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ODYSSEUS AWARDS & COSMOCINEMA AWARDS

Dedicated to the filmmakers', writers' & producers Odyssey.

Odysseus Awards 2019

Film Competition

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Best Feature Fiction Film

1^st Award

Epiphany. Dir. by Katina Sossiadis and Koula Sossiadis Kazista. USA. 2018.

Best Feature Fiction Film

2^nd Award

Pause. Dir. by Tonia Mishiali. Cyprus. 2018

Best Concept for Feature Fiction Film

USSAK. Dir. by Kyriakos Katzourakis. Greece. 2017.

Special mention for fiction feature film

Swing Away. Dir. by Michael Achilles Nickles. USA. 2016.

Special mention for fiction feature film

The mountain tears. Dir. by Stelios Charalampopoulos. Greece. 2018.

Best Director

Katina Sossiadis and Koula Sossiadis Kazista

Epiphany. Dir. by Katina Sossiadis and Koula Sossiadis Kazista. USA. 2018.

Best Photography

Dimitris Kordelas

The mountain tears. Dir. by Stelios Charalampopoulos. Greece. 2018.

Best Screenplay

Yiannis Alexiou

Poised. Dir. by Robert Cairns. UK. 2018

Best Music

Platon Andritsakis

The mountain tears. Dir. by Stelios Charalampopoulos. Greece. 2018.

Best Actress

Johanna Taylor

Poised. Dir. by Robert Cairns. UK. 2018

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Katia Gerou

USSAK. Dir. by Kyriakos Katzourakis. Greece. 2017.

Best Actor

Renos Haralambidis

Swing Away. Dir. by Michael Achilles Nickles. USA. 2016.

AND

Apollo Dukakis, from the short fiction film

Mr. Segur. Dir. by Jeff Johnson. USA. 2018

Best Documentary

1st Award:

A Life. Dir. by Dinos Giotis. Greece. 2019

Best Documentary

2nd Award:

Labyrinth. Dir. by Dimitri Athanitis. Greece. 2019

Best Creative Documentary

Makronisos. Dir. by Olivier Zuchat. France and Greece. 2017

Special mention for documentary

Philothei the Athenian - The revolution of a woman. Dir. by Maria Papaliou. Greece. 2018

Special mention for documentary

Traces. Dir. by Thanos Tsantas. Cyprus. 2018

Special mention for documentary

Charlotte Rampling - Notebooks, Thanasis Lalas. Dir. by Maria Giannouli. Greece. 2018

Special mention for creative documentary

Greek Sacred Squadron. Dir. by Grigoris Karantinakis. Greece. 2017

Special mention for Short Documentary

Fourth Wall. Dir. by Dimitris Gkotsis. Greece. 2018.

Best Short Fiction Film

1st Award:

Mr. Segur. Dir. by Jeff Johnson. USA. 2018

2nd Award:

Virginia has made her decision. Dir. by Evdoxia Oikonomaki. Greece. 2019

Special mention for Short Fiction Film

X. Dir. by Christina Georgiou & David Hands. Cyprus. 2018

Special mention for Short Fiction Film

Set-up. Dir. by Vassilis Goudelis. Greece. 2018

Special mention for Short Fiction Film

Bee… my eyes. Dir. by Kostas Lenis. Greece. 2018

Best Experimental Film

When One Faces Two. Dir. by Grigoris G. Gaitanaros. Greece. 2018

Best Video Art

Happier. Dir. by Gm Touliatou. Greece. 2018

Best Animation

Anxie. Dir. by Stavrina Kykalou. Greece. 2017

Best Music & Animation Video

Stage. Dir. by Ying Xu. USA. 2019

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Screenplay Competition

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Fiction Feature Scripts

Best Fiction Feature Script

1st Award:

All Souls’ Day Blues. Written by Costas Anastasiadis. Greece.

2nd Award:

The Black Pearl. Written by Sue Karypidis. USA.

3nd Award:

Garden Within. Written by Tonia Vasilopoulou. Greece.

Special Mention Award:

Love at the Edge of the World. Written by Despina Moraitou. USA.

Special Mention Award:

Freeman of London. Written by Aliki Sakallerou-Kokkinou. Greece.

Special Mention Award:

Charisma. Written by Marianne E. Titiriga and Elpida (Eldina) Papanastasiou. Greece.

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Short Fiction Scripts

Best Short Fiction Script

1st Award:

Fair World. Written by Peri Gandia. Greece

2nd Award:

The Dress. Written by Marilyn Friday. UK

3nd Award:

Gorgonized. Written by Filippos Papadopoulos. Greece

Special Mention Award:

Mother. Written by Maria Katsounotou and Dora Katsounotou. Cyprus.

Special Mention Award:

The Hotel. Written by Vassilis Kroustallis. Estonia.

