Behind the Haystacks trionfa ai 14mi Greek Iris Awards
- Il lungometraggio della regista esordiente Asimina Proedrou, presentato in anteprima a Salonicco, si è aggiudicato dieci dei principali premi dell'Accademia del cinema ellenico
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The Hellenic Film Academy has wrapped the 14th edition of the Iris Awards, where Asimina Proedrou's debut feature, Behind the Haystacks [+leggi anche:
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Proedrou was honoured with three awards at the ceremony, including Best Director, Best First-time Director and Best Screenplay. Stathis Stamoulakatos and Christos Kontogeorgis were respectively recognised as Best Leading and Best Supporting Actor, while Dina Mihailidou received the Award for Best Supporting Actress. Behind the Haystacks also claimed three more accolades, such as Best Cinematography for Simos Sarketzis, Best Editing for Ilektra Venaki and Best Sound.
Christos Massalas, another debut director, achieved an impressive feat with his film Broadway [+leggi anche:
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In terms of other noteworthy performances, Eleni Kokkidou was honoured with the Best Actress in a Leading Role gong for her performance in Black Stone [+leggi anche:
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Here is the full list of winners at the 2023 Greek Iris Awards:
Best Film
Behind the Haystacks [+leggi anche:
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Best Documentary Film
Arm Wrestler - Yorgos Goussis
Best Minority Co-production
Burning Days [+leggi anche:
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Best Short Film
Airhostess-737 - Thanasis Neofotistos
Best Short Animated Film
A Night at the Cemetery - Stelios Polychronakis
Best Short Documentary Film
Memories with a Tail - Dimitris Indares
Best Short Student Film
Hussies - Despina Mavridou
Best Director
Asimina Proedrou - Behind the Haystacks
Best First-time Director
Asimina Proedrou - Behind the Haystacks
Best Screenplay
Asimina Proedrou - Behind the Haystacks
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Stathis Stamoulakatos - Behind the Haystacks
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Eleni Kokkidou - Black Stone [+leggi anche:
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Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Christos Kontogeorgis - Behind the Haystacks
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Dina Mihailidou - Behind the Haystacks
Best Cinematography
Simos Sarketzis - Behind the Haystacks
Best Editing
Ilektra Venaki - Behind the Haystacks
Best Original Score
Gabriel Yared - Broadway [+leggi anche:
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Best Production Design
Anna Georgiadou - Broadway
Best Costume Design
Marli Aleiferi - Broadway
Best Make-up, Hair and Special Effects Design
Ioanna Lygizou, Hronis Tzimos, Hara Vasiliadi – Broadway
Best Sound
Nikos Papadimitriou, Ilektra Venaki, Persefoni Miliou, Kostas Varympopiotis - Behind the Haystacks
Best Special and Visual Effects
Thomas Duval, Fabien Guiliani, Antonis Kotzias, Eirini Vianelli, Michalis Neromiliotis - Dodo [+leggi anche:
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Honorary Award
Betty Livanou
(Tradotto dall'inglese)
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