champions: a comic tale

documentary, HD, color, 90', 2011

Greece 

synopsis

The fact of film education in Greece has been a "taboo" for many years cause of lack of national film school before 2004. Theo Angelopoulos, Werner Herzog, Michael Cacoyiannis, Emir Kusturica and others participate in this discussion.  

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stills

cast

Theo Angelopoulos  
Film Director

Werner Herzog 
Film Director

Emir Kusturica  
Film Director

Fatih Akin  
Film Director

Konstantin Lapoushanski  
Film Director

Michael Cacoyiannis 
Film Director

Nikos Koundouros 
Film Director

Dinos Katsourides 
Cinematographer

Eva Stefani 
Film Director

Pantelis Voulgaris 
Film Director 

Emilios Mihailides  
Executive Producer 
Former Professor in Film Department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Yiannis Labropoulos
Director, Manager of Stavrakos Film School

Manos Zaharias 
Director
Former Film consultant of Ministry of Culture 

crew

Apostolos Vettas
Art Director 
Former Director in Film Department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Stergios Paschos  
Scholar in Initial Vocational Training Akmi, Film Department

Loukas Akridopoulos 
Scholar in New York College, Film Department

Antonis Kioukas 
Producer 
Former Professor in Film Department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Haris Papadopoulos 
Director 
President of Greek Directors Guild

Dimitris Vernikos 
Director 
Professor in Film Department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Dimitris Panagiotatos  
Director 
Manager of New York College, Film Department

Katerina Evaggelakou – 
Director 
Former Professor in Film Department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Vassilis Moshos  
Student in Film Department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 

Script – Research – Direction
Gabriel Tzafka

Cinematography
Mihalis Bouris

Editing 
Kirineos Papadimatos

Sound
Aris Athanasopoulos 


With the support of Greek Film Center

Animation
Lilly Kontodima

Sound Design
Kostas Kolokathis

Assistant director
Elizampetta Ilia - Georgiadou

Producer
Gina Petropoulou

Produced by
Gina Petropoulou, Gabriel Tzafka 

festivals

13th Thesaloniki Documentary Film Festival

5th Halkida Documentary Film Festival 

press

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1862458/

http://tdf.filmfestival.gr/default.aspx?lang=el-GR&page=944&SectionID=76&MovieID=671

http://news.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_civ_2_26/01/2012_470174 

http://www.sevenart.gr/movie-kritiki.php?id=2115 

http://www.sevenart.gr/news-detail.php?catid=4&id=1286 

http://flix.gr/cinema/champions-mia-asteia-istoria.html 

http://flix.gr/articles/kinhmatografikh-paideia-sthn-ellada-wra-mhden.html 

http://www.tovima.gr/culture/article/?aid=439694 

http://www.e-go.gr/cinemag/summary1.asp?catid=17445&subid=2&pubid=128927858 

http://www.exostispress.gr/Champions%20ή%20πως%20μιλάμε%20για%20κινηματογραφική%20παιδεία%20στην%20Ελλάδα

http://www.exostispress.gr/Champions%20-%20Μια%20αστεία%20ιστορία

http://filmnoir.gr/word/2011/champions-%CE%BC%CE%B9%CE%B1-%CE%B1%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%B1-%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%B1-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%B3%CE%B1%CE%B2%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%AE%CE%BB-%CF%84%CE%B6%CE%AC%CF%86

http://rota958.blogspot.com/2011/03/champions.html

http://www.cineworld.gr/?p=2297 

http://www.mixcloud.com/tag/gabriel-tzafka/

http://exopaideia.blogspot.com/2011/03/blog-post_20.html

http://www.agelioforos.gr/default.asp?pid=7&ct=38&artid=85094 

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