PVC-1
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PVC-1 is a 2007
Colombian
drama film
directed by Spiros Stathoulopoulos
. The plot was inspired by a true story about a pipe bomb improvised explosive device
(IED) that was placed around the neck of an extortion victim. This directorial debut premiered at the Cannes International Film Festival in 2007 as an official selection of The Directors' Fortnight
. The 84 minute film was shot in one single continuous take without cuts using a Glidecam Smooth Shooter and a Glidecam 2000 Pro camera stabilization system. The film won numerous awards at the International Thessaloniki Film Festival.
2007 in film
This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
Colombian
Colombian people
Colombian people are from a multiethnic Spanish speaking nation in South America called Colombia. Colombians are predominantly Roman Catholic and are a mixture of Europeans, Africans, and Amerindians.-Demography:...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Spiros Stathoulopoulos
Spiros Stathoulopoulos
Spiros Stathoulopoulos is an award-winning film director. Raised in the city of Thessaloniki, he began making movies at a young age. His family moved from Greece to Colombia when he was eight, and he earned his first award at the age of fourteen for the fiction video short, Dimension, which was...
. The plot was inspired by a true story about a pipe bomb improvised explosive device
Improvised explosive device
An improvised explosive device , also known as a roadside bomb, is a homemade bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action...
(IED) that was placed around the neck of an extortion victim. This directorial debut premiered at the Cannes International Film Festival in 2007 as an official selection of The Directors' Fortnight
Directors' Fortnight
Directors' Fortnight is an independent section held in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival. The section was created in 1969 after the events of May 1968, in which the Cannes festival was canceled in solidarity with striking workers....
. The 84 minute film was shot in one single continuous take without cuts using a Glidecam Smooth Shooter and a Glidecam 2000 Pro camera stabilization system. The film won numerous awards at the International Thessaloniki Film Festival.
Credits
- Spiros StathoulopoulosSpiros StathoulopoulosSpiros Stathoulopoulos is an award-winning film director. Raised in the city of Thessaloniki, he began making movies at a young age. His family moved from Greece to Colombia when he was eight, and he earned his first award at the age of fourteen for the fiction video short, Dimension, which was...
: Director, Co-Writer, Producer, Director of Photography - Jason HallJason HallJason Hall is a comic book writer. His works include the creator-owned graphic novel series Pistolwhip , Beware the Creeper and Trigger for DC/Vertigo, Batman Adventures, Justice League Adventures, Justice League Unlimited, Superman, Detective...
: Producer - Dwight Istanbulian: Co-Writer, Executive Producer
- Vasilis Stathouloupoulus: Executive Producer
- Kico Velarde: Co-Producer
- Frank Ramirez: Co-Producer
- Marti Esteva: Co-Producer