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Yannis Economides

Yannis Economides

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Biography

Yannis Economides (born in Limassol, Cyprus), is a Cypriot filmmaker.

Career

In 1987, he moved to Athens to study filmmaking. After several short films and documentaries, he wrote and directed his first feature film, MATCHBOX, in 2003. His second feature SOUL KICKING premiered at The International Critics’ Week at Cannes Film Festival in 2006. His third film, KNIFER (2010) won seven awards from the Greek Film Academy, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay. His fourth feature, STRATOS, premiered in the Competition Programme of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival in 2014. For each one of his four feature films, Economides has been honored with the Greek Film Critics Association Award for Best Greek Feature Film of the Year. In October 2016, his first theatrical production premiered at the New Stage of the National Theatre in Athens, with Economides directing his own play SLEEP, STELLA, SLEEP. He has also performed as a supporting actor in several Greek films. In 2017 he had a small but crucial part in Fatih Akin’s latest film, “In the Fade”.

Filmography

2014 STRATOS, Color, 137’ 64th Berlin International Film Festival 2014 – Competition Programme LAGFF 2015: Best Feature Film Award (Orpheus Award) Cyprus Film Days 2014: Best Feature Film Award Hellenic Film Academy Awards: Best Sound, Best Original Music Score, Best Leading Actor, Best Supporting Actress Greek Association of Film Critics Award: Best Greek Film of the Year 2014 Med Film Fest in Rome 2014: Amore e Psiche (Grand Prize) European Film Awards 2014: Pre-nomination

2010 KNIFER, Black&White, 108’ LAGFF 2011: Best Feature Film Award (Orpheus Award) Cyprus Film Days 2011: Best Feature Film Award Hellenic Film Academy Awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Production Design, Best Sound Greek Association of Film Critics Award: Best Greek Film of the Year 2010 PUSAN international Film Festival 2010 11th Kaohsing Film Festival New York Greek Film Festival 2011 Haifa IFF 2011 Eskisehir IFF 2011 Bildrausch Film Fest Basel 2011 Black Movie Festival 2012

2006 SOUL KICKING, Color, 117’ Official section of the Cannes International Film Festival 2006, “The International Critics’ Week” Chicago International Film Festival 2006 Pusan International Film Festival 2006 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2006 Cyprus Film Days 2007 Festival Del Cinema Europeo 2007 (Lecce-Italy) Eurocine 27 2007 (Madrid)

2003 MATCHBOX, Color, 81’ Montreal World Film Festival 2003 Pusan International Film Festival 2003 International Film Festival of India 2003, New Delhi

1995 THE LIFE YOU HOPED FOR, documentary

1994 JUST SMELLING THE JASMINE, documentary

1992 GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IN THE WEATHER, short

1990 WELCOME, NIGHT, documentary

1989 EPISODE, short

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