A RAMBLING TRIP TO KVARKEN
This film depicts a rambling trip to UNESCO’s World Natural Heritage Site in Raippaluoto island outside Vaasa, a part of the unique Kvarken Archipelago. The trip was arranged in September 2009 by the 5th class of Onkilahti school and the 25 pupils who participated have documented it by filming, editing, singing, presenting and narrating it. Apart from the beautiful autumn sceneries, this film has also an informative character, providing the viewer information about the unique Nature of Kvarken area as well as facts about the fishing culture of its inhabitants that lived there through the last two centuries..
Production Companies
Wildlife Vaasa Festival
Ostrobothnian museum-Terranova
Museokatu 3, 65100 Vaasa,
Finland Tel. +358 400 800 303, +358 500 333221
Email: ilias.missyris@vaasa.fi i, ilias@elisanet.fi
Web: http://mediakasvatus.dipylon.net
2009, Finland, 10 min.
Prod.: Ilias Missyris
Script: School of Onkilahti
Dir.: Vesa Heinonen, Ilias Missyris
Dir. Of Phot.: Sophia Phillips, Lahtinen Pipsa, Tomi Kumpulainen, Ilias Missyris
Sound: Aleksi Varvikko, Tuovinen Eemil, Aukke Henri, Valtteri Kaatikko, Ilias Missyris
Narrators: Jessika Aro, Markus Halla-Aho, Saija-Leena, Airitsalo, Mia Hirvikoski
Edit.: Niko Maenpaa, Iskala Jarkko, Samuli Heikkila, Ilias Missyris
Ilias Missyris
He is a Greek by nationality, lives in Vaasa, Finland. Studied electronic engineering at Pireus polytechnic, in Greece, intercultural communication at Abo Academi University in Turcu, Finland, audiovisual communication and media production in Vaasa. For the last 8 years, he has been working at the Ostrobothnian museum’s Terranova Nature Centre as artistic director of Wildlife Vaasa festival. Before that, for 5 years he had worked as a project manager for the Culture Department of Vaasa city in various EU-projects dealing with education, training and culture. He's also specialized in arranging media education workshops for children and young people, during the last 3 years. He has contributed in various TV-documentaries in Finland, Greece and lately in China. He has experience also in sound production being active performing musician for over 30 years, currently maintaining an ethno-folk music orchestra in Finland for the last 16 years.
Filmography
Nature and Animals around Us (2004), Shadow Theatre Animation Workshop for Children in 6 films (Uusi Tulokas, The Spider Story, Sonja Ja Kumppanit, Puolen Kristiinan Metsassa, Koulumatka, Ystavat Metsassa, 2008), Wildlife Vaasa festival’s media education project in 4 films (Moving Harbour, A Green Flag Day, A Rambling Trip to Kvarken, Great Predators, 2009), Wildlife Vaasa festival’s media education project in 12 films (The Giant’s Call, The Attack of the Ghosts, The Magic Wand, The Animals’ Year, Our School: Before and Now, To Friendship, The Kota-Stone Mystery, A Lesson from the Forest Rulers, Forest Peace in Danger, Honeymoon, The Korsnas Movie, Kyro River Blues, 2010), Wildlife Vaasa Festival's media education project (Mission Possible, From Pain to Paradise, 2011).