The Hellenic Film & Audiovisual Center – EKKOMED is once again actively participating in the celebrations of 2026 UNESCO’s Global Media and Information Literacy Week. The theme of this year’s Week celebrated the week of 24 to 31 October 2026 is “We All Play a Part – Media and Information Literacy for the People,” highlighting the importance of collective participation and cooperation in strengthening Media and Information Literacy for all.
Through a series of activities, educational programmes and initiatives, EKKOMED highlights the importance of Media and Information Literacy and Creative Literacy within the cultural ecosystem, promoting the critical and responsible use and engagement with information and visual culture.
With a particular focus on young people and the educational community, and using cinema, digital media, creativity and education as key tools, EKKOMED is once again developing initiatives that contribute to strengthening and supporting the ecosystem, while fostering life skills for the active participation of citizens in today’s digital society.
EKKOMED’s activities span policy development, financial support for audiovisual professionals, and interventions in formal education and lifelong learning. Explore EKKOMED’s activities as part of UNESCO’s Global Media and Information Literacy Week, where creativity, culture and Media and Information Literacy come together and engage in dialogue. We mention indicatively:
National Advisory Committee on Media Literacy 2026
EKKOMED is a member of the National Advisory Committee on Media Literacy, coordinated by the General Secretariat for Communication and Media, of the Presidency of the Government. Its main mission is to develop and formulate a proposal for a National Strategy for Media Literacy in 2026. The Committee is expected to complete its work by the end of 2026. Its members include representatives of the State, journalists and media owners, as well as academics from Greece and abroad, and researchers.
Extroversion 2026 & Autism and Creativity 2026
In 2026, EKKOMED continued its Extroversion Programme for the Creative Sector, supporting and strengthening associations, organisations and NGOs in the film and audiovisual sector that implement educational and training activities. Within the same framework, EKKOMED launched for the first time the innovative “Autism and Creativity 2026” Action Plan, aimed at groups with specific areas of interest. Through financial support for productions, as well as awareness-raising and impact campaigns, EKKOMED brought to the forefront, for the first time within the creative sector, issues relating to the visibility, education and training of people on the autism spectrum.
7th International Student Competition EKKOMED for the Creation of Educational Board and Digital Games “The Lesson is a Game”
Using play as a pedagogical and creative tool, students and educators combine learning with imagination, collaboration and technology. The competition, addressed to the educational community in Greece, the Greek Diaspora and Cyprus, is now being held for the seventh consecutive year, giving primary and secondary school students the opportunity to create an original board or digital game. This year’s competition, themed “Greek Cinema: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow,” combines digital learning with screen literacy and invites students to discover the history and development of Greek cinema, explore filmmakers and films, and examine the relationship between cinema, society and culture, while making use of contemporary technologies and creative forms of storytelling.
Register for the new webinar here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/vC7z3hAgTOG-jCRdJWSLHA#/registration
7th Student Competition EKKOMED “The Lesson is a Game”
“And Yet… We Move!”: Learning About Images Through Animation
EKKOMED’s successful educational programme “And Yet… We Move!”, launched in 2021, uses animation as a tool for developing media literacy and audiovisual literacy, encouraging children to observe, understand and creatively engage with images. The programme features 12 award-winning short animated films from Takorama Film Festival, with no dialogues, free from advertisements selected from the programmes of institutions such as CNC and the Annecy Festival, for children aged 4–15. The films are accompanied by educational material for teachers and parents. Through questions, film and arts literacy activities, and creative and experiential exercises, children are encouraged to express themselves, collaborate and create, while developing a critical and active relationship with audiovisual content. The films explore themes such as technology, diversity, social relationships, friendship, fears and migration.
Massive Open Online Course “TeaMLit: Media Literacy Goes to School”
TeaMLit: Making Education More Media Literate is an open, free and flexible online professional development programme that brings Media and Information Literacy into educational practice. The Greek adaptation of the European MOOC, implemented by EKKOMED in collaboration with the Media & Learning Association, is aimed at teachers and teacher trainers, providing methodology, tools and educational resources for developing media literacy and digital literacy. The programme offers two levels, for both beginners and advanced educators, and consists of five short modules featuring practical activities, examples and online quizzes that can be directly applied in the classroom. The Greek edition has been enriched with resources and good practices from Greece, strengthening teachers’ capacity to foster a critical, creative and responsible relationship with media among their students.
