Sofia Exarchou

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Sofia Exarchou ( Greek Σοφία Εξάρχου , * 1979 in Athens ) is a Greek film director and screenwriter .

Life

Sofia Exarchou was born in Athens. She studied electrical engineering at the local Polytechnic and film directing at the Stavrakos Film School and also took acting classes at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York. She also completed a film degree at the École Supérieure d'Audiovisuel in Toulouse.

Since 2004 she has been working as an assistant director for feature films and commercials. After directing and scripting two short films, Distance and the award-winning Mesecina , she participated in the Sundance Screenwriters Lab and Directors Lab in 2014. Park , which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2016 , is her first feature film.

In spring 2020 Exarchou will participate in the planned Cannes Cinéfondation Atelier.

Filmography

  • 2006: Apostasi (short film)
  • 2009: Mesecina (short film)
  • 2016: Park

Awards

Créteil International Women's Film Festival

  • 2017: Award for best debut film (Special Mention for Park )

Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián

  • 2016: Nomination as a competition film (Park)
  • 2016: Awarded the Premio Kutxa-Nuevos Directores (Park)

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

  • 2015: Awarded the Works-in-Progress Prize (Park)

Stockholm International Film Festival

  • 2016: Nomination for the bronze horse in the category Best Film (Park)

San Francisco International Film Festival

  • 2017: Nomination for the Golden Gate Award New Directors Prize - Narrative films (Park)

Toronto International Film Festival

  • 2016 : Nomination as Best Film for the International Critics' Award (Park)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.festivalscope.com/all/film/park
  2. ↑ https://www.festivalscope.com/all/film/park
  3. ↑ Kate Gardner: TIFF 2016 Women Directors: Meet Sofia Exarchou - "Park". In: womenandhollywood.com, September 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ Fabien Lemercier: Cannes 2020: 15 projects selected for the Cannes Cinéfondation Atelier. In: cineuropa.org, March 9, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Exarchou, Sofia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Εξάρχου, Σοφία (Greek)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek film director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Athens , Greece