GREECE Production Listings - March 22 2004

BLUE DRESS (TO GALAZIO FOREMA)
(The Greek Film Centre, NIK-S Movies) 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. A man who decides to change sex and has to bear with the ensuing dramatic developments in his daily life. Prod: Nikos Sekeris. Dir: Giannis Diamantopoulos. Scr: Panos Papadopoulos. DoP: Andreas Sinanos. Ed: Giannis Tsitsopoulos. Prod des/cost: Damianos Zarifis. Music: Dionyssis Tsaknis. Cast: Rania Oikonomidou, Giannis Harvatzis. Shooting starts August 5 for 9 weeks in Athens, island of Creta, Morocco, Paris.
Contact: Nikos Sekeris, N.I.K.-S Movies, (30) 210 52 03 525

DON'T ASK, EVERYTHING IS THERE (MIN ROTAS, OLA EINAI EKEI)
(The Greek Film Centre, P Karamanos, George Konstantinopoulos) Budget: Euros 590,000. Backer: ET1 Greek Public TV. Int'l sales: The Greek Film Centre. Psychological drama. A young woman is unable to create a steady relation as she is still under the spell of her father. Prod: Panos Karamanos. Co-prod/dir/scr: George Konstantinopoulos. DoP: Dimitris Koukas. Ed: Konstantinopoulos. Prod des/cost: Phaidon Papamihail. Cast: Marina Boura. Shooting starts June 2004.
Contact: Voula Georgakakou, The Greek Film Centre, (30) 210 36 48 007

A HERO IN ROME (ENAS IROAS STIN ROMI)
(The Greek Film Centre, Sound and Image Ltd) Co-prod: Bepe Toscies Film Production (Italy). Budget: Euros 587,000. Backer: ET1 Greek Public TV. Int'l sales: The Greek Film Centre. Social comedy. A mid-aged Greek man, who has never travelled before and speaks no foreign language, wins a trip to Rome. While there he is robbed and as he tries to make himself understood and return to Greece he discovers that the European Union is far from having achieved a real union among its member state and its people. Exec prod: James Mimikos. Prod/dir: Panos Angelopoulos. Scr: Xenophon Bourtzakis, Angelopoulos. Main cast: Thalia Argyriou, Giannis Thomas. Shooting in Rome, southern Italy and Athens from May 31 until 18 July.
Contact: Voula Georgakakou, The Greek Film Centre, (30) 210 36 48 007

HOSTAGE (OMIROS)
(C Giannaris Film Productions, Highway Productions (Greece), Sarmasic Sanatlar, Baran Seyhan, Jale Onanc (Turkey). Co-prod: The Greek Film Centre, Alpha TV. Budget: Euros 950,000. Backer: Eurimages, South Eastern Europe-SEE Cinema Network. Int'l sales: The Greek Film Centre. Dist: Ozen Film (Turkey) Social drama. A young Albanian immigrant hijacks a bus at gunpoint and takes the passengers hostages. His demands are a ransom and safe passage back to his native country to restart his life. Inspired from a real life event which took place in the north of the country. Exec prod: Nikos Nikoletos, Vlasis Stathoulias. Prod: George Lykiardopoulos,Constantin Giannaris, Baran Seyhan. Dir/scr: Constantin Giannaris. DoP: Thimios Batakakis. Ed: Ioanna Spiliopoulou. Prod des/cost: Mihalis Samiotis. Music: Akis Daoutis. Main cast: Stathis Papadopoulos, Marisha Triantafyllidis. Shooting in the province of Macedonia from May 30 until July 31.
Contact: George Lykiardopoulos, Highway Productions, (30) 210 82 37 467

