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GREEK CINEMA
AUTUMN 2019
GREEK CINEMA AUTUMN 2019
INDEX NOTE
This catalogue for Greek productions and International co-productions (minority program) includes completed feature fiction and documentary films produced in 2018 and 2019, as well as films in progress.
All films are financed by GFC in the framework of the provided funding programs (F) and/or supported by GFC in the framework of the provided promotional schemes (S).
FEATURE FICTION
APPLES ..................................................8Christos Nikou
COSMIC CANDY .....................................9Rinio Dragassaki
DEFUNCT .............................................10Zacharias Mavroeidis
ENTWINED ...........................................11Minos Nikolakakis
FREE SUBJECT ....................................12Stella Theodorakis
IN THE STRANGE PURSUIT OF LAURA DURAND ............................13Dimitris Bavellas
THE INTERROGATION..........................14Panayiotis Portokalakis
THE LAIR ..............................................15Vassilis Noulas
THE MIRACLE OF THE SARGASSO SEA .....................16Syllas Tzoumerkas
PERSEPHONE ......................................17Costas Athousakis
THE RIGHT POCKET OF THE ROBE .......................................18Giannis V. Lapatas
THE SIEGE ON LIPERTI STREET .........19Stavros Pamballis
A SIMPLE MAN ....................................20Tassos Gerakinis
ZIZOTEK ...............................................21Vardis Marinakis
FEATURE FICTION IN PROGRESS
ALL THE PRETTY LITTLE HORSES .....24Michalis Konstantatos
BALLAD FOR A PIERCED HEART .......25Yannis Economides
DANIEL ‘16 ..........................................26Dimitris Koutsiabasakos
DIGGER ................................................27Georgis Grigorakis
Films financed by GFC in the framework of the provided funding programs
Films supported by GFC in the framework of the provided promotional schemes
ECHOS OF THE WORLD ......................28Petros Sevastikoglou
FANTASIA ............................................29Alexis Kardaras
GREEN SEA..........................................30Angeliki Antoniou
KALA-A-ZAR .......................................31Janis Rafailidou
THE MAN WITH THE ANSWERS .........32Stelios Kammitsis
PACK OF SHEEP ..................................33Dimitris Kanellopoulos
PARI .....................................................34Siamak Etemadi
SELENE 66 QUESTIONS ......................35Jacqueline Lentzou
TAILOR .................................................36Sonia Liza Kenterman
FEATURE FICTION INTERNATIONAL MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS
THE FATHER ........................................38Kristina Grozeva & Petar Valchanov
I WILL CROSS TOMORROW ................39Sepideh Farsi
KING PETAR’S SOCKS ........................40Petar Ristovski
MELTEM ...............................................41Basile Doganis
A TALE OF THREE SISTERS ................42Emin Alper
WINDOW TO THE SEA .........................43Miguel Ángel Jiménez
DOCUMENTARIES
1000m2 OF TIME ..................................46Maro Anastopoulou
AS FAR AS THE SEA ...........................47Marco Gastine
FOSSILS ...............................................48Panos Arvanitakis
THE FOURTH CHARACTER..................49Katerina Patroni
FROM TERROR TO RESISTANCE NAZI CAMP PAVLOS MELAS THESSALONIKI 1941-44 .....................50Georgios Keramidiotis
MARKOS ..............................................51Nikos Skarentzos
A NECESSARY STORY .........................52Angelos Abazoglou
THE NEW PLASTIC ROAD ...................53Angelos Tsaousis & Myrto Papadopoulos
NIKOS KAROUZOS – POEMS ON A TAPE RECORDER ..........54Yannis Karpouzis
WHEN TOMATOES MET WAGNER ......55Marianna Economou
ZONES AND PASSAGES......................56Iro Siaflaki
DOCUMENTARIES IN PROGRESS
LE BUS .................................................58Shu Aiello, Catherine Catella
LATIN NOIR ..........................................59Andreas Apostolidis
SUNDAYS .............................................60Alethea Avramis
THE TRANSFER ...................................61Elias Giannakakis
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O1FEATURE FICTIONAUTUMN 2019
APPLES Christos Nikou
COSMIC CANDYRinio Dragassaki
DEFUNCTZacharias Mavroeidis
ENTWINEDMinos Nikolakakis
FREE SUBJECTStella Theodorakis
IN THE STRANGE PURSUIT OF LAURA DURANDDimitris Bavellas
THE INTERROGATIONPanayiotis Portokalakis
THE LAIRVassilis Noulas
THE MIRACLE OF THE SARGASSO SEASyllas Tzoumerkas
PERSEPHONECostas Athousakis
THE RIGHT POCKET OF THE ROBEGiannis V. Lapatas
THE SIEGE ON LIPERTI STREETStavros Pamballis
A SIMPLE MANTassos Gerakinis
ZIZOTEKVardis Marinakis
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F E A T U R E F I C T I O N
APPLES By Christos Nikou
ARIS, a man in his late thirties, lives alone in a city where recently people are being diagnosed with unexplained memo ry disorders. One evening ARIS finds himself in the seat of a bus without remembering anything. He is being taken to a hospital, where he is being diagnosed with amnesia too.
DIRECTION: Christos NikouSCREENPLAY: Christos Nikou, Stavros RaptisCAST: Aris Servetalis, Sofia Georgovasili, Anna Kalitzidou, Argiris BakirtzisPRODUCER: Angelos Venetis, Iraklis Mavroeidis (Boo Productions), Marius Wlodarski (Lava Film)PRODUCTION/CONTACT: Boo Productions (Greece), booproductions.gr, [email protected], [email protected] CO-PRODUCTION: ERT (Greece) With the Support of Creative Europe – Media Development Fund INTERNATIONAL SALES: Alpha Violet (France), Virginie Devesa, [email protected]
1rst FILM
DRAMA,
DRAMEDY
GREECE, POLAND
2019 • 90́
Greek
9
F E A T U R E F I C T I O N
| AUSTIN IFF – IN COMPETITION
| SITGES IFF – IN COMPETITION NEW VISIONS
| THESSALONIKI IFF – INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
COSMIC CANDYBy Rinio Dragassaki
Anna, an eccentric and neurotic supermarket cashier who lives alone in her parent’s big apartment in Athens finds herself taking in the 10-year-old girl from next door after her father goes missing. At the same time, she is being confronted with her possible dismissal from work and the overwhelming scenario of a workplace romance. And all this, under the influence of excessive Cosmic Candy consumption.
