Georgis Grigorakis
Georgis Grigorakis (born 20 May 1983) is a Greek film director and screenwriter. He has received awards at the 70th Berlin Film Festival and the Hellenic Film Academy Awards 2021 for his debut film Digger.
Georgis Grigorakis
- Name
- Georgis Grigorakis
- Born
- 20 May 1983
- Birthplace
- Athens, Greece
- Occupation
- * Filmmaker
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Key facts
• Name — Georgis Grigorakis • Born — 20 May 1983 • Birthplace — Athens, Greece • Occupation — * Filmmaker • Screenwriter • Years Active — 2007–present
Career
Career
Georgis was born and raised in Athens. He studied psychology in the UK and did a master's degree in film direction (fiction) at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, UK. He first started making short films in 2007 and his debut feature film, Digger, was premiered at the 70th Berlin Film Festival Panorama programme, winning the CICAE Art Cinema Award.
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Videos
• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Producer — Notes • 2012 — Xaxakes — Music video for a punk band • 2012 — Now What — A dance video • 2012 — Celtman — A documentary about the extreme triathlon Celtman! in Scotland; 4 nominations • 2013 — Unplugged — Promo video for Zermatt Unplugged festival in Switzerland; 2 nominations • 2016 — C — Video for the Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art, produced by HAOS film
Film
Film
• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Producer — Distribution • 2020 — Digger — The Matchbox Factory and JHR Films
Short film
Short film
• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Producer — Notes • 2007 — Vicious Circle • 2009 — 'N me for myself — 8 nominations, 6 awards • 2010 — Reverse — 4 nominations, 2 awards • 2011 — The Case of Regina Scalici • 2011 — From Nowhere • 2012 — Revolving — 4 nominations, 2 awards • 2013 — 45 Degrees — 9 nominations, 2 awards
Awards and nominations
Grigorakis' films have been nominated more than 50 times and won more than 30 awards. His debut feature film Digger won 19 awards, including 10 awards at the Hellenic Film Academy Awards 2021.
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- 1.Vassilis Economou. Digger dominates the 12th Greek Iris Awards. Cineuropa. 2021-06-17.
- 2.Digger - Panorama at Berlinale Film Festival 2020.
- 3.Digger by Georgis Grigorakis wins the Art Cinema Award at the Berlinale Panorama 2020. 2020-02-29.
- 4.Lindsay R. Bellinger. Georgis Grigorakis & Argyris Pandazaras dig into Digger at Berlinale. 2020-03-05.
- 5.Official website.
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