Yannis Economides

Yannis Economides

Birthday: 1967-01-01

Place of Birth: Limassol, Cyprus

Biography: 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".

Movies

Directing Hell
Directing Hell

A Documentary about Nikos Nikolaidis' work. Nikos Nikolaidis was an acclaimed film director and auth...

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In the Fade
In the Fade

Katja's life collapses after the deaths of her husband and son in a bomb attack. After a time of mou...

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From The Balcony
From The Balcony

A little story from a blue-collar neighborhood. Lina, a middle-aged lady who never leaves the balcon...

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Boobheads
Boobheads

In a prison cell two lifers meet, a former truck driver and the other one a "volunteer" who entered ...

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Wasted Youth
Wasted Youth

Harris, a 16 year old boy spends his day skateboarding aimlessly around Athens with his friends. Vas...

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Ki An Fygo Tha Ksanartho
Ki An Fygo Tha Ksanartho

Hope lives with her husband on the mountain, and all summer makes charcoal in a kiln in the heart of...

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Go For Broke
Go For Broke

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Amercement
Amercement

Vangelis, a remnant of the rave party generation of the late 90s, sells weed for a living. Wants a s...

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Suntan
Suntan

Kostis is a 40-year-old doctor that finds himself in the small island of Antiparos, in order to take...

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Patty Is Such a Girly Name
Patty Is Such a Girly Name

Daphne, a teenage judo athlete from a remote Greek island, is ready to spread her wings and follow S...

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