3rd MICRO μ FESTIVAL 2013
The 3rd Micro μ Festival – bigger and stronger than ever – belongs to history from now on.
In a night we laughed, cried, moved.The appointment was set months ago, the enthusiasm was extremely high. Athens, Thessaloniki, Rhodes, Ptolemaida and Chania presented the festival films and then voted "Travel Express" of Natassa Xidi as the "favorite" movie of the 3rd Micro μ Festival. The director was applauded during the award in Athens.
The film, dealing with a very sensitive and tender way issues of multiculturalism and social prejudices, recites the adventures of a young girl, Margaret, who loses the ship for Paros for her summer holidays, but she ends up traveling farther.
Closing the cinematic night, the organizers renewed the appointment for the next fall with more «Micro μ»!
CAST
Director/ Screenplay: Natassa Xydi, DOP: G.Frentzos, Music: Coti –K , Edit: Y.Chalkiadakis, Actors : E.Stravodimou, Z.Momoh.
FILMS
SMASHED OUT
| DURATION | 17’ |
| YEAR | 2013 |
| GENRE | Social |
| WRITER & DIRECTOR | Dimitris Nakos |
| DIRECTOR of PHOTOGRAPHY | Dimitris Koukas |
| MUSIC | D.N.A. |
| EDIT | Nickos Myrtou |
| ACTORS | Dimitris Imellos, Christos Sapountzis,Natalia Stylianou, Olga Damani, Andreas Chronopoulos |
| TRAILER | LINK |
| MOVIE | LINK |
SYNOPSIS
A family has lost her home due to debts. The new owner, who has allowed the family to stay for a few days, comes home unexpectedly in order to stay at his home. The 24hour cohabitation will be…smashed out.
THE SUN & THE WIND
| DURATION | 9'45'' |
| YEAR | 2013 |
| GENRE | Fiction |
| DIRECTOR | Thanasis Neofotistos |
| WRITER | Thanasis Neofotistos & Grigoris Skarakis |
| DIRECTOR of PHOTOGRAPHY | Vladimiros Poliakov |
| MUSIC | Alejandro Cabrera |
| EDIT | Thanasis Neofotistos & Vasilis Andriopoulos |
| ACTORS | Maria Economou |
| TRAILER | - |
| MOVIE | LINK |
SYNOPSIS
A pictorial tale inspired by Aesop's myth "The Sun and the North Wind" in cooperation with George Drosinis’ poetry.
DRIVING LESSONS
| DURATION | 19' |
| YEAR | 2013 |
| GENRE | Drama |
| DIRECTOR | Vasilis Kalamakis |
| WRITER | Stergios Paschos |
| DIRECTOR of PHOTOGRAPHY | Giannis Fotou |
| MUSIC | Melentini |
| EDIT | Stamos Dimitropoulos |
| ACTORS | Yorgos Pirpassopoulos, Elpidoforos Gotsis, Mirto Alikaki, Frantzeska Alexandrou, Nikoletta Kalamakis |
| TRAILER | - |
| MOVIE | LINK |
SYNOPSIS
Nick travels with his wife and daughter in the province. They go to his family’s home but it’s not just a visit.
JESUS STOPPED AT GKIZI
| DURATION | 11’ |
| YEAR | 2013 |
| GENRE | Drama |
| DIRECTOR | Amerissa Basta |
| WRITER | Dimitris Nakos & Lefteris Panousis |
| DIRECTOR of PHOTOGRAPHY | Dimitris Koukas |
| MUSIC | Christos Triantafyllou |
| EDIT | Nickos Myrtou |
| ACTORS | Sotiria Chontzaki,Akis Sakellariou, Rania Ikonomidou, Athina Maximou, Marcella Giannatou,Konstantinos Palikaras |
| TRAILER | LINK |
| MOVIE | LINK |
SYNOPSIS
The first day of the school year, a girl remembers the incidents that took place during the summer, when the family was forced to close their bookstore and move to their grandmother’s house.
