Panagiotis Kotzathanasis
Panagiotis (Panos) Kotzathanasis is a film critic and reviewer, specialized in Asian Cinema. He is the owner and administrator of Asian Movie Pulse, one of the biggest portals dealing with Asian cinema. He is a frequent writer in Hancinema, Taste of Cinema, and his texts can be found in a number of other publications including SIRP in Estonia, Film.sk in Slovakia, Asian Dialogue in the UK, Cinefil in Japan and Filmbuff in India. Since 2019, he cooperates with Thessaloniki Cinematheque in Greece, curating various tributes to Asian cinema. He has also participated, with video recordings, on a number of Asian movie releases. He has also taken part as an expert on the Erasmus+ program, 'Asian Cinema Education', on the Asian Cinema Education International Journalism and Film Criticism Course.
He is also member of FIPRESCI, NETPAC, Online Film Critics Association, Hellenic Film Academy, Greek Cinema Critics Association and is approved by Rotten Tomatoes.
He has been a member of the following juries 1)ArtFilmFest Kosice (Slovakia, Main Jury, 2019) 2)Fica Vesoul (France, Critic's Jury, 2019) 3)Ulju Mountain Film Festival (S. Korea, NETPAC Jury, 2019) 4)Herat International Women's Film Festival (Afghanistan, International Documentary Feature and Short Film Competition, 2020) 5)Subversive Festival (Croatia, Main Jury, 2020) 6)South Asian Short Film Festival (India, Documentary Competition, 2021) 7) Warsaw Film Festival (Poland, NETPAC Jury, 2022)
He is also member of FIPRESCI, NETPAC, Online Film Critics Association, Hellenic Film Academy, Greek Cinema Critics Association and is approved by Rotten Tomatoes.
He has been a member of the following juries 1)ArtFilmFest Kosice (Slovakia, Main Jury, 2019) 2)Fica Vesoul (France, Critic's Jury, 2019) 3)Ulju Mountain Film Festival (S. Korea, NETPAC Jury, 2019) 4)Herat International Women's Film Festival (Afghanistan, International Documentary Feature and Short Film Competition, 2020) 5)Subversive Festival (Croatia, Main Jury, 2020) 6)South Asian Short Film Festival (India, Documentary Competition, 2021) 7) Warsaw Film Festival (Poland, NETPAC Jury, 2022)