Best Short Greek Documentary - Meet the Jury Members

The 11th Peloponnisos International Documentary Festival establishes a dedicated platform to support Greek film production by presenting the Best Greek Short Film Award - EKKOMED. This category showcases emerging and established Greek voices whose narratives provide insight into contemporary society, history, and culture through concise and powerful storytelling.

The Jury

The demanding task of evaluating the Greek short documentaries is entrusted to a three-member committee combining legal expertise, literature, academic research in sound, and international directing experience:

1. ELENI ZAFEIRIOU, Lawyer / Writer

ΕΛΕΝΗ ΖΑΦΕΙΡΙΟΥEleni Zafeiriou (born 1951, Patras) is a graduate of the Law School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with postgraduate studies in Criminology at PARIS II University, Sorbonne. She practiced law until 2018. She is known for her column “DIAKRITIKA” in the newspaper RIZOSPASTIS and for her theatrical works, including “THE LOVESTRUCK CLOUD” (staged by the Greek National Opera, Alternative Stage) and “THE WORD” (adapted into an opera by Alkis Baltas). Her work often touches upon historical and social themes, including the Paris Commune.

2. DIMITRIOS SARRIS, Educator / Researcher

SarrisDimitrios Sarris is a Music Teacher and Visiting Professor at the Ionian University. He is among the first graduates of Panteion University’s Department of Communication, Media and Culture, where he later taught. He served as head of the Laboratory of Technology and Culture (University of Ioannina) and is the creator of the Educational Sound Lab. He is a member of the Regional Council for Research and Innovation of the Region of Peloponnese. His research focuses on Sound Studies, the relationship between cartoons and musical literacy, and real-time editing techniques (Real-Time Editing – Pause/Record Method) as an educational tool.

3. ABDULLAH HARUN İLHAN, Director / Researcher

Abdullah Harun İlhanAbdullah Harun İlhan (born 1991, Malatya, Türkiye) is a film director and photographer with over 100 festival screenings and numerous awards for his short films and documentaries. A top graduate of Bahçeşehir University’s Cinema & Television Department, he completed further studies at the New York Film Academy. He has contributed to film projects in over 65 countries. He taught at Ibn Haldun University, where he completed his first Master’s degree focusing on Philosophical Cinema. Proficient in Turkish, English, and Arabic, he is currently developing his first feature film.

 

Competing Films for the Best Greek Short Film Award

Daniel

Pavlos Vissariou

The meteorological event known as ''Daniel'' was an extreme weather phenomenon characterized by heavy rainfall, traced back to the 4th of September 2023, originating from the Ionian Sea, with the wider area of Thessaly as its epicenter. The tempest wrought catastrophic consequences, claiming 17 lives and decimating 850,000 hectares of cultivable terrain, while over 100 thousand livestock perished.

The outlaws

Ionas Efthymiou

The return of wolves to Attica after 60 years, the inevitable conflicts with humans, and their settlement on the abused mountain of Parnitha.

The Story of an Illegal Excavation

Michalis Giannakakis

Giorgos Fygetakis narrates the history of illegal excavations in Agios Georgios, Siteia, in the late 1960s.

4Caves – 4Seasons: Journey into the Veins of the Earth

Nikolas Margaritis, Michalis Roumpis

A dive into four unique caves of the Peloponnese, revealing the region's geological history and underwater frontier.

What did you do to him?

Magdalini Nenou

A woman finds liberation from violence in a shelter for abused women, highlighting the journey toward healing through community.

Beware of the Southern stars

Christos Karteris

Ship engineer Master Kostas, forced into retirement, lives amidst memories of the sea, waiting for the ocean's final call.

Anaklisis

Giannis Pothos

The soul's journey of Giorgos, a Distomo survivor and American emigrant, who confronts trauma and the universal yearning for peace in Cold War Germany.

The life and work of Yanoulis Halepas

Zina Papadopoulou

An animated mini-biopic (Onassis Education) about the novel-like life and extraordinary rebirth of the Greek sculptor Yanoulis Halepas.

The strawberry land

Lazaros Asmis

The co-existence and challenges of a large community of migrant farmworkers and their culture in Nea Manolada.

Klidonas in Margarites

Dionisos Savopoulos, Antonis Leontidis

The revival of the syncretic folk custom of the summer solstice, questioning the place of magic in modern life.

The Beacon of Memory

George Peletidis

Two women recall their grandmothers' pain as refugees, 100 years after the Greek-Turkish population exchange, questioning if their love for Greece extinguished the memory of their lost homeland.

Hellenic Places: Kassos

Dimitris Armenakis

An animated episode about the heroic island of Kassos, its naval tradition, and its enduring struggle for autonomy.

Behind the Shadows

Konstantinos Potamianos

A cultural bridge between Greece and China, following a Greek shadow puppetry student as he meets a master in China.

Photons in Love

Alexia Tsouni

The parallel stories of two children on summer holidays, highlighting the impact of climate and human change on water resources.

emery, marble and vine

Orestis Rouskas

A quiet resistance to overtourism on the island of Naxos, expressed through the work and lifestyle of a winemaker, a beekeeper, and a musician.

Between a rock and a hard place

Thanos Lymberopoulos

A group of Afghan refugee children in Athens organize a demonstration to draw the world's attention to the Taliban takeover and the subsequent plight of their people.

Albgreko

Ilir Tsouko

Children and grandchildren of 90s Albanian immigrants, born and raised in Greece, sharing their stories of a joint Albanian and Greek heritage.

 

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