Athens Artlife

Athens Artlife - Later is too late - A journey into the Greek soul of 2017 through his artistic scene.

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<p><strong>Athens Artlife - Documentary</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/471126/Screen_Shot_2017-12-03_at_13.38.41-1512308348.png" /></p><p><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"/> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"/> </v:formulas> <v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect"/> <o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"/> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_21" o:spid="_x0000_i1047" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="HD:private:var:folders:6d:g6m7d40n1xz8_mx5ngz8th600000gn:T:TemporaryItems:Screen_Shot_2017-11-13_at_11.32.58-1510569509.png" style='width:396pt;height:78pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="file://localhost/Volumes/Macinthos%20HDD/Users/Arthur/Library/Group%20Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/msoclip1/01/clip_image001.png" o:title="Screen_Shot_2017-11-13_at_11.32.58-1510569509.png"/> </v:shape><![endif]--></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Introduction</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The 2000&#39;s&nbsp;have been to&nbsp;<strong>Greece</strong> what the&nbsp;60&#39;s were to Northwestern Europe. An era defined by strong growth &amp; debt-financed consumption.&nbsp;Unsustainable. Doom to fail. We&#39;ve all read that Greece suffered a huge blow from the economic crisis.&nbsp;<strong>But did you know that Athens&nbsp;is also&nbsp;very much alive?</strong>&nbsp;With very little money, <strong>art and culture</strong> flourished in the capital. So much so that it&nbsp;attracted&nbsp;many&nbsp;artists from around the world, spawning a creative exodus in the country.&nbsp;</p><p><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_23" o:spid="_x0000_i1046" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="HD:private:var:folders:6d:g6m7d40n1xz8_mx5ngz8th600000gn:T:TemporaryItems:Bengoa-1510159206.png" style='width:415pt;height:277pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="file://localhost/Volumes/Macinthos%20HDD/Users/Arthur/Library/Group%20Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/msoclip1/01/clip_image003.png" o:title="Bengoa-1510159206.png"/> </v:shape><![endif]--></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470237/Picture3-1511966602.png" /><em>Monastiraki, Central Athens - Acropolis in&nbsp;the Background</em></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This dynamic was noticed by the artistic community&nbsp;and brought forth in&nbsp;the &nbsp;fourteenth edition of one of the world&#39;s most ambitious contemporary art exhibitions:<strong>&nbsp;documenta</strong>. In 2017, for the first time in its history, the German quinquennial was split&nbsp;<strong>between Germany and Greece,</strong> between Kassel its main location, and Athens.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470239/Picture5-1511966640.png" /><em>documenta 14 - EMST&nbsp;Syngrou Fix -&nbsp;</em><a target="_blank" href="http://www.documenta14.de/en/">http://www.documenta14.de/en/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Over the course of&nbsp;4 months, from exhibitions and&nbsp;events to&nbsp;encounters and&nbsp;friendships, we have <strong>permeated Athens&#39;&nbsp;artistic ecosystem to see this&nbsp;shift in&nbsp;dynamics and&nbsp;surge of creative energy.</strong> How to explain this dynamic? By understanding its causes<em>.</em></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470242/Picture8-1511966743.png" /><em>Cantina Social - Psyri, Athens&nbsp;</em></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>From the&nbsp;<strong>social, political, economical, cultural and historical</strong>&nbsp;standpoints, this immersion has given us a certain picture of&nbsp;​​<strong>Greece&#39;s&nbsp;soul and&nbsp;identity.</strong>&nbsp;This creative effervescence&nbsp;cannot be&nbsp;understood without understanding Greece first.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Athens Artlife</strong> <strong>is a journey into the Greek soul of 2017&nbsp;through its artistic scene.