Maria Leonida is a documentary film director, co-founder and Director of Karpos, Centre for Media Education (est.2008, www.karposontheweb.org).
Her documentary work has been screened in Film Festivals and TV channels around Europe with various subjects on art and society. Maria was selected for the IDFA New Talents section in 1996, and awarded in Greek Festivals and the State Quality Awards for her Documentary “Tough Pose” 1998. She has directed co productions with the Greek Film Centre, ERT SA, ZDF-ARTE, E.B.U., Archaeological Eforates and several NGOs. Maria trained in filmmaking in London and Denmark. She holds a BA in History and an MA in Art History.
Karpos is a non profit organisation focusing on media literacy running Greek and European film and media literacy projects. Maria is a senior trainer and content writer in various EU projects and develops educational materials on the creative and critical aspects of media expression for a range of young and adult learners. Maria develops, coordinates projects and creates educational materials addressing various aspects of the media tools and texts.
Karpos is a non profit organisation focusing on media literacy running Greek and European film and media literacy projects. Maria is a senior trainer and content writer in various EU projects and develops educational materials on the creative and critical aspects of media expression for a range of young and adult learners. Maria develops, coordinates projects and creates educational materials addressing various aspects of the media tools and texts.
A suitcase full of images and sounds: the F2F trainig 2019, Photography for young and adult refugees 2018-19, Opera and Animation 2017, My opinion 205-16, Training for Roma children 2013.
She is also responsible for creating materials for European projects: Steamulate YourSchool 2020, Silence Hate 2018-9, AppYourSchool 2016-18, Youth Docs, 2014-16, North Aegean Narratives 2011-12, Videomuseums (2010-12), Stranger Festival 2009, Ecowomen 2008, CH.I.C.A.M 2002-3. She has several collaborations in Germany (University of Frankfurt, the JOBAct project and the Theatre Pedagogue Association of Hessen) for film language workshops.
She is a member of the Film Literacy Advisory Group. She conducted the Curriculum for teaching Documentary at the Arts High Schools in Greece, on behalf of the Ministry of Education.
She has several collaborations in Germany (University of Frankfurt, the JOBAct, the Theatre Pedagogue Association of Hessen) for media language workshops for mature teenagers and young adults.
NATIONAL PROJECTS INCLUDE
A suitcase with images and sounds (Online platform), shortlisted for the MEDEA AWARDS 2022 among 70 international projects
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A suitcase with images and sounds (Training methodology) shortlisted for the Evens Critical Thinking Award 2020
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Photography & Storytelling for recently arrived refugees 2018-20, Danish Refugee Council and Municipality of Athens (Limbo project)
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Opera and Animation 2017-18, National Opera House
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In my own view 2016 (shortlisted Evens Media Award and MEDEA AWARDS Special Jury Prize 2017
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Training Roma children 2013, short term workshops in connection to the curriculum
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EUROPEAN PROJECTS INCLUDE
Clap 2022-25
Team Up 2021-23
Speak Up! 2020-21
STEAMulateYourschool, 2019-21
Silence hate & Migrated, 2018-20
Film Literacy Advisory Group 2015-18
European Media Literacy Standard 2015-17
AppYourSchool 2016-18
Youth Docs, 2014-16
North Aegean Narratives 2011-12
Videomuseums (2010-12)
Ecowomen 2008,
CH.I.C.A.M 2002-03