Hellenic Film & Audiovisual Center (EKKOMED)
The Hellenic Film & Audiovisual Center (EKKOMED) is Greece’s national body for film and audiovisual policy, operating under the supervision of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture.
Established by Law 5105 in 2024 through the merger of the Greek Film Centre and the National Centre of Audiovisual Media and Communication (EKOME), EKKOMED brings together, within a single national institution, support for Greek cinema, audiovisual investment, international promotion, education and skills, innovation and new technologies, and the preservation of audiovisual heritage.
EKKOMED supports Greek filmmakers and independent producers throughout the creative process, from development and production to distribution and international promotion. At the same time, it administers Greece’s audiovisual investment incentives and promotes the country as an international production destination through the Hellenic Film Commission.
Its mandate extends beyond traditional film and television to animation, video games, immersive and emerging audiovisual media, reflecting the growing convergence between culture, creativity and technology. EKKOMED also develops initiatives in professional training, audiovisual and media literacy, innovation, international cooperation and the digitisation and preservation of Greece’s audiovisual heritage.
This integrated approach is at the heart of Greece’s new national audiovisual strategy, Greece on Screen 2026–2030, which aims to strengthen Greek creation while developing a competitive, outward-looking and sustainable audiovisual creative economy. The strategy combines support for independent creation with investment incentives, skills development, technological innovation, internationalisation and stronger links between film, television, animation, gaming and emerging media.
At European and international level, EKKOMED works to strengthen cooperation between national film and audiovisual agencies, encourage co-production and circulation of European works, and contribute to a European audiovisual landscape in which cultural diversity, creative freedom and industrial competitiveness reinforce one another.
General information
Ελληνικό Κέντρο Κινηματογράφου, Οπτικοακουστικών Μέσων & Δημιουργίας, Creative Greece
- 1 & 3 Kanari Street, 10671 Athens
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- +302103678511
- https://www.ekkomed.gr/
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Number of inhabitants
10,047,817 (2024)
EFAD related activities
Film Education - EFAD Members' Initiatives
CINEDU – Digital Movie Platform for Schools
The Greek Film Centre introduces CINEDU, in the context of the project “Digital Movie Platform for Schools”, co-financed by Greece and the European Union (European Social Fund-ESF), through the Operational Program “Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning 2014-2020”.
CINEDU is a new streaming platform just for schools, designed to introduce cinema as an innovative educational tool! Teachers and students from schools all over Greece will have free access to a wide catalogue of films and educational kits, specially curated to be screened and studied within classrooms. It offers a wide range of a minimum of 92 contemporary Greek and international films - fiction, animation, documentary, short and feature length - each accompanied by educational resources and linked to the courses of the primary and secondary education’s curriculum. Teachers will be able to use films to enrich the teaching of their courses, whilst enabling their students to better engage with the lesson, by watching acclaimed, hand-picked films.
The educational kits consist of a variety of material in the form of multimedia and interactive content, aiming to adapt to the needs and practices of the educational process. In addition to the film catalogue and the educational kits, CINEDU will offer 10 specially created short films that will introduce students and teachers to the world of cinema and film production. The platform’s content will be available to teachers and students upon registration, while technical support will be continuously provided through a helpdesk. To secure equal access, films will be subtitled, while films for younger audiences will be dubbed.
The platform is expected to be launched soon.
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