</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/471086/Screen_Shot_2017-12-02_at_22.58.10-1512255544.png" /><em>Eternal Greece, the donkey dude,&nbsp;Hydra Island</em></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Genesis ///</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Meeting a superstar</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A chance, an evening, an encounter, a woman. <strong>Ingeborg Beugel</strong>. Dutch journalist, war reporter, a cigarette in one&nbsp;hand, glass of wine in the other, we discuss. A family friend, she tells us about Greece, the new life&nbsp;of Athens, the art scene, the influx&nbsp;of international artists, documenta.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470240/Picture6-1511966686.png" /><a target="_blank" href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingeborg_Beugel">https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingeborg_Beugel</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>She has some perspective. She&#39;s been living&nbsp;in Greece for 30 years. &nbsp;She was married to the <strong>right-hand man&nbsp;</strong>of singer, actress&nbsp;and&nbsp;former Greek&nbsp;minister of culture <strong>Melina Mercouri</strong>.&nbsp;She knows the Athenian art scene. She is fascinating, we love her, she invites us to Athens to see for ourselves.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Fascinated by the thought&nbsp;that&nbsp;&quot;<strong>less money means more art&quot;</strong>&nbsp;we start our&nbsp;research. <strong>The New York Times, the BBC, the Guardian, le Monde</strong>, they all write about Athens and&nbsp;its new&nbsp;dynamics in&nbsp;arts and culture at large. Searching for a documentary on the subject, we cannot find one. The idea of ​making our own&nbsp;emerges. After 2 months of research, prep&nbsp;and&nbsp;the launch of the non-profit&nbsp;Odyss&eacute;e Production, we fly&nbsp;to Athens in&nbsp;April 2017.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470236/Picture2-1511966570.png" /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20170509-can-athens-become-europes-new-arts-capital">http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20170509-can-athens-become-europes-new-arts-capital</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><u><strong>Synopsis &amp;&nbsp;Intention</strong></u></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Life, energy, wisdom and beauty can arise&nbsp;from the worst moment of crisis,&nbsp;doubt&nbsp;and hardship. <strong>Athens Artlife</strong> is a journey into the contemporary Greek soul through its artistic scene in Spring and Summer of&nbsp;2017.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Athens Artlife</strong> aims at&nbsp;exposing&nbsp;the links between the thriving local art&nbsp;scene and the unshakeable&nbsp;Greek identity through and in spite of&nbsp;national challenges.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Athens Artlife</strong> aims at&nbsp;showcasing and promoting&nbsp;the city&#39;s artistic soul and new&nbsp;dynamics.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Athens Artlife</strong> wishes to support&nbsp;Greek artists by&nbsp;giving them&nbsp;visibility.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470394/Untitled_collage__1__copy_2-1511995726.jpg" /><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470406/Untitled_collage__1__2-1511996947.jpg" />Artists &amp;&nbsp;interviewed</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><u><strong>The Team&nbsp;</strong></u></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470250/Screen_Shot_2017-11-29_at_17.19.44-1511968826.png" /></p><p><strong>Arthur De Poortere&nbsp;</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Director, scriptwriter, journalist/interviewer, 1st camera, copy-writer &amp; AD for communication,&nbsp;and directed the editing of the trailer.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>He dreams of being creative, he is passionate about everything&nbsp;defined as artistic or cultural, except &quot;performances&quot; (he&nbsp;is&nbsp;not sufficiently educated to grasp their depth) and Greek Rebetiko (quite&nbsp;sadly).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/arthurdepoortere/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/arthurdepoortere/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470253/5%2Bq6M2SxTM6Uo%2B_aobyLyQ_thumb_3ad0-1511968977.jpg" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Alexandre Mee&ugrave;s </strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Director, scriptwriter,&nbsp;journalist/interviewer, researcher/interview preparation, 1st camera assistant,&nbsp;academic editor.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>He is passionate about journalism, politics and contemporary history. He&nbsp;wants to work in the cultural field at European and international level (UN, EU, NGO...)