2026 Call for Submissions | Athens Summer School in Visual Ethnographic Practices

Call for Submissions Athens Summer School in Visual Ethnographic Practices In collaboration with the University of Amsterdam (UvA) June 29 – July 19  Apply here Deadline: Friday, April 3 Interviews: Friday, April 16 – Saturday, April 17 Notification of Successful Applicants: Monday, April 20 Ethnofest, in collaboration with the University of Amsterdam (UvA), invites applications ...
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16th ETHNOFEST | In a New Framework

The 16th Ethnofest – Athens International Ethnographic Film Festival has been successfully completed, receiving a warm response from the public, with more than 2,000 viewers attending screenings at the Astor Cinema until December 1, and online until December 7. This year’s edition marked the first time that the section “Initiations: Student Films in Greece” assumed ...
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Moments from our Premiere | 16th Ethnofest

On the evening of Tuesday the 25th, the 16th Ethnofest premiered with the first nationwide screening of the documentary Circo!We had the pleasure of welcoming the film’s director, Lamia Chraibi, who answered questions from the audience and spoke about her many years of filming experience, highlighting the importance of building trust and familiarity throughout the ...
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DANCE AND THE ETHNOGRAPHIC CAMERA Open Online Discussion

As part of its collaboration with Ethnofest, the Laboratory of Ethnomusicology and Cultural Anthropology of the Department of Music Studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens selects two films to be screened online and organizes an open online discussion. What does the camera “see” when it “observes” dancing bodies? This discussion examines the ...
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