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2 - 4 October 2026
Zakynthos, Greece
We, The Story

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.

Friday, October 2, 2026; DST-Zakynthos 2026 Day 1

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)
17:00
Satellite Scientific Events (part 1) - Workshops (parallel)
Room A: Narrating Complexity: Creating Collaborative DST Scripts for the Agri-Food System of Zakynthos,
Supported by a Custom GPT: Ioannis Lafazanis, Evgenia Kapsi, Charistoula Chatzinikola, Georgios Kritikos
Room B: Artificial intelligence and digital storytelling: challenges and benefits:
Veronique De Leener
Place: 1st Experimental Junior High School of Zakynthos
20:30 Sleepover: Dreams of the Past Meet Dreams of the Present: Elias Matsagouras & Yovana Loxa

Saturday, October 3, 2026; DST-Zakynthos 2026 Day 2

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)
16:30
Satellite Scientific Events (part 2) - Workshops (parallel)
Room A: Caught the Bug: Experiences of Facilitators:
Burcu Şimşek
Room B:The Storyteller’s Mirror: Identity, AI and the Stories We Become:
Metaxia Maria Argyropoulou & Jesús Martinez
18:00 Break
18:15
Workshops (parallel)
Room A: How to face the challenges of being a young woman DJ:
Yazgı Şimşek
Room B:Integrating Educational Topics into the Digital Storytelling Process:
Veronique De Leener

Sunday, October 4, 2026; DST-Zakynthos 2026 Day 3

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
Attachment language: English File type: PDF document Booklet - Full Programme (29/09/2026)
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Attachment language: English File type: PDF document Digital Storytelling Screening Programme
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