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SELECTED WORKS AND FINALISTS

Every year the London Greek Film Festival presents the Odysseus Awards in each of the competition categories. The prize’s name is a tribute to the Odyssey of the creators, film directors and screenwriters, their journey to the completion of their vision. The Odysseus Awards offered during the year to poets and other authors and artists, as well. Starting form this year, an international section of the LGFF, the Cosmocinema Festival, offers the international Cosmocinema Awards, as well. Following the London festival, the Awards presented not only in London, but are also presented often to the winners at a special event in Athens.

Odysseus Awards, Cosmocinema Awards & Acting Code Awards are not accompanied by cash prize or funding.

Tracing the steps of Apostle Paul. Dir. by Grigoris Karantinakis. Greece. 2019. 78'

The Crossing. Dir. by Evripidis Karydis. UK. 2017. 11'

Philothei the Athenian - The revolution of a woman. Dir. by Maria Papaliou. Greece. 2018. 58'

Pause. Dir. by Tonia Mishiali. Cyprus. 2018. 96’

Poised. Dir. by Robert Cairns. UK. 2018. 83'

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Walking through the streets of Byzantine Athens. Dir. by Anna Areali. Greece. 2019. 10’

The Last Daughter. Dir. by Evi Karampatsou. Greece. 2018. 21’

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant. Dir. by Herbert Golder. USA. 2017. 62'

USSAK. Dir. by Kyriakos Katzourakis. Greece. 2017. 118'

Charlotte Rampling - Notebooks, Thanasis Lalas. Dir. by Maria Giannouli. Greece. 2018. 24'

Migrant Stories - Web Series. Dir. by Stella Dimadis. Australia. 2018. 4'

The mountain tears. Dir. by Stelios Charalampopoulos. Greece. 2018. 109’

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Keeping the Faith. Dir. by Angelo Giannoutsos and Ana Matsis. New Zealand. 2018. 38'

Fourth Wall. Dir. by Dimitris Gkotsis. Greece. 2018. 10'

The Yellow Days. Dir. by Joe O'Connor. UK. 2019. 27'

Self-organizing music. Dir. by Thanos Lefkos. Greece. 2018. 7'

Blessings and Vows. Dir. by Katerina Zacharia. USA. 2018. 15'

Makronisos. Dir. by Olivier Zuchat. France and Greece. 2017. 87’

Epiphany. Dir. by Katina Sossiadis and Koula Sossiadis Kazista. USA. 2018. 85'

Swing Away. Dir. by Michael Achilles Nickles. USA. 2016. 98'

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Experimental, Video Art, Animation and Music Films Zone

Two. Dir. by Vasilios Papaioannu. USA. 2018. 8’

When One Faces Two. Dir. by Grigoris G. Gaitanaros. Greece. 2018. 3’

Intermediate. Dir. by Antonis Rozakis. Greece. 2018. 4’

Democracy is a Party; a video embroidery. Dir. by Jennifer Nelson. Greece. 2019. 10’

Stage. Dir. by Ying Xu. USA. 2019. 3’

Tokei Maru. Dir. by Zachos Samoladas. Greece. 2018. 15’

Anxie. Dir. by Stavrina Kykalou. Greece. 2017. 7’

Carpenter. Dir. by Christina Dimitriadou. Greece. 2018. 7’

Happier. Dir. by Gm Touliatou. Greece. 2018. 3’

Anamorphosis. Dir. by Anastasia Manou. Greece. 2019. 10’

The Moment. Dir. by Yannis Stefanakis. Greece. 2018. 9’

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Short Fiction Films Zone

Sombra City. Dir. by Elias Plagianos. USA. 2019. 10'

Rearrangement. Dir. by Emilios Avraam. Cyprus. 2018. 9'

Mr. Segur. Dir. by Jeff Johnson. USA. 2018. 11'

Selfitis. Dir. by Peggy Zouti. Greece. 2018. 12'

Open Up. Dir. by Katia Kornilova. Russia. 2018. 15'

Ilford Lane. Dir. by Niki Simone. UK. 2018. 7'

X. Dir. by Christina Georgiou & David Hands. Cyprus. 2018. 7'

49 Years After - The Gifted. Dir. by Petra Terzi. USA. 2018. 7'

Crossing. Dir. by Nikos Mathios. Greece. 2018. 5’

Set-up. Dir. by Vassilis Goudelis. Greece. 2018. 13’

Funeral Song. Dir. by Apostolis Sdrallis and Pascalis Mantis. Greece. 2018. 12’

Bounty Hunters. Dir. by Michael Peristeris. Australia and Greece. 2019. 9’

Virginia has made her decision. Dir. by Evdoxia Oikonomaki. Greece. 2019. 9’

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Docs

Labyrinth. Dir. by Dimitri Athanitis. Greece. 2019. 75'

A Life. Dir. by Dinos Giotis. Greece. 2019. 77'

Traces. Dir. by Thanos Tsantas. Cyprus. 2018. 37'

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