Triple award in a row for the documentary "Xerolithia"
The success of the documentary "Xerolithia" continues, with 3 additional awards at the Festivals it participated in.
The documentary was distinguished at the 16th Greek Documentary Festival – docfest, winning the 2nd Award for Best Documentary Short Film and the Premiere Film Award among 120 films. The festival was held in Chalkida between November 22-27, 2022.
Going abroad, the documentary received the Best Documentary Award (Odysseus Awards) at the 16th London Greek Film Festival 2022 – Winter Edition. The Festival is under the auspices of the Secretary-General for Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy.
The documentary outlines the timeless relationship of the islanders with the Aegean landscape, focusing on the construction and cultivation of terraces completely intertwined with island life. The past, present and future of terraced cultivation are presented as their cultural and ecological value, with particular emphasis on their environmental importance, through their perennial function as Green Infrastructures, which now are an insurmountable tool for curbing the effects of climate change changes that threaten the Aegean.
Thanks to all Andros local and non-local people who supported and embraced this effort.
A production of the University of the Aegean, in the framework of the LIFE TERRACESCAPE project. Director: Stelios Charalambopoulos, Scientific Manager: Theodora Petanidou
