On the initiative of Georges Sifianos, born in Greece, in 1995 animation
studies are opened at the Higher National Institute of Decorative Arts
in Paris (ENSAD), where he teaches for many years. Contributes to the
founding or functioning of international structures such as CARTOON,
Annecy Festival and International Animation Academy of Lucerne
(LIAA). He is a jury member of dozens of festivals in the world. Film- maker, visual artist, doctor of philosophy, he is also interested in the
development of the art of animated cinema and research in this field.
Among his theoretical works are “In Search of a Cinema Close to Men- tal Representations” and “An Archeology of Animation: The Symphony
of the Parthenon Frieze”. His latest animated film “The Blind Writer”
is screened and awarded at a number of international film festivals.