MAIN EVENTS 2026
The Photopolis Festival returns this year with a rich program dedicated to photography and contemporary art.
Opening Day: October 3, 2026
Festival Dates: October 4–31, 2026
The program includes:
- Solo photography exhibitions
- Group photography exhibitions
- Photography workshops
- Portfolio reviews
- Project presentations and artists’ taks
- Short film screenings
- Short film awards ceremony
PROGRAM
PERIPHERAL VISION VOL II
Erofili Gagani: Eye for An eye
Marianthi Efthymiou: Incomplete Shed
Petros Kokkolis: Laconia
Christos Rontogiannis: Living in the West
George Skouloudis: Alpheios
Pavlos Fysakis: Go Tell the Mountain
Duration: October 3-11
Curated by: Eleni Mouzakiti
Venue: Agrinio Old Municipal Market
The Library Project Vol. IV
Alexandros Syrogiannoulis: Spatializations, Desires, And Dreams: Stories From 20th-Century Agrinio
Curated by: Penelope Petsini
Venue: Old Municipal Market Library
PARALLEL VISIONS
Aude Delannoy Dib: Rang er Shohor
Duration: October 3-31
Curated by: Panos Kaltsas
Venue: Agrinio Central Square
Brad Jones: A Fragile Utopia
Duration: October 3-11
Curated by: Panos Kaltsas
Venue: Gallery Taxidevousa
Photofolios:26
Abdelrahman Alkahlout: Faces of Genocide: Gaza’s Silent Testimony
Anton Bou: What remains when the markers of self collapse? Shivers…
Asterianna Arvaniti: Time Is The New Space
Isabelle Hayeur: Borderlands
John Boaz: Rivers Of Living Water
Jorge Gutierrez Lucena: Where the Desert Forgets
Lila Zotou: Common Ground
Morganna photography: Extraordinary Experiences
Duration: October 3-11
Curated by: Eleni Mouzakiti
Venue: Papastrateio Hall
Photojournalism prize 2026
Duration: October 3-31
The Photojournalism Prize (PJP) is an international award dedicated to honoring powerful editorial and documentary photography that shapes how we understand the world. Founded by Hossein Farmani—the creator of the Lucie Awards and the International Photography Awards—PJP supports visual storytellers whose work reveals truth, deepens context, and strengthens human connection. At a time when media bias and misinformation threaten public trust, we celebrate the photographers who bring clarity, courage, and integrity to urgent stories of our time.
This exhibition presents the winners of the 2026 and first edition of the Photojournalism Prize.
Curated by: Hossein Farmani
Venue: House of Lucie Agrinio
Participants:
Elise Blanchard
Syed Mahabubul Kader
Roberto Strano
Alvaro Vegazo
Ali Nejatbakhsh
Laura Pannack
Valentina Sinis
Alain Schroeder
Paolo Manzo
Michael M. Santiago
Syed Mahabubul Kader
Jabin Botsford
Alena Grom
Fiorella Baldisserri
Aruallan
FAITH
Duration: October, 3-31
Across continents and cultures, faith shapes the human experience in ways that transcend language and border. From cathedral to mosque, from mountain shrine to river bank, these images seek neither to judge nor to romanticize, but simply to observe and understand. In every frame, a shared human impulse reveals itself: the reach toward something larger than oneself.
Curated by: Francois Langela
Venue: Papastratos Tobacco Warehouses, Courtyard
Participants:
Laura Pannack
Koichi Ichiyama
Babak Mehrafshar
Jason Hioe
Todor Tilev
Erhan Coral
Abdelrahman Alkahlout
Duilio Rodriguez
Athanasios Maloukos
Frank Lynch
Savadmon Avalachamveettil
Two-Day Short Film Festival
Participants:
Jean de Loriol: No problem
Mark Petrasso: Tabula Rasa
Mark Wachholz: Ceremony
Maryam Rahimi: Zona Cesarini
Pino Di Persio: The source
Quentin Porte: Deadestiny
Zin Atas: nemesis
Vangelis Evangeliou: Anefeli
Thanasis Papathanasiou: Cinema Bars
Ismini Sakellaropoulou: The Game of Solidarity. AEK- PARTIZAN 1999
Matthaios Anagnostopoulos, Michail Karafyllis: Boeing 237
Takis Bardakos: The man who watched ships
Date: October 10-11, 2026
Presentation: Alexandra Karakosta
Venue: ANESIS Municipal Cinema
PARALLEL EVENTS
photography WORKSHOP
Α two-day photography workshop focusing on the city of Agrinio, by Vangelis Evangeliou. The workshop is open to anyone with an interest in photography.
Pre-registration is required.
Workshop Date: September 26–27, 2026
Presentations - ArtistS' talks
Anton Bou (Canada)
Brad Jones (USA)
Presentation of their photographic work
Date: 5.10.2026, 19:00
Venue: Agrinio Old Municipal Market
portfolio reviews
The Photopolis Photo Festival’s Portfolio Reviews offer an opportunity for emerging artists and photographers to meet and network with acclaimed experts.
Reviewers:
Hossein Farmani
Anton Bou
Eleni Mouzakiti
Lila Zotou
Date: October 3, 2026
Venue: Agrinio Old Municdipal Market
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