Chaniartoon - International Comic & Animation Festival
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Chaniartoon - International Comic & Animation Festival is an annual festival about comics and animation, game design, VR, AR and projection mapping. It has occurred every year since 2017 in Chania, Crete, Greece, in mid-September.[1]
History[edit]
In 2012 the 2nd High School of Chania, with the manager Antonis Athanasakis, conducted an exhibition devoted to 6 illustrators from Chania. Elias Skoulas, Spyros Ornerakis, Andreas Petroulakis, Grigoris Niolis, Vangelis Eleftherios and Babis Kiagias decorated the school with their works. The exhibition is followed by a series of meetings held for school students with the illustrator Nikos Repoulios for the art of cartooning. The sessions will continue in 2013, with Spyros Ornerakis taking the first lessons, followed by an old Marios Ioannidis student.[2]
The courses continued, while besides young pupils, a group of adults, mainly secondary school teachers, were interested in it. This created the group that will later be called "+anima". A group of pure amateurs with no experience and relevant knowledge of animating with inspiration performed weekly meetings to create and express through the art about the art of animation. In 2014, the first short film of the +anima group is presented in the area of the Second High School. Giorgos Pogiantzis accompanied the event with a unique sound stand-up and a feast from a host of musicians.
While +anima continued making their films, in 2014, the Sketch Workshop of Chania was founded, filled with people who participate in animation, comic and cartoon lessons. A series of exhibitions are held, which host exclusively works by students of the workshop and the +anima films. A new batch of young and old people are making cartoons, comics, and small animation films. At the same time, many awards are coming. In 2015, the 2nd High School received the first prize in a nationwide competition, while in 2017, it received two awards at a film festival in England (3rd best film and also 3rd best film by a children's committee). At the same time, +anima films are selected to many festivals and screened around the world.
In 2017, the Sketch Workshop of Chania, with the group +anima, decided to proceed with the annual exhibition one step further, hosting other artists' creations. Thus, the 1st Chaniartoon - International Comic & Animation Festival is being set up, which is soon embraced not only by the Chania people, not only by the Greeks but also by the whole world. It is a fact that just days after the festival's official announcement, short animation entries from around the world surpassed one hundred. The exhibition was hosted by 25 Greek Cartoonists/Illustrators, old and new.
In 2019, Chaniartoon was the first festival of its kind that introduced the technology of Augmented Reality with in-house production of an AR application. In 2020 it was the first that had an in-house Virtual Reality application (the first Greek Immersive Virtual Reality Music Animation). For its innovations in 2020-2021, it was granted by Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
Animation[edit]
The animation [3] part is one of the main aspects of Chaniartoon Festival. In 2022 over 2200 artists submited their film to the festival. In the period of the festival, more tha 500 short and feature animation films are projected[4], from all over the world[5]. The Chaniartoon Animation Awards were established in 2017 and got their final structure in 2018:
| Best Film | Best Student Film | Best Script | Best Direction | Best Music | Most Creative | Audience Award | Special Mention | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Short but sweet - Nederland, Feedback - Chech, Empty View - Iran, Dinner for Few - Greece, Memorial - Thailand, The box - Turkey, L'ari del Moscerino - Germany, Vivat Musketeers! - Russia, Neighbourhood - United Kingdom, Twin Islands - France, Framed - Italy, Ethnophobia - Greece |
| 2018 | The box - Slovenia | Perched - France | Switchman - Iran | Twice Upon a time - Serbia | Concert of the fire - Russia | Compartments - France | The box - Slovenia | Surprise - Jordan, The predators of Transylvania - Slovenia, The blue hands - Russia, New toy - Brazil, Father - Argentina, Au revoir Balthazar - Sweeden |
