Yvette Manessis

Film Industry and the Ionian Islands

Film industry is a dynamic sector of the global economy which Greece and more specifically the Region of Ionian Islands aspires to develop. Film tourism is an alternative form of tourism, falling into the category of cultural tourism, which is one of the fastest growing sectors of tourism industry.

The Ionian Islands exhibit all the exceptional features, such as unique locations, modern infrastructure, remarkable cultural asset.

These enable them to become a pole of attraction for the production of films throughout the year and emerge as an important filming destination, besides already being a dynamic and well known tourism and culture destination.

The Film Office in the Ionian Islands Region The Region of Ionian Islands is establishing its own Film Office based in Kerkyra (Corfu) with reference to all the Ionian Islands, Kerkyra, Kefallonia, Lefkada and Zakynthos (Zante). The Film Office of the Ionian Islands will provide support to national and international film productions which will take place on the Ionian Islands and will act as the first reference and contact point for any audiovisual productions.

The Film Office is collaborating with the Ionian University, Department of Audio & Visual Arts.

Main services of the Film Office Film Industry and the Ionian Islands

Film industry is a dynamic sector of the global economy which Greece and more specifically the Region of Ionian Islands aspires to develop. Film tourism is an alternative form of tourism, falling into the category of cultural tourism, which is one of the fastest growing sectors of tourism industry. The Ionian Islands exhibit all the exceptional features, such as unique locations, modern infrastructure, remarkable cultural asset.

These enable them to become a pole of attraction for the production of films throughout the year and emerge as an important filming destination, besides already being a dynamic and well known tourism and culture destination.

The Film Office acts as a mediator between the Region of the Ionian Islands and the domestic and international film industry, providing a wide range of services in order to attract and facilitate filmmakers as well as boosting the Ionian Islands’ international appeal.

These are: reliable and effective information regarding the national and regional policy towards filming and audiovisual productions, promoting and highlighting the Region’s competitive advantages in touristic, cultural and entertainment locations and services, information on administrative processes, advice on finding sets, crew and facilities, by means of two main tools: the Production Guide and the Location Guide, facilitating the interaction between the interested production companies and the national and local stakeholders of the Ionian Islands Region, help in procedures requiring decisions and permits from the public administration or government agencies.

Yvette Manessis Corporon

An internationally acclaimed author walks in the footsteps of Odysseus

The Greek-American author Yvette Manessis Corporon is an Internationally Best-Selling author and Emmy Award winning producer. She is the author of When the Cypress Whispers (Harper, 2014) and Something Beautiful Happened (Howard, 2017) and Where The Wandering Ends (coming 2022, Harper Muse). To date, Yvette’s books have been translated into 16 languages. She lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband, two children, and the sweetest little white lab you’ve ever seen. Yvette is three-time Emmy Award winning journalist who has traveled the world covering the biggest stories in news and entertainment. She is currently a Senior Producer with EXTRA. Yvette is also a recipient of the Silurian Award for Excellence in Journalism and the New York City Comptroller and City Council’s Award for Greek Heritage and Culture. A native New Yorker and daughter of Greek immigrants, Yvette studied Journalism and Classical Civilizations at NYU. She loves combining both of her passions and crafting stories from little known moments in history and mythology. We met Yvette in Corfu where she came to read excerpts from her books invited by the Corfu Food & Wine Festival. A very nice, enthusiastic person, passionate about stories and discovering of hidden secrets. “I am so excited to be here for the Corfu International Food and Wine Festival. It’s such an honor for me to be here, home to Kerkyra, invited here to speak, to take part in the festival is just such an honor for me and I’m thrilled that I could make it and I’m thrilled to be invited. It’s also so meaningful to me because all of my books are inspired by Corfu and its rich history. I’ve written three books so far inspired by Kerkyra’s history and nothing makes me happier than to dig in and discover things. Beautiful moments, interesting moments,