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The selection of Short Films, Documentaries, Animation and Video Art that participated in the established Photometria in Motion open call has been completed for the 8th consecutive year! 43 selected works, from 22 countries, will be part of the screening program of the 17th edition of the Photometria International Photography Festival, which will take place in Ioannina, in the fall of 2025.

 

The selected Video Art:

ARENA, Khalil Charif [Brazil]

Alternative Planet, Emilie Crewe [Iceland]

Show your wound, Matthias Daenschel [Germany]

The Fish Dies By Its Mouth, Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo [Colombia]

Organesson, Andrew Frangella [Un. St. of America]

My November Guest, Georgie Gentile [Un. St. of America]

Old House, Huang Weipeng Huang [China]

A Different Goal, Marco Joubert [Canada]

Whispers, Yu Yan [Un. St. of America]

Sofá TV (PopArt3), Luis Carlos Rodríguez [Spain]

Breath, Vivian Papageorgiou [Greece]

Rain, Vasilios Papaioannu [Greece, Italy, Un. St. of America]

 

The selected Animation:

Ghariba & Ajeeb, Boubaker Boukhari [Algeria, Tunisia, Un. Ar. Emirates]

Novavita, Francesco Bruno Sorrentino, Antonio Genovese [Italy]

Né una né due, Lucia Catalini [Italy]

A pleasure, Sonia Estevez [Spain]

Claw Machine, Georges Salameh [Greece]

Undertow, Justin Taylor [Un. St. of America]

 

The selected Short Films:

Laundromat 24/7, Skaistė Bartkutė [Lithuania]

And the sea is ashen, Sébastien Berlendis [France, Italy]

Varanus, Kiarash Bokaeyan [Iran]

Chicken Broth Soup, Deniz Büyükkırlı [Turkey]

Trinidad, Jos Azuela, Jose Manuel Azuela Espinosa [Mexico]

Dear Kevin, Kate Ferguson [Un. St. of America]

Rainy Night, Wenting Gao [Un. St. of America]

Nabi, Hamed Golshahi [Iran]

Bottles, Yassine El Idrissi [Italy, Morocco]

Spider Zan, Maryam Khodabakhsh [Iran]

Shan Shan, Yushan Lin [China]

A cat can look at a king, Deris Muhamad [Indonesia]

Nowhere, Erfan Parsapour [Iran]

Krater, Céline Ribard [Iceland, Malta, Thailand]

Réveillon, Alexandros Vozinidis [Greece]

Morphes, Konstantinos Doxiadis [Greece]

The heart of things: Not a movie, Polydoros Kalaitzis [Greece]

The Wooden Dear, Anastasis Panagis Meletis [Greece]

Clementine, George Stagakis [Greece]

 

The selected Documentaries:

Palmento, Christopher L. Barnes [Italy]

The Airplane Home, Nick Chung [Un. St. of America]

Woman to woman, Julien Faure [France]

Kesi, Zhenghao Lu [China]

Black rain in my eyes, Amir Masoud Soheili [Iran]

The Keeper, Johanna Tesfaye [Un. St. of America]

Thank you to everyone who participated and especially to those whose films stood out! Also, warm thanks to the people who made up the competition jury: Vasilis Douvlis, Maria Anestopoulou, Panagiotis Papoutsis and Danai Agnanti.

 

The results of the photographic portfolio contest Parallel Voices 2025 Results are here!

Congratulations to all participants! We really can’t wait to see your projects again next year!

Special thanks to all the photographers who participated this year.

The 9 selected photographers are:

Antigone Kourakou, Vasilis Papageorgiou, Tanya Sharapova, Alain Schroeder, Jan Kraus, Jung Ui Lee, Manuela Federl, Valentin Valette, Oleksandr Rupeta.

