Κυριακή 12 Ιουνίου 2022

ORPHEUS AWARDS 2022 // Los Angeles Greek Film Festival

At the classy venue of the Silver Screen Theater, Pacific Design Center, in a festive and colorful environment, LAGFF Board Members Alex Kalognomos and Lia Bozonelis hosted the Orpheus Awards, in-person after two virtual editions. And the winners are…

THE STUDENTS OF UMBERTO PRIMO, Best Documentary

Angeliki Papoulia, PATCHWORK, Best Performance

TO VANCOUVER, Best Short Film

SMYRNA MY BELOVED, Audience Award, Feature

HOLY EMY, Best Feature; Director Araceli Lemos, Best Director

FROM THE BALCONY, Best Animated Film

OUTER SPACE KIDS, Audience Award, Documentary

NEXTING, Audience Award, Short Film

UMBILICAL, Dir. Elpida Stathatou, Greece, 2021, 12 min, LA Premiere

Can we predict emotions and feelings at the same time? Is quantum mechanics able to help us with the future knowing the present? Are we certain about the optimal political state? Does family trump gay? 10 questions that have uncertain answers.

Netflix, Amazon and other streaming platforms are expanding throughout the world, producing original content in multiple territories. While this film & television boom has generated a lot of opportunity, it has also threatened the integrity of the local industries. How can the cultural identity and artistic diversity of local film production in a small country like Greece, be protected and nurtured? How can the local film industries coexist with the global, and maintain relevance?

Participants: Writer/Director Sabrina Doyle (UK, USA), Producer Maria Drandaki (Greece, Europe) Producer Giovanni Mastrangelo (Mediterranean, ME, Africa, Italy), Acquisitions Executive @ ZDF Mirela Nastase (Romania, Germany, Europe), Filmmaker/Executive Jeremy Nocon (Philippines, USA), Producer/Distributor Dionyssis Samiotis (Greece, ME, Eastern Europe.

Moderator: Filmmaker/Mediator Carina Rosanna Tautu

Nikos Zegkinoglou and Aris Servetalis received Honorable Mentions for their roles in 18 and PACK OF SHEEP respectively; Special Jury Mentions went to the documentaries HOW TO TRAIN AN ANTIHERO, and MEMENTO; BRUTALIA - DAYS OF LABOUR and MEMOIR OF A VEERING STORM earned Honorable Mentions by the short film jury; AFTERIMAGE earned an Honorable Mention in the animation category.

The feature film project GLORY B from Greece, represented by Director/Co-Writer Konstantinos Antonopoulos and Producer Fani Skartouli, received the 8th IPDF Award. The Cypriot project SHIBBOLETH, represented by Director/Writer Alexandra Matheou received an Honorable Mention.