GREECE December 8

PRE-PRODUCTION

EDUARD
(CL Productions), Co-prod: JostHering Filme (Germany), Budget: Euros 1.7m Int'l Sales: The Greek Film Centre ,Distrib: Odeon S.A. Drama. An Albanian illegal immigrant gets involved in akilling in Greece. Fleeing the country returns to Albania where he is facedwith the stormy social and political situation of his birth country. Exec.Prod: Costas Kefalas, Prod: Costas Lambropoulos, Co-prod: Jost Hering, Dir/Scr:Angeliki Antoniou, DoP: Jurges Jurge, Proddes: Anastasia Arseni, Hair-make up: Evi Zafiropoulou, Main cast: EshrefDurmishi, Ermela Teli, Laertis VasiliouShooting in Greece, Albania, Fyrom for 12 weeks from March 2005
Contact: Marina Stylianou, CL Productions, (30) 210 64 12 700

A HERO IN ROME (ENASIROAS STI ROMI)
(The Greek Film Centre, Soundand Image Ltd), Co-prod: Bepe Toscies Film Production (Italy), Budget: Euros850,000,Backer: ET1 Greek public TV, Int'l Sales: the Greek Film Centre, Socialcomedy. A mid-aged Greek man, who has never travelled before and speaks noforeign language, wins a trip to Rome. While there he is robbed and as he triesto make himself understood and return to Greece he discovers that the EuropeanUnion is far from having achieved a real union among its member state and itspeople. Prod: Panos Angelopoulos,James Mimikos, Dir: Angelopoulos , Scr: Xenophon Bourtzakis, Angelopoulos, Maincast: Billy Zane, Thalia Argyriou, Giannis Thomas , Shooting in Rome, southernItaly, Athens and southern Greece for 8 weeksfrom April 2005
Contact : Panos Angelopoulos, Sound and Image Ltd, (30) 69 77 08 66 00

EL GRECO
(Alexandros Film) Co-prod.: TheGreek Film Centre, Kino S.A. (Greece), Morena (Spain), Panorama (Italy) Budget:Euros 5 million , Intnl Sales: The Greek Film Centre , Distrib: Spentzos Film,Historical biography. The life and the art ofDominikos Theotokopoulos, alias El Greco, the famous painter of Greekorigin from the 15/16th century. Prod/Dir: Yiannis Smaragdis , Scr: JackiePavlenko , D. O. P.: Javier Aguireresarobe , Prod. Des: Gianni Giovagnoni, Music: Vangelis Papathanasiou ,Shooting in Greece, Spain, Italy summer2005, Contact : Smaragdis, Alexandros Film, Tel (30) 210 64 21 165

THE KEEPER'S SON (O GIOS TOU FILAKA)
(CL Productions) Co-prod: TheGreek Film Centre. Budget: Euros 450,000 , Backer: ET1 Greek public TV, DEI(The public Greek Electricity Corp)Int'l Sales: The Greek Film Centre . Drama. A young journalist from aprovincial town gets involved in the everyday life of the inhabitants of asmall village where he was born. Such areturn to his roots will conclude in a very unexpected way. Exec. Prod:Yorgos Papadatos , Prod: Costas Labropoulos , Dir/Scr: Dimitris Koutsiabasiakos, DoP: Odisseas Pavlopoulos , Edit: Elisavet Chronopoulou Prod des: Kiki Miliou , Music: Vangelis Fabas ,Shooting in the Greek province for 8 weeks from March 2005
Contact: Marina Stylianou, CL Productions, (30) 210 64 12 700

RECEPTION WILL FOLLOW(THA AKOLOUTHISEI DEXIOSIS)
(Argonauts Productions S.A.)Budget: Euros 990,000 . Int'l Sales: Argonauts Productions S.A. Distrib:Prooptiki S.A. Romantic Comedy. The marriage of a young couple celebrated inchurch in line with the orthodox rites turns into havoc as the couple and theirguests head for the reception which will follow. Exec. Prod: Angelo Slobakis,Prod: Panos Papahadzis. Dir: Christina Crokos . Scr: Iphigenia Kotsoni, Cast:Smaragda Karydi, Alex Dimitriadis, Nena Menti, Lakis Lazopoulos, Shooting inthe island of Creta spring 2005.
Contact: Panos Papahadzis, Argonauts Productions S.A., (30) 210 82 57 177