DIRECTION: Rinio DragassakiSCREENPLAY: Rinio Dragassaki, Katerina KaklamaniCAST: Maria Kitsou, Maya Pipera, Kimona KourisPRODUCER: Fenia CossovitsaPRODUCTION/CONTACT: Blonde (Greece) [email protected], blonde.gr CO-PRODUCTION: Faliro House (Greece), Agat Films (France)
1st FILM
DRAMEDY
GREECE, FRANCE
2019 • 95́
Greek
10
F E A T U R E F I C T I O N
| THESSALONIKI IFF – INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
DEFUNCT By Zacharias Mavroeidis
Drowned in debt after a professional catastrophe, Aris moves into his late grandfather’s house, Aristides, a Greek Army veteran. A new life begins for him in this peaceful suburb, reuniting with childhood friends but also getting to know a friend of Aristides. In claiming his grandfather’s role, Aris will discover who his childhood hero really was.
DIRECTION: Zacharias Mavroeidis SCREENPLAY: Zacharias Mavroeidis CAST: Mihalis Sarantis, Thanasis Papageorgiou, Yiota Festa, Alexandros Mavropoulos PRODUCER: Christos V. Constantakopoulos PRODUCTION/CONTACT: Faliro House (Greece), Kostas Kefalas, [email protected], falirohouse.com INTERNATIONAL SALES: Faliro House (Greece)
2nd FILM
DRAMA
GREECE
2019 • 98́
Greek
11
F E A T U R E F I C T I O N
Official Selection
Toronto InternationalFilm Festival 2019
| TORONTO IFF
| WARSAW IFF
ENTWINEDBy Minos Nikolakakis
A rationalist doctor offers his services in a remote village. He falls in love with a peasant girl, despite the opposition of superstitious villagers and her old father who guards her fiercely, as she suffers from a rare condition that causes her skin to resemble a tree bark. Soon, she confesses that the doctor is her only hope to prevent her metamorphosis to a tree.
DIRECTION: Minos NikolakakisSCREENPLAY: John de Holland & Minos NikolakakisCAST: Prometheus Aleifer, Anastasia-Rafaela Konidi, Kostas Laskos, Manos VakoussisPRODUCER: Minos Nikolakakis PRODUCTION/CONTACT: Minos Nikolakakis (Greece) [email protected], minosnikolakakis.com CO-PRODUCTION: ERT (Greece), Inkas Film Production (Greece), Authorwave (Greece), Multivision (Greece), Melancholy Star (UK)INTERNATIONAL SALES: Stray Dogs (France), Nathan Fischer [email protected], stray-dogs.biz
1st FILM
FANTASY,
ROMANCE,
HORROR
GREECE, UK
2019 • 90́
Greek, English
12
F E A T U R E F I C T I O N
FREE SUBJECTBy Stella Theodorakis
Iris, a teacher in her early forties who works at a Fine Arts School, assigns her students an exercise on a subject of their choice. During a time, when social behaviors and values are being called into question, the 20-year-old students are thrilled at the idea of being free to choose their own subjects. They create an “imagination factory” that has no limits. After finding Iris’s lost cell phone, provocative Yorgos, bases his subject on his fictitious recreation of his teacher’s life.
DIRECTION: Stella TheodorakisSCREENPLAY: Stella TheodorakisCAST: Theodora Tzimou, Dimitris Kitsos, Laurent SauvagePRODUCER: Thanos Anastopoulos, Stella Theodorakis, Guillayme de SeillePRODUCTION/CONTACT: Fantasia Ltd (Greece) Thanos Anastopoulos, [email protected], fantasiafilmworks.comCO-PRODUCTION: Arizona Productions (France)
DRAMA
GREECE,
FRANCE
2018 • 148́
Greek
13
F E A T U R E F I C T I O N
| TALLINN BLACK NIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL COMPETITION
| CINELINK-WORK IN PROGRESS SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL
IN THE STRANGE PURSUIT OF LAURA DURANDBy Dimitris Bavellas
Two friends go on a quest to find the platonic love interest of their adolescence, a Greek-Hungarian porn actress who has mysteriously disappeared for the last 20 years.
DIRECTION: Dimitris BavellasSCREENPLAY: Dimitris Bavellas in co-operation with Katerina KleitsiotiCAST: Makis Papadimitriou, Mihalis Sarantis, Anna Kalaitzidou, Danis Katranidis, Yvonni MaltezouPRODUCER: Gina Petropoulou, Giorgos Zervas, Lina Yannopoulou, Dimitris BavellasPRODUCTION/CONTACT: Vox (Greece) Gina Petropoulou, [email protected], Dimitris Bavellas, [email protected] CO-PRODUCTION: Alatas Films, 2135 Image Labs (Greece), Cekta, Fantasia Audiovisual Ltd (Greece)EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Makis Papadimitriou, Nikos Moutselos www.facebook.com/ThePursuitOfLauraDurand
2nd FILM
ROAD MOVIE,
COMEDY
GREECE
2019 • 95́
Greek
14
F E A T U R E F I C T I O N
THE INTERROGATIONBy Panayiotis Portokalakis
She is a performance artist who uses self-torture as an art form. When she realizes that the relationship with her father is poisoning her behavior discouraging anyone who is trying to love her, she decides to search out the past of her, tortured by the military junta, father.
DIRECTION: Panayiotis PortokalakisSCREENPLAY: Elias Magklinis, Panayiotis Portokalakis CAST: Pinelopi Tsilika, Giorgos Kentros, Maria Katsandri, Themis PanouPRODUCER: Costas Lambropoulos, George KyriakosPRODUCTION: View Master Films (Greece)CONTACT: [email protected], viewmasterfilms.grCO-PRODUCTION: ERT (Greece)
DRAMA
GREECE,
2019 • 80́
Greek
15
F E A T U R E F I C T I O N
THE LAIR By Vassilis Noulas
Athens, today. The last day of a female member of an il legal -probably terrorist- organization. Despina shoots, kills, wan ders around the city, tries to find help, fails in every attempt, gets shot, dies in her apartment.
DIRECTION: Vassilis Noulas SCREENPLAY: Vassilis Noulas, Elina Mandini, Kostas Tzimoulis (based on the short story “The Lair” by Nikos Kasdaglis) CAST: Despina Chatzipavlidou PRODUCER: Nova Melancholia PRODUCTION/CONTACT: Nova Melancholia (Greece) [email protected], novamelancholia.gr/en
1st FILM
DRAMA
GREECE
2019 • 76́
Greek
16
F E A T U R E F I C T I O N
| BERLIN IFF – PANORAMA
| KARLOVY VARY IFF-BFI| LONDON IFF| ISTANBUL IFF| TRANSILVANIA IFF| BILDRAUSCH
FILMFEST BASEL| NEW HORIZONS IFF| SÃO PAULO IFF| AYVALIK IFF| HAIFA IFF| BOGOTA IFF
THE MIRACLE OF THE SARGASSO SEABy Syllas Tzoumerkas
In a small eel-farming town, two women live solitary lives while dreaming of getting away. Elisabeth is a once-ambitious police-woman, now living a joyless, hung over life. Rita is the quiet, mysterious sister of a local lounge singer. When a sudden death upsets the town, the two women who had been ignoring each other’s existence will begin drifting towards each other and will have a chance to become each other’s saviour.
