Olympia Film Festival - Past Editions

1^st Olympia Film Festival

The 1^st Olympia International Film Festival for Children & Young People was held in Pyrgos from December 7 to 12, 1997. At the same time, an International Meeting on the topic, «Cinema and Education» took place in Ancient Olympia.

1^st Olympia Film Festival - The Awards

INTERNATIONAL JURY AWARDS

First prize for Best Feature Film: «Thalassa, Thalassa» directed by Bogdan Dumitrescu - Germany, Romania, 1994.

Second prize for Best Feature Film: «The Boy from Mercury» directed by Martin Duffy - Great Britain, Ireland, 1996

Best Feature Film Direction: «The King of Masks» directed by Wu Tian Ming - China, 1996

Best Short Film: shared by «Ozone Fresh» directed by Ingebjorg Torgersen - Norway, 1996 and «Hercules, Aheloos and my Grandmother» (documentary) directed by Dimitris Koutsiampasakos - Greece,1997

A 500.000-drachma award presented by the Ministry of Health to: «My Friend Joe» directed by Chris Bould - Germany, Ireland, Great Britain, 1995

SPECIAL MENTION

«My Life in Rose» directed by Alain Berliner - Belgium, Great Britain, France, 1997

CHILDRENS JURY AWARDS

Best Feature Film: «The King of Masks» directed by Wu Tian Ming - China, 1996

Best Short Film: «What Will you Become When You Grow Up?» directed by Natalia Kostopoulou - Greece, 1997