SOUL KICKING (I PSIHISTO STOMA)
(Argonauts Productions S.A.) Budget: Euros 507,500 ,Intl Sales: The Greek Film Centre , Drama. A simple man repressed by hissiblings, his working environment and by society, erupts and makes himselfavailable to the service of ill will.Exec. Prod: Takis Veremis , Prod: Panos Papahadzis , Dir/Scr: YannisEconomidis , DoP: Dimitris Katsaitis , Edit: YannisHalkiadakis , Prod Des/Cost: IouliaStavridou , Main Cast: Erikos Litsis, Vangelis Mourikis, Maria Kehagioglou.Shooting from January 15 2004 for 8 weeks in Athens
Contact: Panos Papahadzis, Argonauts Productions S.A., (30) 210 82 57 177

STINKING BEAUTY (I KAKOSMIA TIS OMORFIAS)
(The Greek Film Centre, CL Productions-Greece,Focus Film-Hungary) Co-prod: Dimitri Yatzoutzakis and Co., Filmnet, CinegramS.A. Budget: Euros 1,12 million . Intl Sales: The Greek Film Centre. Horrorcomedy/romantic love story.. The passionate love between a young woman who is acheap commercial TV presenter and a dead man, who during his life time was anexemplary representative of the ethical and human values. A story which remindsthat of the Flying Dutchman. Exec. Prod.:Costas Lambropoulos , Prod: Dimitris Yatzoutzakis , Co-prod: AronSipos , Dir: Yatzoutzakis , Scr.:Yatzoutzakis, Nikos Panagiotopoulos , D. O. P.: Tibor Mahte Edit: YiannisTsiorsopoiulos Main Cast : ErricaMaroszan, Athina Papadimitriou, Thodoris Atheridis, Ieroklis Michaelides. Shooting in Greece from February 2005
Contact : Voula Georgakakou, The Greek Film Centre (30) 210 36 48 007

PRODUCTION

BLUE DRESS (TO GALAZIOFOREMA)
(The Greek Film Centre,Metavision S.A.). Co-prod: Tania Bokomilova Prods (Bulgaria). Budget: Euros 900,000. Backers : Eurimages, ET1 Greek public TV. Int'l Sales: The Greek Film Centre.Social drama. Aman who decides to change sex and has to bear with the ensuing dramaticdevelopments in his daily life.Exec.Prod: Nikos Moustakas Prod : Michalis and Manos Panagiotopoulos. Dir:Giannis Diamantopoulos. Scr : PanosPapadopoulos. DoP : Andreas Sinanos.Edit: Giannis Tsitsopoulos. Prod des/cost: Damianos Zarifis. Music: DionyssisTsaknis. Cast : Rania Oikonomidou, Giannis Harvatzis. Shooting in Athens andthe island of Creta, Morocco and Paris during 10 intermittent weeks from Marchto mid December.
Contact : Michalis and Manos Panagiotopoulos, Metavision S.A., (30) 210 67 78811

THE SOUL OF THE BEAST(I KARDIA TOU KTINOUS)
(The Greek Film Centre )Co-prod: Midnight Films Budget: Euros 440,000Int'l Sales: The Greek Film CentreDistrib: Playtime Releasing Thriller/comedy. The inflated ego and theself-complacency of the three former school mates leads them to commit a failed robbery followed by their capture.Prod: Stamatis Tsarouhas, Renos HaralabidisDir/Scr: Haralabidis DoP:Dimitris Theodoropoulos Prod des/Costdes: Elina Drakou Main cast: AlkisPanagiotidis, Yannis Zouganelis, Dimitris Starovas, Haralabidis Shooting in Athens from November 29 until January 15 2005
Contact: Voula Georgakakou, The Greek Film Centre (30) 210 36 48 007

