We live our lives through stories, employing them tounderstand the world, connect with others, and explore our diversity. Stories shape our sense ofcommunity and prompt reflection on social issues.With this in mind, four laboratories from three Greek Universities (National and Kapodistrian University ofAthens, University of the Aegean, and Ionian University) have joined forces with the Club for UNESCO Zakynthos to organize the second edition of the biannual International Digital Storytelling Festival(DST-Zakynthos) in Zakynthos.
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Friday, October 2, 2026; DST-Zakynthos 2026 Day 1 |
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| Place: CINE FOSKOLOS (Dionisios Solomos Square, Zakynthos) | |
| 09:30 | Registration |
| 10:00 | Welcome |
| 10:15 | Digital Storytelling Screening: Education |
| 11:15 | Break |
| 11:30 | Sonic textures of local music: Dimitris & Dionysis Pyriochos Aspects of Zakynthos Island – Slideshow: Yannis Lagousis |
| 11:45 | DST as a Story: Joe Lambert & Michail Meimari |
| 12:45 | Break |
| 13:00 | EDUCATION Panel Session: Screening of selected DSTs and discussion |
| 13:15 | Break |
| 14:30 | Local gastronomy experience: Melissioti |
| Place: Department of Environment, Ionian University (Panagoula, Zakynthos) | |
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| Place: 1st Experimental Junior High School of Zakynthos | |
| 20:30 | Sleepover: Dreams of the Past Meet Dreams of the Present: Elias Matsagouras & Yovana Loxa |
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Saturday, October 3, 2026; DST-Zakynthos 2026 Day 2 |
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| Place: CINE FOSKOLOS (Dionisios Solomos Square, Zakynthos) | |
| 09:30 | Digital Storytelling Screening: Culture, Environment, Science & Research |
| 11:00 | Break |
| 11:15 | CULTURE Panel Session: Screening of selected DSTs and discussion |
| 12:15 | Break |
| 12:30 | Women, Myth and Machines: A Hybrid Intercultural Narrative: Jesús Martinez & Metaxia Maria Argyropoulou |
| 13:30 | Break |
| 13:45 | ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE & RESEARCH: Panel Session: Screening of selected DSTs and discussion |
| Place: Department of Environment, Ionian University (Panagoula, Zakynthos) | |
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| 18:00 | Break |
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Sunday, October 4, 2026; DST-Zakynthos 2026 Day 3 |
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| Place: CINE FOSKOLOS (Dionisios Solomos Square, Zakynthos) | |
| 10:30 | Digital Storytelling Screening: Health, Society |
| 11:30 | Break |
| 11:45 | HEALTH Panel Session: Screening of selected DSTs and discussion |
| 12:45 | Break |
| 13:00 | SOCIETY Panel Session: Screening of selected DSTs and discussion |
| Place: Municipal Theatre of Zakynthos (Lomvardou 48, Zakynthos) | |
| 18:00 | Creating… : Theodoros Visvardis AnimaSyros International Animation Festival: Vasilis Karamitsanis Drama International Short Film Festival: Giorgos Aggelopoulos |
| 18:20 | UNESCO Chair in Storytelling Education for Sustainability: Mike Wilson |
| 18:30 | Resonances: Yovana Loxa & Thodoris Paraskevas |
| 19:00 | The Seven Story Mountain: Joe Lambert |
| 19:45 | Break |
| 20:00 | Waves: Tasos Stamiris
Festival Awards |
| 20:45 | Reception |
