Greek Cinema - Hellenic University Club of Southern California

large fortune he visited in 1868 the Greek
islands Corfu, Ithaca, the Peloponnesus, and
Asia Minor. In 1870 he began excavations in
Troy on the hill of Hissarlik, believing
strongly that the city of ancient Troy would
be discovered. He confirmed the Homeric
legend by discovering many ancient treasures.
Schliemann from 1876 to 1878 excavated
successfully Ithaca, Mycenae, and Orchomenus.
In 1884-85 he started excavation
at the ruins of palace at Tiryns (Tureens) 11
Also in 1968, Takis Avgerinos and Lakis
Papastathis (this time without Rena Hoeme)
came out with the short movie Odos Ermou
28 (28 Ermou Street). Director of Photography
was Christos Magkos. Their plot is
based in the novel “Dikeosis” (Justification)
by Spiros Plaskovitis.
One should also note that in 1968 the director
of photography and cameraman Christos
Magkos won an award for “Best Cinematography”
for his work in four short movies.
O Drapetis (The Fugitive) directed by
Kostas Zoes. that we mentioned above, Anef
Oron (Unconditional); directed by Nikos Nikolaedis,
To Depnon (Supper); directed by
Fotis Lazaridis, and the short documentary
Odos Ermou 28 (28th Ermou Street); directed
by Demetris (Takis) Avgerinos and
Lakis Papastathis.
Out of the twenty-five short movies and
documentaries that were produced in 1969,
the committee in the Thessalonica film festival
selected only six for competition. The
winner for the “Best Short Movie” was the
director Theodoros Maragkos with his movie
Tsouf, based on a very short assay for the
world’s problems in general. One should note
that it is the third short animation movie
since 1945.
The Director Takis Kanelopoulos who
had won an award for the “Best Short Documentary”
Makedonikos Gamos (Macedonian
Wedding) in 1960, he won again for the
“Best Short Documentary” Kastoria. For the
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“Best Short Movie” by a “New Director” the
winner was Stavros Hasapis with his movie
Labyrinth with subject the life in the big
cities and focuses on the why some people
feel lonely and bored.
The Critics award (by the representatives
of Athenian and Macedonian Press) in 1969
went for the “Best Short Movie” again to director
Theodoros Maragkos for his movie
Tsouf. The “Honorary” distinction award
was given to the short movies Media 70 directed
by Michalis Papanikolaou and to the
short documentary Kravgi Tis Petras (The
Stone's Cry) written and directed by Nestor
Matsas which we have mention about this
short movie in 1967. The director Giorgos
Maris won the Critics award for “Best New
Director” for his short movie Partita. Worthy
of note is also the short documentary I
Giorti Den Telioni Pote (The Celebration
Never Ends). It is written, produced, and directed
by Nestor P. Matsas. Its plot about the
special ways of celebrating the Greek Easter
in many small cities and villages. The customs
and folkloric celebrations are presented
very colorfully along with the spring festivals
in the natural beauty of Greece. The above
documentary received in 1970 the “First
Prize” award in Marseilles film festival.
In 1970 a total of thirty-seven short movies
and documentaries were produced.
Strangely enough this year sixteen short movies
and documentaries participated in Thessaloniki’s
film festival for competition and two
participated without competition. The winner
for the “Best Short Documentary” was the
producer, director and scriptwriter Giorgos
Latinis with his documentary Epikinonia
(Communication). The director Giorgos Latinis
depicts the life and behavior of a deaf
child, a very sentimental subject handled very
skillfully. The winner for a “Short Movie
with Theme” was the director and scriptwriter
Kostas Papadopoulos for the movie Arhodisa
Ke O Cowboy (The Noble Lady and
the Cowboy). The award for the Best New