THE LAST SHALL BE FIRST (KAI OI ESHATOI ESONTAI PROTOI)
(Thalassa Productions) Co-prod: The Greek Film Centre. Budget: Euros 650,000. Int'l sales: Thalassa Productions. Backer: ET1 Greek Public TV. Dist: Playtime Releasing. Comedy. The plot unfolds among the gypsy popular orchestras performing in the Greek province. Prod: Tassos Vasiliou, Dionyssis Samiotis. Dir/scr: Stavros Tsiolis. DoP: Vassilis Kapsouros. Ed: Kostas Iordanidis. Prod des/cost: Giota Poulou. Music: Giannis Zouganelis. Main cast: Ieroklis Michaelidis, Stelios Maynas, Giannis Zouganelis, Tamila Koulieva. Shooting in the provincial town of Livadia from May 17 until July 4.
Contact: Dionyssis Samiotis, Thalassa Productions, (30) 210 33 10 225

LIKE CHEF-LIKE GOD (EINAI O THEOS MAGIRAS')
(The Greek Film Centre, Cinegram.) Budget: Euros 427,000. Backer: ET1 Greek Public TV. Int'l sales: The Greek Film Centre. Comedy. A young man obsessed with perfection has two aims: to become a four class cook and to meet the woman of his dreams. Trying to accomplish his wishes he will have to face a number of unforeseen and extraordinary situations. Exec prod: Nikos Nikoletos, Vlassis Stathoulias. Prod: Haris Padouvas, Despina Mouzaki. Dir: Stergios Niziris. Scr: Vassilis Raisis, Niziris. DoP: Spiros Papatriantafyllou. Prod des: Kenny McKellen. Cost des: Vassilis Kotaras. Music: Thanassis Papakonstantinou. Main cast: Giorgos Karamihos, Theodora Tzimou. Shooting in Athens from April 19 until June 13.
Contact: Haris Padouvas, Cinegram, (30) 210 60 04 182

THE METEORITES (OI METEORITES)
(The Greek Film Centre, Smart Art Media) Co-prod: The Film Group. Budget: Euros 200,000. Backer: ET1 Greek Public TV. Int'l sales: The Greek Film Centre. Social comedy. Two parallel stories, that of a traditionally brought-up young girl who tries to be trendy; and that of a successful police agent. Their paths will converge, through a radio reality show, the night a meteorite shower is set to take place. Exec prod: Giorgos Zervas. Prod: Stavros Meleas. Co-prod: Giorgos Kourkountis. Dir/scr: Giannis Mavrogenis. DoP: Dimitris Kordelas. Ed: Giorgos Helidonidis. Prod des/cost: Loukia Minetou. Hair-make up: Heiki Adamopoulou. Music: Kleon Antoniou. Main cast: Mihalis Iatropoulos, Afroditi Al Saleh, Giannis Bostanzoglou, Markela Giannatou, Kalliopi Takaki. Shooting in Athens from March 29 until May 2
Contact: Tziotzis Tofantis, Smart Art Media, (30) 210 36 43 686

PARADISE BIRD (TO POULI TOU PARADISOU)
(The Greek Film Centre, Graal) Budget: Euros 738,000. Int'l sales: The Greek Film Centre. Erotic thriller. Every man dreams of having all women at his feet. Petros, a soldier serving in an island has all the women but...on his neck. A black comedy about male fantasies that turn into a nightmare. Exec prod: Roula Nikolaou. Prod: Katerina Ikonomou. Dir: George Panousopoulos. Scr: Petros Hadzopoulos (Auguste Corteau), Panousopoulos. DoP: Panousopoulos. Ed: Panos Daoultzis. Prod des: Nikos Politis. Cost des: Despina Himona. Hair-make up: Maroula Vassiliadou. Music: Hadzopoulos (Corteau) Main cast: Petros Liakopoulos, Dimitra Matsouka, Natalia Dragoumi, Kaiti Papanika, Betty Livanou. Shooting in the island of Naxos from March 15 until May 30.
Contact: Voula Georgakakou, The Greek Film Centre, (30) 210 36 48 007

