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Vassilis Economou


1754 articles available in total starting from 29/11/2016. Last article published on 08/08/2025.

Miracle: The invisible hand raises the Iron Curtain

Miracle: The invisible hand raises the Iron Curtain

TORONTO 2017: Debutant Eglė Vertelytė offers a deadpan, tragicomic satire on the downfall of the Soviet system and the “miraculous” invasion of rampant capitalism  

11/09/2017 | Toronto 2017 | Discovery

Eglė Vertelytė  • Director

Interview: Eglė Vertelytė • Director

"The birth of a new, democratic society was painful; we can’t sugar-coat the process"

TORONTO 2017: Cineuropa sat down with Eglė Vertelytė, whose feature debut, Miracle, has screened in the Discovery section of Toronto after nine years in development  

11/09/2017 | Bergamo 2018

Euthanizer: A punisher with a soft heart

Euthanizer: A punisher with a soft heart

TORONTO 2017: Following in the footsteps of the old-school revenge/exploitation genre, Teemu Nikki delivers an emotional film that still has a B-movie vibe but that everyone can enjoy  

11/09/2017 | Toronto 2017 | Contemporary World Cinema

Teemu Nikki  • Director

Interview: Teemu Nikki • Director

“There will probably always be a B-movie vibe in my films”

TORONTO 2017: Cineuropa chatted to Finnish filmmaker Teemu Nikki, who is presenting his third feature, Euthanizer, in the Contemporary World Cinema section  

08/09/2017

The Testament: In search of the absolute truth

The Testament: In search of the absolute truth

VENICE 2017: Israeli director Amichai Greenberg delivers a Holocaust-related, close-knit thriller that becomes more universal, as everyone needs to find out where the truth lies  

07/09/2017 | Venice 2017 | Orizzonti

Amichai Greenberg • Director

Interview: Amichai Greenberg • Director

“Life is complex, and the journey of creating this film has helped to heal me”

VENICE 2017: We chatted to Israeli first-time director Amichai Greenberg, whose The Testament is taking part in Orizzonti at the 74th Venice International Film Festival  

07/09/2017

Amerika Square to represent Greece at the Oscars

Amerika Square to represent Greece at the Oscars

Yannis Sakaridis’ sophomore feature will be the Greek submission for the 90th Academy Awards  

06/09/2017 | Oscars 2018 | Greece

Bertrand Mandico  • Director

Interview: Bertrand Mandico • Director

“I hate boundaries, but I like smugglers”

VENICE 2017: Cineuropa sat down with Bertrand Mandico, who is presenting his feature debut, The Wild Boys, in the 32nd International Critics’ Week  

05/09/2017

The Wild Boys: Gender-bending surrealism

The Wild Boys: Gender-bending surrealism

VENICE 2017: French director Bertrand Mandico delivers his debut feature, an experimental journey to the limits of imposed gender roles, set in an undisclosed realm of wonders  

05/09/2017 | Venice 2017 | International Critics’ Week

Emre Yeksan • Director

Interview: Emre Yeksan • Director

“We live in a period of slow decay, and the smell won’t go away any time soon”

VENICE 2017: After a lengthy development process, Emre Yeksan’s feature debut, The Gulf, has been premiered in the International Critics’ Week; we talked to him about it  

04/09/2017

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