<em>. </em>He&#39;s fascinated by Greece and the Mediterran&eacute;e.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandre-meeùs-23a5b63a/ ">https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandre-mee&ugrave;s-23a5b63a/&nbsp;</a></p><p>blog :&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://medium.com/@Odysseeprod">https://medium.com/@Odysseeprod</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong><u>Project Guides</u></strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/472023/Screen_Shot_2017-12-06_at_10.58.57-1512557973.png" /></p><p><strong>Ingeborg Beugel</strong> - Journalistic Guide</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Crazy superstar Dutch journalist &amp; documentarist,&nbsp;Inge&nbsp;has been supervising our project. She&nbsp;actively&nbsp;helped&nbsp;in setting up the frame of our research as well as&nbsp;developing an&nbsp;angle.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Her wikipedia page:&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingeborg_Beugel">https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingeborg_Beugel</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470255/Picture15-1511969304.png" /></p><p><strong>Isidora Charbila</strong>&nbsp;-&nbsp;Cinematography Guide</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Greek director, cinematographer and film editor based between Athens and Edinburgh.&nbsp;Crazy Isi taught&nbsp;us the basics of cinematography and was our&nbsp;second camera for&nbsp;the&nbsp;interviews.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Her work here:&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://vimeo.com/isicharbila">https://vimeo.com/isicharbila</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><u><strong>Artists&nbsp;/ Casting</strong></u></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470294/Picture2-1511978218.png" /></p><p><strong>Blind Adam ///&nbsp;Thanos Kyriakides</strong> - Artist<br />Former fashion editor, his visual impairment challenged him to move towards art. His work:&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://blindadamvision.com">http://blindadamvision.com</a></p><p><br />&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/472019/Picture3-1512557830.jpg" /></p><p><strong>Cacao Rocks</strong> - Painter &amp; Street Artist<br />Both in galleries &amp; streets. His artsy profile:&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.artsy.net/artist/cacao-rocks">https://www.artsy.net/artist/cacao-rocks</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470300/Picture17-1511978489.png" /></p><p><strong>Panos Charalambous</strong> - Artist, Dean,&nbsp;Painter, Performer<br />Dean of the Athens School of Fine Arts &amp; documenta exhibited Artist. His work:&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.documenta14.de/en/artists/13576/panos-charalambous">http://www.documenta14.de/en/artists/13576/panos-charalambous</a></p><p><br />&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470303/Screen_Shot_2017-11-29_at_20.00.21-1511978535.png" /></p><p><strong>Elli Tringou</strong> - Award winning actress<br />Played the supporting actress role&nbsp;in&nbsp;&quot;Suntan&quot;, greek movie internationally primed.<a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3954660/">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3954660/</a></p><p><br />&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470302/Screen_Shot_2017-09-08_at_22.20.27-1511978516.jpg" /></p><p><strong>Niki Vakali</strong> - Rising Actress<br />Played in the Hollywood movie &quot;Worlds Apart&quot; starring&nbsp;J.K. Simmons.&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3909336/combined">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3909336/combined</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470305/Picture8-1511978584.png" /></p><p><strong>Dreyk the Pirate</strong> - Street Artist &amp; Illustrator<br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dreykthepirate.net/">www.dreykthepirate.net</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/472020/Screen_Shot_2017-12-06_at_10.49.56-1512557846.jpg" /></p><p><strong>Maria Mavropoulou</strong> &ndash; Visual Artist<br />Studied Fine Arts, chose photography as her main medium.&nbsp;Member of Depression Era Collective, which artistically&nbsp;documents the impact of the crisis on Greece.