RECEPTION WILL FOLLOW (THA AKOLOUTHISEI DEXIOSIS)
(Argonauts Productions) Co-prod: Cameo Film und Fernsehe Production (Germany). Budget: Euros 990,000. Int'l sales: Argonauts Productions Dist: Prooptiki. Comedy. A coming of age story set in a small village during the early 1970s, as democracy is returning to Greece after the downfall of the 1967 military junta. Prod: Panos Papahadzis, Athina Sakellariou. Dir: Electra Karra. Scr: Maria Koliopoulou. Shooting on the island of Crete, June 2004.
Contact: Panos Papahadzis, Argonauts Productions, (30) 210 82 57 177

SUGAR AND SPICE (LOUKOUMADES ME MELI)
(Papandreoui) Co-prod: the Greek Film Centre, Mega Channel, Spentzos Film. Budget: Euros 600,000. Int'l sales: The Greek Film Centre. Dist: Spentzos Film. Black comedy. A wild comedy about some very well kept and painful secrets of childhood. Exec prod: Costas Lambropoulos. Prod: Tassos Papandreou. Dir: Olga Malea. Scr: Apostolos Alexopoulos, Malea. DoP: Ilias Adamis. Ed: Giorgos Mavropsaridis. Prod des: Sofia Zouberi. Cost des: Eva Nathena. Hair-make up: Chronis Tzimos, Katerina Ekonomidou. Main cast: Christos Loulis, Fay Xyla, Pavlos Haikalis, Vladimiros Kyriakidis. Shooting in the province from April 26 until June 13.
Contact: Tassos Papandreou, Papandreou, (30) 210 36 14 216

THE CROSSING (TO PERASMA)
(The Greek Film Centre, Kostas Skouras Audiovisual Productions Ltd) Co-prod: Arcadia Digital, Fasma Ltd (Greece), Sarmasic Sanatlar, Baran Seyhan, Jale Onanc (Turkey). Budget: Euros 1.17m. Backer: Eurimages. Int'l sales: The Greek Film Centre. Dist: Ama Films. Social drama. A young couple from Bangladesh and their quest for a better life which brings them to western 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: Youla Zoiopoulou. Main cast: Thanos Grammenos, Arto Apartian, Toffa Hossain, Riza Sonmez, Murat Gogebakan. Shooting in Athens, Bangladesh, Turkey from February 16 until May 16.
Contact: Voula Georgakakou, The Greek Film Centre, (30) 210 36 48 007

DOG'S DREAM (TO ONEIRO TOU SKYLOU)
(CL Productions) Co-prod: The Greek Film Centre, Max Productions, Angelos Frantzis Productions. Budget: Euros 587,000. Backer: Diageo. Int'l sales: The Greek Film Centre. Surreal thriller. When the house of a mid aged man is robbed and he hires a private detective to track down the robber, he finds out much to his surprise that he can see in his dreams what will happen in real life. Exec prod: George Kyriakos. Prod: Costas Lambropoulos. Dir/scr: Angelos Fratzis. DoP: Evgenios Dionysopoulos. Ed: Angelos Angelopoulos. Prod des/cost: Christina Chatzaridou. Hair-make up: Giannis Pamoukis. Music: Coti K. Main cast: Constantinos Markoulakis, Pegy Triakalioti, Lina Sakka, Aris Servetalis, Christos Stergioglou. Shooting in Athens from February 9 until April 6.
Contact: Giorgos Kyriakos, CL Productions, (30) 210 64 22 216

E TANTI SALUTI (HAIRETA MAS TON PLATANO)
(D.M. Film, the Greek Film Centre) Co-prod: New Star (Greece), Ecos Media (Italy). Budget: Euros 324,000. Backer: Accelere Ltd, Cinemagic,ET1 Greek Public TV. Int'l sales: The Greek Film Centre. Dist: New Star. Social comedy. A little boy, his father and mother and a dominant grand mother during the first months of the 1967 military junta in Greece. Family conflicts and the farcical political context of the colonels compose an explosive mix leading to unexpected developments. Exec prod: Konstantinos Koronidis. Prod/dir/scr: Dimitris Makris. DoP: Akis Safaris. Prod des/cost: Daniel Moretti. Hair-make up:Olga Smyrnoudi. Music:Takis Dimitrakopoulos. Main cast: Panagiotis Filipeos, Betty Valasi, Dimitra Chatoupi, Panos Kranidiotis. Shooting in Athens and suburbs from February 23 until April 30.
Contact: Voula Georgakakou, The Greek Film Centre, (30) 210 36 48 007