| 2019 | Red Hands - Italy | Homesick - Israel | The side, other side - Iran | Trois Francs Six Sous - France | The theory of sunset - Russia | The fox and the pigeon - Canada | Red Hands - Italy | De les Koventa - Greece, Gaea ant Aether - Greece, Gunpowder - France, Hello Emptiness - Belgium, Talent Scout - Spain, The girl in red dress and yellow hat - Chile, The shepherd of the stars - France , Who are you? - Chile |
| 2020 | The bird and the Whale - Ireland | Heat wave - Greece | Roberto - Argentina | The bird and the Whale - Ireland | The bird and the Whale - Ireland | Oeil pour oeil - France | Oeil pour oeil - France | Adopt a Broccoli - France, Ailin on the moon - Argentina, At first sight - Netherlands, Balkanika - Italy, Glace a l'eau - France, Last round - France, Space apero - France, Pour une poignee de caramels - France, The Ballon Catcher - Japan, Tapped out - United States, The peculiar crime of oddball Mr Jay - Portugal, First day of a chik - Ukraine |
| 2021 | The Parrot lady - Cyprus | Gonfle - France | Umbrellas - Spain | Winner - Slovakia | Autumn winds, spring winds and two doves - Iran | Journey with Mr. and Mr. - France | Umbrellas - Spain | The Wall - Poland, Hean - France, Winter Memories - Iran, Cell - France, The statue - Iran, Chess Mate - France, Time (L)over - Spain, Creative Mind - Iran |
| 2022 | The Loop - Spain | Matapacos - Germany | Bookstore - Sweden | Mum is pourin rain - France | The Record - Switzerland | Naive Mischief in Oak Paso - Spain | The Loop - Spain | Period Drama - United States, Call and Response - France, Chitchat - France, Yallah! - France, Flendge - Israel, The end - United Stades, The top spot - United Kingdom, Nothing - Germany |
Comic[edit]
In 2019 the artist alley of Chaniartoon started taking place during the last 3-day of the festival. The artists participating in the artist alley of the 2019 edition were: Stella Antoniadou, Andreas Antonos, Spyros Derveniotis, Elena Zakynthinou, Giorgos Komiotis, Koveekou, Periklis Koulifetis, Paraskevi Markatou, Anna Bandounou, Kostas Nikellis, Antonis Nikolopoulos (Soloup), Theodora Danou, Philippos Degidis, Evanthia Papakosma, Christina Sifianou, Leonidas Stivaktis, Alpio Jongario, Josef Fadel
The artists participating in the artist alley of 2020 edition were (due to covid it was only digital): 3pa, Chrispy Shift, Degphilip, Jemma Press, Konveekou, Loudmouse Crew, Pro Heroes 015, Yuncumber, Zgur, Dimitris Avramopoulos, Katerina Agnadi, Savvas Ampatzidis, Andreas Antonos, Stella Antoniadou, Iakovos Vais, Magdalini Ventouri, Eleni-Maria Vlastou, Vasilis Gerkous, Daniel Goudelis, Eva Daniel, Xristos Diamantopoulos, Markos Evlogimenos, Elena Zakinthinou, Efi Theodoropoulous, Panagiotis Theofilopoulos, Marios Ioannidis, Nikos Kampasele, Victoria Kanellopoulous, Dimitris Karakousis, Konstantinos Katsos, Klimis Keramitsopoulos, Thomas Kefalas, Vasilis Koukoutsidis, Nikos Krapsis, Evagelos Konstantelos. Manos Lagouvardos, Panagiotis Liakos, Themistoklis Lionetis, Vangelis Manousakas, Vivi Markatou, Anestis Mavromatis Parasidis, Miriam Metaxa, Konstantinos Nikelis, Antonis Nikolopoulos Soloup, Petros Papadopoulos, Olga Papathanasiou, Nikos Papamixael, Vasilis Patsourakis, Christos Pittas, Alexandros Ioannis Pouranaras, Konstaninos Provis, Chrisavgi Sakellaropoulou, Dimitris Sarlos, Eirini Skoura, Stella Stergiou, Leonidas Stivaktis, Vivian Terzopoulou, Loukia Tzortzopoulous, Georgia Toka, Ioannids Tsoumpris, Iosif Fadel, Chrysa Chartsa
The artists participating in the artist alley of 2021 edition and general exhibition were: Dimitris Avramopoulos, Katerina Agnanti, Konstantinos Athanasopoulos, Elena Alekou, Tasos Anastasiadis, Anna Antoniadi Andreas Antonos, Antonis Vavagiannis, Nektarios Valvis, Magdalini Ventouri, Nikolaos Ventouris, Nektaria Gavrilou, Sofia Georgiadi, Panos Giakas, Danihl Goudelis, Spiros Derveniotis, Kostas Drakoulis, Markos Evlogimenos, Zoi Zahopoulou, Kamaris, Nikos Kampasele, Vicky Elneth Katratzi, Elli Kikidi, Alexis Kitsonidis, Giorgos Komiotis, Vasilis Koukoutsidis, Eirini Kourtikaki, Thanos Kyratzis, Panagiotis Liakos, Themisoklis Lionetis, Tasos Maragkos - Tasmar, Miriam Metaxa, Iasonas Mpolierakis, Antonis Nikolopoulos - Soloup, Philipos Ntegidis, Kalli Dolceti, Alexia Othonaiou, Despouna Panagiotopoulous, Petros Papadopoulos, Vasilis Patsourakis, Thanasis Petropoulos, Pavlos Pitoulias, Konstantino Roha Provis, Xrisavgi Sakellaropoulou, Dimitris Sarlos, Leonidsa -Steve- Stivaktis, Vivian Terzopoulou, Georgia Toka, Fotis Tselepatiotis, Konstantinos Tsiamis, Roza Tsianta, Ioannis Tsoumpris, Josef Fadel, Niovi-Altani Fotopoulou, Rozann Xazapi, Zgur