<br /><a target="_blank" href="https://www.mariamavropoulou.com">https://www.mariamavropoulou.com</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://depressionera.gr">http://depressionera.gr</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470304/Picture9-1511978564.png" /></p><p><strong>Fikos</strong> -&nbsp; Iconographer,&nbsp;Painter,&nbsp;Muralist, Street Artist<br />He applies byzantine technique &amp; Orthodox graphic Identity to&nbsp;contemporary movements such as street art. Unique.<br /><a target="_blank" href="http://fikos.gr">http://fikos.gr</a></p><p><br />&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470309/Picture1-1511978655.png" /></p><p><strong>Artanc</strong> &ndash; <strong>Nota Kalagia &amp; Sofia Theofilaktidis</strong><br />Pop Up International Art Exhibitions, Founder &amp; Curator.<br /><a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/artanc.co.uk/">https://www.facebook.com/artanc.co.uk/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470236/Picture2-1511966570.png" /></p><p><strong>Bengoa Blindstitch</strong> - DJ, House Producer &amp; Label Founder<br />Prominent night life actor, toured all around the world with the great Kevin Yost.<br />His music:&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.discogs.com/Bengoa-What-You-Give/release/6818992">https://www.discogs.com/Bengoa-What-You-Give/release/6818992</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470311/Picture18-1511978705.png" /></p><p><strong>Augustus Veinoglou &ndash;&nbsp;Snehta Residency</strong><br />Artist,&nbsp;Painter, Sculptor, Installations, Augustus is also the founding director of Snehta Residency.<br /><a target="_blank" href="http://augustusveinoglou.com">http://augustusveinoglou.com</a> &amp;&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.snehtaresidency.org">https://www.snehtaresidency.org</a></p><p><br />&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470312/Picture20-1511978726.png" /></p><p><strong>&Sigma;tella&nbsp;///&nbsp;Stella Chronopoulou&nbsp;</strong>&ndash; Indie Pop Singer<br />Studied&nbsp;fine arts, worked as an editor for an art magazine, ended up in music.<br /><a target="_blank" href="http://stellathemusic.com">http://stellathemusic.com</a></p><p><br />&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/472021/Picture16-1512557881.jpg" /></p><p><strong>Benji</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Montero</strong> - Cartoonist &amp; Band Leader<br />Friend with the Tame Impala crew, the Australian artist Montero moved from NYC to Athens.<br /><a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/BenMonteroSketchbook/">https://www.facebook.com/BenMonteroSketchbook/</a> &amp;&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/monteroband/">https://www.facebook.com/monteroband/</a></p><p><br />&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470320/Picture5-1511979384.png" /></p><p><strong>Daphne Stergides</strong> - Sculptor &amp; Painter<br />Artist based between NYC &amp; Athens.<br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.daphnestergides.com">http://www.daphnestergides.com</a></p><p><br />&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470321/Picture14-1511979450.png" /></p><p><strong>Konstantinos Ladianos</strong> - Painter &amp; Iconographer<br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.can-gallery.com/22-current-show/115-konstantinos-ladianos-solo-show">http://www.can-gallery.com/22-current-show/115-konstantinos-ladianos-solo-show</a></p><p><br />&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470322/Picture7-1511979489.png" /></p><p><strong>Dida Dourida -</strong> <strong>Communitism</strong><br />Founder, project director &amp; curator for&nbsp;communitism, a collective that brings life to a neoclassical building and its surrounding neighbourhood by organising&nbsp;art&nbsp;events &amp; exhibitions.&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://medium.com/@communitism">https://medium.com/@communitism</a></p><p><br />&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470324/Picture4-1511979614.png" /></p><p><strong>Christina Mercuriadi</strong> - European Parliament &amp; Policy Advisor on Culture<br /><a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-mercuriadi-b424a68a/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-mercuriadi-b424a68a/</a></p><p><br />&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/471204/Picture19-1512324642.png" /></p><p><strong>Stefania Strouza</strong> &ndash; Artist, Sculptor &amp; Installations<br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.stefaniastrouza.com">http://www.stefaniastrouza.com</a></p><p><br />&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470323/Picture10-1511979530.png" /></p><p><strong>Fotiz Ontas</strong> &ndash; Street Artist, Painter &amp; Illustrator<br />Both anarchist and father.