Greece Archives - Directors Notes

Georgios Hartofilakidis’ ‘Thursday Night Sorbet’ Lays Bare Awkward Romantic Interludes in a Late Night Rideshare

Georgios Hartofilakidis walks through the technicalities of shooting 4 separate but thematically connected one-shot rideshare romance stories in a moving car.

Documentary

NONO & Rodrgio Inada’s Epic ‘Naija Odyssey’ for Whatsapp Reconciles the Fundamentals of Identity and Belonging

NONO & Rodrgio Inada layout the methodical juggling needed to pull off the ambitious multi-country production of their Giannis Antetokounmpo profile film.

Art & Fashion, Premiere

Three Strangers Cross Paths and Reshape Time in Alexander Stamatiadis’ Audiovisual Dance Short ‘THORN’

Alexander Stamatiadis shares how he and his crew battled through freezing cold, snowy shooting conditions to capture their tender dance short.

Live Action, Premiere

Dimitris Tsakaleas & Lida Vartzioti’s Dating Short ‘Happy Ending’ Is an Ode to Finding Love in Unexpected Places

Dimitris Tsakaleas & Lida Vartzioti break down the mumblecore-esque approach to dialogue improvisation of their modern dating romantic comedy.

Live Action

Emma Doxiadi Pokes Fun at Knee-Jerk Reactions in Surveillance-Like Long Takes for Paranoid Drama ‘Automatic’

Emma Doxiadi reveals why the surveillance-like cinematography of 'Automatic' was the perfect frame in which to explore the power of knee-jerk reactions.

Live Action, Music, Premiere

Stathis Athanasiou Tracks the Stages of Female Fury in Music Video Trilogy Meets Short Film ‘Rage Park’

Stathis Athanasiou discusses stealing unapologetically, the creativity of limitations and expressing female fury in music video trilogy short 'Rage Park'.

Asides, Live Action

Lily

A young man finds himself as the subject of desire for a sexually oppressed woman in Paris Grigorakis’ surreal, dialog free erotic thriller, 'Lily'.

Documentary, Film Festival, Live Action

Watch #FiveFilms4Freedom – A Global Digital LGBTQ+ Online Film Festival

The British Council and BFI Flare Festival continue their global, digital LGBTQ+ online film festival #FiveFilms4Freedom.

Animation, Art & Fashion

Dimitris Katsafouros Plays Delightful Tricks on the Eyes with 4K Optical Illusion Short ‘Patterns’

Multi-disciplined designer Dimitris Katsafouros walks DN through the evolution and challenging render times of his playfully hypnotic 3D pattern short.

Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN329: Politics & Film Noir Combine in Alexis Alexiou’s Thriller ‘Wednesday 04:45’

Greek Director Alexis Alexiou joins us to discuss how he went about creating a lyrical, surreal quality for his crime thriller 'Wednesday 04:45' and why in his

Music

Revenge is a Dish Best Served Baked in Thanasis Tsimpinis’ DUST

Mother/daughter relationships can sometimes be a tempestuous affair fraught with the powerful exchange of amplified emotions threatening to consume everything

Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN LFF2013: The Enemy Within – Yorgos Tsemberopoulos

In Yorgos Tsemberopoulos’ 5th feature The Enemy Within, an intellectual is forced to re-evaluate his assumptions when violence invades his home and shakes

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