Film Festival
MONDAY
15 APRIL
OPENING CEREMONY & RECEPTION
17:30 – 19:30
Delegates Welcome | 17:30 – 17:45
Sounds of the Ocean: A Mindful Underwater Journey | 17:45 - 18:00
Sounds of the Ocean combines sounds of whales & dolphins, original music, immersive visual art and award-winning ocean imagery to guide the audience on a mindful underwater journey.
Welcome and Addresses featuring | 18:00 – 19:20
Welcome by:
- Dr. Dionysia Avgerinopoulou [Coordinator Our Ocean Conference Greece 2024]
Addresses:
- Dr. Christos Dimas [Deputy Minister of Culture]
- Dr. Petros Varelidis [Secretary General Natural Environment and Waters]
- Surangel S. Whipps Jr. [President of Palau]
- George James Tsunis [United States Ambassador to Greece]
- Sylvia Earl [Oceanographer and Explorer]
- Dona Bertarelli [Philanthropist, Investor, Sportswoman, Co-chair of the Bertarelli Foundation]
- Enric Sala [Explores Directory – National Geographic Society]
- Anni Mitropoulou [Executive Director Cyclades Preservation Fund]
- Queen Quet Marquette L. Goodwine [Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation]
- Spyros Bibilas [Member of the Parliament & President of the Greek Actor’s Union]
- Harry Papadopoulos [President of Greek Director’s Guild]
- Leonidas Christopoulos [President & Chief Executive Officer of the National Centre of Audiovisual Media and Communication]
- Ilias Missyris [Culture Co-ordinator at City of Vaasa’s Culture and Library Services, Producer of Vaasa Wildlife Festival]
- Cornelia Volk [Author, Director, Translator of Nature, Wildlife and Human Interest Documentaries; Film Editing]
- Danai Spentzou [Policy Advisor on Environmental and Health Affairs, European Parliament, LLM in Human Rights Law, Legal Executive Spentzos Film LTD]
- Manolis Melissourgos [Artistic Director Camera Zizanio / Olympia Festival]
