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A ghost story of obsession, solitude and madness, in a chess coffeehouse out of place and time, in the center of Athens. The story of “Panellinion”, a refuge for people who suffocate in everyday life, who despise and fail to adapt in the conditions of modern life.
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Spyros Mantzavinos has a diploma in Film Directing from Stavrakos Film School. In 2019 he published his book Mnistirofonia and Other Stories which was nominated for the prize of the first-time writer by Klepsydra magazine.
Kostas Antarachas has a diploma in Film Directing from Stavrakos Film School. He participated in the workshops and pitching lab of the GFC - Creative Europe as a co-writer of the script Gin and Tonic (2016). His script Seabed Piano has been awarded by the Scriptwriters Guild of Greece (2017). Shall we Dance? (2018) was his first work as a director and screenwriter.
2024, Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival - BEST GREEK FILM - GREEK ASSOCIATION OF FILM CRITICS AWARD
2024, Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival - NEWCOMER DIRECTOR - GFC AWARD TO GREEK PROGRAM / YOUTH JURY AWARD BY THE STUDENTS OF THESSALONIKI UNIVERSITIES DFFD
2024, PriMed Documentary Film Festival - International Premiere
2024, Chania International Film Festival
2024, Peloponnisos International Documentary Festival
2025, Berlin Greek Film Festival
- Year2024
- Runtime81 minutes
- LanguageGreek
- CountryGreece
- PremiereNorth America Premiere
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorSPYROS MANTZAVINOS, KOSTAS ANTARACHAS
- ScreenwriterSPYROS MANTZAVINOS, KOSTAS ANTARACHAS
- ProducerLEONIDAS KONSTANTARAKOS
- CinematographerGiorgos Koutsaliaris
- EditorDimitris Polyzos
- MusicGiorgos Kottaridis
A ghost story of obsession, solitude and madness, in a chess coffeehouse out of place and time, in the center of Athens. The story of “Panellinion”, a refuge for people who suffocate in everyday life, who despise and fail to adapt in the conditions of modern life.
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Spyros Mantzavinos has a diploma in Film Directing from Stavrakos Film School. In 2019 he published his book Mnistirofonia and Other Stories which was nominated for the prize of the first-time writer by Klepsydra magazine.
Kostas Antarachas has a diploma in Film Directing from Stavrakos Film School. He participated in the workshops and pitching lab of the GFC - Creative Europe as a co-writer of the script Gin and Tonic (2016). His script Seabed Piano has been awarded by the Scriptwriters Guild of Greece (2017). Shall we Dance? (2018) was his first work as a director and screenwriter.
2024, Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival - BEST GREEK FILM - GREEK ASSOCIATION OF FILM CRITICS AWARD
2024, Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival - NEWCOMER DIRECTOR - GFC AWARD TO GREEK PROGRAM / YOUTH JURY AWARD BY THE STUDENTS OF THESSALONIKI UNIVERSITIES DFFD
2024, PriMed Documentary Film Festival - International Premiere
2024, Chania International Film Festival
2024, Peloponnisos International Documentary Festival
2025, Berlin Greek Film Festival
- Year2024
- Runtime81 minutes
- LanguageGreek
- CountryGreece
- PremiereNorth America Premiere
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorSPYROS MANTZAVINOS, KOSTAS ANTARACHAS
- ScreenwriterSPYROS MANTZAVINOS, KOSTAS ANTARACHAS
- ProducerLEONIDAS KONSTANTARAKOS
- CinematographerGiorgos Koutsaliaris
- EditorDimitris Polyzos
- MusicGiorgos Kottaridis