Patision Avenue
Leoforos Patision · dir. Thanasis Neofotistos
Greece 2018, 13’ · Polish premiere
22 October, 20:15 · Kino Centrum
Yanni’s mum is on her way to audition for a role as Shakespeare’s Viola, when she discovers that her young son has been left home alone. Through a series of phone calls, she fights to balance the most important roles of her life, whilst walking in the most controversial area of central Athens, Patision Avenue.
| Director: | Thanasis Neofotistos |
| Screenplay: | Yorgos Angelopoulos, Thanasis Neofotistos, Pavlos Sifakis |
| Cinematography: | Yannis Fotou |
| Editing: | Panos Aggelopoulos |
| Cast: | Marina Symeou, Konstantina Koutsonasiou |
| Producer: | Ioanna Bolomyti |
| Production: | AN ARGONAUTS S.A. |
| Distribution: | Radiator IP Sales |
| Awards: | MFFK w Clermont-Ferrand / Clermont-Ferrand ISFF – Specjalna Nagroda Jury, Nagroda Canal+ / Special Jury Award, Canal+ Award (2019); FF w Wenecji / Venice FF – nominacja / nomination: Venice Horizons Award (2018) |
Thanasis Neofotistos is a film director, writer & architect from Athens. He is Berlinale Talents 2016 alumnus. Patision Avenue world premiere was in Venice IFF 2018 (Orizzonti). Neofotistos is now in development stage of his first-debut feature film.
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