Events
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17/07/2025
Thursday
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18/07/2025
Friday
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19/07/2025
Saturday
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20/07/2025
Sunday
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21/07/2025
Monday
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22/07/2025
Tuesday
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23/07/2025
Wednesday
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24/07/2024
Thursday
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25/07/2024
Friday
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Popup Shorts
Join us for the Pre Opening Screening of the 14th Aegean Film Festival in one of Patmos’ most beloved art spaces, the Andreas Kalatzis Gallery in the heart of Hora. An open art space that hosts a working studio and a rich collection from artists who live on the island or have been deeply inspired by Patmos. In this special evening, we will raise a glass to celebrate art and enjoy a site-specific screening of our PopUp short films, selected from the 700 or more films submitted to the festival.
Thursday, 17 July • 22.00 • Andreas Kalatzis Gallery, Hora Open to the Public
Opening Ceremony &
Opening Film (Colours Of Time)
The Opening Ceremony of the 14th edition of the Aegean Film Festival will take place on Friday 18th at Marianna Cinema in Patmos.
At the purpose-built main open-air cinema, we will host a magical opening screening, where guests, pass holders and audiences can meet some of the festival’s outstanding talent to celebrate together independent cinema.
Friday, 18 July • 20.00 • Marianna Cinema
Opening Party
Celebrate the opening of the 14th Aegean Film Festival under the stars. Join us after the screenings for drinks and summer tunes in the magical atmosphere of Benetos, just outside Skala, overlooking the Aegean Sea.
Friday, 18 July • 22.30 • Benetos, Sapsila
€5 Entrance Fee & €5 Tree Planting Contribution
Entrance profits will be devoted to tree planting activities on the island.
Location Greece: Sustainability Standart Part II
Think Tank on Sustainable Filming
The Aegean Film Festival is pleased to announce the 2nd edition of the Location Greece Sustainability Standard. This year, we are convening a distinguished group of executives from Creative Greece, European Film Commissions, production sustainability experts and Ecoprod to engage in a transformative think tank. The aim is to explore how Creative Greece can implement carbon footprint reduction policies for both local and international productions filmed in Greece.
Saturday, 19 July • 12.00 • PATMION CONFERENCE HALL
Dreamt In Patmos
Ceramics Art Exhibition by Maria Koubourli
Step into the world of Patmos-based artist Maria Koubourli, whose ceramic sculptures are both timeless and personal, untamed fragments of unearthed dreams. Raw, elemental textures, along with organic shapes, reflect a deep connection to the natural world and a dreamlike inner landscape. Each piece is hand-formed, cast and fired on the island of Patmos. Be there for the opening of this ceramics art show, where sculptures become an echo of Patmos’ land and dreams.
Exhibition opening, 19 July • 18.00
PATMION CULTURAL CENTRE
Open to the Public from 19 to 25 July
Stories From Underwater Meadows
Photographic Exhibition by Elias Cosindas
Elias Cosindas photographs the ever-moving body of water through his own body. Immersed in it, surrounded by its constant motion, his camera captures fleeting “stills” within the sea’s continuous performance. Each frame reflects not only a sense of stability, but also motion, intensity, and human presence, felt through the trace of its absence and disregarded remains. Engaging with pressing environmental concerns, the photographs aim not merely to document, but to perform and to act within and through them.
Exhibition opening, 19 July • 18.00
PATMION CULTURAL CENTRE
Open to the Public from 19 to 25 July
Greek Dances Night
Music and Traditional Dodecanese Dances
Aloni is one of our favourite Patmos fun spots. Their traditional cuisine and the incredible musicians form a perfect combination of original island music, local wines and a general “OPA” mood.
Saturday, 19 July • 23:00 • ALONI
Posidonia Field Day
Exploration of Posidonia Meadows
Join us for a day of exploration and conservation as we dive into the magical world of Posidonia seagrass meadows with a guided snorkelling tour by Azzurro Diving – @azzurro_diving
Prefer to stay on shore? Help us clean the coastline with the Aegean Film Festival team. Before the beach clean-up, the @gardensofdiscovery team will host an engaging talk.
Then, enjoy a relaxed lunch at Antonis’s Canteen.
Let’s protect what makes Patmos special. 💙
Monday, 21 July • 11:00 • Lefkes Beach
For snorkelling we have a limit of 20 people.
If you make a reservation in advance with @azzurro_diving, please state your shoe size.
Age limit: Children have to be accompanied by parents and minimum age is 8.
Linda Kessler Art Exhibition
Painting & Photography Exhibition by Linda Kessler
Linda Kessler is an artist from New York City, living in Patmos. She is an abstract and figurative painter, using non-traditional materials to create highly textured abstract paintings that are built, broken down, and rebuilt. In parallel, her photographic work captures fleeting moments of everyday life through a distinctly documentary yet poetic lens.
Exhibition opening, 21 July • 18.00
PATMION CULTURAL CENTRE
Open to the Public from 21 to 29 July
“Cinema, Critical Viewing, and Development of Student Audience”
Panel on audiovisual literacy in the classroom
EKKOMED and Creative Hub GR invite you to a dynamic discussion with the educational community of Patmos, to explore joint steps toward developing audiovisual literacy through the lens of cinema. We will draw inspiration from EKKOMED’s educational activities in film and audiovisual literacy in the classroom and together develop ideas and proposals for further collaborations aimed at building a strong student audience that engages with the “image,” both inside and outside the screening room.
Speakers:
Irene Andriopoulou, Director of Creative Hub GR, Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Center – EKKOMED
Maria Riga, Principal of the Elementary School of Skala
Eirini Melianou, Head of Kindergarden of Chora
Tuesday , 22 July • 19:00 • PATMION CULTURAL CENTRE
Immersion and Perception In Virtual Reality
Panel on VR and Immersive Experiences
In this year’s Virtual Reality panel, Alethea Avramis, Arnaud Colinart, and Emilie Valentin, three pioneers in immersive experiences, discuss the medium of VR and its future. A discussion on the tools and creative processes regarding Virtual Reality in an attempt to caption the active evolution of an exciting storytelling technology.
Wednesday, 23 July • 19:00 • PATMION CULTURAL CENTRE
Festival Closing Party
Celebration of the 14th Aegean Film Festival
You are all invited to our renowned AegeanFF Closing Party. As the festival draws to a close, we celebrate the stories we have experienced under the beautiful night sky of Patmos.
Wednesday, 23 July • 23:00 •
Casa Sul Mare