DIRECTION: Syllas TzoumerkasSCREENPLAY: Youla Boudali, Syllas TzoumerkasCAST: Angeliki Papoulia, Youlia Boudali, Christos Passalis, Argyris XafisPRODUCER: Maria DrandakiPRODUCTION/CONTACT: Homemade Films (Greece), [email protected], homemadefilms.gr CO-PRODUCTION: Unafilm (Germany), PRPL (Netherlands), Kakadua Films/Film i Vast (Sweden)INTERNATIONAL SALES: New Europe Film Sales, Jan Naszewski, [email protected], neweuropefilmsales.com
DRAMA
GREECE, GERMANY,
NETHERLANDS,
SWEDEN
2019 • 120́
Greek
17
F E A T U R E F I C T I O N
PERSEPHONE By Costas Athousakis
The ancient Greek myth of the Abduction of Persephone comes alive before the serene eyes of the Japanese women chorus, as the arrival of a stranger man unsettles the family members of the hostel ‘Persephone’ and forces them to identify their destiny with the fate of the mythological heroes.
DIRECTION: Costas Athousakis SCREENPLAY: Kalliopi Bredologou & Costas Athousakis CAST: Elsa Lekakou, Dimitris Imellos, Katerina Lipiridou, Evangelia Karakatsani, Aggelos Skasilas PRODUCER: Costas Athousakis PRODUCTION/CONTACT: Sisyphus Projects (Greece), [email protected], sisyphusprojects.gr CO-PRODUCTION: ERT (Greece)
1st FILM
DRAMA,
CINE-OPERETTA
GREECE,
2019 • 90́
Greek, Japanese
18
F E A T U R E F I C T I O N
THE RIGHT POCKET OF THE ROBEBy Giannis V. Lapatas
A lonely monk tries to manage the unbearable sadness and loneliness that suddenly and unexpectedly “return”, when he loses his only companion; his little dog. Intense emotions lead him to a conversation with his past, and due to this “humble”, for many, tigger, he will understand a lot and redefine his course and his life itself.
DIRECTION: Giannis V. LapatasSCREENPLAY: Stella VasilantonakiCAST: Thodoris Antoniadis, Gerasimos Skiadaresis, Manos Vakousis, Kostas Laskos, Petros Xekoukis, Labros Stavrinopoulos, Errikos Miliaris, Anastasis LaoulakosPRODUCER: Andromahi ArvanitiPRODUCTION: ARTemis productions, Cooperative of Greek Cinema & TV Technicians (Greece)CONTACT: [email protected], artemisproductions.grINTERNATIONAL SALES: ARTemis productions (Greece), Cooperative of Greek Cinema & TV Technicians (Greece)
1st FILM
DRAMA
GREECE
2018 • 100́
Greek
19
F E A T U R E F I C T I O N
THE SIEGE ON LIPERTI STREETBy Stavros Pamballis
Austerity took everything but the roof over their heads, and today it will come for this too. But today, they will finally fight back, like a family with nothing left to lose…
DIRECTION: Stavros PamballisSCREENPLAY: Stavros PamballisCAST: Konstantinos Markoulakis, Daphne Alexander, Akilas Karazisis, Niovi CharalampousPRODUCER: Panos Papahadzis, Simos Manganis, Christos V. KonstantakopoulosEXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Christos V. KonstantakopoulosPRODUCTION/CONTACT: Argonauts Productions (Greece), Panos Papahadzis, argonautsproductions.gr Green Olive Films, greenolivefilms.com CO-PRODUCTION: ERT (Greece), Faliro House (Greece) Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture (Cyprus)
1st FILM
In Post Production
DRAMA
GREECE, CYPRUS
2019 • 90́
Greek
20
F E A T U R E F I C T I O N
A SIMPLE MANBy Tassos Gerakinis
Makis, a peaceful winemaker and his daughter live isolated on a small island by the border of Greece. He is taken hostage by a dangerous fugitive. Makis will go above and beyond in his effort to prevent his daughter’s involvement with the criminal. Now he has to face head on the consequences of his actions.
DIRECTION: Tassos GerakinisSCREENPLAY: Tassos Gerakinis, Christos StrepkosCAST: Takis Sakellariou, Katerina Papanastassatou, Christos Strepkos, Yorgos SouxesPRODUCER: Nikos Moustakas, Nancy KokolakiPRODUCTION/CONTACT: Bad Crowd (Greece), Nancy Kokolaki, [email protected], badcrowd.euCO-PRODUCTION: ERT (Greece), Arctos Films (Greece), Faliro House (Greece), Arizona Productions (France)
1st FILM
CRIME, DRAMA
GREECE, FRANCE,
ROMANIA
2019 • 94́
Greek
21
F E A T U R E F I C T I O N
| KARLOVY VARY IFF – EAST OF THE WEST COMPETITION
| THESSALONIKI IFF – INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
| LEEDS IFF
| AFI EU FILM SHOWCASE
ZIZOTEKBy Vardis Marinakis
A nine-year-old boy is abandoned by his mother during a local music festival close to a forest near the Greek- Bulga rian border. His meeting with a grouchy 50-year-old hermit, who has taken a vow of silence, will help him in his quest to find his family. During the process, a unique father-son relationship is created.
DIRECTION: Vardis MarinakisSCREENPLAY: Vardis Marinakis, Spyros KribalisCAST: August Negrepontis-Lambrou, Penelope Tsilika, Dimitris Xanthopoulos, Nikos GeorgakisPRODUCER: Konstantinos VassilarosPRODUCTION/CONTACT: StudioBauhaus (Greece) [email protected], studiobauhaus.gr INTERNATIONAL SALES: StudioBauhaus (Greece)
2nd FILM
DRAMA
GREECE
2019 • 91́
Greek
O2FEATURE FICTION IN PROGRESSAUTUMN 2019
ALL THE PRETTY LITTLE HORSESMichalis Konstantatos
BALLAD FOR A PIERCED HEARTYannis Economides
DANIEL 16Dimitris Koutsiabasakos
DIGGERGeorgis Grigorakis
ECHOS OF THE WORLDPetros Sevastikoglou
FANTASIAAlexis Kardaras
GREEN SEAAngeliki Antoniou
KALA-A-ZARJanis Rafailidou
THE MAN WITH THE ANSWERSStelios Kammitsis
PACK OF SHEEPDimitris kanellopoulos
PARISiamak Etemadi
SELENE 66 QUESTIONSJacqueline Lentzou
TAILOR Sonia Liza Kenterman
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F E A T U R E F I C T I O N I N P R O G R E S S
| TORINO FILM LAB
| BERLINALE CO-PRODUCTION MARKET
| VENICE GAP FINANCING MARKET
ALL THE PRETTY LITTLE HORSES By Michalis Konstantatos
After a major setback in their lives, Alice and Petros, a married couple seek temporary refuge at a small provincial seaside town, along with their young son Panagiotis. Both of them keep themselves occupied with temporary jobs. While their plan is not working, or worse may not even exist, the distance between them grows bigger than ever.