Group exhibition of the 25 selected photographs from the competition Photometria Awards 2024, Constructed Realities with critic Martin Parr. The exhibition entitled “Constructed Realities” endeavors to present a comprehensive examination of the intricate interplay between perception and reality as depicted through the medium of photography. In an era characterized by an increasing mediation of perceptions and a blurring of the boundaries delineating reality, this exhibition seeks to provide a nuanced elucidation of the multifaceted nature of human understanding. Through a curated selection of photographic works, viewers are invited to delve into the complexities inherent in the construction and interpretation of reality. Photography, with its inherent capacity to capture and manipulate narratives, serves as a potent vehicle for the exploration of these themes. In the contemporary digital landscape, where the proliferation of social media and advancements in artificial intelligence challenge traditional notions of truth, the medium assumes an even greater significance. The exhibited works interrogate the phenomenon of directed photography, wherein perceptions are consciously shaped and realities carefully constructed. Additionally, viewers are transported into surreal dreamworlds, where the boundaries of reality are blurred, offering tantalizing glimpses into alternate dimensions of existence. Furthermore, the exhibition critically examines the role of media propaganda in shaping public perceptions, highlighting the pervasive influence of images as tools for the dissemination of ideologies and the manipulation of truths. “Constructed Realities” serves as a testament to the enduring power of photography as a means of inquiry and expression, inviting viewers to engage in a contemplative dialogue on the nature of reality and the intricacies of human perception. Through an exploration of these constructed realities, viewers are encouraged to interrogate their own understanding of truth and illusion, thus fostering a deeper appreciation for the complexities inherent in the human experience.

Photographers:
Ebrahim Alipoor, They Returned
Hadi Dehghanpour, Corona Bride
Amirmohammad Enayati, Cold House
(Anastasia Shubina and Timofey Glinin) Glish Group, Nomadic Future
Lifu Hu, First Love
Md Saiful Islam, Recycling
Mehri Jamshidi, Apart
Amirhossein Yousefi Keysari, Asbad
Brandon (Byeongbeom) Kim, Hand Car Wash
Henri Kisielewski, Triplets
Anton Konovalenko, Phantom Teneta
Alba Ruiz Lafuente, For the Leisure of Working Insects (Amusement Park)
Mohammad Ataei Mohammadi, Tree
Juan Rodríguez Morales, Untitled
Myronov Mykola, Untitled #2
Amirhossein Nami, Wanderer
Andrew Rovenko, The Friendship
Elizabeth Rovit, Multiverse
Shamal (Fayegh) Shakibayi, Environment Lover
Olga Steinepreis, A Stranger in the Mirror
Aleksandra Szajnecka, I want to return to the burdock leaf where my mom found me.
Alena Zhandarova, Dream
Ioannis Kais, ΑΠΟ+θεση
Michael Kouragios, Dive into the Void
Pantazis Toufidis, Hug

Opening: Friday, 29 November 2024 @ 19:00
Duration: 29/11/2024 – 7/12/2024
Work Hours: Tue – Fri 17:30 – 21:00 | Sat 11:00 – 14:30

Melanithros | Art Space

Zappa 4, 11635 Kallimarmaro, Athens, Greece | QR

Τ +30 2103636904

Open Call – Portfolio Contest  – Parallel Voices 2025

 

In the context of promoting modern photographic creation, Photometria International Photography Festival announces Parallel Voices portfolio contest, which will be open for submissions from November 1st to December 31st, 2024.

Applicants are kindly asked to submit one (1) portfolio of fifteen (15) photographs, from which eight (8) will be selected by the jury. Photometria is looking for photographers being capable to capture topics of their preference, an idea open to multiple perspectives or even to narrate a story of the world we inhabit.

The selected nine (9) portfolios will be showcased in thePhotometria International Photography Festival 2025 as part of a group exhibition entitled “Parallel Voices”.


