Greek filmmaker Yorgos Zois, who’s set to bow his sophomore feature, “Arcadia,” in the competitive Encounters strand of the Berlin Film Festival Feb. 18, is developing his first TV series.
“Play” follows a lone cinephile who joins a mysterious group of strangers that reenact scenes from movies in real life. The eight-part mystery-drama series tells the story of ordinary individuals who gradually lose themselves in the hazy realm between reality and fiction.
Zois says the show, which is produced by Athens-based Foss Prods. and repped internationally by Beta Cinema, is his personal attempt to “bridge the gap between cinema and series.”
“I really like exploring new territories,” he tells Variety, noting that he first conceived of “Play” as a feature film. Eventually, however, the director decided that an episodic series would allow him to “experiment” while pushing against the boundaries of a new form.
Zois’ latest feature, “Arcadia,” is a similar,...
“Play” follows a lone cinephile who joins a mysterious group of strangers that reenact scenes from movies in real life. The eight-part mystery-drama series tells the story of ordinary individuals who gradually lose themselves in the hazy realm between reality and fiction.
Zois says the show, which is produced by Athens-based Foss Prods. and repped internationally by Beta Cinema, is his personal attempt to “bridge the gap between cinema and series.”
“I really like exploring new territories,” he tells Variety, noting that he first conceived of “Play” as a feature film. Eventually, however, the director decided that an episodic series would allow him to “experiment” while pushing against the boundaries of a new form.
Zois’ latest feature, “Arcadia,” is a similar,...
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- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
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- 4/11/2011
- The Playlist
Cologne, Germany -- War, terror, violence and a bumbling French detective will be some of the highlights of the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival.
Richard Bouchareb's "London River," Lukas Moodysson's long-awaited "Mammoth," "Forever Enthralled" from Chinese director Chen Kaige, Sally Potter's "Rage," "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee" from Rebecca Miller and "Alle Anderen" (Everyone Else) from Germany's Maren Ade will debut In Competition at next year's Berlinale (Feb. 5-15, 2009).
Stehen Daldry's "The Reader," an adaptation of Bernhard Schlink's bestseller and "The Dust Of Time" from Greek master Theo Angelopoulos, will have Out Of Competition slots. As will "Pink Panther 2," the comic relief entry for the 59th Berlinale, starring Steve Martin as the hilariously incompetent Inspector Clouseau.
Tom Tykwer's action thriller "The International" will open the 2009 Berlinale Feb. 5.
Richard Bouchareb's "London River," Lukas Moodysson's long-awaited "Mammoth," "Forever Enthralled" from Chinese director Chen Kaige, Sally Potter's "Rage," "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee" from Rebecca Miller and "Alle Anderen" (Everyone Else) from Germany's Maren Ade will debut In Competition at next year's Berlinale (Feb. 5-15, 2009).
Stehen Daldry's "The Reader," an adaptation of Bernhard Schlink's bestseller and "The Dust Of Time" from Greek master Theo Angelopoulos, will have Out Of Competition slots. As will "Pink Panther 2," the comic relief entry for the 59th Berlinale, starring Steve Martin as the hilariously incompetent Inspector Clouseau.
Tom Tykwer's action thriller "The International" will open the 2009 Berlinale Feb. 5.
- 12/12/2008
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Thessaloniki International Film Festival, venerable and well loved by all was not covered at all this year by Variety due to extreme cuts internally. Screen International's Dan Fainaru was there but may not be there next year as they are also cutting back 30% which is less than Variety. The festival was quite separate from the market and Agora, the market component of the festival, seems to be making more inroads internationally than the festival itself. Now in its fourth year the market hosted Balkans Works in Progress a selection of 14 films which reveal such current concerns as racism, immigration, post Communist violence, the Ottomon legacy, some notably professional and others fledgling. I would tell you my favorites except that some clients are already pursuing them and I promised not to give them away. CoProduction one on one meetings and industry screenings of the official festival selection as well as other Greek, south eastern European, south eastern Mediterranean and Balkan productions complemented one another. Sadly Theo Angelopoulos' newest film 'The Dust of Time' which premiered at the festival was not allowed to be screened in the market itself as Angelopoulos wants to wait for its premiere in Berlin. New Cyprus film initiatives were highlighted and their production outpput will grow from one film in 2008 to seven new films in 2009. And of course a selection of Greek films now shooting or in post was also offered in the market, most notably 'Athens, Istanbul' a moodily beautiful road romance between a sophisticated recently separated attorney and a free spirited woman for whom life on the road is a solution to unnamed issues. FilmFinders was invited to attend Agora run by Margarita Eliopoulou. Distributors and sales agents attending included The Little Film Company (USA), Bankside (UK), The Global Film Initiative (USA), Cineplex Development (Taiwan), Film House (Mexico), First Distributors (Hong Kong), Cineplex (Colombia), Soda Pictures (UK), Daisy Entertainment (Korea), Rezo Films (France), Trust Film Sales (Denmark), Mdc International (Germany), Kinowelt Medien (Germany), Wide Management (France), Fortissimo (UK, The Netherlands, Hong Kong), The Coproduction Office (France), FilmSharks (Argentina), Joint Entertainment International[/link]Joint Entertainment International (Taiwan and US), Contraplana (Spain), Spentzos (Greece), Visit Films (US), Anolis (Germany), iArthouse (US), Vanguard (US), Memento Films (France), as well as representatives of such festivals as New York, Rotterdam, Locarno, Tribeca, San Francisco, Berlin (Forum), Cannes (Quinzaine des Realisateurs), Karlovy Vary. Claudia Landsberger, President of the European Film Promotion (EFP) is also participating in one-on-one meetings with international marketing consultants for producers of films participating in the official selection of the festival and for "works in progress" produced in the Balkans. Participating consultants include Clay Epstein (Little Film Company, USA), Peter Belsito (Withoutabox- IMDB, USA) and Gerry Moraitis (CinemaVault, Canada). Also in attendance were Eurimage's new director, Roberto Olla, and a representative from MEDIA Programme as well. Last year 36 films from South Eastern Europe obtained distribution in 18 different world territories. 283 films were granted backing towards distribution, 73 of which were from Greece (an increase of 45,5%), and 80 from South Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean (an increase of 93%).
- 11/18/2008
- Sydney's Buzz
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