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 is devastating the world in 2030. A group of whores who find shelter in an old brothel oppose each other in their effort to survive and to come to term with their existential problems. Prod/dir/scr: Nikos Nikolaidis. DoP: Sifis Koundouros. Ed: George Triantafyllou. Prod des/cost: Marie-Louise Vartholomeos. Hair-make up: Theresa Nicholson. Music: Symeon Nikolaidis. Main cast: Vicky Harris, Jenny Kitseli, Eftihia Giakoumi, Arhelao Mavrakaki. Shooting in Athens from January 30 until March 30.
Contact: Marie-Louise Vartholomeos, Nikos Nikolaidis Productions, (30) 210

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MARATHON (O MARATHONIOS)
(Thalassa Productions.) Co-prod: The Greek Film Centre. Budget: Euros 650,000. Int'l sales: Thalassa Productions. Dist: Playtime Releasing. Social comedy. A marathon trainer and his obsession with order, drug-free athletes and non-stop training take an unexpected turn when he realises that women too interest him very much indeed. Prod: Tassos Vasiliou, Dionyssis Samiotis. Dir: Antonis Kokkinos. Scr: Kokkinos, Kostas Koronidis, Nikos Apiranthitis. DoP: Kostis Gikas. Ed: Fani Ziozia. Prod/cost: Lambrini Kardara. Main cast: Giannis Kokiasmenos, Marias Zorba, Silvia Venizelea. Shooting in Athens from March 29 until May 23.
Contact: Dionyssis Samiotis, Thalassa Productions, (30) 210 33 10 225

NIOBE (NIOVI)
(The Final Cut) Budget: Euros 3 m. Backer: ET1 Greek Public TV. Int'l sales: The Final Cut. Period drama. A love affair that unfolds at the end of World War one and concludes tragically during the Greek-Turkish war and the retirement of the Greek community from Asia Minor in 1922. Exec prod: Kostas Papavramidis, Lefteris Haronitis. Prod: Giannis Koutsomitis. Dir: Kostas Koutsomitis. Scr: Vassilis Mavropoulos, Kostas Koutsomitis. DoP: Argyris Theos. Ed: Giannis Kalogeropoulos. Prod des: Enta Dimopoulou. Cost des: Maria Dimitriadi. Hair-make up: Argyro Kouroupou. Music: Mimis Plessas. Main cast: Grigoris Valtinos, Angela Gerekou, Maria Tzopanaki, Angelos Antonopoulos, Antonis Frangakis, Giorgos Tsitsopoulos. Shooting in Athens, province, Bulgaria from September 10 2003 until March 30.
Contact: Giannis Koutsomitis, The Final Cut, (30) 210 94 05 465

THE SARCOPHAGUS (I SARKOFAGOS)
(The Greek Film Centre, Hyperion) Budget: Euros 600,000. Backer: ET1 Greek Public TV. Int'l sales: The Greek Film Centre. Futuristic drama. A newscaster and his relation with the wife of a media tycoon set in the near future where the mass media reign over society. Exec prod: Nikos Kanakis. Prod: Panos Papahadzis. Dir: George Karypidis. Scrs: Stathis Valoukos. DoP: Lefteris Pavlopoulos. Ed: Kanakis. Art dir/Cost: Anastasia Arseni. Hair-make up: Dimitra Giatrakou. Music: Nikos Kypourgos. Cast: Takis Spyridakis. Shooting in Athens and the Attica region from March 15 until May 9.
Contact: Nikos Kanakis, Hyperion, (30) 210 82 24 318