THEY ARE IN THE RIGHTBECAUSE I LOVE THEM (EHOUN DIKIO GIATI TOUS AGAPO)
(The Greek Film Centre, CLProductions). Co-prod: Omada Technis.Budget: Euros 350,000. Backers :ET1 Greek public TV. Int'l Sales : The Greek Film Centre.Social drama.Jean Genet's text "Four hours in Chatila" serves as a background to the storyof a woman who after a 20 years absencecomes back to her second homeland to confront her past and to face her sociallyand politically engaged present and future. Exec. Prod: Giorgos Kyriakos Prod: Costas Labropoulos Dir/Scr: KyriakoSKatzourakis DoP : Stamatis Yannoulis. Edit: Katzourakis, Daphne Toli. Prod des:Nikos Politis Cost: Eva Nathena. Cast : Aleka Paizi, Katia Gerou, JoeTornabene, Maria Zorba, Ekavi Douma.Shooting in Athens from November 29 to February 10 2005.
Contact: Marina Stylianou, CL Productions, (30) 210 64 12 700

POST PRODUCTION

AMONG FRIENDS (METAXIFILON)
(CAP Ltd) Budget: Euros 450,000. Int'l Sales : CAPLtd Distrib: Spentzos Films. Comedy.The adventures of five young university graduates searching for a job. Prod :Panagiotis Petropoulos, Dionyssis Samiotis. Dir/Scr : Nikos Zapatinas DoP :Antonis Linardatos. Editor: Kostas KanisProd des/Cost : Nikos Kasapakis.Music : Lavrentis Mahairitsas. Cast: Panagiota Vlanti, KassandraVogiatzi, Giorgos Karamihos, Krateros Katsoulis, Giorgos Hraniotis .
Contact: Panagiotis Petropoulos, CAP Ltd (30) 210 75 68 970

THE CROSSING (TOPERASMA)
(The Greek Film Centre, KostasSkouras Audiovisual Productions Ltd)Co-prod: Arcadia Digital S.A., Fasma Ltd (Greece), Sarmasic Sanatlar,Baran Seyhan, Jale Onanc (Turkey) Budget:Euros 1,17 million Backer: EurimagesInt'l Sales: the Greek Film Centre. Distrib: Ama FilmsSocial drama. A youngcouple from Bangladesh and their quest for a better life which brings them towestern Europe as economic illegal immigrants. Exec prod: Nikos Moustakas Prod:Kostas Skouras. Co-prod: Baran Seyhan , Dir: Dimitris Stavrakas . Scr:Thanassis Skroubelos, Stavrakas , DoP:Vangelis Kalabakas , Prod des: Tassos Zografos, Cost des: YoulaZoiopoulou Main cast : ThanosGrammenos, Arto Apartian, Toffa Hossain, Riza Sonmez, Murat Gogebakan,
Contact : Voula Georgakakou, The Greek Film Centre (30) 210 36 48 007

DIE LAST- DIEBETTER ( PETHAINEI KALLITERA OPOIOSPETHAINEI TELEFTAIOS)
(Tzina PetropoulouProductions) Co-prod: HighwayProductions, Budget: Euros 100,000 , Backer:Katerina Peters Productions Gbr (Germany) . Horror comedy. The strange and unexpected relation between aserial killer and a cop who acts and behaves like "Dirty Harry". Prod: TzinaPetropoulou, Vassilis Blioumis , Dir/Scr: Blioumis, DoP: Christos Georgantas, ThanassisDiamantopoulos , Edit: Blioumis , Proddes/Cost des: Konstantina Vlahodimou , Hair-make up: DianaVardaktsis-Keller , Music: Aris Zarakas, Therion, Mystic Prophecy , Main cast:Renos Haralambidis, Spyros Fokas, Dimitris Karatzias, Katarina Radovojevic
Contact: Tzina Petropoulou, Petropoulou Productions, (30) 69 44 78 68 72