TeaMLit: Media Literacy Goes to School
CINEDU x EKKOMED
The CINEDU x EKKOMED digital streaming platform is completing its third full year of operation, strengthening teaching and learning in schools through cinema. During the 2025–2026 school year, more than 9,500 teachers and 2,800 schools across Greece used the platform, benefiting more than 120,000 students. A total of 97 fiction, animation and documentary films, as well as three educational videos, were made available, accompanied by educational resources aligned with the national curriculum. At the same time, access to film content was expanded for schools in island and remote areas, while training sessions and presentations were held throughout the country, highlighting cinema as a tool for learning, creative expression and the development of critical thinking.
Cinematherapy by EKKOMED – Film Awareness Programme
Cinematherapy by EKKOMED uses film and the moving image as tools for experiential learning, critical thinking, expression and social awareness. During 2025–2026, the programme implemented activities in a range of educational and social settings. At the CINEphil_101 International Festival of Philosophical Cinema, a workshop was held for 170 secondary school students. In collaboration with CIFEJ and The HOME Project, experiential workshops were also organised for unaccompanied refugee children, with the moving image serving as a means of expression and communication. In 2026, Cinematherapy participated in the new programme of EKKOMED juvenile delinquency “Friendly Justice in the Cinema,” in collaboration with CINEDU and the Ministries of Justice and Culture.
At the same time, through the Ψ-Talk series, as well as through festival and educational activities, watching and discussing films becomes an opportunity for meaningful communication, self-awareness, critical engagement and active participation.
CIFEJ Educational Webinar Series 2025–2026
The International Centre of Films for Children and Young People (CIFEJ), which has been based in Athens under the umbrella of EKKOMED since early 2025, continues its international CIFEJ Educational Series 2025–2026, with new sessions focusing on education and children in the digital age. In particular, the webinar “Screen Smart® – Building Human Habits for the Technological Age”, presented by Nicole Dreiske, focused on ways of developing healthy and meaningful relationships between children and screens. Based on a child-centred approach and neuroscience, the Screen Smart® programme proposes ways of fostering concentration, empathy, self-regulation and critical thinking, transforming the use of digital media from passive consumption into an active and creative experience. The series continue with a new webinar on October 30th, dedicated to Cinematherapy by EKKOMED programme. Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/2jfwYDrqR9G-NRBD7rB4-Q#/registration
CIFEJ Educational Webinar Series
2nd CIFEJ International Symposium 2026: “Moving Images, Moving Minds”
The 2nd CIFEJ International Symposium, entitled “Moving Images, Moving Minds: Children’s Cinema at the Crossroads of Innovation, Resilience and the Future,” will take place in Nicosia, Cyprus, from 15 to 18 November 2026, placing the changing role of children’s cinema and audiovisual media in today’s digital age at the centre of discussion. The Symposium will explore how moving images influence the ways in which children perceive themselves, society and the future, while examining the opportunities and challenges created by new technologies, Artificial Intelligence, and new forms of creation and participation. Particular emphasis will be placed on skills development, the active engagement of young audiences, and the emerging reality in which every child can also become a content creator.
6th Year of the National Thematic School Network “Media Literacy: Television, Internet, Cinema” 2021–2027
More than 70 schools and 200 primary and secondary school teachers, from both mainstream and special education, in Greece and the Greek Diaspora, are participating this year in the Network’s training activities, with the aim of developing students’ audiovisual and digital literacy and promoting Media Literacy within the Greek education system. Now entering its sixth year, the Network is based on an innovative “train the trainer” model for teacher professional development, promoting the active, responsible and creative use of mass media and digital media. The National Thematic Network for Media Literacy is implemented by EKKOMED, the Department of Educational Radio and Television & Digital Media, and the Serres Directorate of Primary Education of the Ministry of Education.
More information on all the projects of EKKOMED: educate@ekkomed.gr
Wishing a Happy & Creative 2026 UNESCO Global Media and Information Literacy Week!