Once again this year, I had the honor of overseeing (design and production) the awards for the 5th Short Encounters International Short Film Festival.

A dream of our fellow citizen Kyriakos Kotsinis that has been coming true in recent years, giving the city of Preveza the vibrancy and recognition it deserves in the cultural scene. An institution that deserves to be supported first and foremost by institutional bodies, but above all by each and every one of us.

Over 800 submissions from 59 countries. Fiction, experimental, animated, and documentary films.

A total of 113 films were selected, giving us the opportunity to see the lens through which filmmakers express their reflections on our multifaceted reality.

All the films were of exceptional quality.

We support this important cultural institution in every way possible!

Congratulations, Kiriakos!!!

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