Scientific conference of the Department of Digital Arts & Cinema within the framework of the photography, audiovisual media and technology exhibition Image+Tech Expo & Photovision 2026

The Department of Digital Arts & Cinema of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) is organizing a scientific conference within the largest photography, audiovisual media and technology exhibition in Greece, Image+Tech Expo & Photovision 2026, on Saturday, March 14 from 16.00 to 20.00 at the TAE-KVO-NTO stadium in Neo Faliro, open to anyone interested.

The Department of Cinema, Audiovisual and Digital Arts of the NKUA is organizing a conference in the special conference rooms of the exhibition on the topic IMAGE AND REALITY, which is divided into two parts with the corresponding panels of university teachers and experts.

The conference program:

14/3/2026, 16.00-18.00:

Round table 1 – Cinema and Reality, Coordination: Rhea Walden, Associate Professor, NKUA

1. “Epistemological questions about cinema and the retreat of reality” (Rhea Walden, Associate Professor of Directing and Editing, Department of Digital Arts and Cinema, NKUA)

2. “The mechanism of acceptance of “alternative facts” of photographs and videos: A psychoanalytic approach” (Ioannis Skopeteas, Associate Professor of Directing and Cinematography, Department of Digital Arts and Cinema, NKUA)

3. “Reality, cinema and education” (Dimitra Dimou E.D.I.P., Katerina Giotopoulou E.D.I.P., General Coordinator of the postgraduate program “Cinema in education: theory and creative practices”. Department of Digital Arts and Cinema, NKUA)

4. “Verifying video authenticity in the era of A.I.: The technology of the Camera Authenticity Solution and the C2PA protocol” (Delenikolas Dimitris, Adjunct Professor by appointment, Department of Digital Arts and Cinema, NKUA)

14/3/2026, 18.00-20.00

Round table 2- Digital Arts and Reality, Coordination: Dimitris Charitos, Professor, NKUA

1. “Spaceship: Implementation of a physical simulator for a touch and feel immersive experience”. (Panagiotis Papazoglou, Associate Professor of Computational Physics, Department of Digital Arts and Cinema, NKUA)

2. “Cinematic VR (Immersive Cinema): Editing and Camera Movements in VR as a Mechanism of Empathy” (Zacharias Ioannidis, PhD Candidate in Media Studies, NKUA)

3. “Teaching the Creative Dimension of Virtual Environments”. (Charalambos Rizopoulos, Associate Professor, Department of Digital Arts and Cinema, NKUA)

4. “Tactile in the Arts: Artistic Practices and Sensory Mediation”. (Alexandros Kontogeorgakopoulos, Assistant Professor of Digital Interactive Arts and Visual Installations, Department of Digital Arts and Cinema, NKUA)