The 4th Film Olympiad Art Exposition opens up the Film Olympiad screenings.
The 14th Film Olympiad Grand Prix screenings will take place on 19 - 20 September, in Athens, at the Open Air Cine Paradeisos (close to Korydallos metro station), in collaboration with the municipality of Korydallos.
The exposition will continue at the same venue until the 26th of September, allowing the visitors of the Open Air Cine Paradeisos to see the works of the artists.
Venue
Open Air Cine Paradeisos
(1st floor)
Expo Hours
19.00 - 23.00
Free entry
Film Olympiad Art Exposition
7 artists for the 7th art
19 - 26 September,
at Cine Paradeisos, 19.00 - 23.00
Echoing Moodboards
Seven painters are invited to each present one of their works.
At the same time, each artist selects a film from world cinema to enter into dialogue with their painting — sometimes through a clear connection, other times through a more abstract resonance.
The festival aims to showcase the work of these artists to a wide and diverse audience: from devoted cinephiles and filmmakers, to people who would never happen to visit a gallery.
Additionally, through the work of these artists — some younger and with rising voices, others already with an important trajectory — we bring the worlds of painting and cinema into closer conversation here in Greece, reflecting the dynamic exchanges that already take place abroad. After all, the art of painting has always inspired directors such as Sergei Eisenstein, Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, being essential to their work.
The Film Olympiad Art Exposition is curated by Maria Xypolopoulou and Irini Bazara (Co-Curator). The vision and concept are created by Ioannis Makro, Founder & Chairman of the Film Olympiad.
Curators
Maria Xypolopoulou and Irini Bazara
19 - 26 September,
at Cine Paradeisos, 19.00 - 23.00
"Filmmaking is Painting with Light"
Vittorio Storaro
Past Expositions
Three Film Olympiad Art Expositions have taken place since 2024
Our Curators
Maria Xypolopoulou is an independent curator and art critic. She graduated from the Department of French Language and Literature at the University of Athens (2009–2016) and holds a Master’s degree in French Civilization. She is currently a PhD candidate in History at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University.
Since 2013, she has developed an art criticism practice in collaboration with online and print magazines in Greece and abroad (France, Romania). Her articles have been published in academic journals, conference proceedings, and collective volumes. She has presented her curatorial and artistic projects in Greece and France, collaborating with galleries (Kappatos Gallery, Athens Art Gallery, Cheapart Gallery, Chilly Art Gallery, The Art Wall Project Space), institutions (Aponia Contemporary Art Center, Contemporary Greek Art Institute – I.S.E.T., Thessaloniki Biennale, Le Petit Paris d’Athènes Festival, Festiv’art Festival, Back to Athens Festival), and fellow curators.
As an independent curator, she has organized three exhibitions in Paris since 2016. She is also a member of AICA France and International and was part of the jury of the Parisian fair DDessin in 2023, as an emerging international art critic.
Maria Xypolopoulou
Irini Bazara
Irini Bazara is an honors graduate of painting from the Athens School of Fine Arts, under professor Anastasios Christakis and a Master’s distinguished graduate from Panteion University, Department of Communication, Media and Culture, Master diploma in Cultural Management.
She has participated in various group exhibitions and performances in plays for the Greek Festival and Patras Cultural Capital. She works as an art teacher in primary schools in Athens. She has attended seminars and workshops in stage-performance art, ancient drama and also innovation programmes. She has been an I.K.Y scholar for 2010-2012.
The vision and concept of the Art Exhibition have been created by Ioannis Makro, Founder & Chairman of the Film Olympiad.
The curator of the first two expositions was Andrea Burleea.
Our Artists