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Vassilis Economou


1721 articles available in total starting from 29/11/2016. Last article published on 04/07/2025.

Thessaloniki’s Agora Crossroads Co-Production Forum announces its selection

Thessaloniki’s Agora Crossroads Co-Production Forum announces its selection

The 15th edition of the co-production section of Agora has selected 15 projects from South-Eastern Europe that are aiming to develop further and expand their international scope  

27/09/2019 | Thessaloniki 2019 | Agora

Thessaloniki’s Agora presents its Works in Progress line-up

Thessaloniki’s Agora presents its Works in Progress line-up

Twelve films in post-production will be screened in Thessaloniki’s industry section, and all but one will be competing for the Eurimages Lab Project Award  

27/09/2019 | Thessaloniki 2019 | Agora

48 feature films selected for the European Film Awards

48 feature films selected for the European Film Awards

The list includes recommendations from 31 European countries; the final nominees will be announced on 9 November at the Seville European Film Festival  

26/09/2019 | European Film Awards 2019

Zhandos Smakov’s Blood and Copper wins the Made in Almaty Award

Zhandos Smakov’s Blood and Copper wins the Made in Almaty Award

The industry section of the 2nd Almaty Film Festival has chosen the winner of its script competition after a jam-packed, week-long programme  

24/09/2019 | Almaty 2019 | Business Forum/Awards

Less Is More 2020 ready to host new projects

Less Is More 2020 ready to host new projects

Up-and-coming filmmakers are welcome to apply to become one of the 16 selected to develop and produce their next limited-budget feature film  

23/09/2019 | LIM 2020

Let There Be Light wins the second Almaty Film Festival

Let There Be Light wins the second Almaty Film Festival

The Grand Prix was bestowed upon Marko Škop’s drama at the up-and-coming Kazakh gathering, while Maryam Touzani received the Best Director Award for Adam  

23/09/2019 | Almaty 2019 | Awards

Max Howard  • Producer

Interview: Max Howard • Producer

“What a perfect way to establish what’s where, by having a cultural export from Kazakhstan and surprising the world”

At the Almaty Film Festival, we spoke to producer and studio executive Max Howard, who has worked for Warner Bros Feature Animation and Walt Disney Feature Animation Studios, among other firms  

18/09/2019 | Almaty 2019

Daniel Joseph Borgman  • Director of Resin

Interview: Daniel Joseph Borgman • Director of Resin

“Love without the potential for freedom becomes toxic and, ultimately, destructive”

We chatted to New Zealand-born filmmaker Daniel Joseph Borgman about the secluded, broken paradise depicted in his third feature, Resin  

18/09/2019 | Toronto 2019 | Contemporary World Cinema

Review: Resin

Review: Resin

Daniel Joseph Borgman creates an eerie, claustrophobic paradise full of nightmares and folk tales as a 13-year-old hermit is held captive by her own family  

18/09/2019 | Toronto 2019 | Contemporary World Cinema

Maria Sødahl  • Director of Hope

Interview: Maria Sødahl • Director of Hope

“One should never take love for granted”

We caught up with Norway’s Maria Sødahl to discuss her Toronto-premiered emotionally fragile love story Hope  

16/09/2019 | Toronto 2019 | Discovery

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