Last night, the Official Opening Ceremony of the 8th "Bridges" International Film Festival of Peloponnese was held successful at the Cineplex Flisvos in Corinth.
The Corinthian Philarmonic Orchestra, with the conductor Galatia Moraetaki, performed a variety of film soundtracks and they were applauded by the audience. Following, the performance by Global Arts Studion - choreography by Sophia Glikofridi- which impressed the audience.
The music and dancing events signal the opening of the film festival and the Argentinian film "Paolina" by Santiago Mitre was the opening film, which had many positive reviews from the numerous viewers. The film from the competion section "Bach in Brazil" by the German director Ansgar Ahlers constituted the successful closing screening of the night.
The Greek acclaimed director Costas Ferris was honoured by the representative of the Culture and Sports Center of the Municipality of Corinth, Giorgos Tzavaras. Greeting speeches were given by Petra Terzi -the Film Festival Director, by Socrates Lambropoulos -Director of Studies in Global Arts Studio- and by Kalliopi Kalkounou -Appointee Tourism Advisor of the Municipality of Nafplio.
Photos and ambiance from the opening ceremonies:
Filmfestivals.com is a media partner, with Bruno Chatelin serving in the jury.