Yannis Economides
Yannis Economides was born in 1967 in Limassol, Cyprus. In 1987 he moved to Athens to study filmmaking. After several short films and documentaries, in 2003 he wrote and directed his first feature film, MATCHBOX. His second feature SOUL KICKING premiered in The International Critics' Week at Cannes Film Festival in 2006 and his third, KNIFER (2010) won seven awards from the Greek Film Academy, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay. His fourth feature, STRATOS, premiered in the Competition Programme of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival in 2014. For each one of his four feature films, Economides has been honored with the Greek Film Critics Association Award for Best Greek Feature Film of the Year. In October 2016, his first theatrical production premiered at the New Stage of the National Theatre in Athens, with Economides directing his own play SLEEP, STELLA, SLEEP. He has also performed as a supporting actor in several greek films. In 2017 he had a small but crucial part in Fatih Akin's latest film, "In the Fade".
In the Fade
as uncreditedKatja's life collapses after the deaths of her husband and son in a bomb attack. After a time of...
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Suntan
as JohnnyKostis is a 40-year-old doctor that finds himself in the small island of Antiparos, in order to...
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Wasted Youth
as uncreditedHarris, a 16 year old boy spends his day skateboarding aimlessly around Athens with his friends....
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Directing Hell
as uncreditedA Documentary about Nikos Nikolaidis' work. Nikos Nikolaidis was an acclaimed film director and...
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Amercement
as Supervisor at Vangelis' BuildingVangelis, a remnant of the rave party generation of the late 90s, sells weed for a living. Wants...
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Ki An Fygo Tha Ksanartho
as TakisHope lives with her husband on the mountain, and all summer makes charcoal in a kiln in the...
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From The Balcony
as SteliosA little story from a blue-collar neighborhood. Lina, a middle-aged lady who never leaves the...
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