Yorgos Lanthimos
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Yorgos Lanthimos is a Greek
filmmaker and theatre director.
Yorgos Lanthimos was born in Athens
. He studied directing for Film and Television at the Stavrakos Film School in Athens. Through the 90’s he directed a series of videos for Greek dance-theater companies. Since 1995 he has directed a large number of TV commercials, in addition to music videos, short films and experimental theater plays. He has also been a member of the creative team which designed the opening
and closing ceremonies of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.
His feature film career started with the mainstream film My Best Friend where he shared directing credits with mentor Lakis Lazopoulos
and was followed by the experimental film
Kineta which premiered in Toronto Film Festival.
His third feature film the 2009 film Dogtooth
won the Prix Un Certain Regard at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival
and has been nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards
.
His fourth feature film Alps (film)
(2011) won the Osella Award for Best Screenplay (Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou) at the 68th Venice International Film Festival
.
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filmmaker and theatre director.
Yorgos Lanthimos was born in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
. He studied directing for Film and Television at the Stavrakos Film School in Athens. Through the 90’s he directed a series of videos for Greek dance-theater companies. Since 1995 he has directed a large number of TV commercials, in addition to music videos, short films and experimental theater plays. He has also been a member of the creative team which designed the opening
2004 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony
The Opening Ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games was held on August 13, 2004 at the Olympic Stadium in Maroussi, Greece, a suburb of Athens. 72,000 spectators attended the event, with approximately 15,000 athletes from 202 countries participating in the ceremony as well...
and closing ceremonies of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.
His feature film career started with the mainstream film My Best Friend where he shared directing credits with mentor Lakis Lazopoulos
Lakis Lazopoulos
Lakis Lazopoulos is a Greek playwright, actor and songwriter. His birth name is Apostolos Lazopoulos , Lakis being a diminutive. Lazopoulos was ranked 83rd by the public in Skai TV's Great Greeks in 2009...
and was followed by the experimental film
Experimental film
Experimental film or experimental cinema is a type of cinema. Experimental film is an artistic practice relieving both of visual arts and cinema. Its origins can be found in European avant-garde movements of the twenties. Experimental cinema has built its history through the texts of theoreticians...
Kineta which premiered in Toronto Film Festival.
His third feature film the 2009 film Dogtooth
Dogtooth (film)
Dogtooth is a 2009 film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos about a husband and wife who keep their children imprisoned on their property into adulthood. The Greek drama stars Christos Stergioglou, Michelle Valley, Aggeliki Papoulia, Mary Tsoni and Christos Passalis. Dogtooth is Lanthimos' second feature...
won the Prix Un Certain Regard at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival
2009 Cannes Film Festival
The 62nd annual Cannes Film Festival was held from May 13 to May 24, 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert was the President of the Jury. It was announced on March 19, 2009, that Pixar's film Up would open the festival...
and has been nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards
83rd Academy Awards
The 83rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , honored the best films of 2010 and took place February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, Academy Awards ...
.
His fourth feature film Alps (film)
Alps (film)
Alps is a 2011 Greek drama film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. It stars Aggeliki Papoulia and Ariane Labed, and was co-written by Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou...
(2011) won the Osella Award for Best Screenplay (Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou) at the 68th Venice International Film Festival
68th Venice International Film Festival
The 68th annual Venice Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, took place from 31 August to 10 September 2011. American film director Darren Aronofsky was announced as the Head of the Jury. American actor and film director Al Pacino was presented with the Glory to the Film-maker award on 4 September,...
.
Filmography
- 2001 My best friend (O kaliteros mou filos) (co-director, with Lakis LazopoulosLakis LazopoulosLakis Lazopoulos is a Greek playwright, actor and songwriter. His birth name is Apostolos Lazopoulos , Lakis being a diminutive. Lazopoulos was ranked 83rd by the public in Skai TV's Great Greeks in 2009...
) - 2001 Uranisco Disco (short film)
- 2005 KinettaKinetta (film)Kinetta is a 2005 Greek film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. It was written by Yorgos Lanthimos and Yorgos Kakanakis. Aris Servetalis, Evangelia Randou and Costas Xikominos are the main protagonists....
- 2009 DogtoothDogtooth (film)Dogtooth is a 2009 film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos about a husband and wife who keep their children imprisoned on their property into adulthood. The Greek drama stars Christos Stergioglou, Michelle Valley, Aggeliki Papoulia, Mary Tsoni and Christos Passalis. Dogtooth is Lanthimos' second feature...
(Kynodontas) (Prix Un Certain Regard, 2009 Cannes Film Festival2009 Cannes Film FestivalThe 62nd annual Cannes Film Festival was held from May 13 to May 24, 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert was the President of the Jury. It was announced on March 19, 2009, that Pixar's film Up would open the festival...
, Oscar-nominated) - 2010 AttenbergAttenbergAttenberg is a Greek drama film directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari. The film was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival and Ariane Labed won the Coppa Volpi for the Best Actress. It was filmed in the Aspra Spitia village of Boeotia...
(actor, co-producer) - 2011 AlpsAlps (film)Alps is a 2011 Greek drama film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. It stars Aggeliki Papoulia and Ariane Labed, and was co-written by Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou...
(Alpis)
Theatre
- 2002 D.D.D by Dimitris Dimitriadis, Theatro tou Notou (Amore-Dokimes)
- 2004 Blaubart by Dea Loher, Theatro Porta
- 2008 Natura morta in un fosso by Fausto Paravidino, Theatro tou Notou (Amore)
- 2011 PlatonovPlatonov (play)Platonov is the name in English given to an early, untitled play written in Russian by Anton Chekhov in 1878. It was the first large-scale drama by Chekhov written specifically for Maria Yermolova, rising star of Maly Theatre...
by Anton Chekhov, National Theatre of GreeceNational Theatre of GreeceThe National Theatre of Greece is based in Athens, Greece.-History:The theatre was originally founded in 1880 with a grant from King George I and Efstratios Rallis to give theatre a permanent home in Athens...
(New Scene – Nikos Kourkoulos)
External links
- Official website
- Yorgos Lanthimos at the Greek Film Centre's website