 

Jury team

 

Panagiotis Papoutsis, Founder – Photometria Festival

Achilleas Tziakos , Founder – Photometria Festival

Panagiotis Pappas, Artistic Director – Photometria Festival

 

The selection of the portfolios will be based on the following criteria :

 

         1. The relevance of the pictures to the topic.

         2. The coherence of the pictures as a united whole.

         3. The artistic and aesthetic quality of the photos.


 

Technical requirements & Fees

 

Image files must be JPG, 1500 pixels on the longest side, at 300 ppi. Please name your image files as follows: First name-Last name-Image number.jpg

Applicants need to send their pictures in a digital form via WeTransfer at portfolio@photometria.gr. Also, in the same WeTransfer the following data should be sent in PDF:

 

  • Photographer’s portrait
  • Project title
  • Full name (name and surname)
  • Nationality
  • Address, City
  • E-mail
  • Phone number
  • Short Bio (up to 150 words)
  • Short project description (up to 150 words)
  • Detailed project description – artist statement (up to 300 words), if available

 

The cost for each application is 15 euros. To find out ways of payment, please press: SUBMISSION


 

Results

 

The results will be announced, within two months from the end of the final submission of entries, on the festival’s website (www.photometria.gr) and social media pages.  The winners will be also informed via email.

The best nine (9) portfolios that will be selected will be the material of the exhibition entitled “Parallel Voices”, for 2025.

For the first time, all 9 selected photographers, will receive free accommodation during the Photometria International Photography Festival 2025.


 

Terms & Conditions

 

1. Eligible applications are considered only those that have completed the payment procedure and had their portfolios sent via WeTransfer.

2. In case the photographs depict individuals without their consent, the responsibility lies exclusively on the photographer at whom the work belongs to and not on the Photometria International Photography Festival.

3. Image files must be JPG, 1500 pixels on the longest side, at 300 ppi. Please name your image files as follows: First name-Last name-Image number.jpg

4. In due time, selected artists will be asked to send high-resolution images, so that they will be promptly printed for the exhibition.

5. Applications will be accepted until December 31st, 2024, at 11.59pm.

6. Results will be announced on the festival’s website (www.photometria.gr) and social media pages. The winners will be also informed via email.

7. The selected portfolios will be part of the exhibition entitled ‘’Parallel Voices”, at a venue chosen by the festival. Photometria International Photography Festival reserves the right to use the selected pictures for the promotion of the exhibition, as also at future promotional activities of the festival, with reference to the artist. The printed portfolios will be reserved in the festival’s archive, which holds the right to manage and re-exhibit them.

8. By applying for the competition, you accept being informed about Photometria Festival activities via e-mail.

 

Submission of your portfolio entails acceptance of the above terms and conditions by each individual applicant.

 

We look forward to receiving your artwork!

Open Call – Portfolio Contest  – Parallel Voices 2025

 

In the context of promoting modern photographic creation, Photometria International Photography Festival announces Parallel Voices portfolio contest, which will be open for submissions from November 1st to December 31st, 2024.

Applicants are kindly asked to submit one (1) portfolio of fifteen (15) photographs, from which eight (8) will be selected by the jury. Photometria is looking for photographers being capable to capture topics of their preference, an idea open to multiple perspectives or even to narrate a story of the world we inhabit.

The selected nine (9) portfolios will be showcased in thePhotometria International Photography Festival 2025 as part of a group exhibition entitled “Parallel Voices”.


 

Jury team

 

Panagiotis Papoutsis, Founder – Photometria Festival

Achilleas Tziakos , Founder – Photometria Festival

Panagiotis Pappas, Artistic Director – Photometria Festival

 

The selection of the portfolios will be based on the following criteria :

  1. The relevance of the pictures to the topic.
  2. The coherence of the pictures as a united whole.
  3. The artistic and aesthetic quality of the photos.