DIRECTION: Michalis Konstantatos SCREENPLAY: Michalis Konstantatos CAST: Yota Argyropoulou, Dimitris Lalos, Alexandros Karamouzis, Katerina Didaskalou PRODUCER: Yorgos Tsourgiannis, Dries Phlypo, Fabiah Massah, Elie Meirovitz PRODUCTION/CONTACT: Horsefly Productions (Greece), [email protected], horsefly.gr CO-PRODUCTION: A Private View (Belgium), Fabiah Massah (Germany) INTERNATIONAL SALES: Pluto Film (Germany), Manola Novelli, [email protected], plutofilms.de
DRAMA
GREECE,
BELGIUM,
GERMANY
2019 • 100́
Greek
25
F E A T U R E F I C T I O N I N P R O G R E S S
BALLAD FOR A PIERCED HEARTBy Yannis Economides
In a small town in Greece, when amorous passion meets with greed for money, dead bodies start piling up and “Sleeping Beauty” Olga will never know the horrors she has been spared of.
DIRECTION: Yannis EconomidesSCREENPLAY: Yannis Economides, Harry Langousis, Dimosthenis PapamarkosCAST: Yannis Tsortekis, Vicky Papadopoulou, Vassilis Bisbikis, Stathis StamoulakatosPRODUCER: Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Panos Papahadzis, Elie Meirovitz, Ingmar TrostPRODUCTION/CONTACT: Argonauts Productions, argonautsproductions.gr, Faliro House (falirohouse.com), EZ Films (ez-films.com), Sutor Kolonko (sutorkolonko.de), YE Films LtdCO-PRODUCTION: ERT, Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture, Onassis Foundation, Region of Central Greece, Yafka, Film-und Medienstiftung NRW, CNCINTERNATIONAL SALES: The Match Factory, [email protected], the-match-factory.com
CRIME, DRAMA,
ROMANCE
GREECE, FRANCE,
GERMANY, CYPRUS
2019 • 120́
Greek
26
F E A T U R E F I C T I O N I N P R O G R E S S
| MFI SCRIPT 2 FILM WORKSHOP
DANIEL ‘16 By Dimitris Koutsiabasakos
Daniel, a German teenager, is sent to Greece, in a juvenile offender community, to serve his sentence. There, in an abandoned village of Evros river area, near the border with Turkey, he experiences unprecedented emotions and has to solve difficult dilemmas... His final decision will surprise everyone.
DIRECTION: Dimitris KoutsiabasakosSCREENPLAY: Panagiotis Christopoulos, Dimitris Koutsiabasakos, Glykeria Patramani, Yannis TsirosCAST: Nikolas Kisker, Alexander Liakopoulos, Buchholz, Vasilis Koukalani, Marlen Kaminski, Kostis KallivretakisPRODUCER: Yiorgos Kyriakos, Costas LambropolosPRODUCTION/CONTACT: Viewmaster Films (Greece) [email protected], viewmasterfilms.grCO-PRODUCTIONS: ERT (Greece)
In Post Production
2nd FILM
FEATURE
GREECE,
2019 • 99́
Greek, German
27
F E A T U R E F I C T I O N I N P R O G R E S S
| NIPKOW PROGRAMME FELLOWSHIP
| SUNDANCE SCREENWRITERS WORKSHOP
| CANNES CINEFONDATION RESIDENCY
DIGGER By Georgis Grigorakis
Digger is a modern Western. It’s the story of Nikitas, an eni g matic outcast who lives in a farmhouse in the middle of an oak forest. In close proximity to the lush flora and wildlife, a kafkaesque industrial company is digging up his beloved forest and threatens our hero’s life choices. But the biggest threat comes with the arrival of his long-lost son, who returns to claim the share of the farm he inherited after his mother’s death and digs into his past.
DIRECTION: Georgis Grigorakis SCREENPLAY: Georgis Grigorakis CAST: Vangelis Mourikis, Argyris Pandazaras, Sofia Kokkali PRODUCTION/CONTACT: Haos Film (Greece), [email protected], haosfilm.com CO-PRODUCTIONS: Le Bureau Films (France), Faliro House Productions (Greece), Match Factory Productions (Germany), N-Coded Pictured (USA), FassB Filmproduktion (Germany), Blonde Audiovisual Productions (Greece) INTERNATIONAL SALES: The Match Factory, [email protected], the-match-factory.com
1st FILM
DRAMA
GREECE,
FRANCE
2019 • 103́
Greek
28
F E A T U R E F I C T I O N I N P R O G R E S S
ECHOS OF THE WORLDBy Petros Sevastikoglou
Six young people who live in different parts of the world are looking for a common goal that will take them out of isolation, against the conservatism and the inequalities of our times. They never meet each other, but their stories converge into a universal vision, where they will be able to redefine the key questions of their lives. Brazil, America, Africa, Greece, Russia, China: Six young people in front of globalization
DIRECTION: Petros SevastikoglouSCREENPLAY: Petros SevastikoglouCAST: Martha Lampiri, Omar Fall, Wei Xun, Vassilis Boutsikos, Ioanna Latousaki, Vasya BerezinPRODUCER: Stella TheodorakisPRODUCTION/CONTACT: Fantasia LTD (Greece), [email protected], fantasiafilmworks.comINTERNATIONAL SALES: Fantasia LTD (Greece)
In Post Production
GREECE
2020 • 100́
Greek, English,
Russian, Portuguese,
French, Chinese
29
F E A T U R E F I C T I O N I N P R O G R E S S
FANTASIABy Alexis Kardaras
Set in the world of Greece’s urban-folk music scene of the 90s, the film depicts the fatal relationship between a young singer and an elder songwriter and her mentor, and how his jealousy ruins her personal life, till the day she finds out that the songwriter is her biological father.
DIRECTION: Alexis Kardaras SCREENPLAY: Alexis KardarasCAST: Rena Morfi, Stelios Mainas, Yannis Stankoglou, Vicky PapadopoulouPRODUCER: Konstantinos Moraitis, Eleni KossyfidouPRODUCTION/CONTACT: Pan Entertainment (Greece), [email protected], pan.com.grCO-PRODUCTION: ERT (Greece), Nessos (Greece), Arctos Films (Greece), Alexis Kardaras (Greece), Feelgood (Greece)
DRAMA
GREECE,
2019 • 97́
Greek
30
F E A T U R E F I C T I O N I N P R O G R E S S
| MFI SCRIPT 2 FILM WORKSHOP
GREEN SEABy Angeliki Antoniou
Anna has lost her memory but remembers how to cook. She finds work and hospitality at a humble tavern by the harbor. Her food awakens memories for the regulars, who in turn help Anna to reconnect with herself. Everything changes when by mere chance the owner of the tavern finds out about the GREEN SEA.
