Georgis Grigorakis (; born 20 May 1983) is a Greek film director and screenwriter. He has received awards at the 70th Berlin Film Festival and the Hellenic Film Academy Awards 2021 for his debut film Digger.
Career
Georgis was born and raised in Athens. He studied psychology in the UK and did a master's degree in film direction (fiction) at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, UK.
He first started making short films in 2007 and his debut feature film, Digger, was premiered at the 70th Berlin Film Festival Panorama programme, winning the CICAE Art Cinema Award.
Filmography
Sources:
Film Year Title Director Writer Producer Distribution 2020 Digger The Matchbox Factory and JHR Films
Short film Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes 2007 Vicious Circle 2009 'N me for myself 8 nominations, 6 awards 2010 Reverse 4 nominations, 2 awards 2011 The Case of Regina Scalici 2011 From Nowhere 2012 Revolving 4 nominations, 2 awards 2013 45 Degrees 9 nominations, 2 awards
Videos
Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes 2012 Xaxakes Music video for a punk band 2012 Now What A dance video 2012 Celtman A documentary about the extreme triathlon Celtman! in Scotland; 4 nominations 2013 Unplugged Promo video for festival in Switzerland; 2 nominations 2016 C Video for the Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art, produced by HAOS film
Awards and nominations
Grigorakis' films have been nominated more than 50 times and won more than 30 awards.
His debut feature film Digger won 19 awards, including 10 awards at the Hellenic Film Academy Awards 2021.
References
External links Official Website Georgis Grigorakis on the Internet Movie Database Interview with Georgis Grigorakis on Lifo magazine Interview with Georgis Grigorakis on Cineuropa Interview on Variety magazine Interview on Mubi