London Greek Film Festival

the international meeting point for the Greek moving image
2nd London Greek Film Festival :: 30 October - 1 November 2009

ODYSSEUS AWARDS 2009

Best Fiction Feature Film
The last homecoming, directed by Corinna Avraamidou. Production: Avra Productions, Cyprus, 2008. Duration: 85’. (UK Premier).
Best Documentary
The night Fernando Pessoa met Constantine Cavafy, directed by Stelios Charalampopoulos. Production: Periplus, Greek Film Centre, Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT S.A.), GRAAL, Contracosta Producoes, Arctos, Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation. Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, 2009. Duration: 90’. (UK Premier).
Best Creative Documentary
Kaptain Kemal, a comrade, directed by Fotos Lamprinos. Production: CL Productions, Greek Film Centre, Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT S.A.), Greece, 2008. Duration: 72’. (UK Premier).
Best Short Film
Beware of bear, directed by Victoria Vellopoulou. Production: Cinegram, Greece, 2008. Duration: 19.26’. (UK Premier).
Best Student Short
Love at first click, directed by Triantafillia Dimopoulou. Production: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 2009. Duration: 13.30’. (World Premier).
Best Video Art
2755 miles, directed by Janis Rafailidou. Production: independent, Greece, 2008. Duration: 15’. (UK Premier).
Best Animation
Recovered, directed by Alfredo Antonio Cozzi & Joe Efstathiou. Production: independent, UK, 2009. Duration: 3.23’. (World Premier).
Best Fiction Feature Script
The First Casualty, by Paul Papadeas (USA)
Best Short Script
Two shoes on wheels, by Stefanos Mondelos (Greece)
Audience Award
Search thou not (short film) directed by Nikos Giannikas. Production: @rteam, Greece, 2009. Duration: 11’. (UK Premier).
and
SpinaLonga (short film) directed by Costas Athousakis. Production: Mitos Productions, Greece, 2007. Duration: 20’. (UK Premier).
www-Visitor choice
Mariza (animation) directed by Constantine Krystallis. Production: independent, Australia / Greece, 2008. Duration: 4.24’. (UK Premier).

Odysseus Awards 2009

The jury: Leon Herbert (director, filmmaker), Ann Kristine Glenster (producer, film financer, scriptwriter), Leda Papachatzi (programming manager, ANT1 Europe), Aris Vasiliadis (journalist), Sophie Papadopoulos (actress, producer).

LGFF 2009 OPEN DAY EVENT

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