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Thursday, July 2, 2020
PRESS RELEASE
The Opening Ceremony is dedicated to Markos Vamvakaris
of the 5th Kastellorizo International Documentary Festival
With a special tribute to the "Patriarch of Rebetiko", Marco Vamvakaris, will open its curtain on Sunday, August 23, 2020 the 5th International Documentary Festival of Kastellorizo "Beyond Borders".
Sofia Papazoglou, the "priestess" of this unique musical genre, which has been included in the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO, will present a concert - a tribute to Marco Vamvakaris and "our foreigners" Rosa Eskenazy, Stella Haskillou and Ma With her, the musicians Spyros Patras (bouzouki), Dassos Kourti (accordion), Vassilis Ketentzoglou (guitar) and Nikolaos Gyras (double bass) will appear on stage.
These songs were much loved, grown, moved and entertained by generations of Greeks and are still sung today, without having lost in the slightest their dynamics and essence. Sofia Papazoglou brings them to the present era, in a program specially designed for the needs of the Festival, with her own metal and with a great orchestra giving the necessary authenticity but sung and played with a new "soul".
As part of the tribute, Nikos Skarentzos' documentary "Markos", which participated in the official program of the 22nd Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, will be screened.
The documentary builds a bridge between the acritic Kastellorizo and the tradition and sound of Syros and Piraeus. A group of musicians travel to Syros to participate in a tribute in honor of Markos Vamvakaris. Along with this journey, composers, musicologists and artists from all over the world highlight the important legacy of the musician in the 21st century and the - alive to this day - Marcos influence in the contemporary music landscape of Europe.
"Beyond the Borders" will be held on the island of Akriti from 23 to 30 August, offering a great celebration of culture and cinema to the permanent residents and visitors of the island.
The Festival is organized by the Hellenic Foundation for Historical Studies (IDISME), together with the Ecrans des Mondes (Paris) and the Kastellorizo Revival Association (Sydney), under the auspices of the General Secretariat of Hellenes Abroad (MFA), Municipality of Megisti, the Embassies of Australia, the USA and Israel and has the kind support of the Greek Parliament, the General Secretariat for Island Policy, the Ministry of Culture and Sports, ERT and EKOME.
For more information you can visit the website www.beyondborders.gr or contact the Festival at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Watch the commercial of the 5th "Beyond the Borders" 2020 at https://youtu.be/Y4uL-_qVWrw and a short film with snapshots from last year's event at https://youtu.be/ZWDvx-7VMEE
You can see snapshots from the concerts at https://youtu.be/YULj3nnMQHw, as well as the trailer of the documentary at https://youtu.be/_xp0nlZcByc
