Yannis Smaragdis
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Yannis Smaragdis is a Greek
film director
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He was born in Crete
in 1946 and studied film in Greece and Paris, France. He appeared in 1972 with his short film Two Three Things... which received the first prize in the Athens Festival
as well as a Special Mention in the Montreal Film Festival. Yannis Smaragdis has taught Mass Media courses at the Panteion University of Athens, as well as film direction and screenwriting at film schools in Greece. He has published 2 books: Poetic Geography (1995) and Cavafy (1997) - a literary form of the script of the film Cavafy. Yannis Smaragdis is an honorary member of the Directors Guild of America
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Greece
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film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
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He was born in Crete
Crete
Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...
in 1946 and studied film in Greece and Paris, France. He appeared in 1972 with his short film Two Three Things... which received the first prize in the Athens Festival
Athens Festival
Athens - Epidaurus Festival is an annual arts festival that takes place in Athens and Epidaurus, from May to October. It is one of the most famous festivals in Greece. The festival includes musical, theatrical and other cultural events....
as well as a Special Mention in the Montreal Film Festival. Yannis Smaragdis has taught Mass Media courses at the Panteion University of Athens, as well as film direction and screenwriting at film schools in Greece. He has published 2 books: Poetic Geography (1995) and Cavafy (1997) - a literary form of the script of the film Cavafy. Yannis Smaragdis is an honorary member of the Directors Guild of America
Directors Guild of America
Directors Guild of America is an entertainment labor union which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry...
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Films
- 1975 - Zero Cell – Feature Film. Official participation in the Carlovy-Vary Festival.
- 1976-1980 - Documentaries for Greek State Television, ERTElliniki Radiofonia TileorasiThe Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation is the Greek state-owned public radio and television broadcasting corporation. It is a member of EBU.Since 70's ERT is part of the Eurovision Song Contest, organized by EBU...
in North Greece, and many episodes of police series, Ypopsies (Suspicions). - 1981 - A Good Night to You Mr. Alexandre – TV Film. A tribute to the life and work of Greek author Alexandros PapadiamantisAlexandros PapadiamantisAlexandros Papadiamantis was an influential Greek novelist and short-story writer.-His life:Papadiamantis was born in Greece, on the island of Skiathos, in the western part of the Aegean Sea. The island would figure prominently in his work. His father was a priest...
. It has been broadcasted in numerous television stations abroad and has been bought by many museums. It has been broadcast in Greece 30 times. - 1982 - Alaloum – Feature film. Box Office record. The most popular film in Greece the last 20 years.
- 1983 - Homecoming Song – Feature film. State award for Best Feature Film. Official participation in the Film Festival of Moscow.
- 1985 - Hadjimanuel – TV series. Five 60 minute episodes. Record ratings for Greek television.
- 1985 - Aegean: From Homer to Elytis – Half-hour documentary.
- 1987 - Ave Taso Karatasso – TV series. Thirteen 45 minute episodes.
- 1989 - Hush...Our Country is Sleeping – Television series. Thirteen 45 minute episodes. Highly acclaimed, it is considered the best TV series since the beginning of television broadcasting in Greece.
- 1990-1993 - Thus Spake the City – Thirteen film essays, 30 minutes each. Poets and Cities. It has been broadcast by many TV stations abroad and bought by many universities including Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
and Boston CollegeBoston CollegeBoston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
in the United States. It has also been shown in numerous museums internationally. Best Photography Award for Nikos Smaragdis. - 1996 - Cavafy – Feature film about the life of the Greek poet CavafyConstantine P. CavafyConstantine P. Cavafy, also known as Konstantin or Konstantinos Petrou Kavafis, or Kavaphes was a renowned Greek poet who lived in Alexandria and worked as a journalist and civil servant...
. State award for Best Feature film as well as three more state awards. Two international awards for the score of VangelisVangelisEvangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou is a Greek composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, pop rock and orchestral music, under the artist name Vangelis...
in the film festivals of Ghent, Belgium and Valencia, Spain. An official participation in the film festivals of Berlin, Toronto, London, Jerusalem, San Francisco as well as 50 more international film festivals. It was released in cinema theatres in Paris 9 years ago where it is still screened. A box office record in Greece. The Greek nomination for the 1997 European Film Awards. - 1997 - Opera of the Shadows – Opera, directed by Yannis Smaragdis. Performed at the Athens Opera House.
- 1998 - I've Brought to Art – Forty 5 minute segments of cultural content for the Greek Television ET1.
- 2001 - Ta Haidemena Paidia – TV series. Eighteen 32 minute episodes for the Greek Television ET1. Best Actor Award for Sotiris MoustakasSotiris MoustakasSotiris Moustakas was a Greek/Cypriot comedy actor.- Career :One of the most significant comic actors of Greece and Cyprus, Moustakas graduated from the National Theater of Greece and was known for his portrayal of offbeat, neurotic yet likable characters. In many of his movies he portrayed...
. - 2003 - Christian Monuments – Documentary on Christian Monuments of Greece, with the participation of Archbishop of Greece. Participation in the Film Festival of Amsterdam.
- 2004 - Spyros Louis – A tribute on the first Greek modern Olympic Winner, Marathon runner Spiridon LouisSpiridon LouisSpyridon Louis was a Greek water-carrier who won the first modern-day Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics, thereby becoming a national hero....
(50’). First International Award Guirlande d’Honneur 2004 in the Sports Movies Festival in MilanMilanMilan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
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. - 2007 - El Greco - An International co-production (GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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, Italy) about the life of Greek painter, El GrecoEl GrecoEl Greco was a painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. "El Greco" was a nickname, a reference to his ethnic Greek origin, and the artist normally signed his paintings with his full birth name in Greek letters, Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος .El Greco was born on Crete, which was at...
(Doménicos Theotokópoulos). It is the most expensive co-production in the history of Greek cinematography. VangelisVangelisEvangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou is a Greek composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, pop rock and orchestral music, under the artist name Vangelis...
composed the original soundtrack. Starring: new British actor Nick Ashdon, Greek actor Lakis Lazopoulos, Spanish actors Juan Diego Botto and Laia Marull and others.