{"id":11912,"date":"2020-02-26T13:51:14","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T11:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fantasyfestival.gr\/?p=11912"},"modified":"2020-02-26T14:01:58","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T12:01:58","slug":"imagine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fantasyfestival.gr\/en\/imagine\/","title":{"rendered":"AND SO IT BEGINS&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Dear friends and associates<\/p>\n<p>It is with great pleasure that we present to you <b> \"FANTASY FESTIVAL 2K20!<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>FANTASY FESTIVAL 2K20 <\/strong> is a new 2-day cultural festival celebrating the Fantasy genre, taking place on \nOctober, 03 &amp; 04, 2020 at the Hellenic American Union, 22 Massalias Str., Athens.<\/p>\n<p>Our goal is to create a modern and dynamic festival that promotes the wider culture of the fiction genre through literature, music, dance, theatre, crafts, play, and visual arts.<\/p>\n<p>- Popularizes Fantasy culture through the arts of literature, music, dance, theater, crafts, games, and the visual arts.<\/p>\n<p>- Showcases active businesses and companies as well as independent professionals and amateur artists from Greece and abroad, giving them the means and opportunity to present their creations, products and services to a broader audience.<\/p>\n<p>Attracts and gathers all the people who love Fantasy and its deriving arts and hobbies \u2013 from simple fans, bookworms and comic geeks, to board &amp; videogame addicts and flick fanatics \u2013 in one place, where they can socialize, catch on the news and latest developments and entertain themselves by attending music performances, speeches and presentations, and participate in several interactive events and contests.<\/p>\n<p>Our vision is to offer a differentiated, interactive, and unique experience. We seek to promote culture, education, and environmental awareness while upholding freedom of expression through creative expression. Join us in celebrating the fantastic and imaginative world of speculative fiction!<\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>FANTASY FESTIVAL 2K20<\/strong> is organized by R\u03b9sing Star Promotions (RSP) and the Hellenic Fantasy Legion (HFL) in cooperation with the Hellenic American Union and the Hellenic American College (HAEC).<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n[edgtf_separator position=&#8221;center&#8221; width=&#8221;100&#8243; thickness=&#8221;5&#8243; top_margin=&#8221;25&#8243; bottom_margin=&#8221;25&#8243;]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-10\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_video_widget wpb_content_element vc_clearfix   vc_video-aspect-ratio-169 vc_video-el-width-100 vc_video-align-left\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_video_wrapper\"><div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fantasy Festival promo teaser 1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/INfmkSbTbqw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">[edgtf_team_list type=&#8221;info_on_hover&#8221; number_of_columns=&#8221;1&#8243; number_of_items=&#8221;4&#8243; skin=&#8221;light&#8221; display_on_click=&#8221;single_page&#8221; category=&#8221;ORGANIZERS&#8221;]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">[edgtf_separator position=&#8221;center&#8221; width=&#8221;100&#8243; thickness=&#8221;5&#8243; top_margin=&#8221;25&#8243; bottom_margin=&#8221;25&#8243;]\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">IMAGINE BEYOND REALITY<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n[edgtf_separator position=&#8221;center&#8221; width=&#8221;100&#8243; thickness=&#8221;5&#8243; top_margin=&#8221;25&#8243; bottom_margin=&#8221;25&#8243;]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">\"Back when we were kids, we used to seek shelter in dark castles and enchanted forests, to wander through dystopian deserts and travel to ethereal and distant planets\u2026 Raising our lightsabers and bows we threw ourselves into battle, alongside mighty knights and deviant wizards, fighting against massive armies, dragons and mechanical beasts in order to protect princesses and save entire kingdoms and galaxies from total annihilation! And when the quest was over and we found ourselves back into our rooms, a yearning feeling still arose, an inexplicable  bounding sense of duty pushing us to return back ... and travel once again with the power of our imagination beyond the narrow limits imposed by reality and the notions of space and time. No reality can ever overpower our imagination!<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>Many years have passed, and the journey still continues, heaving in us the same fierce excitement! And so, we shall keep travelling, visiting all these imaginary places and realms, because we owe it to our younger selves and the kids we once were, to do so \u2013 a promise we must never fail to keep!  \n\nEvery end marks a new beginning and through the ashes of the old there is always something new created ... The descent of EVERLY has begun, she brings the heavens down, marking the dawn of a new age and the birth of \"FANTASY FESTIVAL\".<\/em><strong><em>FANTASY<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>FESTIVAL<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00bb.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u0391\u03b3\u03b1\u03c0\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf\u03af \u03c6\u03af\u03bb\u03bf\u03b9 &amp; \u03a3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u039c\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd \u03b8\u03b1 \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b5\u03bd\u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03ce\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf FANTASY FESTIVAL 2K20! \u03a4\u03bf FANTASY FESTIVAL 2K20 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03bd\u03ad\u03bf \u03a0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03c6\u03b5\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03b2\u03ac\u03bb \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf \u03a6\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc, \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b5\u03af\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 03 &amp; 04 \u039f\u03ba\u03c4\u03ce\u03b2\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c5 2020 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03bf\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u0388\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03bf\u03b4\u03cc \u039c\u03b1\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1\u03bb\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 22 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0391\u03b8\u03ae\u03bd\u03b1. \u03a3\u03c4\u03cc\u03c7\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03b4\u03b9\u03bf\u03c1\u03b3\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7 \u03b5\u03bd\u03cc\u03c2 \u03c3\u03cd\u03b3\u03c7\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5 [...]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"table_tags":[],"class_list":["post-11912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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