ALEMAYA (ALEMAYA)
(The Greek Film Centre, Ilias Giannakakis Productions) Budget: Euros 380,000. Backer: Filmnet. Int'l sales: The Greek Film Centre. Sentimental drama. A young girl from a wealthy family of the Greek minority in Ethiopia in the sixties and her marriage and departure to Greece where 35 years later has to deal with the unexpected appearance of the man she fell in love with at a tender age back in Ethiopia. Prod: Ilias Giannakakis. Dir/scr: Ilias Giannakakis. DoP: Giorgos Argiroiliopoulos. Ed: Panos Voutsaras. Prod des: Kiki Miliou. Hair-make up: Evi Zaphiropooulou, Dimitra Dalla. Music: Nikos Kypourgos. Main cast: Yvoni Maltezou, Dimitris Katalifos, Ekavi Douma, Giorgos. Michaelidis, Anna Masha.
Contact: Ilia Giannakakis, Giannakakis Productions, (30) 69 45 75 18 37

THE BOY WHO WAS CRYING WITH NO REASON (TO AGORI POU EKLAIGE HORIS LOGO)
(The Greek Film Centre, Town Film) Budget: Euros 353,000. Backer: ET1 Greek Public TV. Int'l sales: The Greek Film Centre. Adolescent drama. The coming of age of three adolescents in a small village during the late 1970s. Traditions and the tight social tissue of the local community form an unbearable oppressive context for the three children. Exec prod: Roula Nikolaou. Prod/dir/scr: Konstantinos Charalambous. DoP: Katerina Maragoudaki. Ed: Giannis Stefanou. Prod des/cost: Savas Pashalidis. Hair-make up: Giannis Pamoukis. Music: Stavros Papasatvrou. Main cast: Giorgos Gerontidakis, Markela Papa, Giorgos Lazaridis, Betty Valasi,Dina Mihailidi, Vassilis Andreopoulos.
Contact: Voula Georgakakou, The Greek Film Centre, (30) 210 36 48 007

BRIDES (I NYFES)
(The Greek Film Centre, Alco Films, C.L. Productions, Cinegram, Alpha TV (Greece), Cappa Productions (USA), K.G Productions (France) Budget: Euros 3m. Backers: Eurimages, European Script Fund. Int'l sales: The Greek Film Centre, Bristol Media International. Dist: Odeon. Drama. The love story between a young Greek seamstress and an American photographer aboard a transatlantic liner bringing 700 mail-order brides from the Balkans to New York in the summer of 1992. Exec prod: Martín Scorsese. Prod: Barbara de Fina, Pandelis Voulgaris, Terry Dougas. Line prod: Costas Lambropoulos. Assoc. Prod: Michelle Ray-Gavras, Despina Mouzaki, Haris Padouvas. Dir: Pandelis Voulgaris. Scr: Ioanna Karystiani. DoP: Giorgos Arvanitis. Ed: Takis Giannopoulos. Prod des: Dimitris Katsikis. Cost: Damianos Zarifis, Eva Nathena. Music: Kyriakos Kalaitzidis. Cast: Victoria Charalambidou, Damian Lewis, Andrea Ferreol, Steven Berkoff, Evi Saoulidou.
Contact: Costas Lambropoulos, C.L. Productions, (30) 210 64 22 216

CHAMBER No 3 (THALAMOS 3)
(The Greek Film Centre, Accelere Ltd, Costas Ainian) Budget: Euros 203,000 Int'l sales: The Greek Film Centre. Drama. A hospitalised middle-aged actor recalls his childhood. Exec prod: George Mouzakitis. Prod/dir: Costas Ainian. Scr: Vangelis Papadakis, Ainian. DoP: Kostis Nikolopoulos. Ed: Gianna Spyropoulou. Prod des/cost: Niki Perdika. Music: Giannis Aiolou. Cast: Antonis Vlisidis, Dimitris Tzinieris, Vasilis Karvounis, Maria Tzelalidou.
Contact: Voula Georgakakou, The Greek Film Centre, (30) 210 36 48 007