PENGUINS
| DURATION | 14’ |
| YEAR | 2012 |
| GENRE | Fiction |
| WRITER & DIRECTOR | Dimitris Zahos ( based on a short story by Christos Oikonomou) |
| DIRECTOR of PHOTOGRAPHY | Constantinos Koukoulios |
| MUSIC | Babis Papadopoulos |
| EDIT | Smaro Papaevangelou |
| ACTORS | Thanassis Nakos,Yiannis Karamfilis, Kimon Kouris |
| TRAILER | - |
| MOVIE | LINK |
SYNOPSIS
"When penguins see the ice around them melting and they do not know where to hold and how to survive, from the madness and the fear they experience, they attack each other.."
THE NECKLACE
| DURATION | 22' |
| YEAR | 2012 |
| GENRE | Comedy |
| WRITER & DIRECTOR | Film Workshop – Municipality of Ilion |
| DIRECTOR of PHOTOGRAPHY | D. Koukas |
| MUSIC | Ch. Triantafyllou |
| EDIT | A. Papazoglou |
| ACTORS | G. Souxes, A. Papadopoulos, A. Palaiologou, M. Arvanitakis |
| TRAILER | - |
| MOVIE | - |
SYNOPSIS
Panagiotis lost playing cards. Following his brother’s encouragement, he decides to steal from his own house making it look like a robbery. The night he breaks into his house ...
A HARDWORKING ROBBER
| DURATION | 13’45’’ |
| YEAR | 2013 |
| GENRE | Comedy |
| WRITER & DIRECTOR | Michael Felanis |
| DIRECTOR of PHOTOGRAPHY | V. Bastos |
| MUSIC | G. Grammozis |
| EDIT | M. Boumis |
| ACTORS | J. Sarakatsanis, J. Drakopoulos, M. Triantafyllakis, T. Antoniou, Z. Pavlidou, G. Pavlou |
| TRAILER | - |
| MOVIE | LINK |
SYNOPSIS
An Greek Short film that shows the impact of the economic crisis on a robber who has to work in order to get some money instead of stealing....
THE LITTLE HOUSE, THE BALCONY
| DURATION | 6'45'' |
| YEAR | 2013 |
| GENRE | Fiction |
| DIRECTOR | Zoanna Yfantidou |
| WRITER | Giannis Keskilides |
| EDIT | Zoanna Yfantidou |
| ACTORS | Konstantinos Babilas, Nitsa Xristoforou |
| TRAILER | - |
| MOVIE | LINK |
SYNOPSIS
Two homeless people, a man and a woman decide to live together.
CHELSEA - BARCELONA
| DURATION | 14 |
| YEAR | 2012 |
| GENRE | Drama |
| WRITER & DIRECTOR | Alexandros Chantzis |
| DIRECTOR of PHOTOGRAPHY | Pantelis Mantzanas |
| MUSIC | Jef Maarawi |
| EDIT | Panos Voutsaras |
| ACTORS | Makis Papadimitriou, Apostolis Totsikas, Vicky Papadopoulou, Kalliopi Takaki |
| TRAILER | - |
| MOVIE | LINK |
SYNOPSIS
Wednesday 6 May 2009. Andreas works as a bank teller and is in debt. He and his colleague, Marios, will watch the Champions League semi-final "Chelsea-Barcelona" together on TV. Who will finally win?
BOY STORY
| DURATION | 17’ |
| YEAR | 2012 |
| GENRE | Drama |
| DIRECTOR | Thanassis Angelopoulos |
| WRITER | Thanassis Angelopoulos & P. Argyropoulos-Ioannou |
| DIRECTOR of PHOTOGRAPHY | Kostas Matikas |
| EDIT | Christos Hatzimparmpas |
| ACTORS | Giorgos Papageorgiou, Anastasia Chatzara, Kostas Berikopoulos |
| TRAILER | - |
| MOVIE | LINK |
SYNOPSIS
A bus station, a video-club, a swimming-pool. A series of random meetings will become the occasion for a “Boy Story” to unroll. Will the hero manage to overcome the suspensions which victimize him since childhood? And will he manage to urge Eirini ask him what is the music he is listening to?
