WATCH my presentations of the ARTE THEME GREEK DAY on August 15 2013 on YouTube!
Available in German (original language) and French.
PRESENTATIONS in GERMAN : http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlQWnS27jXh8tc9hu53lhwlwfQYlJYLmE
PRESENTATIONS in FRENCH : http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmfiCnVD2LL6kKEXGltuRbemuVYD2jwjY
Madeleine Avramoussis, ARTE's renowned Commissioning Editor has a long experience in Co-Producing. She has been doing it for the past 20 years! In this television interview she gave me for ERT in Spring 2012 she talks about co-production in Greece, the festival, the prices and future plans. Arte is planning a special theme day about Greece in August 2013.
Watch the complete interview:
One step ahead (Ena vima mprosta) is the portrait of the unconventional Greek wine producer Yannis Boutaris and his bid to become the mayor of Thessaloniki, the second-largest city in Greece, in 2010. Athiridis' camera follows closely the charismatic entrepreneur throughout his political campain and personal moments, while Greece sinks further into the financial crisis. What I liked the most about this film is its balance, with its second layer where he talks about his background and private life, his alcoholism and the death of his wife, while we watch great previously unseen family footage. In 132 min. (could be 10 min. shorter) Dimitris Athiridis provides us with a deep look into the Greek society and helps us to understand the current situation in Greece. Artemis Anastasiadou has done a good job in the editing room and both Stavros Gasparatos and Terry Papadinas have chosen great music for the soundtrack of the film. The film is co-produced by ZDF/ARTE, ERT and YLE. It is a world premiere at idfa and will be broadcast on ARTE's special theme day on Greece, in June 2013.
You can still watch it on Thursday November 22 and Saturday 24 at idfa.
Thursday 22/11, at 21.45 Munt 13 and
Saturday 24/11, 14.45 Munt 13