DELIVERY (DELIVERY)
(Marianna Films, the Greek Film Centre) Co-prod: New Star, Graal. Budget: Euros 587,000. Backer: ET1 Greek Public TV. Int'l sales: The Greek Film Centre. Social drama. A young man abandons his native provincial city and comes to Athens where he grounds a work as a pizza delivery employee. His night delivery shifts will lead him to discover the big city's underground reality. Exec prod: Nikos Doukas. Prod: Marianna Spanoudaki. Dir: Nikos Panagiotopoulos. Scr: Michel Fice, Panagiotopoulos. DoP: Kostis Gikas. Ed: Giorgos Triantafyllou. Prod des: Dionyssis Fotopoulos. Cost des: Marianna Spanoudaki. Hair-make up:Maria Gika. Music: Stamatis Kraounakis. Main cast: Thanos Samaras, Alexia Kaltsiki, Dimitris Imelos, Errikos Litis, Christos Loulis, Fotini Baxevani.
Contact: Voula Georgakakou, The Greek Film Centre, (30) 210 36 48 007

DUST (I SKONI)
(The Greek Film Centre, Tassos Psarras Productions) Co-prod: Screenlandia Sro (Czech RePublic) Budget: Euros 1.3m. Backer: ET 1 Greek Public TV. Int'l sales: The Greek Film Centre. Drama. A middle-aged man is forced to reconsider his life while he investigates his late father's political and social engagement. Exec prod: Haris Kontorouhas. Prod: Tassos Psarras. Co-prod: Spyros Vergos. Dir/scr: Tassos Psarras. DoP: Nikos Kavoukidis. Ed: Ioanna Spiliopoulou. Prod des/cost: Ioulia Iatridou. Music: Giannis Spyropoulos-Bach. Cast: Sofoklis Peppas, Giorgos Armenis, Themis Bazaka, Katia Gerou, Anestis Vlahos.
Contact: Voula Georgakakou, The Greek Film Centre, (30) 210 36 48 007

HARD CORE (HARD CORE)
(The Greek Film Centre, IdeeFixe, Odeon) Budget: Euros 600,000. Backer: Filmnet. Int'l sales: IdeeFixe, the Greek Film Centre. Dist: Odeon. Drama. A gritty, hard-hitting story of two teenaged girls who support themselves through prostitution, their lives, relations an their attempts to make good. Exec prod: Iraklis Mavroidis. Prod: Fenia Kosovitsa. Dir/scr: Denis Iliades. DoP: Thimios Bakatakis. Ed: Giorgos Mavropsaridis. Prod des/cost: Elly Papageorgakopoulou. Music: Coti K. Cast: Katerina Tsavalou, Danae Skiadi, Omiros Poulakis, Ioannis Papazisis, Dimitris Lignadis.
Contact: Fenia Kosovitsa, IdeeFixe, (30) 210 67 43 375

HOMESICK (I NOSTALGOS)
(Eleni Alexandraki Productions) Co-prod: New Star, PPV, Lexikon. Budget: Euros 300,000. Backer: Giannidis Bros, Lava, Perlites Aigaion, the Nisyros Municipality. Drama. Adapted from a short story by the classic Greek writer Alexandros Papadiamantis this is the story of Anna, a young woman who longs to return to her native island and is torn by her relation to two men: her older husband, Pandelis, who saved her life in the past, and and the young Mathios who is in love with her. Prod/dir/scr: Eleni Alexandraki. DoP: Vassilis Kapsouros. Ed: Takis Giannopoulos. Prod des/cost: Kalliopi Kopanitsa. Hair-make up: Despina Hadzidimitraki, Marie Stavrakaki. Music: Nikos Papazoglou. Main cast: Olia Lazaridou, Spyros Stavrinidis, Giorgos Tsoularis.
Contact: Eleni Alexandraki, Alexandraki Productions, (30) 210 72 48 024