DIRECTION: Angeliki Antoniou SCREENPLAY: Angeliki Antoniou Inspired by the novel GIA NA DEI TI THALASSA by E. FakinouCAST: Angeliki Papoulia, Yannis Tsortekis, Christos Kontogeorgis, Tasos Palantzidis PRODUCER: Lilette Botassi, Jost Hering, Angeliki AntoniouPRODUCTION/CONTACT: Inkas Film Production (Greece), [email protected], inkasfilms.com CO-PRODUCTION: Jost Hering Filme (Germany) [email protected], josthering.de, Filmproduktion (Greece) Angeliki Antoniou, [email protected], angelikiantoniou.com, ERT (Greece)INTERNATIONAL SALES: Inkas Film Production (Greece)
In Post Production
DRAMA
GREECE,
GERMANY
2019 • 94́
Greek
31
F E A T U R E F I C T I O N I N P R O G R E S S
KALA-A-ZARBy Janis Rafa
At the margins of a big city somewhere in the south of Europe, a couple takes care of dead animals and abandoned roadkill as an act to give meaning to their life. Set in a desolate landscape Kala-a-zar is a meditation on the paradox of life circle among beings of different species.
DIRECTION: Janis RafaSCREENPLAY: Janis RafaCAST: Penelope Tsilika (Kala), Dimitris Lalos (Azar)PRODUCER: Digna SinkePRODUCTION/CONTACT: Sng Film, [email protected], sngfilm.nl (Netherlands)CO-PRODUCTION: Heretic (Greece) INTERNATIONAL SALES: Heretic Outreach, [email protected], heretic.gr
In Post Production
1rst Film
DRAMA
GREECE,
NETHERLANDS
2019 • 83́
Greek
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| COTTBUS COPRODUCTION MARKET
| MFI SCRIPT 2 FILM WORKSHOP
THE MAN WITH THE ANSWERS By Stelios Kammitsis
After the death of his grandmother, Victor, a Greek ex-diving champion in his 20s, starts a spontaneous road trip from his Greek hometown. On the boat to Italy, he meets Matthias, a charming German drifter. Both head to Germany, each for their own reasons, both seeking for answers, each to their own questions.
DIRECTION: Stelios Kammitsis SCREENPLAY: Stelios Kammitsis CAST: Vassilis Magouliotis, Anton Weil, Stella Fyrogeni PRODUCER: Vicky Miha, Fenia Cossovitsa PRODUCTION/CONTACT: Felony (Cyprus), [email protected], Blonde (Greece), [email protected], blonde.gr, Asterisk* (Greece), [email protected], asteriskfilm.gr CO-PRODUCTION: 9.99 Films (Italy), [email protected], 999films.it
2nd FILM
In Post Production
FICTION
GREECE, CYPRUS,
ITALY
2019 • 85́
Greek, English,
German
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| CINELINK WORK IN PROGRESS – SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL
PACK OF SHEEPBy Dimitris Kanellopoulos
Thanasis can’t pay off his debt to Stelios. When he finds out that Apostolis is in the same position, he asks him to join with him for making a better deal with Stelios. While Thanasis tries to put more players in the game, two young gangsters arrive in town to push over the debtors.
DIRECTION: Dimitris Kanellopoulos SCREENPLAY: Dimitris Kanellopoulos CAST: Dimitris Lalos, Aris ServetalisPRODUCER: Elina Psykou, Konstantina StavrianouPRODUCTION/CONTACT: Jungle, [email protected] (Greece), Graal, [email protected], www.graal.gr (Greece)CO-PRODUCTION: Artalb (Albania), Film Deluxe (Serbia)
2nd FILM
In Post Production
DRAMA, MODERN
WESTERN
GREECE, SERBIA,
ALBANIA
2019 • 112́
Greek
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| TORINO FILM LAB
| L’ATELIER CINEFONDATION CANNES
| CINELINK CNC DEVELOPMENT AWARD
PARIBy Siamak Etemadi
Pari, an Iranian mother in her 40s, lands in Athens to visit her son, but quickly discovers he is nowhere to be found. Pari’s search for her son will follow his rebellious footsteps taking her on a journey from the darkest corners of the city to the hidden depths of her own self.
DIRECTION: Siamak EtemadiSCREENPLAY: Siamak EtemadiCAST: Melika Foroutan, Shahbaz Noshir, Sofia KokkaliPRODUCER: Konstantinos Kontovrakis & Giorgos Karnavas PRODUCTION/CONTACT: Heretic (Greece), [email protected], heretic.gr CO-PRODUCTION: Heretic Outreach Ioanna Stais, [email protected]
1st FILM
In Production
DRAMA
GREECE, FRANCE,
NETHERLANDS,
BULGARIA
2019 • 100́
Farsi, English, Greek
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| MFI SCRIPT 2 FILM WORKSHOP
| TORINO FILM LAB – POP UP RESIDENCY
| SUNDANCE INSTITUTE MEDITERRANEAN WORKSHOP
SELENE, 66 QUESTIONSBy Jacqueline Lentzou
“Can someone die of unrequited love?”, Artemis dreams. In a session as pale as snow, she confides the question to her therapist. The surreptitious answer, will arrive unexpectedly the following summer just as the moon turns full.
DIRECTION: Jacqueline LentzouSCREENPLAY: Jacqueline LentzouCAST: Sofia Kokkali, Nikitas Tsakiroglou, Lazaros GeorgakopoulosPRODUCER: Fenia KossovitsaPRODUCTION/CONTACT: Blonde (Greece), [email protected], blonde.grCO-PRODUCTION: Lux Box (France), [email protected], luxboxfilms.com INTERNATIONAL SALES: Lux Box (France)
1st FILM
In Post Production
DRAMA
GREECE,
FRANCE,
2020 • 110́
Greek, French
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| MFI SCRIPT 2 FILM WORKSHOP
| MEDITERRANEAN FILM INSTITUTE CINEMED SOFIA MEETINGS CROSS- ROADS (CNC DEVELOPMENT AWARD)
TAILORBy Sonia Liza Kenterman
Α coming-of-old-age story of a dreamer tailor who lives into the attic of the family tailoring shop. When the bank threatens to repossess the shop and his father is taken ill, Nikos takes action: with a wondrously strange tailor shop on wheels he reinvents his life and changes the brides of Athens.
