The International Drama Short Film Festival travels to Kalamata

After the successful organisation of the 46th Drama Short Film Festival, DISFF travels to Kalamata for another year on Monday, 22nd July, with a selection of 5 award-winning short films. The screening will take place in the Kalamata Creative Documentary Centre welcoming space, and admission is free.

The films come from the National Competition Section of the Festival, including the film "Bear Hole" directed by Chrysianna Papadakis and Stergios Dinopoulos, which was declared the grand winner of the event, taking home the Golden Dionysus in the 46th edition. This top honour automatically secured them the coveted "ticket" to participate in the Oscar process. The film, a lesbian coming-of-age story in the Greek countryside, shot in Elati Trikala, describes the relationship between two young women in a village of Pindos - a relationship of friendship and underground romantic attraction that finally comes to the surface at a critical turning point in the lives of the two heroines. The film won, among other things, the award for Best Female Performance for Chara Kyriazi.

Detailed programme
Light from Light (13')
Fiction, Documentary, Experimental
Director, screenplay: Neritan Zinjiria
Photography, Neritan Zingziria, Christina Moumouri, Giorgos Valsamis
Editing: Giorgos Alexiou
Original Music: Dimitris Miliotis
Sound Design: Leandros Dounis
Costume Design: Matina Mavragani
Special Effects: VFX Pantelis Anastasiadis
Producers: Neritan Zinjiria, Efijeni Kokedhima, Neritan Zinjiria
Production: Greece 2023
This is a film conversation between a filmmaker and a monk of Mount Athos, who made his own camera before he died in 1932.
Neritan Zinjiria was born in Tirana, Albania. Today, he lives and works in the Balkans. The creator of the films Chamomile, The Time of a Young Man About to Kill, and A Country of Two is concerned with how death and loss redefine human memory. His latest film, Light from Light, was nominated in the official short film competition section of the Rotterdam International Film Festival.

Aeroline (19')
Fiction
Directed by: Alexis Koukias-Pantelis
Screenplay: Michalis Mathioudakis, Alexis Koukias-Pantelis
Photo: Davor Marenjak
Editing: Niki Malliotakis
Original Music: Sophie Lies
Sound Engineering, Sound Design: Panagiotis Papagiannopoulos
Scenery, Artistic Design: Dimitra Sourlanzi
Costumes: Emmanuela Mastora
Makeup: Olga Patsiou
Starring: Dimitra Vlagkopoulou, Vangelis Ambatzis, Thanos Tokakis, Elena Topalidou, Aulona Loupa, Katerina Misichroni, Ilias Moulas, Mikes Glykas, Alexandra Hassani, Thodoris Skyftoulis
Producers: Maria Repoussi, Alexis Koukias-Pantelis
Production: Greece 2023
Sandy is a drama school graduate with asthma and an evening performance scheduled for her. Until then, she has to teach yoga, work as a clown, and attend auditions. She also tries to find space for Spyros, her boyfriend, in this equation.
Alexis Koukias-Pantelis is a director, screenwriter and sound engineer. His films have travelled to dozens of international festivals and won awards, including Best Actress and Best Actor at the 27th Premiere Nights. Aeroline is his fourth short film to participate in the Drama International Short Film Festival.

Bear Hole (38')
Fiction
Director, script: Chrysianna Papadaki, Stergios Dinopoulos
Photo: Arsinoi Pilou
Editing: Evangelos Katsaros
Original Music: John Tournas
Sound engineering: Nicole Asimosis
Sound Design: Arielle Esther
Costume design: Marianthi Christodoulou
Starring: Hara Kyriazi, Pamela Oikonomaki
Producers: Thanasis Michalopoulos, Arsinoi Pilou, Stergios Dinopoulos, Chrysianna Papadaki
Production: Greece 2023
A hike in the mountain, a secret bear, an unexpected betrayal and a kangaroo in the forest will forever change Argyrou's relationship with her best friend.
Stergios Dinopoulos and Chrysianna Papadaki were born in Athens and studied Cinema and Political Science at Harvard. In 2023, they founded the film collective Páme Ligo to promote ventures by young creators in a collective and solidarity way. They are now preparing their first feature film, The Bear Hole Trilogy.

Crossing (21')
Fiction
Directed by: Aineias Tsamatis, Katerina Mavrogeorgis
Screenplay: Aineias Tsamatis, Katerina Mavrogeorgis, Yiannis Karabatsos
Photo: Yannis Karabatsos
Editing: Christos Giannakopoulos
Original Music: Petros Sotiropoulos & The Aqua Barons
Sound engineering: Dimitra Xeroutsikou
Sound Design: Christos Giannakopoulos
Artistic Design: Artemis Flessa
Costume design: Marli Aliferi
Makeup: Niki Ovacoglou
Starring: Yannis Tsortekis, Karafil Sone, Angeliki Papathemeli, Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos (voice)
Producer: Thanos Anastopoulos
Production: Greece 2023
A railroad crossing to nowhere. Two wooden watchtowers. Around yellow hills and open horizon. Two guardians: the lonely Giannis and the relaxed Antonis. Every so often, a voice over the loudspeaker announces the passing of a train. Nothing seems to disturb their daily lives until love intrudes, shattering all certainty.
Aeneas Tsamatis was born in Elbasan, Albania. He graduated from the "ARCHI" Drama School and the Modern Music School of Athens. He works as an actor in theatre, cinema and television and writes and directs for the cinema.
Katerina Mavrogeorgi was born in Athens. She graduated from the "ARCHI" Drama School and the Panteion University, Department of Communication, Media & Culture. She writes, acts and directs for theatre and cinema. She has been awarded by ARTWORKS (2022) of the SNF.

Midnight Skin (40')

Fiction
Director, script: Manolis Mavris
Photo: Manu Tilinski
Editing: Thodoris Armaos
Original Music: Carla Pallone
Sound engineering: Panagiotis Papagiannopoulos, Stelios Koupettoris
Sound Design: Stelios Koupettoris
Artistic Design: Dafni Kalogianni
Starring: Romanna Lobats, Katerina Zisoudi, Alexandros Logothetis, Dimitris Kitsos, Grigoris Balas, Angeliki Noea, Leda Koutsodaskalou, Konstantinos Samaa, Hara Tzokas
Producers: Annabel Aroni, Camille Genaud, Romanna Lobats, George Tsokopoulos, Clarisse Tupin
Production: Greece, France 2023

Fani, a young nurse in a large public hospital, plunges into the same obsessive nightmare every night. She sees that it transforms into a tree. While stagnant in a lonely everyday life, she realises that her nightmare exceeds the limits of fantasy and gradually enters her life.
Manolis Mavris was born in Athens in 1987. He studied Animation in Athens and Visual Communication in London. His short films have premiered at major film festivals worldwide (Cannes, SXSW, BFI, Sarajevo). His work focuses on heterotopia, exploring the boundaries between real and imaginary. In 2021, Brutalia's film Working Days won the Canal+ Award at the Cannes Film Festival's Critics' Week. He is currently in development on his feature directorial debut, Liar Man.

Location: Doc Café, Koutsomitopoulou 6, Kalamata
Arrival time: 20:30
Start time: 21:00
Admission Free
English subtitles available