 

Technical requirements & Fees

 

Image files must be JPG, 1500 pixels on the longest side, at 300 ppi. Please name your image files as follows: First name-Last name-Image number.jpg

Applicants need to send their pictures in a digital form via WeTransfer at portfolio@photometria.gr. Also, in the same WeTransfer the following data should be sent in PDF:

 

  • Photographer’s portrait
  • Project title
  • Full name (name and surname)
  • Nationality
  • Address, City
  • E-mail
  • Phone number
  • Short Bio (up to 150 words)
  • Short project description (up to 150 words)
  • Detailed project description – artist statement (up to 300 words), if available

 

The cost for each application is 15 euros. To find out ways of payment, please press: SUBMISSION


 

Results

 

The results will be announced, within two months from the end of the final submission of entries, on the festival’s website (www.photometria.gr) and social media pages.  The winners will be also informed via email.

The best nine (9) portfolios that will be selected will be the material of the exhibition entitled “Parallel Voices”, for 2025.

For the first time, all 9 selected photographers, will receive free accommodation during the Photometria International Photography Festival 2025.


 

Terms & Conditions

 

1. Eligible applications are considered only those that have completed the payment procedure and had their portfolios sent via WeTransfer.

2. In case the photographs depict individuals without their consent, the responsibility lies exclusively on the photographer at whom the work belongs to and not on the Photometria International Photography Festival.

3. Image files must be JPG, 1500 pixels on the longest side, at 300 ppi. Please name your image files as follows: First name-Last name-Image number.jpg

4. In due time, selected artists will be asked to send high-resolution images, so that they will be promptly printed for the exhibition.

5. Applications will be accepted until December 31st, 2024, at 11.59pm.

6. Results will be announced on the festival’s website (www.photometria.gr) and social media pages. The winners will be also informed via email.

7. The selected portfolios will be part of the exhibition entitled ‘’Parallel Voices”, at a venue chosen by the festival. Photometria International Photography Festival reserves the right to use the selected pictures for the promotion of the exhibition, as also at future promotional activities of the festival, with reference to the artist. The printed portfolios will be reserved in the festival’s archive, which holds the right to manage and re-exhibit them.

8. By applying for the competition, you accept being informed about Photometria Festival activities via e-mail.

 

Submission of your portfolio entails acceptance of the above terms and conditions by each individual applicant.

 

We look forward to receiving your artwork!

Opening night
Theater of Cultural Space “Dim. Hadji”
Saturday, September 28, 9:00 p.m.
With a concert, invited by the Photometria International Photography Festival, Alkyone will frame the opening night of the festival.
Alkyone is a multifaceted artist hailing from the picturesque mountains of Northern Greece. As a singer, songwriter and musician, she moves seamlessly between Greek and English, combining indie pop, cinematic and folk elements in her unique musical mosaic. Drawing from her experience as a former choir member, Alkyone infuses her compositions with hypnotic choral orchestrations, harnessing the primal and powerful essence of collective voices.
Entry is free to the public
www.alkyone.net
Photometria International Photography Festival just before the start of its 16th event, is laying the foundations for the next one. Inaugural transmitter, the moving image competition, Photometria in Motion.
In order to highlight new ways of exploiting the image, it invites you to submit your work, for 8th time, in the categories: Animation, Video Art, Short Films and Documentary!
Jury: Danai Agnanti (video art) – director of Photometria Festival screenings, Vassilis Douvlis (short films) – director, Maria Anestopoulou (animation) – director of the Animasyros Festival, Panagiotis Papoutsis (documentaries) – documentary maker.
You can find further information here.

In the context of Photometria Awards 2024, judged by Martin Parr, we are delighted to announce the 25 selected photographers that will showcase their perspectives on the theme “Constructed Realities”.

Damkalidis SA will award the overall winner with a Nikon Z30 camera and Nikkor Z DX 12-28mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ VR. Announcements for the winner will follow shortly.

