Fair Literature Afternoons
48th Drama International Short Film Festival – 2025
Short narrative in Literature and Film
DIMOSTHENIS PAPAMARKOS
The path of storytelling
Wednesday 10.9.2025 – 18:00-19:30
Alexandros Open Air Cinema
*Rain venue: Eleftheria Hall, 18:30.
Dimosthenis Papamarkos invites us on a journey through the inner journey of writing: from inspiration and research, to the methodology, structure, characters, and language of a story. An in-depth approach to the art of storytelling, whether it is a short story or a screenplay. The event begins with a reading of a short story by the guest author, performed by actress Maria Kallimani.
With Dimosthenis Papamarkos and poet Kyriakos Syfiltzoglou.
CHRISTOS OIKONOMOU
From short story to short film
Friday 12.9.2025 – 19:00-20:30
Alexandros Open Air Cinema
*Rain venue: Eleftheria Hall, 19:30.
The writer Christos Economou discusses with the publishing editor Evdoxia Binopoulou about the transition from literary short story writing to short film narrative, his collaboration with directors and the concept of “short form”, on the occasion of the adaptation of his short stories from the collection “Something will happen, you will see” into short films. The event begins with a reading of the short story “Penguins outside the accounting office” by actor Dimitris Kapouranis and ends with the screening of the short film Penguins by Dimitris Zachos, based on the short story.
With Christos Economou and publishing editor Evdoxia Binopoulou.