DIRECTION: Sonia Liza KentermanSCREENPLAY: Sonia Liza Kenterman, Tracy SunderlandCAST: Dimitris Imellos, Tamila Koulieva, Thanasis Papageorgiou, Stathis StamoulakatosPRODUCER: Ioanna BolomytiPRODUCTION/CONTACT: Argonauts (Greece) [email protected], argonautsproductions.grCO-PRODUCTION: Elemag Pictures (Germany), Made in Germany (Germany), Iota Production (Belgium)INTERNATIONAL SALES: Pluto Film (Germany), Manola Novelli, [email protected], plutofilms.de
1st FILM
In Post Production
COMEDY -DRAMA
GREECE,
GERMANY,
BELGIUM
2019 • 95́
Greek, Albanian
O3FEATURE FICTION INTERNATIONAL MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONSAUTUMN 2019
THE FATHERKristina Grozeva & Petar Valchanov
I WILL CROSS TOMORROWSepideh Farsi
KING PETAR’S SOCKSPetar Ristovski
MELTEMBasile Doganis
A TALE OF THREE SISTERSEmin Alper
WINDOW TO THE SEAMiguel Ángel Jiménez
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| KARLOVY VARY IFF
| TORONTO IFF
| VALLADOLID
| BFI LONDON FF
| AFI
| CHICAGO IFF
| HAIFA IFF
| TIRANA IFF
| THESSALONIKI IFF
THE FATHERBy Kristina Grozeva - Petar Valchanov
A peculiar father tests the nerves of his alienated son at the funeral of his wife’s, his son’s mother. The father is tortured by his wife’s last phone call, because he could not hear her. When a neighbour claims to have received a phone call from the dead woman, the father believes that she is trying to send him a message. Despite his son’s objections, he visits a famous psychic but leaves disappointed. When he returns at home, his son will share his mother’s last message with him.
DIRECTION: Kristina Grozeva, Petar ValchanovSCREENPLAY: Kristina Grozeva, Petar ValchanovCAST: Ivan Barnev, Ivan SavovPRODUCER: Kristina Grozeva, Petar ValchanovPRODUCTION/CONTACT: Abraxas Film (Bulgaria), [email protected], abraxasfilm.com CO-PRODUCTION: Graal Films (Greece), [email protected], graal.gr INTERNATIONAL SALES: Wide (France), [email protected]
DRAMA
BULGARIA,
GREECE
2019 • 100́
Bulgarian
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| WARSAW IFF
| THESSALONIKI IFF
I WILL CROSS TOMORROW By Sepideh Farsi
Yussof, a Syrian refugee, after crossing the Aegean Sea by boat, finds himself at a Refugee Camp on the Island of Lesbos. There he meets Maria, a police woman who has been transferred from an Athens police station which has recently been shut down. The two of them form an idiosyncratic relationship which will challenge their worldviews.
DIRECTION: Sepideh FarsiSCREENPLAY: Sepideh FarsiCAST: Marisha Triantafyllidou, Hanna IssaPRODUCER: Thierry Lenouvel (France), Panos Karabinis (Greece)PRODUCTION: Cine-Sud Promotion (France), cinesudpromotion.comCO-PRODUCTION: Pan Entertainment (Greece), [email protected], pan.com.gr, Volya Films (Netherlands), Tarantula (Luxembourg)
DRAMA
FRANCE, GREECE,
NETHERLANDS,
LUXEMBURG
2019 • 85’
English, Greek,
Arabic
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KING PETAR’S SOCKS By Petar Ristovski
A road movie about a man’s and a nation’s quest to freedom, set during the WWI, which is the true story of the Serbian King, Petar Karadordević. The Serbian army, decimated and hungry, must withdraw from the frozen mountains of Albania in order to go to Corfu, Greece. All seems lost to King Petar, until he finds solace in a vow he gives to the mother of a soldier: he will find her son among the lost soldiers and give him a pair of socks she made for him.
DIRECTION: Petar RistovskiSCREENPLAY: Milonav Vitezovic & Petar RistovskiCAST: Lazar Ristovski, Radovan Vujovic, Tanasije Uzunovic, Svetozar CvetkovicPRODUCER: Lazar Ristovski PRODUCTION/CONTACT: Zillion Films (Serbia) [email protected], zillionfilms.com CO-PRODUCTION: Steficon (Greece), Michael Sarantinos, [email protected], steficon.gr
1st FILM
HISTORICAL,
DRAMA
SERBIA,GREECE
2019 • 127́
Serbian
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| MAMERS EN MARS IFF
| AUBAGNE IFF
| FRANCOPHONE IFF GREECE
| BARI IFF
| LOS ANGELES GREEK FF
| ANNABA MEDITERRANEAN IFF
MELTEMBy Basile Doganis
July 2015. Elena, a young French woman of Greek origin returns to Lesbos with her friends Nassim and Sekou to inhe rit her mother’s house one year after her death. However, the holiday takes a totally new course when Elena and her friends encounter Elyas, a Syrian migrant of their age.
DIRECTION: Basile DoganisSCREENPLAY: Basile Doganis, Fadette DrouardCAST: Daphne Patakia, Rabah Nait Oufella, Lamine CissokhoPRODUCER: Denis Carot, Marie Masmonteil, Fenia CossovitsaPRODUCTION: Blonde (Greece)PRODUCTION/CONTACT: Fenia Cossovitsa [email protected], [email protected], blonde.gr CO-PRODUCTION: Elzevir Films (France)INTERNATIONAL SALES: WTFilms (France) Dimitri Stephanides, [email protected]
1st FILM
DRAMA
FRANCE, GREECE
2018 • 87́
French, Greek,
English
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| BERLIN IFF COMPETITION
| ISTANBUL FF, GOLDEN TULIP, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST ACTRESS, BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC
| FIPRESCI PRIZE | SARAJEVO FF, BEST DIRECTOR, HEART OF SARAJEVO - ART CINEMA AWARD
| C.I.C.A.E. AWARD| JERUSALEM FF, | VALLADOLID IFF
A TALE OF THREE SISTERS By Emin Alper
“A Tale of Three Sisters” is the story of three sisters from a poor village in Central Anatolia whο are given to affluent families as foster children in the hope of improving their lives. The film examines the class inequalities, the search for ways out and the lack of opportunities.
DIRECTION: Emin Alper SCREENPLAY: Emin Alper CAST: Cemre Ebüzziya, Ece Yüksel, Helin Kandemir, Kayhan Açikgöz, Müfit Kayacan, Kubilay Tunçer, Hilmi Özçelik, Basak Kivilcim Ertanoglu PRODUCER: Nadir Öperli, Muzaffer Yildirim, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Maren Ade, Stinette Bosklopper, Yorgos Tsourgiannis, Lisette Kelder, Enis Köstepen PRODUCTION: Liman Film, NuLook Production, Komplizen Film, Circe Films, Horsefly Productions PRODUCTION/CONTACT: Horsefly Productions (Greece), [email protected], horsefly.gr, delegate: Liman Film, [email protected] CO-PRODUCTION: 2l35 (Greece) INTERNATIONAL SALES: The Match Factory (Germany), [email protected]
DRAMA
TURKEY, GERMANY,
NETHERLANDS,
GREECE
2019 • 107́
Turkish
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| SAN SEBASTIAN IFF
| THESSALONIKI IFF
WINDOW TO THE SEABy Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Maria, a 55-year-old woman faced with life changing news, takes a once in a lifetime trip with her closest girlfriends to the Greek islands against the advice of her family and doctors. Unexpectedly finding love when she can least emotionally afford it, Maria must face now the memories of her former dreams and weigh them against the realities of her time ahead.