Ebrahim Alipoor [IR] – They returned // Hadi Dehghanpour [IR] – Corona Bride // Amirmohammad Enayati [IR] – Cold house // Glish Group (Anastasia Shubina and Timofey Glinin) [US] – Nomadic future // Lifu Hu [CN] – First Love // Md Saiful Islam [BD] – Recycling // Mehri Jamshidi [IR] – Apart // Ioannis Kais [GR] – Disintegration // Amirhossein Yousefi Keysari [IR] – Asbad // Brandon (Byeongbeom) Kim [AU] – Hand Car Wash // Henri Kisielewski [FR/GB] // Anton Konovalenko [UA] – Phantom Teneta // Mikael Kouragios [GR] – Dive into the void // Alba Ruiz Lafuente [ES] – For the leisure of working insects (Amusement Park) // Mohammad Ataei Mohammadi [IR] – Tree // Juan Rodríguez Morales [ES] – Untitled // Myronov Mykola [UA] – Untitled #2 // Amirhossein Nami [IR] – Wanderer // Andrew Rovenko [AU] – The Friendship // Elizabeth Rovit [GR] – Multiverse // Shamal (Fayegh) Shakibayi [IR] – Environment lover // Olga Steinepreis [DE] – A stranger in the mirror // Aleksandra Szajnecka [PL] – I want to return to the burdock leaf where my mom found me // Pantazis Toufidis [GR] – Hug // Alena Zhandarova [RU] – Dream

The selection of Short Films, Documentaries, Animation and Video Art that participated in the established Photometria in Motion open call has been completed for the 7th consecutive year! The selected works will be part of the screening program of the 16th edition of the Photometria International Photography Festival, which will take place in Ioannina, in the fall of 2024.

 

Thank you to everyone who participated and especially to those whose films stood out!


 

The selected Video Art:

 

Urban Cut – Agonia Stratos, Lea Alquiroz [United Kingdom]

Hungry Ghost, Guido Devadder, Kaitlin McSweeney [Belgium]

Motus, Nelson Fernandes [Portugal]

Periodic Table, Jason Franzen [United States]

AbstrArt 27, Luis Carlos Rodríguez García [Spain]

Flights, Anne Gart [United Kingdom]

Night Ride from LA, Martin Gerigk [Germany]

Acrobat, Shin Jungkyun [Korea]

Simulakrum, Vera Sebert [Austria]

The Empathy Machine, Grant Sissons [South Africa]

KYKLOP, Telemach Wiesinger [Germany]

the manifest of it, Κostis Αrgyriadis [Greece]

The Life We Live Is Not Life Itself, Ian Gibbins [Greece]


 

The selected Animation:

 

PINA, Jeremy Depuydt, Giuseppe Accardo [Belgium]

Txotxongiloa, Sonia Estévez [Spain]

Golden Shot, Gokalp Gonen [Turkey]

Don’t forget to take medicines on time, Xiaoxuan Han [China]

Swwart Wovlve Wolve, William Harper [United States]

Anemometer, Wang-Chen Lee [Germany]

Winking out, Juliette Mauduit [Belgium]

Monk SEISHIN, Ryotaro Miyajima [Japan]

Shakespeare for all Ages, Hannes Rall [Germany]

NUMBERS, Deniz Türker [Turkey]

STARRY WILL, Jiajing Yin [China]

Pink Mountain, Thomas Kunstler [Greece]


 

The selected Short Films:

 

Hunting, Maïa Aboualiten [France]

Entropy, Bamdad Aghajani, Arian Navabi [Iran]

WE ARE ALL DOGS, Aminreza Alimohammadi [Iran]

THE SINGLE HORN, Mohamad Kamal Alavi [Iran]

Being one, Juan Pablo Aróstegui [Mexico]

Najan, M.Mahdi Bagheri [Iran]

We Are Happy, Mohamad Boorboor [Iran]

Good to talk, Stephen Broekhuizen [Ireland]

si mai no ens haguéssim separate, Marc Esquirol Cano [Spain]

