The European project CIAK with the detailed title " Common Initiatives to AcKnowledge and valorize tourism potential of the program area through cinema" is funded by the INTERREG Cross-Border Cooperation Program between Greece and Italy [Interreg VA Greece-Italy] 2014-2020. The project is part of Priority Axis 2 - Integrated environmental management - with a budget of about 900,000.00 euros. It aims to promote the utilization of the involved areas of Puglia and the Greek Regions by implementing initiatives related to the audio-visual sector, creating the opportunity to become more widely known and to highlight the attractiveness of the places, as well as their historical and natural beauty as catalysts for their touristic development.
The main partner of the CIAK project is the Apulia Film Commission, and the partners are the Region of Epirus, the Region of Ionian Islands, the Region of Western Greece and the Department of Sound and Visual Arts and the Research Committee of the University of Epirus. (see also https://avarts.ionio.gr/). Collaborating partner of the project is the Region of Puglia with the Department of Economy, Culture, Tourism and Development of the territory.
GOAL
The main goal of the project is to encourage the utilization of the involved areas by implementing initiatives related to the audiovisual sector by improving the information about the image of these areas and their natural beauty. The main expected changes concern the improvement of the attractiveness of the area and the enhancement of sustainable development by creating a socio-economic impact by hosting film crews or other events, hosting an increased number of visitors and producing new sustainable services for tourists.
OBJECTIVE
The ultimate objective is to reach the critical mass needed to attract the major international players investing in the film industry. The main innovation of the project is to lay the foundations for future EU-level policy-making between the two sectors (cinema and tourism) in relation to economic development, which will enable strategic policy makers in the sectors of the tourism & display to collaborate and close the knowledge gap in understanding the economic benefits of cross-sectoral cooperation for their regions.
RESULTS
The project envisages an important program of cross-border activities related to the utilization of the audiovisual sector and the use of the screen. The main results – deliverables of the project are:
· Production of 10 short films in memory of the common history of Greece and Italy with young directors from the regions involved
· An international scriptwriting seminar in 3 workshops (Greece-Puglia Experience), lasting 3 weeks, alternately in a fixed position and wandering that allows 15 directors from all over the world (at least 5 from Puglia and 5 from the Greek regions of the program) based on an international public advice - to develop an original scenario defined in the Regions involved
· Creation of film production Support Offices (Film Offices) – 1 per Region
· Support 3 Film-focused festivals to promote the distribution of Greek and Italian films in each country
· Educational activities (workshops for new film transactions and new technologies) for cinema office staff, audiovisual stakeholders, film professionals, travel agents.
The Region of Western Greece immediately expects the following project results:
• The creation of a local office (Film Office) in the Region of Western Greece to meet the needs of interconnection between foreign film producers and the local market and administration,
• The network support of festivals of the intervention area, educational activities etc.
The approved budget for the Region of Western Greece amounts of € 90,150.00, and the duration of the project is 24 months (expiration date 15.04.2020).
PHOTOS FROM MOVIE SHOOTING IN WESTERN GREECE
Alima filming Mesologgi © 2017 stamos.abatis MedINA ABS_2017_004_D_0417
Alima filming Mesologgi © 2017 stamos.abatis MedINA ABS_2017_004_D_1264
Paradeisos by Panagiotis Fafoutis Photo credits Nickos Psathoyiannakis
Work team
1) Athanasopoulou Evangelia, Administration - Finance, with grade A’, Development Planning Directorate, as the project manager
2) Ioanni Hamakioti, Administration - Finance, with grade B', Development Planning Directorate, as the financial manager
3) Zisimopoulou Aikaterini, Department of Engineering with grade A, Development Planning Directorate, as the technical responsible and responsible of communication (technical & communication manager)
Responsible Implementation Service through which the project correspondence will be circulated: Development Planning Directorate
Project duration 16.04.2018 - 15.04.2020 (24 months)
Total budget € 888,796.70
ERDF Funding € 755,477.20 (Co-financing with EU)
Program website: www.greece-italy.eu
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