Twelve postgraduate students attended the seminar and were guided by both Dutch director Robert Rombout and the DOP Odyseas Pavlopoulos / GSC to create a modular documentary showing portraits of artists of African descent.
Katerina Maragoudaki, also a member of the Greek Society of Cinematographers /GSC, delivered a masterclass entitled "Light in the Performing Arts" at the Department of Theatrical Studies of the University of Peloponnese in Nafplio.

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The opening ceremony of a unique exhibition titled "From factual to beyond", featuring an African ceremonial mask collection by F. Kagelaris was held on Sunday, April 3rd, in the art gallery "A49".

The ceremony's host was mr. Kagelaris himself, who referred to masks from his collection, gave a speech citing psychoanalysis and art.

The exhibition's curator, Natalia Stamopoulou and deputy mayor Maria Aggeli were also present at the ceremony. The exhibition also welcomed journalists, artists and locals, who admired the 25 wall-mounted and 8 pedestal-mounted masks, as well as jewelry from mister Kagelaris' collection.

The masks are from different western African regions (Mali, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Senegal, Ivory Coast), aiming to present the symbolic use of masks in everyday life and life milestones of individuals or communities (like circumcision, birth, wedding, hunting, disease cure).

The exhibition, which is held under the 8th Peloponnisos International Documentary Festival, featuring "Sub-Saharan African Cultures", will be open daily until April 10, in the "A49" art gallery, from 11:00-15:00 and 18:00-21:00.

Entrance is free under current public health restrictions regarding Covid-19.

8th PELOPONNISOS INTERNATIONAL DOC FILM FESTIVAL:

From April 8 to 17 at the Cultural Center of Kalamata and in 11 other cities 

This April, the Peloponnisos International Doc Film Festival returns with a rich program of screenings and parallel events, tributes, exhibitions, educational programs, seminars, co-productions and "Documentary for all"! The appointment is given at the Municipal Cultural Center of Kalamata (Aristomenous 33) and in other 11 cities, from 8 to 17 April. The participating cities are: Patras, Amaliada, Argos, Tripoli, Nafplio, Sparta, Filiatra, Gythio, Xylokastro, Akrata and Dimitsana.

Screenings every Monday at the Creative Documentary Center

Monday's screenings return to the Kalamata Creative Documentary Center from February 21 with documentaries, this time from the "Motherland, I See You" program, an initiative of the Hellenic Film Academy for the rescue, restoration and screening of 20th century Greek films.