The International Film Festival of Patmos combines the idyllic backdrop of Patmos with cutting edge film to create a unique creative experience. With its breathtaking natural beauty and rich cultural heritage, Patmos has traditionally attracted people of the arts. Its vision is to make this treasured destination an exciting place for celebrating talent, originality and craftsmanship in world cinema today. Its long-term goal is to turn IFFP into a platform for a creative exchange of ideas between Greek and foreign filmmakers and a forum for international partnerships and co-productions.
The Int. Film Festival of Patmos is a non-competitive celebration of cinema, a meeting point for filmmakers and artists from around the world, and a platform for promoting independent storytelling. For the 6th consecutive years it sets up a number of special screens and organises many smaller “surprise” films, events and parties in mesmerising locations around the island, combining Patmos’ unique and untouched beauty, along with the international audiences and the magic of cinema.
Through 2010-2015 the festival has had:
- 18.000 attendees,
- 300 Feature films, documentaries and shorts screened TV, radio, press and online presence covering 28 countries
- 22 Masterclasses, seminars, panels, and workshops, resulting in the production of a feature documentary, two short films and two short script competitions
- A total of 30 parties, live concerts and special events.
- 35 days in 5 years of celebrating cinema, creativity and storytelling
More info about the 2016 International Film Festival of Patmos can be found here.
