For the fifth consecutive year, the Kournos Music Festival honors the historic open- air cinema “Maroula”, one of the oldest in the Aegean, with a bold cinematic extravaganza dedicated to children, in collaboration with the Lemnos Film Club.

 

The festival presents the first nationwide screening in Greece of The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962) by the legendary Czech filmmaker Karel Zeman. Combining animation, stop-motion, collage, and live action, the film offers a remarkable audiovisual spectacle centered on the tireless lying baron, in an aesthetic reminiscent of Gustave Doré’s magical illustrations. Renowned director Terry Gilliam commented: "Zeman achieved, in a unique way, what the rest of us are still trying to do: the combination of live action with animation, composing a magnificent cinematic mural." The film was featured at the Cannes Film Festival in 1964, receiving the Grand Prix, and has won awards at major international festivals. It remains a fascinating cinematic curiosity, ready to captivate younger audiences.