Fortissimo, Victor Cesca [France]

Double bed, Ali Khameparast Fard [Iran]

Tornado, Meisam Gheisizadeh [Iran]

Nonsense!, Strahinja Mlađenović [Serbia]

Homo, Yaroslav Vyacheslavovich Naumenko [Ukraine]

Boycott, Amin Rafie [Iran]

From the Dark, Erika Sanz [United States]

The Land, Masoud Shahri [Iran]

School benches, Behrouz Shamshiri [Iran]

From The Painter’s View, Goli Zarei [Iran]

Predators, Kiriakos Anastasiou [Greece]

The Best, Ilias Doulis [Greece]

I WONDER,YES I CONFESS, I WONDER, Antonia Economou, Christos Adrianopoulos [Greece]

Father, Steven Gekas [Greece]

góos, Flora Ilia [Greece]

Axinos, Anna Maria Kakona, Calliopi Villy Kotoula  Greece]

Xénia, Alexander Kakouris [Greece]

Another Day, Alloprosallos Nous [Greece]

Voulolimna, Nefeli Papaioannou [Greece]

Chlorine, Thanos Psichogios [Greece]

Toy, Natasha Smyrnaiou [Greece]

The Boar, Konstantinos Tsiodoulos [Greece]

Hantush – a fairytale, Alexia Tsouni [Greece]


 

The selected Documentaries:

 

Transient Ties, Michaela Nagyidaiová [Slovakia]

Courage, Star Bazancir, Jasmina Pusök [Sweden]

The Life Beyond, Stylianos Papardelas [Greece]

We are happy to announce the results of Photometria ΦΩΤΟBOOK 2024!
Congratulations to all participants!
Special thanks to all the creators who achieved to be part of our photobook exhibition this year!
Finally we would like to thank our jury members, Calin Kruse, Yorgo YatromanolakiΜyrto Steirou και Αchillea Tziako for their valuable help.
The selected books are:
Alessandro Mazzola – Η.Μ.
Alexander Sharr – Between Two Lakes
Alfonso Moral – ZERO
Antigone Kourakou – Transfiguration
Artemis Pyrpilis – GRAMIE – Nette
Bruce Eesly – New Farmer
Carol Galinanes – It was a lie – Multiple
Chloe Nicosia – ONE HUNDRED TRILLION DOLLARS
Christos Dimitriou – the field trip
Diletta De Bortoli – Collettivo Animale L imbuto
Erasmia Chouliara – Whispers in radiance: Unveiling lives unseen
Federica Mambrini – Come costruire un castello di carte
Yiannis Ioakeimidis – bitter almond day
Ioanna Fragostefanaki – ΜΑΜ, ΚΑΚΑ & ΝΑΝΙ
Jennifer Drabbe – today is my new favourite day
Kanta Nomura – The Yoshida Dormitory Old Darkroom
Katya Selezneva – There Round the Corner in the Deep
Kostis Argyriadis – DD-MM-YYYY
Max Korndorfer – Zaunkonig
Pelly Mandreka – THE PRESENT
Romane Bourgeois – Marie, Maman, Grand-mère
Sotiris Kousoulos – Beyond the edge of the city
Yiming Zhu – Summoning

The results of the photographic portfolio contest Parallel Voices 2024 Results are here!

Congratulations to all participants! We really can’t wait to see your projects again next year!

Special thanks to all the photographers who achieved to be part of our festival this year:

StreetMax21 – Karina Bikbulatova – Constance Jaeggi – Rocio Bueno Royo – Mouneb Taim

Kostis Karampinas – Thekla Malamou – Miranda Papadopoulou – Katerina Tsakiri

StreetMax21

Karina Bikbulatova

Constance Jaeggi

Rocio Bueno Royo

Mouneb Taim

Kostis Karampinas

Thekla Malamou

Miranta Papadopoulou

Katerina Tsakiri