Agora Market Manual 2010

Film Market51st Thessaloniki IFF-2010 - Agora/Market ManualIasonas arrives in Athens to start his new career as an “architectguide”. His group consists of foreign architecture students whohave completed the Erasmus student exchange program inThessaloniki.171The Guide 90’MAVROEIDIS Zacharias, Greece, 2010MAVROEIDIS Zachariaszacharias@wesaw.gr+30 6972 009 889The 50-year Cypriot tragedy through the memories of an oldman, a former gun dealer at death’s door. A nightmare, throughhis operation, unmasks the reality of his own life and revealshis guilt feeling about his country.233Guilt 93’MAZOMENOS Vassilis, Greece, 2009Greek Film CenterLAZARI Eviinfo@gfc.gr+30 30 210 367 8500Athens, 1969. Elias idolizes his father, a traveling salesman whois often away from home- leaving his mother resentful. Whenthe father is killed in a car accident, Elias clings to the father’sparting promise: that he will be home in time to watch theAmericans land on the moon. He creates a healing fantasy thatallows him to cope with the death.193Hard Goodbyes, My Father 109’PANAYOTOPOULOU Penny, Greece, Germany, 2002Hellas FilmsLAZARI Evievi.lazari@gfc.gr+30 210 364 8007Balkan Fund Participants Previous Works“Unsophisticated, brutal, greatly pationate bus driver Haris,thrusts into the seamingly under control life of cultivated, delicateand… emotionally handicapped pedagogue Ismini.In the following days, during which they stumble upon theirdifferences, they will both dare what mostly scares them –abandon their safe shelters and realize their chance for trueconnection with one another.“237Harisma 83’IOAKEIMIDI Christina, Greece, 2010Wrong MenBOUSSIOU Alexandraalexandra@wrongmen.gr+30 6944 350 776Homeland is the story of a country and a family in free fall.Three generations of a family (the 50’s generation, the onegrowing up during the restoration of Democracy in Greece inthe 70’s, and the generation of today) clash irrevocably over anadoption they decided to make 20 years ago.204Home Land 107’TZOYMERKAS Syllas, Greece, 2010Fantasia LTDANASTOPOULOS Thanosanastato@gmail.com+30 210 921 0882Balkan Fund Participants Previous Works87