Thanasis Neofotistos

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Also Known As Танасіс Неофотістос, Θανάσης Νεοφώτιστος

Thanasis Neofotistos

Biography

Thanasis Neofotistos is a Film Director, Writer & Architect. Member of European Film Academy (EFA), Berlinale Talents alumnus & Head Programmer of Student Int'l Competition of DramaISFF. His short films have premiered in 75th Venice IFF, 75th Locarno IFF, 44th TIFF Toronto & won in 42nd Clermont-Ferrand, 47th TIFF Toronto, 36th Busan IFF, amongst others. His latest short film AIRHOSTES-737 (16'-2022) World Premiered at 75th Locarno Film Festival and won the Honourable Mention at 47th TIFF Toronto. His short film, PATISION AVENUE (13'-2018), premiered at 75th Venice Film Festival, won 3 awards at 41st Clermont-Ferrand 2019 (Jury, Canal+, EFA) and was a 2019 Festival-Hit with more than 100 film festival selections. ROUTE-3, world-premiered at 44th TIFF Toronto 2019 and then again in 42nd Clermont-Ferrand 2020. GREEK SCHOOL PRAYER (20'-2014) was his successful thesis (Best Greek short film of 2014, over 50 IFF), and SPARKLING CANDLES (9'-2019) is his LGBTQI+ super cute queer short film that premiered at the legendary 43rd Frameline IFF. He is now in the pre-production stage of his debut feature film, which he envisions as his personal coming-of-age Greek tragedy; THE BOY WITH THE LIGHT-BLUE EYES (aka PETER AND THE WOLF)!

Known For

Director

2022
AirHostess-737

as Director

2019
Sparkling Candles

as Director

2019
Route-3

as Director

2018
Patision Avenue

as Director

2015
Pogoniskos

as Director

2014
2013
2012
Fur...Sophie

as Director

2011
Engraved Rose

as Director

Writer

2022
AirHostess-737

as Screenplay

2019
Sparkling Candles

as Screenplay

2018
Patision Avenue

as Screenplay

2015
Pogoniskos

as Screenplay

2014
2013

Producer

2022
AirHostess-737

as Producer

2015
Pogoniskos

as Producer

2014

Art

2019
Sparkling Candles

as Production Design

2018
Patision Avenue

as Production Design

2014
Greek School Prayer

as Art Direction

Editor

2015
Pogoniskos

as Editor

Camera

2015
Pogoniskos

as Director of Photography