The ‘Odysseus Awards’ and ‘Cosmocinema Awards’ of the 11th annual
London Greek Film Festival 2018
The ceremony for the announcement of the winners of the ‘Odysseus Awards’ and the ‘Cosmocinema Awards’ concluded this year’s 11th annual London Greek Cinema Festival. The festival was held between 7-12 May at London’s Theatro Technis.
The awards ceremony was attended by many of the participating directors, producers and scriptwriters, the Ambassador of Greece in the UK Mr Dimitris Karamitsos -Tziras, the Embassy’s Press Councillor Mrs Elena Soupiana, as well as friends and supporters of the festival. The evening’s host was the Greek correspondent Mr Thanasis Gavos.
The festival featured a rich competition section with quite a few unique world or UK premieres, outstanding films from across the world and inspiring creators. The screenings involved feature fiction films, short fiction films, documentaries, video art, experimental films, animation and music videos. There was also a special script competition section.
This year the London Greek Film Festival launched a purely international section, placing it under its umbrella: the new Cosmocinema Festival or Cosmocinema Awards, expanding its network of collaborations and activities. This section aims to function as a strong link between the Greek and Greek-themed productions and the productions from the international cinematography community.
The London Greek Film Festival attributes particular emphasis to the modern philosophy of Greek cinema and to international networking opportunities. These productions make a mark of the new Greek cinema from all over the world, showing that despite the difficulties it is exceptionally creative and that it combines the good old cinema’s creativity with the capabilities offered by new technologies.
Art Director: Christos Prosylis (film director, producer)
The winners of the London Greek Film Festival 2018 Odysseus Awards are as follows:
Film Competition
Best Feature Fiction Film, Best Director: Success Story, directed by Nikos Perakis
Best Actress: Tonia Sotiropoulou
Best Actor: Konstantinos Markoulakis
Best Photography: Claudio Bolivar
Best Screenplay: Katerina Bei
Best Concept for Feature Fiction Film: Jamaika, directed by Andreas Morfonios
Special mention for fiction feature film: Waiting room directed by Alexander Leontaritis
Best Documentary 1st Award: Kananga, directed by Pavlos Tripodakis
Best Documentary 2nd Award: The Road to Sparta, directed by Barney Spender & Roddy Gibson
Best Creative Documentary: Europe, directed by Stavros Stratigakos
Special mention for documentary: Welcome to our relatives by marriage, directed by Maria Giachnaki
Best Short Fiction Film 1st Award: Heimlich, directed by Kostas Bakouris.
Best Short Fiction Film 2nd Award: A child outside, directed by Panos Eliakopoulos
Best Experimental Film: City of my heart, directed by Kostas Petsas
Best Video Art: Metronome, directed by Katerina Michalopoulou
Best Animation: Aenigma, directed by Antonis Ntoussias & Aris Fatouros
Best Music Video Audience Award: Cinnamon, directed by Michael Starakis
Best Music Video: Cinnamon, directed by Michael Starakis
Special Effects Award: Ulysses – A dark Odyssey, directed by Federico Alotto
Best Music: Ntinos Tselis for Bliss, directed by Christos Pitharas
New Director’s Award: Ulysses – A dark Odyssey, directed Federico Alotto
Special Mention: The Tree and the Swing, directed by Maria Douza
Special Mention: Phoenix, directed by Junyan He, Giorgos Papagaroufalis
Screenplay Competition
Best Feature Fiction Script 1st Award: Girl gone Greek, written by James Collins & Rebbeca Hall
Best Feature Fiction Script 2nd Award: Crossroads, by Anna Tenezi
Special Mention Award: Potnia, written by Julie Lacy. UK, Greece.
Best Short Fiction Script 1st Award: Hypnos, written by Alexandra Dyranis-Maounis & Athanasia Michopoulou
Best Short Fiction Script 2nd Award: Zorbas revisited, written by Ralf Hochstrasser
Special Mention Award: The Farm, written by Christina Dimitriadou
The winners of the Cosmocinema Festival 2018 are as follows:
Film Competition
Best Concept for Feature Fiction Film: The Marvin Case, directed by Lewis Eizykman
Best Short Fiction Film: Kaltrina, directed by Evi Stamatiou
Best Adaptation: Ulysses – A dark Odyssey, directed by Federico Alotto
Best Actor: Danny Glover
Best Music Video: Deserted Eyes, directed by Olivia Hadjiioannou
New Director’s Award: Nostos, directed by Ioanna Koliofoti
Screenplay Competition
Best Feature Fiction Script 1st Award: Perry, written by RJ Watson
Best Feature Fiction Script 2nd Award: Nauti girls (biff), written by Linda Toussaint
Website: www.londongreekfilmfestival.com