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><u><strong>Credited&nbsp;Supporters</strong></u></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470260/Picture16-1511971474.png" /></p><p><strong>Al. Ma.</strong>, photographer, cinematographer and film editor based in Athens. She&nbsp;edited the trailer under Arthur&#39;s direction.&nbsp;Her work here:&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://masmanidialexandra.tumblr.com">http://masmanidialexandra.tumblr.com</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br />&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470300/Picture17-1511978489.png" /></p><p><strong>Panos Charalambous</strong> &ndash; Dean (doyen) of Athens school of fine Arts, documenta exhibited artist.&nbsp;He has been an art guide and our link with documenta 14. His profile:&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.documenta14.de/en/artists/13576/panos-charalambous">http://www.documenta14.de/en/artists/13576/panos-charalambous</a></p><p><br />&nbsp;</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.documenta14.de/en/artists/13576/panos-charalambous"><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470261/Picture18-1511971548.png" /></a></p><p><strong>Vince Vanden Bogaard</strong> &ndash; Artist&#39;s Agent based in Brussels, he has helped in the early stage in contextualizing our idea within the art world. His Instagram: viince_vb /// Little Big Art -&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/viince_vb/">https://www.instagram.com/viince_vb/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470276/Picture19-1511974706.png" /></p><p><strong>Ulysse Vautier</strong> &ndash; Graphic designer et cinematographer. He has created Odyss&eacute;e Production&#39;s&nbsp;graphic identity.&nbsp;His work:&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/Ulysse.Mogwai">https://www.facebook.com/Ulysse.Mogwai</a></p><p><br />&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470277/Picture20-1511974752.png" /></p><p><strong>Louise Malfait</strong> &ndash; Public Relation&nbsp;for&nbsp;&ldquo;Affordable Art Fair Brussels&rdquo;, she came to Athens in the early stage of the project and kick started our&nbsp;communication on&nbsp;social media. Her profile here:&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://affordableartfair.com/fairs/brussels">https://affordableartfair.com/fairs/brussels</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470290/374454_10152612923710214_1265611261_n-1511977034.jpg" /></p><p><strong>Morgan le Grelle</strong> - Sound Engineer, he is in charge of the documentary soundtrack. His work:&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm7915099/">http://www.imdb.com/name/nm7915099/</a></p><p><br />&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/471167/IMG_6621-1512317279.jpeg" /></p><p><strong>Constantin Didisheim</strong> - Old friend that we wanted as the&nbsp;camera there. We pitched him the idea at the very beginning and&nbsp;he quite liked it. This&nbsp;has been an important&nbsp;driver over the entire project.&nbsp;His work:&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://vimeo.com/constantindidisheim">https://vimeo.com/constantindidisheim</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470278/Picture21-1511974772.png" /></p><p><strong>Arnaud de Ghellinck</strong> &ldquo;<em>Be Bison</em><em>&rdquo;</em> &ndash;&nbsp;Film composer, he will help for&nbsp;the soundtrack of the documentary. His work:&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://bebison.com/">https://bebison.com/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470291/18486011_10158652834225207_410138942910897697_n-1511977282.jpg" /></p><p><strong>Arnaud de Kerchove</strong> - Diplomat and second at the Greek Belgian embassy, he helped us&nbsp;understand the social, political and economic&nbsp;Greek environment.&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://greece.diplomatie.belgium.be/fr">http://greece.diplomatie.belgium.be/fr</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>This is&nbsp;THE END<br />beautiful friends...</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In advance, our stupid mustachioed smile to thank your valuable help and support &lt;3</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470243/Picture9-1511966757.png" />Arthur De Poortere &amp; Alexandre Mee&ugrave;s</p>