DIRECTION: Miguel Ángel Jiménez SCREENPLAY: Luis Moya Redrado, Koldo Gamboa Gangoiti, Miguel Ángel Jiménez CAST: Emma Suárez , Akilas Karazisis, Gaizka Ugarte, Katerina Zafeiropoulou, Kostas Petrou, Antonis Kafetzopoulos PRODUCERS: Javier Arsuaga, Luis Oza, Giorgos Karnavas, Konstantinos KontovrakisPRODUCTION: Kinoskopik Film Produktion SL (Spain), Heretic (Greece)PRODUCTION/CONTACT: [email protected] INTERNATIONAL SALES: Heretic Outreach (Greece)
1st FILM
DRAMA,
ROMANCE
SPAIN, GREECE
2019 • 105́
Spanish, English,
Greek
04DOCUMENTARIESAUTUMN 2019
1000m2 OF TIME Maro Anastopoulou
AS FAR AS THE SEAMarco Gastine
FOSSILSPanos Arvanitakis
THE FOURTH CHARACTERKaterina Patroni
FROM TERROR TO RESISTANCE NAZI CAMP PAVLOS MELAS THESSALONIKI 1941-44Georgios Keramidiotis
MARKOSNikos Skarentzos
A NECESSARY STORYAngelos Abazoglou
THE NEW PLASTIC ROAD Angelos Tsaousis & Myrto Papadopoulos
NIKOS KAROUZOS – POEMS ON A TAPE RECORDERYannis Karpouzis
WHEN TOMATOES MET WAGNERMarianna Economou
ZONES AND PASSAGESIro Siaflaki
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| THESSALONIKI IDF – DOCS IN PROGRESS
1000m2 OF TIMEBy Maro Anastopoulou
The subject of the documentary is an archeological excavation in a mountainous village in the Peloponnese. Focusing on the excavation and the international team of archaeologists, the film addresses issues about how the past is intertwined with the present of the local community. Placed in the residential area of the village, the excavation reveals a distant ancient past, while it provides an eloquent example of a past being always present in the daily life of Gerakiotes. ‘’1000m2 of time’’ is a documentary about our relation with the past.
DIRECTION: Maro AnastopoulouSCREENPLAY: Maro Anastopoulou PRODUCER: Lilette BotassiPRODUCTION/CONTACT: Inkas Films (Greece), [email protected], inkasfilms.com CO-PRODUCTION: ERT (Greece), Arctos (Greece), 2|35 (Greece), Pangaia Pictures (Greece)
2nd FILM
GREECE
2019 • 85́
Greek, English,
Dutch
47
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| THESSALONIKI IDF
| THESSALONIKI IDF – DOCS IN PROGRESS
| MEDIMED MARKET & PITCHIG FORUM
AS FAR AS THE SEABy Marco Gastine
In the rehabilitation unit of an Athenian trauma hospital, victims of serious accidents struggle to walk again… or at least reclaim their autonomy. Divided between hope and acceptance, they offer us a glimpse at the depths of human condition.
DIRECTION: Marco GastineSCREENPLAY: Marco GastinePRODUCER: Eleni Chandrinou, Marco GastinePRODUCTION/CONTACT: Minimal Films (Greece), Marco Gastine (Greece), [email protected] SALES: [email protected]
GREECE,
FRANCE
2019 • 108́
Greek
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| THESSALONIKI IDF - INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, BEST DEBUT AWARD
FOSSILSBy Panos Arvanitakis
PPC (Public Power Corporation in Greece) activities in the dis trict of Eordaea have transformed a terrain that looks ‘alien’, unusual; a never-ending, continuous process. Man and ma chine set the stage for an ominous future. Hard work and one’ s hope to escape bring a human touch to this land.
DIRECTION: Panos Arvanitakis SCREENPLAY: Panos Arvanitakis CAST: Giorgos Mastoras, Sideris Metsios PRODUCER: Panos Arvanitakis PRODUCTION/CONTACT: Mise en scène (Greece) [email protected], miseenscene.gr CO-PRODUCTION: Artcut (Greece) INTERNATIONAL SALES: Mise en scène Panos Arvanitakis, [email protected], miseenscene.gr
1st FILM
GREECE
2019 • 50́
Greek
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D O C U M E N T A R I E S
| THESSALONIKI IDF – DOCS IN PROGRESS
THE FOURTH CHARACTERBy Katerina Patroni
Four distinct personal confessions are intertwined with the urban fabric in a cinematographic arrangement of the chara cters’ inner world with the city’s landscape. Our heroes wander, performing their little rituals, and reveal unexpe cted facets of the city of Athens.
DIRECTION: Katerina Patroni SCREENPLAY: Katerina Patroni PRODUCER: Eleni Chandrinou, Maria Kontogianni, Michalis Sarantinos PRODUCTION: Steficon (Greece) PRODUCTION/CONTACT: [email protected]
GREECE
2019 • 85́
Greek
50
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| THESSALONIKI IDF
FROM TERROR TO RESISTANCE NAZI CAMP PAVLOS MELAS THESSALONIKI 1941-1944By Georgios Keramidiotis
This is a war cinematic documentary that has all the elements of a war film: occupation forces, battles, executions, resistances, imprisonments, betrayers and love stories.
DIRECTION: Georgios KeramidiotisSCREENPLAY: Georgios KeramidiotisCAST: Hector Kaloudis, Alkis Karizonis, Yannis GalanosPRODUCER: Georgios KeramidiotisPRODUCTION/CONTACT: Georgios Keramidiotis (Greece), [email protected]
GREECE
2018 • 90́
Greek, French,
German
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MARKOSBy Nikos Skarentzos
Modern musicians travel in the Aegean Sea as a tribute to the rebetis Markos Vamvakaris. Composers, musicologists and artists from all around the world bring out his important mu sical heritage into the 21st century. It is a documentary about the influence of Markos in the modern musicians of Europe.
DIRECTION: Nikos Skarentzos SCREENPLAY: Nikos Skarentzos, Kleanthis Danopoulos CAST: Vassiliki Troufakou, Dimitris Mystakidis PRODUCER: Nikos Moustakas, Nancy Kokolaki PRODUCTION/CONTACT: Bad Crowd, [email protected], badcrowd.euCO-PRODUCTION: OTE TV, ERT, Dugong (Italy), Bandur (Serbia), Authorwave (Greece) INTERNATIONAL SALES: Bad Crowd, [email protected], badcrowd.eu
GREECE,
ITALY,
SERBIA
2019 • 80́
Greek, English
52
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| THESSALONIKI IDF
A NECESSARY STORYBy Angelos Abazoglou
The film is a journey in Greek and Western history from the 1929 crash to today, through the particular prism of economic greed. Rarely seen film footage and unconventional interviews retrace the imprints it leaves on societies and the relations it builds between human beings.
