Agora Market Manual 2010

Crossroads Projects51st Thessaloniki IFF-2010 - Agora/Market ManualDIRECTOR’S FILMOGRAPHYTwo Times Now, 2007, shortBest Film Award, Stockholm Film iFestivalBest Film Award, Portable Film FestivalBrussels Short Film FestivalOnly For Ever, 2003, shortPrize Motive, Drama International Short Film FestivalTransparency, 2000, shortDIRECTOR’S CVMichalis Konstantatos studied Directing at Stavrakos FilmSchool and Sociology at the University of Athens. He hasworked in the audiovisual industry in Athens and in London.Since 2002 he has been directing TV dramas, music videos,theatre plays and experimental short films, while he hasdesigned two video installations for public spaces.He has written and directed three short films. Two TimesNow has won the first prize at Stockholm Film iFestival andPortable Film Festival. In addition it was featured at a specialscreening at the Short Film Corner of Cannes Film Festivaland has participated at more than 20 international shortfilm festivals. His second film Only for Ever has won the prizeMotive at the Drama Short Film Festival. He is currently developinghis first feature film Luton.Michalis Konstantatos, Directorpresent at CrossroadsPRODUCER’S FILMOGRAPHYDogtooth, 2009Grand Prix Un Certain Regard, Prix de la Jeunesse,Cannes Film FestivalSpecial Jury Prize Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actress,Sarajevo Film FestivalYoung Jury Award for Best Motion Picture Fantastic, CitizenCane Award for Best New Director - Sitges Fantastic Film Festival2009Osiki, 2008, shortBest New Talent, Best Art Direction Awards inDrama Intl Film FestivalDownlove, 2008, short - executive producerDistance, 2006, shortPRODUCER’S PROFILEFollowing his graduation in 2002 of the 6-month producertraining program EMAM (Masters in Audiovisual Management)supported by MEDIA Training, in Rome, Yorgos Tsourgiannishas been producing films and numerous TV commercialsat various capacities both independently and withother production companies. In May 2008 he joined Boo Productions,an Athens based production company as Producerand Head of Film Production and produced with them Dogtoothby Yorgos Lanthimos, winner among many other prizesof Prix Un Certain Regard at its world premiere in Cannes2009.He has been selected by the ACE network of producersand currently develops within the framework of the ACEworkshop, Yannis Veslemes’ debut feature 1901, which isintended as an international co - production.He has graduated from the University of Plymouth, UKand got an MBA from University of Southampton, specializingin entertainment. He was selected to participate atEFA’s 2010 Producers On The Move, held at Cannes.Previous Work available at the Film MarketTwo Times Now 2007 is availableat the Digital Video – Library.Yorgos Tsourgiannis, Producerpresent at Crossroads53