LIFE IS ELSEWHERE (I ZOI EINAI ALLOU)
(The Greek Film Centre, Fotini Siskopoulou Productions) Budget: Euros 380,000. Int'l sales: The Greek Film Centre. Social drama. Adapted from Fedor.Dostoyevski's novel Krotkaya, and already turned into a film (Rober Bresson's La Femme Douce), this is the story of a young woman who's sentimental life unfolds on the background of the illegal immigrants who flee their former socialist countries in search of a better life in the west. Exec prod: Nikos Nikoletos, Vlassis Stathoulias. Prod/dir/scr: Fotini Siskopoulou. DoP: Tasos Zafiropoulos. Prod des: Youla Zoiopoulou. Cost des: Dominique Vasiagiorgi. Hair-make up: Anneta Karapistoli. Music: Giorgos Hristianakis. Main cast: Kostas Kalokairinos, Milana Yusupova, Irina Boiko, Dorothea Nikipordzic.
Contact: Voula Georgakakou, the Greek Film Centre, (30) 210 36 48 007

QUO VADIS (QUO VADIS)
(The Greek Film Centre, Orpheo Film) Budget: Euros 500,000. Backer ET1 Greek Public TV. Int'l sales: The Greek Film Centre. Dist: New Star Situation comedy. An heterogeneous group of people, formed by Greeks born in the eastern European countries from left wing-parents who left Greece in the forties at the aftermath of the civil war, try to find a new life in today's multicultural and multiracial Athens. Exec prod: Nikos Nikoletos. Prod/dir/scr: Takis Touliatos. DoP: Stamatis Giannoulis. Ed: Fani Ziozia. Prod des: Kiki Pitta. Cost: Agis Panagiotou. Cast: Dimitra Chatoupi, Giannis Bostanzoglou, Gerasimos Skiadaresis.
Contact: Takis Touliatos, Orpheo Film, (30) 210 95 99 602

REAL LIFE (ALITHINI ZOI)
(Argonauts Productions. StraDa Productions) Co-prod: The Greek Film Centre (Greece) Program 33 (France). Budget: Euros 1.1m. Backer: ET1 Greek Public TV, Filmnet, P.P.V. Int'l sales: Wild Bunch (France). Dist: Playtime. Surrealist melodrama. The son of a wealthy Athenian family, returning home after a long absence, embarks on an inner journey in search of his identity, but also of his family past. Exec prod: Takis Veremis. Prod: Panos Papahadzis, Athina Sakellariou, Fabrice Coat. Dir:Panos Koutras. Scr: Koutras, Panayiotis Evangelidis. DoP: Elias Konstantakopoulos. Ed: Elissavet Chronopoulou Prod des/ Cost: Panos Hadzistefanou Hair-make up: Nikos Bitzanis, Chronis Tzimos. Music: Mihalis Delta. Main cast: Nikos Kouris, Anna Mouglalis, Themis Bazaka, Marina Kalogirou, Odisseas Papaspiliopoulos.
Contact: Panos Papahadzis, Argonauts Productions, (30) 210 82 57 177

THROW OF DICE (PAIZEI O THEOS ME TO ALATOPIPERO)
(Argonauts Productions) Budget: Euros 307,000. Backer: ET1 Greek Public TV Int'l sales: Argonauts Productions. Dist: Prooptiki. Romance. Two young lovers try to cope with the daily routine of their life and reinvent their relation. Prod: Panos Papahadzis, Athina Sakellariou. Dir: Alexandros Aristopoulos. Scr: Athena Doussaki. DoP: Christos Alexandris. Ed: Fani Ziozia. Prod des/cost des: Anastasia Arseni. Hair-make up: Anneta Karapistoli. Music: Giannis Spyropoulos-Bach. Main cast: Anatoli Athanasiou, Iosif Polyzoidis, Kostas Kappas, Elissavet Moutafi, Nikos Klisiaris.
Contact: Panos Papahadzis, Argonauts Productions, (30) 210 82 57 177

THE UNDEFINED (OI APROSDIORISTOI)
(Anima Films) Budget: Euros 450,000. Int'l sales: Anima 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. Edor: Kostas Kanis. Prod des/cost: Nikos Kasapakis. Cast: Panagiota Vlanti, Kassandra Vogiatzi, Giorgos Karamihos, Krateros Katsoulis, Giorgos Hraniotis.
Contact: Panagiotis Petropoulos, Anima Films, (30) 210 75 68 970