Thanks to the entire Owl team for a wonderful experience! Everything I've heard from the writers has been extremely positive

The Owl was one of the most enriching experiences of my career. I was so impressed by the outstanding caliber of professionals brought together from around the world and by the well-planned week of programming. We spent our days in workshops, panels, and invaluable mentor sessions with industry leaders. I left feeling inspired and excited to revise my script, with a clear idea of how to do so. At night, we shared delicious meals in Athens with new friends and connections. It was expansive, intense, educational, helpful, and fun!

Greece has always had great storytellers, from the Homeric epics to the great classics of modern Greek literature. I enjoyed very much meeting Greek creatives and producers who are eager to continue this great tradition in the audiovisual.

OWL is a fantastic program, and we'll recommend it to all our writer friends. You were wonderful in inviting all these amazing mentors, and also in creating such a fantastic and cozy atmosphere! Most of these events miss the human connection element, but not yours!

It was a great opportunity to learn about your beautiful country, and your creative and evolving industry and connect with talent and colleagues in a laid-back environment with incomparable views! It was my great pleasure to be a part of this great event and I wish you the best with all your future endeavours!

Thank you very much for the wonderful experience! It was so lovely to be back in Athens. Thank you for the workshop, the pitching event, and all hospitality. It was a great pleasure to participate in this event. I’ll definitely work on bringing some projects to Greece as a writer and/or producer.

The quality of the material in had to mentor was really high, the writers were passionate and open minded, and I have no doubt that their stories will tremendously improve with the extra work they’ll put on it. The mentors I had the pleasure to meet (I knew some of them) were all inspiring and real high-skilled people

The Owl is a truly special workshop that not only inspires but creates life-long relationships among its creatives. Much gratitude for inviting me into The Owl Family. This has been a monumental moment for my creative life and the life of this project, Diabolina.

It was really an inspiring event to be part of and a unique introduction to both writers and industry participants from around the world in a wonderfully relaxed and intimate setting where we could really make lasting connections.

The Owl offers professional screenwriters a rare opportunity to receive insightful feedback, engage in meaningful discussions, and build valuable connections. The experience was intense and transformative for me, both professionally and personally. The atmosphere is friendly and relaxed, and the Athens Film Office team is exceptionally warm and welcoming. I gained a deeper understanding of the craft and met many charismatic individuals from across the industry. Plus, visiting the beautiful city of Athens and enjoying the stunning view of the Acropolis was an added bonus. Highly recommended!

I'm missing already the cohorts of writers and mentors alike. The event seems to be getting bigger and going deeper with age now. Thank you again for having me back and for all the amazing hospitality shown us.

The Owl was a fantastic opportunity to develop my script in a remarkable setting with the guidance of world-renowned industry professionals and in the company of talented writers – the whole experience held together by the most supportive and hospitable team.

The Owl Workshop & Industry Days treated its guests and writers with utmost care. At all times it felt like the programme had been thoroughly thought through, the commitment and kindness was amazing. The writers seemed to have a great time, and let’s hope their project fly as high as the Acropolis! It was a lovely bonus that the workshop guests also got to network with the wider Greek industry too.

My week at this year’s Owl Workshop has proved to be one of the highlights of 2024: across five extremely well-organized days, I had the opportunity to meet and work with gifted writers from all over the world, spend time with esteemed colleagues, engage in panel discussions about important and timely development matters, and then spend another two days learning about film and television production in Greece while meeting with fellow producers as well as international distributors and financiers - all against the stunning setting of Athens’ Acropolis and in the hands of a friendly, generous and wonderfully organized team. I have come home full of new contacts, interesting scripts, and new ideas, and truly cannot recommend the experience highly enough.