Allocation of funds

<p>This crowdfunding&#39;s only&nbsp;goal is&nbsp;to ensure that all the&nbsp;depth and&nbsp;beauty of this project can be highlighted and brought into focus&nbsp;in the editing stage so that this film can have&nbsp;the best chances&nbsp;of being recognized&nbsp;at its fair value,&nbsp;promoted widely and shown at festivals.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As all the&nbsp;<strong>footages have&nbsp;already been shot</strong>, the funds raised&nbsp;will go towards the&nbsp;<strong>costs of post-production</strong>&nbsp;(camera, editing, calibration),&nbsp;<strong>the cost of equipment</strong>&nbsp;(cameras, feet, lighting, microphones rented on site), to&nbsp;<strong>pay the various Greek aids</strong>&nbsp;(cameraman, film editors) and finally, for<strong>&nbsp;promotion and its&nbsp;festivals fees&nbsp;</strong>(registration costs).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/472084/Workbook1-1512568359.jpg" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Thanks for your&nbsp;implication, we will be able to get this&nbsp;film out there.&nbsp;You are an integral part of the project. Thanks&nbsp;thanks thanks!</strong></p>

Rewards

€10

  • 2 contributions
1 ticket for the Premier Screening in ATHENS (Cinema Riviera Exarcheia)

€10

  • 11 contributions
1 personalized thank you card + a private link to see the documentary online

€15

  • 35 contributions
1 ticket for the Premier Screening in BRUXELLES (Cinéma Galeries) + a private link to see the documentary online

€25

  • 27 contributions
1 T-shirt 'Odyssée Production' + 1 ticket for Premier in Brussels or Athens + a private link to see the documentary online

€30

  • 7 contributions
1 Tote Bag 'Odyssée Production' + 1 ticket for the Premier in Brussels or Athens + 1 sticker + a private link to see the documentary online

€35

  • 8 contributions
1 Special Athens Ugly Hipster Grand Ma Seduction Shirt (chosen by us) + 1 sticker + 1 ticket for the Premier in Brussels or Athens + a private link to see the documentary online

€40

  • 2 contributions
1 B&W Tote Bag designed by artist Cacao Rocks (numbered and signed). His work: https://www.artsy.net/artist/cacao-rocks + 1 ticket for the Premier in Brussels or Athens + a private link to see the documentary online

€40

  • 5 contributions
1 Coloured Tote Bag designed by artist Cacao Rocks (numbered and signed). His work: https://www.artsy.net/artist/cacao-rocks + 1 ticket for the Premier in Brussels or Athens + a private link to see the documentary online

€50

  • 8 contributions
2 tickets for the Premier in Brussels or Athens + 1 Odyssée Production T-Shirt + 1 Odyssée Production Tote Bag + 1 personalized thank you card + a private link to see the documentary online

€60

  • 8 contributions
2 tickets for the Premier in Brussels or Athens + 2 tote bag Odyssée + 2 t-shirts + 1 sticker + 1 personalized thank you card + a private link to see the documentary online

€100

  • 13 contributions
Your name in the credits of the film (generic section at the end) + 6 tickets for the Premier in Brussels or Athens + 2 tote bags + 2 t-shirts + 2 stickers + 1 personalized thank you card + a private link to see the documentary online

€300

    Unique Art Piece: "Necklace & Hanger" designed by artist Blind Adam. His work: http://blindadamvision.com/ + 1 love letter written by him + 2 tickets for the Premier in Brussels or Athens + your name in the credits of the film (generic at the end) + a private link to see the documentary online

    €400

    • 2 contributions
    Exclusive pack "Mécène". Your name credited at the beginning "This film was made possible thanks to ..." + 6 tickets for the Premier in Brussels or Athens + 6 tote bags + 6 t-shirts + 1 personalized thank you card + a private link to see the documentary online

    €400

      Art Weekend in Athens for 2 people with Alex or Arthur as a guide (not including your travel expenses - but this may include your accommodation) + 6 tickets for the Premier in Brussels or Athens + 6 tote bags + 6 t-shirts + 1 personalized thank you card + a private link to see the documentary online

      €600

        Art Weekend & 'Mécène' Credit at the beginning of the film + 6 tickets for the Premier in Brussels or Athens + 6 tote bags + 6 t-shirts + 1 personalized thank you card + a private link to see the documentary online

        €650

          Private screening for 10 people + traditional Greek meal for 10 + evening with part of the team (questions and answers) + 10 t-shirts + 10 tote bags + 10 USB sticks with the soundtrack + credit "mécène" at the beginning of the movie + a personalized thank you card + a private link to see the documentary online

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          €2,500

          • 1 contribution
          Unique Art Piece by artist Maria Mavropoulou - Untitled / from the '' Inner State '' series. Inkjet print on portfolio rag paper 300gr, 100cm x 100cm. More information on his work: https://www.mariamavropoulou.com + Art Weekend & "Mécène" Credit + 6 tickets for the Premier in Brussels or Athens + 6 tote bags + 6 t-shirts + 1 personalized thank you card + a private link to see the documentary online