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Vassilis Economou


1726 articles available in total starting from 29/11/2016. Last article published on 09/07/2025.

Cyborgs: Heroes Never Die snags the main Golden Dzigas at the Ukrainian National Film Awards

Cyborgs: Heroes Never Die snags the main Golden Dzigas at the Ukrainian National Film Awards

The war film by Akhtem Seitablaev received six gongs and Marina Stepanska’s Falling three; Sergei Loznitsa scooped Best Director at the second Ukrainian ceremony  

25/04/2018 | Awards | Ukraine

Marios Piperides  • Director of Smuggling Hendrix

Interview: Marios Piperides • Director of Smuggling Hendrix

"Borders can be broken down once we recognise familiarity in the face of the unknown"

We spoke to Cypriot writer-director Marios Piperides about his feature debut, Smuggling Hendrix, Best International Narrative Feature at Tribeca  

24/04/2018 | Tribeca 2018

French VR crosses the Atlantic with French Immersion

French VR crosses the Atlantic with French Immersion

The new programme initiated by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the USA, in partnership with UniFrance, the CNC and the Institut Français, aims to promote VR productions in the USA  

23/04/2018 | Industry | France/USA

Jens Lien’s sci-fi series Beforeigners gets funded by NFI

Jens Lien’s sci-fi series Beforeigners gets funded by NFI

Created by the Lilyhammer writing duo, Anne Bjørnstad and Eilif Skodvin, and produced by Rubicon TV, this is the first Norwegian Original Series for HBO Nordic  

23/04/2018 | Television | Norway

Review: Smuggling Hendrix

Review: Smuggling Hendrix

Cypriot debutant writer-director Marios Piperides explores the ongoing dispute in his homeland in a comic and absurd way that aims to break down borders  

23/04/2018 | Tribeca 2018

Immersive documentary Vestige is snapped up ahead of Tribeca

Immersive documentary Vestige is snapped up ahead of Tribeca

British sales agent Other Set buys the room-scale, non-fiction experience directed by Aaron Bradbury and produced by UK’s NSC Creative and French Atlas V, ahead of its world premiere  

20/04/2018 | Industry | UK/France/USA

Lone Scherfig has begun filming on her new project

Lone Scherfig has begun filming on her new project

Formerly known as Secrets of the Russian Tea Room, this new and as yet untitled project boasts an international cast and is the director’s first Danish-produced film in over a decade  

20/04/2018 | Production | Denmark/Canada/France/Germany/Sweden

The 16th Cyprus Film Days invests in emerging “Glocal Images”

The 16th Cyprus Film Days invests in emerging “Glocal Images”

Focusing on talented new directors and with a bolstered National Competition, Cyprus’ biggest festival is about to kick off its 2018 edition and has invited Abel Ferrara as jury president  

17/04/2018 | Festivals | Cyprus

European productions to cross the pond for the 17th Tribeca Film Festival

European productions to cross the pond for the 17th Tribeca Film Festival

Continental co-productions dominate the International Narrative Competition selection of the New York festival running from 18-29 April, and are eyeing some of the five main awards  

17/04/2018 | Tribeca 2018

Heleen Gerritsen  • Director, goEast Film Festival

Interview: Heleen Gerritsen • Director, goEast Film Festival

“These are troubled, but also interesting, times”

We chatted to the new festival and artistic director of goEast, Heleen Gerritsen, on the eve of the gathering’s 18th edition  

17/04/2018

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