Short animation movie. Zoe and her adventures in the mediterranean sea
2015
Within the European project Monitoring Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas I created this short animation movie: Zoe and her adventures in the mediterranean sea. Zoe’s short movie it is aimed to inspire people about marine conservation and the importance of well-connected Marine Protected Areas.
Abstract: “Zoe and her adventures in the Mediterranean Sea” with the take home message “Protect and connect the oceans – Don’t leave MPAs alone!”, aims to inform young people about marine conservation and the importance of well-connected MPA network in the Mediterranean Sea. This short animation movie was created with the collaboration with my MMMPA colleagues in Italy. To promote the movie I have created a blog, film freeway page, facebook page, presented in conferences, social media and to several film competitions. Zoe and her adventures in the Mediterranean Sea took 1st place at the Emerging Filmmakers Competition at the 2016 Gray’s Reef Ocean Film Festival.
Authors: Patrica Marti Puig, Vasiliki Markantonatou and Paula Andrea-Zapata. 3D animator: Kouvelis, Drawings of benthic organisms: Cristina Giogia di Camillo, Producer: ITN – Monitoring Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas (MMPA) (FP7/2007-2013) under Grant Agreement no.: 290056. Music director and composer: Pablo Villegas
Festivals, Awards & screenings
2018. Selected for screening in Italian schools by WWF Italy.
2016. Selected for screening in the Educational Program of SFIOFF.
2016. 1st place at the Emerging Filmmakers Competition at the 2016 Gray’s Reef Ocean Film Festival.
2016. Presented and selected for screening at the Gray’s Reef Ocean Film Festival 2016.
2016. Promoted in DAN Europe (Divers Alert Network Europe).
2016. Promoted through the Spanish ministry website
2015. Presented at the Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas conference in Ancona from 15th to 17th October 2015