Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Born in Athens on April 27, 1935

EDUCATION: University of Athens: Faculty of Law
Sorbonne, Paris France: Literature, Filmology, Anthropology
Institut des Hautes Etudes Cinematographiques (IDHEC),
Paris France: Cinema

Worked as a film critic at Athens newspaper ‘Dimokratiki Allaghi’ from 1964-1967

FILMS: 35mm
1965 FORMINX STORY, feature, unfinished
1968 THE BROADCAST,(EKPOMPI) short
Critics’ Prize, Thessaloniki Film Festival
1970 RECONSTRUCTION,(ANAPARASTASI) feature
Best Director, Thessaloniki Film Festival (1971)
Best Cinematography, Thessaloniki Film Festival (1971)
Best Film, Thessaloniki Film Festival (1971)
Best Actress, Thessaloniki Film Festival (1971)
Critics’ Prize, Thessaloniki Film Festival (1971)
Best Foreign Film, Hyeres Film Festival (1971)
Georges Sadoul Award (1971)
Special Mention, FIPRESCI (Federation Internationale de la Presse Cinematographique), Berlin (1971)
1972 DAYS OF ‘36, (MERES TOU ’36) feature
Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes Film Festival (1973)
FIPRESCI Award, Berlin Film Festival (1973)
Best Director, Thessaloniki Film Festival (1973)
Best Cinematography, Thessaloniki Film Festival (1973)
1975 THE TRAVELLING PLAYERS,(O THIASSOS) feature
Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes Film Festival (1975)
FIPRESCI Grand Prix, Cannes (1975)
Interfilm Award Berlin «Forum» (1975)
Best Film of the year, Golden Age Award, Brussels (1976)
Best Film of the Year, British Film Institute (1976)
Best Film, Thessaloniki Film Festival
Grand Prix of the Arts, Japan
Best Film of the Year, Japan
Best Film in the World 1970-1980, Italian Critics’ Association
FIPRESCI 40th Best Film in the History of Cinema
1977 THE HUNTERS, (I KYNIGI) feature
Official Selection, Cannes Film Festival (1977)
Golden Hugo Award, Chicago Film Festival (1978)
1980 MEGALEXANDROS, feature
Gold Lion, Venice Film Festival (1980)
FIPRESCI Award, Venice Film Festival (1980)
New Cinema Award, Venice Film Festival (1980)

1981 ONE VILLAGE, ONE INHABITANT,
(HORIO ENA, KATIKOS ENAS) documentary
1982 ATHENS, RETURN TO ACROPOLIS
(ATHINA, EPISTROFI STIN AKROPOLI) television documentary
1984 VOYAGE TO CYTHERA, (TAKSIDI STA KYTHIRA )feature
Best Screenplay, Cannes Film Festival (1984)
FIPRESCI Award, Cannes Film Festival (1984)
Critics Award, Rio Film Festival
1986 THE BEEKEEPER, (O MELISSOKOMOS) feature
Official Selection, Venice Film Festival
1988 LANDSCAPE IN THE MIST, (TOPIO STIN OMICHLI )feature
Silver Lion, Best Director, Venice Film Festival (1988)
FIPRESCI, Venice Film Festival(1988)
CICAE Art House Prize (1988)
Pasinetti Award (1988)
Golden Hugo Award, Chicago Film Festival (1988)
Silver Plaque for Best Cinematography, Chicago Film Festival (1988)
Felix Award, Best European Film of the Year (1989)
1991 THE SUSPENDED STEP OF THE STORK,
(TO METEORO VIMA TOU PELARGOU) feature
Official Selection, Cannes Film Festival (1991)
1995 ULYSSEE’S GAZE,(TO VLEMMA TOU ODYSSEA) feature
Grand Prix, Cannes Film Festival (1995)
FIPRESCI Award, Cannes Film Festival (1995)
Felix Award, Best European Film of the Year (1995)
1998 ETERNITY AND A DAY,(MIA EONIOTITA KAI MIA MERA) feature
Gold Palm Award, Cannes Film Festival (1998)
Ecumenical Prize, Cannes Film Festival (1998)
2004 TRILOGY: THE WEEPING MEADOW,
(TRILOGIA: TO LIVADI POU DAKRIZI) feature
Official Selection, Berlinale 2004


HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS:

1985 Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, by the Cultural Ministry of France
1992 Chevalier de la Legion d’honneur, by the President of the French Republic
1995 Docteur Honoris Causa, from «l’Universite Libre de Bruxelles», Belgium
1997 Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Centre National de la Cinematographie, Department of Arts and Letters, France
1999 Officier de la Legion d’honneur, by the President of the French Republic
1999 Docteur Honoris Causa, from « l’Universite Paris X Nanterre », France
2001 Docteur Honoris Causa, from the University of Essex, England
2004 Docteur Honoris Causa, from «l’ Université Stendhal-Grenoble3», France