Agora Market Manual 2010

Agora/Market Manual - 51st Thessaloniki IFF-2010Works in ProgressMAN IN THE SEAGreece, 2010Production Company:Highway ProductionsDirector: Constantine GiannarisScreenwriter: Constantine GiannarisCast: Theodora Tzimou,Andonis Karystinos, Constantine Avarikiotis,Stathis Papadopoulos,Constantine SiradakisProducer: Yorgos LykiardopoulosCo-producer: Greek Film Centre,Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation,Multichoice Hellas, C. Giannaris Films,Two ThirthyFive, Black OrangeProduction Stage: Post-productionDuration: 92 minBudget: 920.000 euroSecured Financing: 90%Looking For:Post-production 3D services,International Sales Agent, Distribution,Minimum GuaranteesSYNOPSISAfter the long separation following the death of their son, Alex and Kate meet again on board the oil-tanker SeaVoyager. That same day, Alex rescues thirty adolescent immigrants adrift in the Mediterranean. No countrygrants asylum, while the manager of the nearly bankrupt ship-owner forces Alex to deal with the situationpromptly. But each one of his efforts results at a dead-end. While, some members of the crew grow fond ofcertain teenagers, including Kate who takes a second-chance to motherhood, the majority feel that their ‘guests’have overextended their welcome. Unable to handle the tension and wrapped up in his depression, Alex makesa series of wrong decisions, until he finally finds the courage to rise above the situation.Man in the Sea was awarded at the Balkan Script Development Fund in 2006, and participated in the CrossroadsCo-production Forum in 2007. Also participated in the European Film Market at the Berlinale in 2008. Man inthe Sea was developed with the Media Plus Development Programme.Contact Person:Yorgos Lykiardopoulos, producerHighway Productions:T. +30 210 3314088-9M. +30 6972 888051info@highway.grwww.highway.grDirector’s filmography:Hostage, 2005Berlin Film Festival – Special Panorama, Seattle Intl Film FestivalCopenhagen Intl Film Festival, Best Film – EUXXL Film Festival ViennaOne Day in August, 2001Official Selection – Berlin Film Festival, Chicago Intl Film FestivalMelbourne Intl Film Festival, Best Script –Troia Film FestivalFrom the Edge of the City, 1998Berlin Film Festival –Panorama, Edinburgh Intl Film FestivalSydney Intl Film Festival, Best Film, Best Director, Second State Award3 Steps to Heaven, 1995Camera d’ Or, Director’s Fortnight – Cannes Film Festival, Best Director – Cattolica Intl Film Festival74