66th Frankfurt International Book Fair

Greek stand by Beetroot at the 66th International Frankfurt Book Fair, 2014. HFC.
Greek stand by Beetroot at the 66th International Frankfurt Book Fair, 2014. HFC.

The HFC is representing Greece at the Frankfurt Book Fair, October 9-12. This is a new endeavor for the HFC, since the recent merger of EKEVI and HFC, and the experience and dedication of the EKEVI staff has been invaluable. The stand is designed by Beetroot, and we present the following program under the headline Greece – Books and Ideas:

October 9: Screening of short films based on Greek literary works at 16:00, followed by drinks and mezedes at 17:00.

October 10:

October 11:

11:00-12:00: Books on the Big Screen – Short film screenings of films based on Greek literary works.

12:00: Workshop – Painting workshop for children.

16:00-17:00: Books on the Big Screen – Short film screenings of films based on Greek literary works.

17:00: Panel discussion
Modern crime fiction in Greece (1954-2014):
From Yiannis Maris to Petros Markaris.

October 12:

10:00 Book presentation
The Body of Tirthankara – My Mother’s Silence.
Multimedia presentation.

12:00: Book presentation
(Ihr) Weinen – Short stories, Performance.
Bilingual performance based on the short stories of Vassilis Amanatidis.

16:00-17:00:    – Short film screenings of films based on Greek literary works.