Olympia International Film Festival for Children

Olympia International Film Festival for Children, Greece
http://olympiafestival.gr
Festival Creation : 1988
Festival Dates : December
Public attendance : 15,000 visitors
Festival Type : Competitive
Animated Film Awards : Βest animated short film, Special Mention, ECFA Award
2014, 2015 on Award-Winning Animated Films of International Children's Film Festivals Database.

Festival Description : Olympia Film Festival is the only film festival in the country for children and young people and take place in different cities of Greece like Pyrgos, Patras, Aegio, Lechaina, Zacharo, Missolonghi, Amaliada and Gastouni. During the Festival, a number of filmmaking workshops will give children the opportunity to make their own films.

Psaroloco (non competitive)

Psaroloco, Greece
http://www.psaroloco.gr
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Psaroloco
Festival Creation : 2010
Festival Dates : July
Public attendance : 10,000 visitors
Festival Type : Non competitive

Description : Psaroloco's aim is to familiarize the novice audience with the basic terms of the cinematic experience and to promote media literacy. The project promotes the enhancement of the critical thinking of children and the ability to deconstruct images. It prioritizes vulnerable groups of children and adolescents.
Since 2010 it is under the International Short Film Festival Psarokokalo as Psaroloco International Short Film Festival.