THE DOG'S DREAM (TOONEIRO TOU SKYLOU)
(CL Productions) Co-prod: The Greek Film Centre, MaxProductions, Angelos Frantzis Productions Budget: Euros 587,000 Backer: Diageo Int'l Sales: The Greek Film Centre . Surreal thriller. When thehouse of a mid aged man is robbed and he hires a private detective to track down the robber, he finds out muchto his surprise that he can see in his dreams what will happen in real lifeExec. Prod: George Kyriakos , Prod: Costas Labropoulos , Dir/Scr: AngelosFratzis , DoP: Evgenios Dionysopoulos ,Edit: Angelos Angelopoulos , Prod des:Anna Georgiadi, Cost: Christina Chatzaridou, Hair-make up: GiannisPamoukis , Music: Coti K. Main cast:Constantinos Markoulakis, Pegy Triakalioti, Lina Sakka, Aris Servetalis, Christos Stergioglou
Contact: Voula Georgakakou, The Greek Film Centre (30) 210 36 48 007

THE DREAM OF ICARUS(TO ONEIRO TOU IKAROU)
(Cinegram S.A-Greece-, LoveStreams/Agnes B. - France). Budget:Euros 800,000. Intl Sales: Cinegram S.A., Love Streams/Agnes B. Coming of agedrama. A young boy from the country side sees the folk music he practices as the mean of personal fulfilment inlife Exec. Produces: Serge Catoire,Foteini Enomopoulou, Vlassis Stathoulias, Dionyssis Samiotis. Producers:Despina Mouzaki, Charis Padouvas, NadiaRomain , Director: Kostas Natsis ,Screenwriters: Natsis, SuzanneSchiffman, Bruno Herbulot D.O.P.:Stamatis Giannoulis , Prod.Des.:Dimitris Ziakas , Cos.Des.: Vasilis Kotaras , Hair-make up: Tonia Karatari, Theano Kapnia Music: Petroloukas Chalkias , Main Cast:Anna Muglalis, Nikos Aliagas, Renos Charalambidis, Lefteris Elefteriadis, HarisGrigoropoulos.
Contact: Haris Padouvas, Cinegram S.A. (30) 210 60 78 700

HOSTAGE (OMIROS)
(C. Giannaris Film Productions,Highway Productions, (Greece), Sarmasic Sanatlar-Baran Seyhan, Jale Onanc(Turkey) Co-prod: The Greek Film Centre, Alpha TV, Graal S.A., StradaProductions. Budget: Euros 950,000 Backer: Eurimages, South Eastern Europe-SEECinema Network, Int'l Sales: The Greek Film Centre , Distrib: PlaytimeReleasing (Greece),Ozen Film (Turkey) Social drama. A young Albanian immigrant hijacks a bus at gunpoint and takesthe passengers hostages. His demands are a ransom and safe passage back to hisnative country to restart his life. Inspired from a real life event which tookplace in the north of the country.Exec. Prod: Nikos Nikoletos, Vlasis Stathoulias. Prod: GeorgeLykiardopoulos, Constantin Giannaris, Baran Seyhan , Dir/Scr: ConstantinGiannaris , DoP: Panagiotis Theofanopoulos Edit: Ioanna Spiliopoulou ,Prod des/Cost: Maria KonomiHair-make up:Chronis Tzimos, Evi Zaphiropoulou. Main cast: StathisPapadopoulos, Theodora Tzimou, Giannis Stankoglou, Minas Hadjisavas, TheofaniaPapathoma
Contact: George Lykiardopoulos, Highway Productions, (30)210 82 37 467

IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA(ISTORIES STA HRONIA TIS HOLERAS)
(Nikos Nikolaidis Productions)Budget: Euros 300,000 Int'l Sales:Nikos Nikolaidis Productions. Futuristic thriller. A cholera epidemic isdevastating the world in 2030. A group of whores who find shelter in an old brothel oppose each other in their effortto survive and to come to term with their existential problems. Prod/Dir/Scr: Nikos Nikolaidis , DoP: SifisKoundouros , Edit: George Triantafyllou , Prod des/cost: Marie-LouiseVartholomeos , Hair-make up: Theresa Nicholson , Music: Symeon Nikolaidis ,Main cast : Vicky Harris, Jenny Kitseli, Eftihia Giakoumi, Arhelao Mavrakaki.
Contact : Marie-Louise Vartholomeos, Nikos Nikolaidis Productions, (30) 210 8087 013

LIUBI (LIOUBI)
(The Greek Film Centre, HighwayProductions) Co-prod: V.A. Films,Budget: Euros 360,000, Intl Sales: The Greek Film Centre . Social drama. ARussian house assistant brings upside down the every day life of the family sheworks in. Exec. Producer: Nikos Nikoletos, Vlasis Stathoulias. Producer: GeorgeLykiardopoulos , Co-producers: Vasilis Alatas , Dir/Scr: Layia Giourgou , D. O.P.: Dimitris Katsaitis , Editor: AlexisPezas, Prod des: Yioula Zoiopoulou, Cost: Erofili Politopoulou , Hair-make up:Eleni Papadaki, Despina Hadzidimitriou, Main Cast : Alexis Georgoulis, Eugenia Kaplan, Lena Kitsopoulou,Katerina Papadaki, Nikos Georgakis.
Contact : George Lykiardopoulos, Highway Productions,(30) 210 82 37 467

NIOBE (NIOVI)
(The Final Cut S.A.) , Budget:Euros 3 million , Backer: ET1 Greekpublic TV , Int'l Sales: The Final Cut S.A. , Period drama. A love affair thatunfolds at the end of World War one andconcludes tragically during the Greek-Turkish war and the retirement of theGreek community from Asia Minor in 1922.Exec. Prod: Kostas Papavramidis, Lefteris Haronitis , Prod: GiannisKoutsomitis , Dir: KostasKoutsomitis , Scr: VassilisMavropoulos, Kostas Koutsomitis , DoP:Argyris Theos , Edit: Giannis Kalogeropoulos , Prod des: Enta Dimopoulou ,Cost des: Maria Dimitriadi , Hair-make up: Argyro Kouroupou , Music: Mimis Plessas. Main cast: GrigorisValtinos, Angela Gerekou, Maria Tzopanaki, Angelos Antonopoulos, AntonisFrangakis, Giorgos Tsitsopoulos.
Contact: Giannis Koutsomitis, The Final Cut S.A., (30) 210 94 05 465

PINK (ROZ)
(Alco Films) Budget: Euros100,000 , Intl Sales: Alco Films , Sentimental drama. A film in a film wherethe young Greek male lead gets involved with an adolescent Ukranian girl as heis shooting a documentary on the common music roots of the two countries..Prod/Dir/Scr: Alexandros Voulgaris , D.O. P.: Simos Sarkitzis , Editor: PanosVoutsaras , Prod. Des: Nikos Pomonis , Cost. Des: Persa Zaharia , Hair-make up: Mary Tsoni , Music: Voulgaris. Main Cast: RomanaLobats, Argyris Thanasoulas, Voulgaris, Christina Mathea, TatianaRobertson
Contact : Alexandros Voulgaris, Alco Films. Tel (30) 210 38 26 072

A PINK SAFETY PIN (MIA ROZ PARAMANA)
(Two Stroke Films) Budget: Euros 100,000 . Coming of age drama.The life of a group of adolescentsgrowing up in Athens, indifferent to the world of the adults . Prod: YannisFagras. Dir/Scr: Nikos Pomonis , DoP:Dimitris Trimintzios , Edit: Vassilis Englezos , Prod des/Cost des: Trimintzios, Dionyssis Thanos, Pomonis , Music:Christos Dekaneas, Fotis Miliotis, Backstage, Main cast: Thanos, AngelikiMarathia, Iro Papadima, Ekavi Douma
Contact: Nikos Pomonis, Two Stroke Films, (30) 210 57 41 827