DIRECTION: Angelos AbazoglouSCREENPLAY: Angelos AbazoglouPRODUCER: Olga Abazoglou/Alexandre CornuPRODUCTION/CONTACT: Cyclope Productions (Greece), [email protected]: Les Films du Tambour de Soie (France), [email protected]
GREECE,
FRANCE,
BELGIUM
2019 • 110́
Greek, English,
French
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THE NEW PLASTIC ROADBy Angelos Tsaousis - Myrto Papadopoulos
Davlat is a Tajik merchandiser and a humble father of three children. A well-respected businessman in the Pamir area, a mountainous region southeast of Tajikistan close to the borders of China. His life has been transformed since the opening of the Tajik-Chinese border and the reconstructions of the old Silk Road. A road full of surprises and new experiences for Davlat and his family.
DIRECTION: Angelos Tsaousis & Myrto PapadopoulosSCREENPLAY: Angelos Tsaousis & Myrto PapadopoulosPRODUCER: Angelos Tsaousis PRODUCTION/CONTACT: Filmographik Productions (Greece), [email protected], thenewplasticroad.comCO-PRODUCTION: ZDF/Arte (Germany/France)
1st FILM
GREECE,
GERMANY
2018 • 65́
English, Tajik (Pamir)
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NIKOS KAROUZOS – POEMS ON A TAPE RECORDER By Yannis Karpouzis
In the midst of the economic crisis, a persistent researcher delves into the eventful life and the unexplored work of preeminent Greek modernist poet, Nikos Karouzos. Through archives, Super 8s, memories and historical events, he travels from an overcast Athens, all the way to Kronstadt, Stockholm and back, to restore a forgotten poem.
DIRECTION: Yiannis Karpouzis SCREENPLAY: Andreas Vakalios, Ilias Liatsopoulos CAST: Dimitris Kataleifos PRODUCER: Yiannis Karpouzis PRODUCTION: Empty Square (Greece) PRODUCTION/CONTACT: Empty Square (Greece), [email protected] CO-PRODUCTION: Faliro House (Greece)
1st FILM
GREECE
2019 • 105́
Greek
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| BERLIN IFF CULINARY
| SYDNEY IFF
| MONTPELLIER IFF
| PRIX EUROPA
| THESSALONIKI IDF, FIPRESCI AWARD BEST FILM
| VISIONS DU REEL IFF
| NEW ZEALAND IFF
WHEN TOMATOES MET WAGNERBy Marianna Economou
The humorous and uplifting story of two ingenuous Greek cousins and five village grannies, who tackle the world market with their organic tomatoes.
DIRECTION: Marianna EconomouSCREENPLAY: Marianna Economou PRODUCER: Rea Apostolides, Yuri Averof, Spyros MavrogenisPRODUCTION/CONTACT: Stefi (Greece), [email protected] CO-PRODUCTION: Anemon Productions (Greece), [email protected], anemon.gr
GREECE
2018 • 75́
Greek, English,
French
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| THESSALONIKI IDF
ZONES AND PASSAGESBy Iro Siafliaki
Images of labour and unemployment today. Athens, Perama, Thessaloniki, Skouries. “Neighbourhood after neighbourhood, the world continues to be sold out “ (René Char). Instants that show the disruption of what defined the world labour until today, but also the movements invented by the people who fight.
DIRECTION: Iro SiafliakiSCREENPLAY: Iro SiafliakiPRODUCER: Maria GentekouPRODUCTION/CONTACT: Portolanos Films (Greece), Maria Gentekou, [email protected], portolanosfilms.grCO-PRODUCTION: ERT (Greece)
GREECE,
FRANCE
2019 • 109́
Greek,
French
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05DOCUMENTARIES
IN PROGRESSAUTUMN 2019
LE BUS Shu Aiello, Catherine Catella
LATIN NOIRAndreas Apostolidis
SUNDAYSAlethea Avramis
THE TRANSFERElias Giannakakis
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LE BUS By Shu Aiello, Catherine Catella
This is a trip to Greece by bus, the most popular way to travel today. It has been run by a cooperative company for 60 years. A troupe that gives light to people in crisis.
DIRECTION: Shu Aiello, Catherine CatellaSCREENPLAY: Shu Aiello, Catherine CatellaPRODUCER: Cinephage, Blonde, Jmh & Filo FilmsPRODUCTION/CONTACT: Cinephage Productions (France) [email protected], cinephage.frCO-PRODUCTION: Blonde (Greece), Jmh & Filo Films (Switzerland)INTERNATIONAL SALES: Urban Distribution International
FRANCE,
GREECE
SWITZERLAND
2019 • 90́
Greek
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LATIN NOIRBy Andreas Apostolidis
Latin Noir travels across South America, to discover the life and work of famous crime novelists Leonardo Padura (Cuba), Luis Sepulveda (Chile), Paco Ignacio Taibo II (Mexico), Santiago Roncagliolo (Peru), Gulljermo Orsi and Claudia Pineiro (Argentina) and explore how they found in noir fiction a unique way to confront their countries’ troubled history.
DIRECTION: Andreas ApostolidisSCREENPLAY: Andreas ApostolidisPRODUCER: Rea Apostolides, Yuri AverofPRODUCTION/CONTACT: Anemon Productions (Greece), [email protected], anemon.gr
GREECE
2020 • 70́
English,
Spanish
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SUNDAYSBy Alethea Avramis
In 2008, Athanasios Avramis, one of the most well-known and respected Greek Orthodox priests in America – suffers from a nervous breakdown, which came from the idea that he should never be a priest. His daughter tries to piece together her father’s life in a documentary that allows unprecedented access into the private life of a priest, unfolding a story about family, honesty, truth, redemption and hope.
DIRECTION: Alethea AvramisSCREENPLAY: Alethea Avramis, Esther ShubinskiPRODUCER: Georgios Karnavas, Konstantinos KontovrakisPRODUCTION/CONTACT: Heretic (Greece), Mary Georgakopoulou [email protected], heretic.gr CO-PRODUCTION: Mezzanine Films (France)
In Post - Production
1st FILM
GREECE,
FRANCE
2019 • 85́
English
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THE TRANSFERBy Elias Giannakakis
The transfer of the National Library of Greece to its new modern home through a symbolic and poetic journey in a city of tough crisis. An existential and symbolic journey for the citizens, a journey through the contrasts, the darkness and at the same time the unexpected beauty and prospect that someone can meet nowadays in Athens.
DIRECTION: Elias GiannakakisSCREENPLAY: Elias GiannakakisPRODUCER: Apostolia PapaioannouPRODUCTION/CONTACT: Apostolia Papaioannou (Greece), Elias Giannakakis (Greece), [email protected] INTERNATIONAL SALES: Apostolia Papaioannou [email protected]
In Post - Production
GREECE
2019 • 90́
Greek
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