Yorgos Arvanitis
Producer-Director
Yorgos Arvanitis was born in 1978. After studying Business Administration in Larissa, he attended seminars by Wim Wenders and Fatih Akin at the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg. He gained valuable experience during his internship in directing alongside Fatih Akin in the film "Head On".
He has worked on short films as an assistant director and has written, directed and produced short films and short documentaries. "The Journey of Askavlos " is his first feature film.
This independent production took ten years to complete and is entirely self-financed.
Filmography
2004 "Head On, Behind the Scenes," Making Of, 32 ', Direction, Photography
2009 "Polit-talk," Short fiction, 7', Direction, Editing
2010 "Gestern Nacht," Short fiction, 7 ', Direction, Editing
2011 "Eurocracy", Short Documentary, 8 ', Direction, Photography, Editing
2012 "Tango Therapy for Parkinson's", Short Documentary, 6 ', Direction, Editing (EngSubs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1QqjR3L3x0 - GrSubs https://www.youtube.com/watch ? v = LKv0RP5Rhr0)
2020 "The Journey of Askavlos", Feature Documentary, 88 ', Screenplay, Direction, Production
Awards / distinctions
Awards "The journey of Askavlos" Awards at the 8th International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra 2021
1st -2nd Greek feature-length documentary award: George Arvanitis
2 -Montage award: Chronis Theocharis
3, A Teemu Takatalo
Official participation & Finalist in the Cannes 2021 World Film Festival
Contact:
Tel. 0049 162 5909929
E-mail: askavlos.film@gmail.com