THROW OF DICE (PAIZEIO THEOS ME TO ALATOPIPERO)
(Argonauts Productions S.A.)Budget: Euros 307,000, Backer: ET1 Greek public TV , Int'l Sales: Argonauts Productions S.A. Distrib: Prooptiki S.A.Romance. Two young lovers trying to cope with the daily routine of their lifeand reinvent their relation. Prod: Panos Papahadzis, Athina Sakellariou., Dir:Alexandros Aristopoulos , Scr: Athena Doussaki , DoP: Christos Alexandris , Edit: Fani Ziozia , Proddes/Cost des: Anastasia Arseni , Hair-make up: Anneta Karapistoli , Music: Giannis Spyropoulos-Bach. Main cast: Anatoli Athanasiou, Iosif Polyzoidis, Kostas Kappas, Elissavet Moutafi, NikosKlisiaris.
Contact: Panos Papahadzis, Argonauts Productions S.A., (30) 210 82 57 177

I WILL RETURN (workingtitle) (KI' AN FYGO....THA XANARTHO)
(Point Pictures Ltd) Budget:Euros 350,000 , Intl Sales: PointPictures Ltd , Sentimental drama. A triangular relationship (woman, husband,lover) in a remote mountain village. Exec. Producer Dimitris Kalaitzis: ,Producer: Panagiotis Petropoulos , Dir/Scr: Dora Masklavanou , DoP: Claudio Bolivar Edit: Giorgos Mavropsaridis-Panos Kanis ,Art Dir/Cost: Penelope Valti , Hair-make up: Kiriaki Melidou , Music: Nikos Kipourgos. Main Cast : MariaKechaioglou, Yiannis Stagoglou, Giorgos Tsoularis, Erikos Litsis, YiannisEconomides.
Contact : Panagiotis Petropoulos, Point Pictures Ltd. Tel (30) 210 75 68 990

THE WOMAN WHO MISSEDHOME-aka HOMESICK (I NOSTALGOS)
(Eleni Alexandraki Productions)Co-prod: New Star, PPV, Lexikon. Budget: Euros 300,000 , Backer: GiannidisBros, Lava S.A., Perlites Aigaion, the Nisyros Municipality . Drama. Adaptedfrom a short story by the classic Greek writer Alexandros Papadiamantis this isthe story of Anna, a young woman who longs to return to her native island andis torn by her relationship with two men: her older husband, Pandelis, whosaved her life in the past, and the young Mathios who is in love with her. Prod/ Dir/Scr: Eleni Alexandraki , DoP:Vassilis Kapsouros , Edit: Takis Giannopoulos , Prod des/Cost: Kalliopi Kopanitsa, Hair-make up: Despina Hadzidimitraki, Marie Stavrakaki , Music: NikosPapazoglou. Main cast : Olia Lazaridou, Spyros Stavrinidis, Giorgos Tsoularis.
Contact: Eleni Alexandraki, Alexandraki Productions,(30)210 72 48 024

WONDER LAND(I POLI TON THAVMATON)
DNA Films, Cinegram S.A.Budget: Euros 300,000 , Backer: Southeastern European Network(S.E.E.) , Intl Sales: DimitrisAthanitis Productions , Distribution: Rosebud.: A group of people of differentnationalities come together and share a number of personal experiences duringthe Athens Olympic Games.. Exec. Producer: Donyssis Samiotis , Prod/Dir/Scr:Dimitris Athanitis , D.O.P: SpyrosPapatriantafylou , Editor: Bonita Papastathi , Prod.Des: Athanitis , Cost.Des: Manos Andreou , Hair-make up: Garifalia Siora, FotisNikitaras , Music: Helen Lomvardou , Main Cast : Dimitris Alexandris, EkaviDouma, Katerina Didaskalou, Leda Matsangou, Olivier Breils.
Contact : Dimitris Athanitis. Tel (30)210 36 24 894

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