Ioannina, 9/9/2020
Acquaintance Event with an extremely important initiative of the Region of Epirus, the creation and operation of an Office for the Promotion, Reception and Service of Film Producers (FILM OFFICE), in the framework of the European CIAK project “Common initiatives to acknowledge and valorize tourism potential of the programme area through cinema” is organised by the Region of Epirus, on Friday 18 September 2020 at 19:30 at the Silversmithing Museum of the Cultural Foundation of the Piraeus Group – Acropolis Its Kale, in Ioannina.
The event is organized in the framework of the implementation of the European Cross-Border Cooperation Program INTERREG between Greece and Italy [Interreg V-A Greece – Italy] 2014-2020 and aims to provide a comprehensive update on the CIAK project and the Film Office in Epirus.
The event will be greeted by the Regional Governor, Mr. Alexandros Kachrimanis while the award-winning director of films for the National Tourism Organisation Mr. Antonis Kioukas and important personalities from the field of cinema such as the producer Mr. Nikos Giannopoulos and Mrs. Venia Vergou, director of the HELLENIC FILM COMMISSION of the Hellenic Cinema Center will discuss the importance of international co-productions for the tourist promotion and the economic development of a region.
*Due to limited seats available, reservations are required at 2651064065
Daily 10:00 – 18:00 (Except Tuesdays)
The information day will be followed by a three-day Film Festival in the same venue, with free admission for the public, from Friday 18 to Saturday 20 September with the screening of films (The Trick of the Century, Happiness, Journey to Greece, The Infinite Blue and short films ) and invited actors who will present the films and discuss with the audien