The artists participating in the artist alley of 2022 edition were: Dimitris Avramopoulos, Dimitra Adamopoulou, Antonis Vavagiannis, Iakovos Vais, Nektarios Valves, Stavros Damos, Dionysia Dedousi, Nikos Kampasele, Elli Kikidi, Stavros Kioutsioukis, Raphaella Koni, Kostas Kyriakakis, Yannis Kyritsis, Tsouknides, Georgia Leledakis, Panagiotis Liakos, Themistocles Lionetis, Kyriakos Makris, Vaggelis Manousakas, Anestis Mavrommatis Parasidis, Miriam Metaxa, Jason Bolierakis, Olia Dakoiannis (Mondaki), Katerina Dina, Dimitris Pantazis, George Papailiou, Lydia Papakonstantinou, Vassilis Patsourakis, Thanasis Petropoulos, Ariadne Tzounakou, George Tsardanidis, Rosa Tsada & Kopana, Konstantina Tsichlogianni, Kathy Tsourlaki, Joseph Fandel, Vangelis Hatzidakis, 3 MK, Artwork by Maria, Aoua, Blessed Zines, GabrieL, Epsilon Art & Design, Joanna Poupaki, Kamaris, lester_obnoxious, LoudMouse Crew Comics, Morgane Nicolaidis, tselepaphotis, Zgur, ZOZA, Elisabetta Baffigo, Angela Boscani, Giulia Burchi, Gio Giorgi, Fabienne Pontoire, Federica Rotolini[6]
In 2020 the Chaniartoon Comic Award were established:
| Best Comic | Best Self-Publishing | Best Internet Comic | Best Script | Best Cover | Best Illustration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Sto Dasos - Spyros Giannakopoulos, Stella Stergiou | Borders - Loudmouse Crew | Mathe Texni ki Astine - Zgur | Sto Dasos - Spyros Giannakopoulos, Stella Stergiou | Oi peripeteties ton Man & Stellan - Chrispy Shift | Emena oi filoi mou - Andreas Antonos |
| 2021 | Spazorahoula - Steve Stivaktis, Elena Gogou | KHRO - Tasmar | Death Pandemic - Tasmar | Spazorahoula - Steve Stivaktis, Elena Gogou | Humans Life - Josef Fadel | Skeletoulis - Nikos Kabasele |
| 2022 | Oi egklistoi - Periklis Koulifetis | Siptosio - Nektarios Valvis | Min pirovoleite ton komista 2 - Zgur | Musicoma - Maria Olia Dakogianni | Stelios & Renos Tsantakides - Iakovos Vais | Inner Forest - Anestis Parasidis Mavromatis |
Technology[edit]
Chaniartoon is a festival that loves technology. Every year it presents many mixed-reality experiences. 2019: Augmented Reality Application, that worked with the main exhibition 2020: First Greek Music Animation Virtual Reality Video Clip, Virtual Reality Exhibition 2021: Virtual Reality Museum, Immersive Virtual Reality Animation based on Graphic Novel 2022: Virtual Reality Exhibition, Augmented Reality Application that worked with the festival area During the festival, many technology-art projects are presented, such as Projection Mapping, Virtual Reality Productions, 360o Productions, 270o screen projections. Also many masterclasses such as, Projection Mapping, Laser Cutting, 3d printing, Game Design, Direction in Virtual Reality etc.
Theme[edit]
From 2021 a general them was established. According to the theme, there are special projection screenings, comic exhibitions, masterclasses etc.[7][8][9]
| Theme | |
|---|---|
| 2021 | (in)equality |
| 2022 | Music |
| 2023 | Space |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Chaniartoon International Comics Festival". Europe Comics. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ↑ "ASIFA HELLAS NEWSLETTER ISSUE 01 by ASIFA HELLAS - Hellenic Animation Association - Issuu". issuu.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ↑ "Chaniartoon International Comic and Animation Festival 2022". Zippy Frames. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ↑ vellas (2022-08-27). "Με 500 ταινίες το διεθνές φεστιβάλ Chaniartoon". News TA - Ειδήσεις από την Τοπική Αυτοδιοίκηση (in Ελληνικά). Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ↑ "Chaniartoon picks 19 Iranian animated movies for 2022 competition". Tehran Times. 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ↑ "Chaniartoon". Comics Museum (in Ελληνικά). 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ↑ "Μια κρητική γιορτή των κόμικς". Η Εφημερίδα των Συντακτών (in Ελληνικά). Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ↑ "Κόμικς και κινούμενα σχέδια στα Χανιά". Η Εφημερίδα των Συντακτών (in Ελληνικά). Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ↑ "Το διεθνές φεστιβάλ Chaniartoon επιστρέφει στα Χανιά". www.ertnews.gr (in Ελληνικά). 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
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