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Syllas Tzoumerkas
Tzoumerkas in 2015
Born1978
Thessaloniki, Greece
OccupationFilm director
Years active2000–present

Syllas Tzoumerkas (Greek: Σύλλας Τζουμέρκας; born 1978) is a Greek film director, screenwriter and actor.[1][2]

Life and work

Syllas Tzoumerkas was born in Thessaloniki.[3] He studied theatre and directing for Film and Television at the Stavrakos Film School [el] and the University of Athens. In 2000, he directed the short film The Devouring Eyes (Ta Matia Pou Trone) that was selected by the Cinéfondation[4] of the 2001 Cannes Film Festival and won the Jury Prize at the 2001 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.[3]

His first feature film Homeland (Hora Proelefsis) had its world première at the International Critics' Week of the 67th Venice International Film Festival.[5] Homeland participated in several international film festivals[6][7] and won 5 Awards of the Hellenic Film Academy (best first film director, best supporting role actress for Ioanna Tsirigouli, original music, editing and make-up).[8]

As an actor,[9] Syllas Tzoumerkas participated in feature films Wasted Youth (2011) by Argyris Papadimitropoulos and Jan Vogel Rotterdam International Film Festival[10] and The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas (2013) by Elina Psykou (Berlin International Film Festival).[11]

The script for his second feature film A Blast won the Eurimages Co-production Award at the Cinelink co-production market of the 2012 Sarajevo film festival.[12]

His second feature film A Blast',[13] a Greek-German-Dutch-Italian co-production [14] had its world premiere[15] at the International Competition of the Locarno Film Festival 2014.[14] The film was consequently presented in many international film festivals,[16] most notably Sarajevo international film festival (regional premiere), BFI London Film Festival (Dare),[17] Sao Paulo International Film Festival (Competition New Directors),[18] Rotterdam International Film Festival 2015 (Limelight),[19] among others. It was theatrically released in several countries (Greece, Germany, Italy, Holland, Poland, Denmark, Australia, etc.)[20] and was picked up for VOD and dvd release in the United States by Indiepix Films.[21] In the international press, the critical reception of the film varied from great and mostly favourable reviews in Screen Daily,[22] Indiewire,[23] The Hollywood Reporter,[24] Der Spiegel[25] to mixed in Variety[26] and negative in We Got this Covered[27][28]'.

In 2016, Syllas Tzoumerkas co-signed the script and appeared as an actor in Argyris Papadimitropoulos' film Suntan (Rotterdam International Film Festival 2016, Best International Film - Edinburgh International Film Festival).[29]

His theatre work includes stage performances Debate (Bios theatre, Diaspora theatre group, 2011)[30] and High and Low - A Murderer in Tokyo (Onassis Cultural Centre, Diaspora theatre group),[31] both co-directed with Youla Boudali. In 2015, he participated at the Onassis Cultural Centre's production of the omnibus performance X-Apartments - Athens (concept by Matthias Lilienthal, curated by Katia Arfara and Anna Mülter), with the segment Α Farewell to the Traitor from a Lower-Middle-Class House in Larissa Station, Athens (based on a letter by Flavius Philostratus, 3rd Century A.D.)[32]

Filmography

Year Title Notes
2000 The Devouring Eyes (short film), director, writer, actor
2000 All Souls' Day (short film), co-writer
2002 Rain (short film), director, writer
2010 Hora Proelefsis Director, co-writer
Nominated - Luigi de Laurentis Award (67th Venice International Film Festival)
Nominated - International Critics' Week Award (67th Venice International Film Festival)
Hellenic Film Academy Award for Best First Film Director
First film director award (Athens Film Festival)
Nominated - Grand Jury Prize (New Horizons Film Festival)
Nominated - Grand Prix (Voices International Film Festival)
2011 Wasted Youth Actor
2013 The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas Actor
2014 A Blast Director, co-writer
Nominated - Pardo d' Oro (Golden Leopard) (Locarno International Film Festival)[33]
Nominated - Heart of Sarajevo (Sarajevo International Film Festival)
Nominated - Art Cinema Award (Hamburg Filmfest)[34]
Nominated - International Jury Award (São Paulo IFF)
Nominated - Golden Angel (TOFIFEST, Torun IFF)[35]
2016 Suntan

