The 6th London Greek Film Festival came to an end having showcased entries of high quality in all categories of film and script. True to its aim of being progressive and independent, the festival has developed to a meeting point for Greek film from all over the world. This year it featured 69 selected films of all genres: fiction feature films, short films, documentaries, experimental films, animation and video art. 68 of them were screened as part of the festival’s competition. 43 were a UK premiere and 14 a world premiere. There were also 19 selected competing scripts, of fiction feature and short films.
The Odysseus Awards are a tribute to the Odyssey the filmmakers go through in doing what they love. In some categories, due to the high quality of entries, the Awards were split among two or even three winners.
The awarded films of the festival will be presented at the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation in Athens, from 4 to 8 December 2013.
Best Fiction Feature Film
Best Concept For Fiction Feature
Best Documentary
Mitsigan – Hardships & Beauties. Directed by
Kimon Tsakiris. Greece, 2013.
Best Creative Documentary
Foreign Land. Directed by Kyriaki Malama. Greece, 2013.
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Dimitris Papadoulis - The multiple gift. Directed by Stella Alisanoglou. Greece, 2013.
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Welcome to the Show:
Pavlos Sidiropoulos’ music legacy. Directed by
Kostas Pliakos,
Alexis Ponce Psarros. Greece, 2013.
Best Short Film
To Pantopoleion. Directed by Alkis Sdougkos. Greece, 2013.
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Joey. Directed by John Evagora. Australia, 2012.
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Santa Who? Directed by Dimitris Moutsiakas. Greece, 2011.
Best Animation
Apodemy. Directed by Katerina Athanasopoulou. Greece, UK, 2012.
Best Experimental Film
Greek Crisis Lexicon. Directed by Yiorgos Nalpantidis. Greece, 2012.
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Best Video Art
Self Exile. Directed by N. Giavropoulos. Greece, 2009.
Best Fiction Feature Script (script competition only)
Rhodes to Love. Written by John Vasicek. USA, 2012.
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Spartan shields. Written by “thesseven|” (Theodore Dalianis, Max Serafim Efstratiadis, Achilleas Geromoschos, Panos Karadoukas, Panos Kechagioglou, Νikos Sapountzis, Despoina Theodosiadou, Sofia Zachou). Greece, 2013.
Best Short Script (script competition only)
The promise. Written by Αndriana Sapriki. Greece, 2013.
Best Directing (fiction feature films only)
Best Actor (fiction feature films only)
The Telemachy
Best Actress (fiction feature films only)
Lizz Njagah.
The return of Lazarus. Directed by Alexandros Konstantaras. Greece, 2013.
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Best Performer
A night in Athens. Directed by Dimitris Arvanitis. Greece, 2013.
Best Screenplay (fiction feature films only)
Best Music
Nassos Sopilis.
Mitsigan – Hardships & Beauties. Directed by
Kimon Tsakiris. Greece, 2013.
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Sakis Tsilikis & Yiannis Lascaris.
Greeks on uncertain flight. Directed by Abdolreza Kohanrouz. Greece, 2012.
Best Photography
New Director Award
Tasos Giapoutzis.
It’s a good life. Directed by Tasos Giapoutzis. UK, 2013.
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Danae Papaioannou.
Daphne (not in your eyes). Directed by Danae Papaioannou. Greece / France, 2011.
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Eleanna Santorinaiou
Do you remember when we used to go to the sea? Directed by Eleanna Santorinaiou. Greece, 2012. 14.24’. World Premiere.
My Blood Honorary Awards
Perspectives. Directed by Alexandros Papathanasiou. Greece, UK, 2013.
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Grey route. Directed by Andy Papadimitriou. Greece, 2012.
Greek Film Lovers Club Award
Rhodes to Love. Written by John Vasicek. USA, 2012.
