-sarcasm.

Speakers: Louiza Karageorgiou, Yiannis Koukoulas and the artists Gavriel Pagonis, Alexia Othonaιοu.

Digital Coloring for Comics: Φίλιππος Ντεγίδης

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Explore the key techniques of digital coloring for comics with Degphilip, the colorist of Gorgona. Learn effective shading, and lighting to give your work depth and a professional look. Discover how to apply effects, and textures to enhance your comic's interest.

Happy Mistakes and Surrealist Games: Joanna Poupaki

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

A creative workshop, open to everyone! By exploring the limitless possibilities outside the box through surreal games we will experiment and learn to love our "mistakes".

*Participation in all workshops is free. Instead of a fee, you can donate stationery (pencils, erasers, sharpeners, crayons, drawing blocks, etc.), which will be donated to the children of the Association of Voluntary Offering and Support “Orizondas”.

Mermaid, the element of Water

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Presentation of the new comic by Abraham Kaua and Vangelis Maziris. It was a ritual of spring, and the sea was asking for blood... Three young men, who had not yet met a woman, had to cross the forbidden cave with the laurels... If all three came out of the cave, the fishing would be good that year... Paganism and Christianity insist on sacrifices with a hopeful message... Two beings from different worlds discover their similarities... Who took the first step into the abyss? What forms did the mysteries of another organization take? Paganism and Christianity are eating their gods...Biology is eating us! Speaker: Vangelis Matziris, Filippos Degidis

The Visual Image of Live Optics

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Presentation of visual work with a focus on Live Visuals and painting. Ways of producing relevant artistic works and applications are analyzed. At the same time, production tools for such works are examined, such as relevant software (touch designer, V, mode, open source, etc.), depth cameras and motion sensors, VR, midi controllers, synthesizers, DAW software, audio devices, etc. Ways of presenting an artistic work are examined (installations, cartographic projections, performances, VJing, etc.).

Speaker: Thomas Valianatos

The First Greek Comics

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Views of the Greek identity in contrast to the American model of the time. During my studies in France, I came into contact with the history of European comics. Among them, the Franco-Belgian school naturally held a dominant position. References to Greek comics were few and far between. Therefore, a reasonable question arose: "When did comics begin to be created in Greece?" Through suitable literature, research in the field and meetings with people there, I got a more specific picture. So I decided to focus on the example of the "Classically Illustrated" series of comics by Pehlivanidis (later "Atlantis") publications. This particular series was the first to distance itself from the American model and propose new perspectives in both the image and the texts. In this presentation we will explore together, analyzing examples, how Greek publishers and artists worked in the 1950s. Their goal was to transform an up to then American comic book series (Classics Illustrated) into something that would appeal to the Greek public. Their venture was a huge commercial success.

Speaker: Nikos Kampasele

Presentation of the comic book "War of Lucas"

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Based on real events from the life of George Lucas, this comic tells the true story of how the visionary director—saved from certain death at a young age—created the Star Wars epic. The hell of casting roles, nightmarish filming, secret love affairs, and fights between actors are just some of the unknown behind-the-scenes related to the film. Now, decades later, the reader can finally witness all those events that gave birth to one of the most iconic films in cinema history. Lucas War is a breathless dive into the unequal battle of creation. It's exciting yet fun at the same time. It is an absolute "making of", a delightful success story, a struggle of will, but also a lesson for the younger directors. Above all, however, it is an ode to the magic of childhood and the power of perseverance when all seems lost. And it proves that there will always be people determined to pursue their dreams, even if they are "in a galaxy far, far away from here". (from the back cover of the book)

Discussion on Artificial Intelligence and comics

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

The comic creators Spyros Derveniotis, Panagiotis Liakos, and Periklis Koulifetis, the lecturer at the Ionian University, Department of Sound & Visual Arts Thomas Valianatos, and Ilan Manouach, creator of conceptual comics, publisher, exhibition curator, and postdoctoral researcher at the University of Liege (having completed his PhD thesis at Aalto University), discuss the possibilities and limitations of Artificial Intelligence. Still, there are also ethical dilemmas, risks, the need for renegotiation, and knowledge of AI applications and their uses in comics.

Speakers: Ilan Manouach, Spyros Derveniotis, Thomas Valianatos, Panagiotis Liakos, Periklis Koulifetis

10 years Kare-Kare

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Kare Kare, an insert of the "Efimerida ton sydakton" dedicated to comics, completed 10 years of printed and electronic life! Celebrating the anniversary, most of the creators of the insert, together with its co-editors, Louiza Karageorgiou and Yiannis Koukoulas, discuss with the public the present and future of comics in
a political newspaper as well as for the work of many current (Panos Zaharis, Dimitris Kamenos, Vangelis Papavasileiou, Thanasis Petrou, Gavriil Pagonis, Yiannis Antonopoulos, Periklis Koulifetis, Alexia Othonaiu) and former ones (Yiannis Kalaitzis, Leandros, Spyros Derveniotis, Tasos Maragos, Kostis Kyriakakis, Tomek, Tassos Anastasiou, Petros Christoulias et al.) of his partners and associates.

Disney Quiz - 90 Years Donald

Theatre Mikis Theodorakis

Do you think you know everything about The Donald? Prove your knowledge in an anniversary quiz dedicated to the 90 years of life of the beloved, irritable duck! Contest participants will have the chance to win unique designs by international guest Massimo De Vita!

Speaker: Giorgos Zoitas

8th Chaniartoon 8th Closing Party

We say goodbye to the 8th Chaniartoon with music, Charma beer and a comic company on the balcony of the KAM (Mediterranean Architecture Center) on the steps of Agios Markos.