BUTTERFLY
| DURATION | 13’ |
| YEAR | 2013 |
| GENRE | Drama |
| WRITER & DIRECTOR | Haris Gioulatos |
| DIRECTOR of PHOTOGRAPHY | Α. Apostolou |
| MUSIC | Ν.Vogiatzakis |
| EDIT | Th. Kermitsis |
| ACTORS | M. Georgiadis, P. Tzinos, Z. Tszinou, A. Hatzis |
| TRAILER | - |
| MOVIE | LINK |
SYNOPSIS
In the time of crisis, two men, two opposite sides of the same coin, flipping in an eternal battle for survival.
EIGHT - MINUTE DEADLINE
| DURATION | 8’ |
| YEAR | 2012 |
| GENRE | Fiction |
| WRITER, DIRECTOR &EDIT | Zina Papadopoulou & Petros Papadopoulos |
| DIRECTOR of PHOTOGRAPHY | Petros Nousias |
| MUSIC | Grigoris Grigoropoulos |
| ACTORS | Euripides Laskaridis, Vasso Kavalieratou |
| TRAILER | LINK |
| MOVIE | LINK |
SYNOPSIS
In a virtual cut-throat world that brooks no mistakes, everyone is deadline-driven. The main character, a postman, is assigned the mission to deliver a letter on a unicycle in eight minutes. Torn between love and duty, the character lives through short-lived moments of passion, scrubbing round the rules. The rules are clear and unequivocal: Everyone must travel alone on a UNICYCLE. Every assignment must be accomplished within the DEADLINE. Every inconsistency is to meet with dire CONSEQUENCES.
FAMILY THRILL
| DURATION | 15’ |
| YEAR | 2013 |
| GENRE | Drama |
| WRITER & DIRECTOR | Dimitris Stratakis |
| DIRECTOR of PHOTOGRAPHY & EDIT | Kostas Stamoulis |
| MUSIC | G. Tsaknias |
| ACTORS | T. Sakellariou, M. Panourgia |
| TRAILER | LINK |
| MOVIE | LINK |
SYNOPSIS
A family of three is traveling for holidays. However, the safest trips are those of the mind. Or maybe not?
HIDDEN LIFE
| DURATION | 15’ |
| YEAR | 2011 |
| GENRE | Thriller |
| DIRECTOR | Dimitris Gotsis |
| WRITER | A. Savvidis |
| DIRECTOR of PHOTOGRAPHY | George Rahmatoulin |
| MUSIC | L. Taklis |
| EDIT | Ch. Karetsos |
| ACTORS | E. Litsis, Th. Ioannidis, T. Kalafati, S. Ermi |
| TRAILER | - |
| MOVIE | - |
SYNOPSIS
The last trip of an English photographer to Athens. John loses his memory after an unexpected event and is forced to follow a new life.
TRAVEL EXPRESS
| DURATION | 23' |
| YEAR | 2013 |
| GENRE | Drama |
| WRITER & DIRECTOR | Natassa Xydi |
| DIRECTOR of PHOTOGRAPHY | George Frentzos |
| MUSIC | Coti–K |
| EDIT | Yannis Chalkiadakis |
| ACTORS | Eleana Stravodimou, Zack Momoh |
| TRAILER | LINK |
| MOVIE | LINK |
SYNOPSIS
Margarita is on her way to taking a holiday on a Greek island. When she misses the boat, she finds herself traveling much further away.
For the history, the five most favorite films voted by the audience were:
- «Travel Express» - Natassa Xydi.
- «Jesus stopped at Gkyzi» - Amerissa Basta
- «A hard working robber» - Michael Felanis
- «Driving Lessons» - Vasilis Kalamakis.
- «Butterfly» - Haris Gioulatos.
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