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SPECIAL JURY AWARD for BEST DIRECTOR
Lena is a 20-year-old woman who lives in Athens, works at a local supermarket, and lives with her family. As their home is poor, always messy, and full of tension, she wants to move out and start a life of her own. Everything changes for Lena when she gets fired from her job and, at the same time, finds out that she is pregnant. Life in a Beat is a realistic, anthropocentric story, harsh and tender at the same time. What if keeping her baby is the only way to keep her job?
Amerissa Basta lives in Athens and works in Communications at Publication Industry. She has studied Communication and Mass Media and holds an MA in Cultural Management (Panteion University, Athens). She also holds an MA on Creative Writing and Screenwriting (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki). She has been writing scripts and directing short films since 2010, having completed seven short films and a documentary so far. Life in a Beat is her first feature film.
2026, Thessaloniki International Film Festival (Audience Award In Meet The Neighbours Competition, Audience Award In Greek Program Competition, Crew United Award)
2026, Sofia International Film Festival
2026, San Francisco Greek Film Festival (Audience Silver Award)
2026, Da' Barcelona International Film Festival
2026, Greek Berlin Film Festival
2026, Cyprus Film Days International Film Festival
2026, BAFICI International Film Festival
- Year2025
- Runtime92 minutes
- LanguageAlbanian, Greek
- CountryBulgaria, Cyprus, France, Greece, Montenegro, North Macedonia
- PremiereLA
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorAmerissa Basta
- ScreenwriterDimitris Nakos, Amerissa Basta
- ProducerIoanna Soultani, Dimitris Nakos, Despina Mouzaki, Ivan Tonev, Dejan Krajcevski, Marko Jacimovic, Vincent Michaud
- CastElina Tsiorbantzi, Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos, Jeo Pakitsas, Dimitris Kitsos, Luli Bitri
- CinematographerChristina Moumouri Gsc
- EditorLambis Haralambidis, Nikos Kallipolitis
Provides Admission to all Films screened virtually
during the 20th LAGFF
*
SPECIAL JURY AWARD for BEST DIRECTOR
Lena is a 20-year-old woman who lives in Athens, works at a local supermarket, and lives with her family. As their home is poor, always messy, and full of tension, she wants to move out and start a life of her own. Everything changes for Lena when she gets fired from her job and, at the same time, finds out that she is pregnant. Life in a Beat is a realistic, anthropocentric story, harsh and tender at the same time. What if keeping her baby is the only way to keep her job?
Amerissa Basta lives in Athens and works in Communications at Publication Industry. She has studied Communication and Mass Media and holds an MA in Cultural Management (Panteion University, Athens). She also holds an MA on Creative Writing and Screenwriting (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki). She has been writing scripts and directing short films since 2010, having completed seven short films and a documentary so far. Life in a Beat is her first feature film.
2026, Thessaloniki International Film Festival (Audience Award In Meet The Neighbours Competition, Audience Award In Greek Program Competition, Crew United Award)
2026, Sofia International Film Festival
2026, San Francisco Greek Film Festival (Audience Silver Award)
2026, Da' Barcelona International Film Festival
2026, Greek Berlin Film Festival
2026, Cyprus Film Days International Film Festival
2026, BAFICI International Film Festival
- Year2025
- Runtime92 minutes
- LanguageAlbanian, Greek
- CountryBulgaria, Cyprus, France, Greece, Montenegro, North Macedonia
- PremiereLA
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorAmerissa Basta
- ScreenwriterDimitris Nakos, Amerissa Basta
- ProducerIoanna Soultani, Dimitris Nakos, Despina Mouzaki, Ivan Tonev, Dejan Krajcevski, Marko Jacimovic, Vincent Michaud
- CastElina Tsiorbantzi, Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos, Jeo Pakitsas, Dimitris Kitsos, Luli Bitri
- CinematographerChristina Moumouri Gsc
- EditorLambis Haralambidis, Nikos Kallipolitis