Co-writer, actor

Theatre

  • 2010 Cinemascope by the Blitz, (actor), Bios theatre, Athens and Epidaurus Festival (Athens)
  • 2008 War is War by the Erasers (actor), No Central (Athens)
  • 2012 Debate (co-writer and co-director with Youla Boudali, actor), Bios Theatre (Athens)
  • 2015 X-Apartments, Athens - Α Farewell to the Traitor from a Lower-Middle-Class House in Larissa Station, Athens (based on a letter by Flavius Philostratus, 3rd Century A.D.), Onassis Cultural Centre (Athens)'
  • 2016 High and Low, A Murderer in Tokyo (co-writer and co-director with Youla Boudali), Onassis Cultural Center (Athens)[36]

References

  1. ^ Σύλλας Τζουμέρκας: Μετά τις Κάννες η Βενετία. To Vima (in Greek). tovima.gr. 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
  2. ^ Sakaridis, Yannis. "10 Greek Filmmakers to Watch". raindance.org. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b "Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Homeland". Kviff.com. 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  4. ^ "2001 Cannes Film Festival Cinéfondation Films in Competition Lineup | Filmmakers, Film Industry, Film Festivals, Awards & Movie Reviews". Indiewire. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  5. ^ Settimana Internazionale della Critica. "Hòra proèlefsis | 28. Settimana Internazionale della Critica" (in Italian). Sicvenezia.it. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  6. ^ http://www.kviff.com/en/about-festival/history-past-years/2011/program/?s=341%7Ctitle="Young Greek Cinema"
  7. ^ "Wroclaw takes off to "new horizons"". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  8. ^ "Hellenic Film Academy". Hellenicfilmacademy.gr. Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2014-01-26. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Interview with Syllas Tzoumerkas". Fantom Film Magazine. fantomfilm.cz. 2012-10-30. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  10. ^ "Wasted Youth - International Film Festival Rotterdam". Filmfestivalrotterdam.com. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  11. ^ "| Berlinale | Archive | Annual Archives | 2013 | Programme - I aionia epistrofi tou Antoni Paraskeua | The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas". Berlinale.de. 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  12. ^ Flix (2012-07-17). ""A Blast" by Syllas Tzoumerkas wins award at the Sarajevo Film Festival! | Flix". Flix.gr. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  13. ^ "A Blast". 27 November 2014 – via IMDb.
  14. ^ a b "Film".
  15. ^ "Locarno Film Festival: 5 Things Not to Miss".
  16. ^ "Festivals / a Blast".
  17. ^ "Buy cinema tickets for A Blast - 2014 BFI London Film Festival".
  18. ^ "40ª Mostra Internacional de Cinema - Filme - A BLAST".
  19. ^ "The first titles: Limelight". 3 September 2015.
  20. ^ "Release dates / a Blast".
  21. ^ "A Blast - Syllas Tzoumerkas".
  22. ^ "A Blast".
  23. ^ Kiang, Jessica. "Karlovy Vary Review: Punchy, Difficult, Allegorically Urgent Greek Tragedy 'A Blast' - IndieWire".
  24. ^ "'A Blast': Istanbul Review".
  25. ^ Germany, SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg. "Griechischer Film "A Blast": All die aufgestaute Wut - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Kultur".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  26. ^ Lodge, Guy (4 November 2014). "Film Review: 'A Blast'".
  27. ^ http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/blast-review-lff-2014/
  28. ^ "A Blast Review [LFF 2014]". 19 October 2014.
  29. ^ "Suntan". 31 March 2016 – via IMDb.
  30. ^ https://syllastzoumerkas.com/theater/debate/
  31. ^ http://www.sgt.gr/eng/SPG1751/?
  32. ^ http://www.sgt.gr/eng/SPG1080/?
  33. ^ "A Blast".
  34. ^ http://www.filmfesthamburg.de/en/programm/Film/21845/A_Blast
  35. ^ "Tofifest » Programme 2014".
  36. ^ CENTRE, ONASSIS CULTURAL. "Syllas Tzoumerkas & Youla Boudali / ONASSIS CULTURAL CENTRE".

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