KATERINA ATHANASOPOULOU
Katerina Athanasopoulou is a Greek artist living in London who creates animated films for cinema and gallery space. She studied Fine Art at Aristotle University in Greece, and graduated with an MA Animation from the Royal College of Art. Her award-winning films have been shown internationally at film festivals and galleries, including Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Tampere Film Festival, Thessaloniki Biennale 3, Holland Animation Film Festival, Zebra Poetry Film Festival, and The Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb. She has created films for Channel 4, London College of Fashion, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and she won the Lumen Prize in 2013 with her short film Apodemy. Katerina is a Tutor (Research) within the MA Animation at the Royal College of Art. Prior to this position she taught extensively within University of the Arts London and Westminster University, and has been a guest lecturer at Kingston University, Middlesex University and Goldsmiths. She completed her doctoral research with Plymouth University, on the intersections of documentary, VR, and AR, through the lens of animation.
Based on the haunting song by Charlottefield, this film explores sinking ships and the deadly, inviting sea.
CREDITS
MUSIC: The Clipper, by Charlottefield, FatCat records
AWARDS
AWARDS
PLATFORMA VIDEO ATHENS: Official Selection
NEMO FESTIVAL PARIS: Official Selection
VIDEOEX ZURIC: Official Selection
SEOUL FILM AND NET FESTIVAL: Official Selection
SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OF NICE: Official Selection
Screened by Propeller TV, UK
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