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Yannis Economides

Yannis Economides was born in 1967 in Limassol, Cyprus. In 1987 he moved to Athens to study filmmaking. After several short films and documentaries, in 2003 he wrote and directed his first feature film, MATCHBOX. His second feature SOUL KICKING premiered in The International Critics' Week at Cannes Film Festival in 2006 and his third, KNIFER (2010) won seven awards from the Greek Film Academy, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay. His fourth feature, STRATOS, premiered in the Competition Programme of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival in 2014. For each one of his four feature films, Economides has been honored with the Greek Film Critics Association Award for Best Greek Feature Film of the Year. In October 2016, his first theatrical production premiered at the New Stage of the National Theatre in Athens, with Economides directing his own play SLEEP, STELLA, SLEEP. He has also performed as a supporting actor in several greek films. In 2017 he had a small but crucial part in Fatih Akin's latest film, "In the Fade".


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Born:
Jan 1, 1967 In Limassol, Cyprus
Movie/TV Credits:
11
First Appeared:
In the series Ελλάς το Μεγαλείο σου 2003-09-22
Latest Project:
Movie From The Balcony 2022-05-22
Known For
Poster of Amercement
Poster of Go For Broke
Poster of Wasted Youth
Poster of Ki An Fygo Tha Ksanartho
Filmography
Movie From The Balcony Stelios 2022-05-22
Movie Amercement Supervisor at Vangelis' Building 2021-05-21
Movie Potatoeaters Zlatan (50 years later) 2021-08-02
Movie Go For Broke 2018-11-02
Movie In the Fade 2017-11-23
Movie Suntan Johnny 2016-03-31
Movie Wasted Youth 2011-03-17
Movie Directing Hell 2011-05-27
Movie Boobheads Prison Warden 2008-08-29
Movie Ki An Fygo Tha Ksanartho Takis 2005-01-01
Series Ελλάς το Μεγαλείο σου 2003-09-22