Greece has selected Yannis Sakaridis' timely story of the opposing forces facing today's humanitarian crises, Amerika Square, as its candidate for consideration for the best foreign-language film Oscar.
The film, the second feature by Sakaridis, premiered last year in Busan and has won awards around the world since, including best feature at the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival this year.
In the pic, tattoo artist Billy (Yannis Stankoglou) and his best mate, the unemployed Nakos (Makis Papadimitriou), often hang out in the eponymous Athens square of the title. Nakos blames immigrants and refugees for his country's problems, projecting his own sense...
The film, the second feature by Sakaridis, premiered last year in Busan and has won awards around the world since, including best feature at the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival this year.
In the pic, tattoo artist Billy (Yannis Stankoglou) and his best mate, the unemployed Nakos (Makis Papadimitriou), often hang out in the eponymous Athens square of the title. Nakos blames immigrants and refugees for his country's problems, projecting his own sense...
- 9/6/2017
- by Nick Holdsworth
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive:
Corinth Films has acquired North American rights in Cannes for Yannis Sakaridis’ Greece-uk-Germany drama Amerika Square, following a deal with Patra Spanou Film Marketing & Consulting.
Deals have already closed with Cada in Spain, and Fabular Films in Turkey, while HBO Europe holds TV rights for Eastern Europe. Feelgood Entertainment distributed Amerika Square in Greece in March.
The film, which premiered in Busan last year and won the Fipresci prize in Thessaloniki, centres on a Greek nationalist in Athens whose world is turned upside-down when his apartment building becomes a home for migrants.
Yannis Stankoglou and Makis Papadimitriou star in Amerika Square.
Sakaridis produced the film with Nikkos J. Frangos, George T. Lemos, and Venia Vergou.
Corinth Films has acquired North American rights in Cannes for Yannis Sakaridis’ Greece-uk-Germany drama Amerika Square, following a deal with Patra Spanou Film Marketing & Consulting.
Deals have already closed with Cada in Spain, and Fabular Films in Turkey, while HBO Europe holds TV rights for Eastern Europe. Feelgood Entertainment distributed Amerika Square in Greece in March.
The film, which premiered in Busan last year and won the Fipresci prize in Thessaloniki, centres on a Greek nationalist in Athens whose world is turned upside-down when his apartment building becomes a home for migrants.
Yannis Stankoglou and Makis Papadimitriou star in Amerika Square.
Sakaridis produced the film with Nikkos J. Frangos, George T. Lemos, and Venia Vergou.
- 5/22/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Stars: Ziad Bakri, Mimi Denissi, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Yannis Stankoglou, Laurène Brun, Gwendoline Hamon, Yiorgos Gallos, Theodoros Kandiliotis, Andreas Marianos, Sarah Krebs | Written and Directed by Joyce A. Nashawati
In the sun-scorched Greece of the near future, immigrant Ashraf house-sits a fancy villa (plus cat) while its rich owners are away. After a testy greeting from his employers and a rough start with a border cop, the stage is almost certainly set for a showdown of some variety. Well, excessive heat always makes me extra grumpy too.
While there’s no sign of any immediate danger to Ashraf – nor any traditional horror or thriller movie cinematography or audio cues to suggest it might be on the way either – the atmosphere is there from the outset; oppressive, dusty and unforgiving, like a slightly pre-apocalyptic Greek Mad Max. The constant chirruping of desert wildlife is a fine stand in for a horror movie score,...
In the sun-scorched Greece of the near future, immigrant Ashraf house-sits a fancy villa (plus cat) while its rich owners are away. After a testy greeting from his employers and a rough start with a border cop, the stage is almost certainly set for a showdown of some variety. Well, excessive heat always makes me extra grumpy too.
While there’s no sign of any immediate danger to Ashraf – nor any traditional horror or thriller movie cinematography or audio cues to suggest it might be on the way either – the atmosphere is there from the outset; oppressive, dusty and unforgiving, like a slightly pre-apocalyptic Greek Mad Max. The constant chirruping of desert wildlife is a fine stand in for a horror movie score,...
- 2/8/2017
- by Joel Harley
- Nerdly
Here comes an exciting clip from "The Case of Mary Ford", the historic Greek Vampire tale by British director Ben Mole starring Branko Tomovic (Entity, The Wolfman), Yannis Stankoglou (Wild Duck), Dimitra Hatoupi and John Fortune (Match Point). The Clip shows the resurrection of the Vrykolakas, the Greek revenant sea vampire. Synopsis: Greece, 1910. Maria (Tamar Karabetyan) is a young Greek girl in a fishing village on the Black Sea. The villag…...
- 2/24/2014
- Horrorbid
We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes an exclusive clip from the film, The Case of Mary Ford, first details on The Three starring Lew Temple from The Walking Dead, a new candle line from Horror Decor, a review of The Poisoning and The Returned, a Q&A with artist Naisa Gomez, and much more:
Exclusive Clip from The Case of Mary Ford: “Greece, 1910. Maria (Tamar Karabetyan) is a young Greek girl in a fishing village on the Black Sea. The village match maker betroths her to a young fisherman Adonis (Branko Tomovic), who is in partnership with the true object of Maria’s affection, Giorgos (Yannis Stankoglou). One stormy night Giorgos and Adonis’s boat capsizes and Adonis is lost at sea. With no source of income Giorgos sets of for America promising Maria he will return for her.
Exclusive Clip from The Case of Mary Ford: “Greece, 1910. Maria (Tamar Karabetyan) is a young Greek girl in a fishing village on the Black Sea. The village match maker betroths her to a young fisherman Adonis (Branko Tomovic), who is in partnership with the true object of Maria’s affection, Giorgos (Yannis Stankoglou). One stormy night Giorgos and Adonis’s boat capsizes and Adonis is lost at sea. With no source of income Giorgos sets of for America promising Maria he will return for her.
- 2/23/2014
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
"The Case Of Mary Ford" by award winning director Ben Mole starring Branko Tomovic ("Entity", "Tesla"), Yannis Stankoglou ("Hostage"), Dimitra Hatoupi ("The Third Night") with Tamar Karabetyan has just released a first trailer. It's adapted from the award winning short story by John Mole and tells the story of the Greek legend of the Vrykolakas, a vampire from the sea. "It combined period drama and the supernatural – two things I am consistently drawn to. I also liked that it wasn't a traditional Western horror story but had an eastern mystique about it.", says director Ben Mole. The film has a very beautiful, unique look to it, it's very creepy and eerie. Ben Mole said "It was important to get the period right and the look and style came from that. I have always found the stone...
- 2/21/2014
- www.ohmygore.com/
We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting the recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes first details on Chainsaw Sally: The Animated Series, release information for Toxin, Patrick: Evil Awakens, and Rabid Love, a trailer for One Please, and much more:
Chainsaw Sally Animated Series: “Horror’s anti-heroine, Chainsaw Sally, to be the center of a brand new animated television series. The series will be a spinoff of The Chainsaw Sally Show starring April Monique Burril and created by JimmyO Burril. The Burrils are directly involved with the show.
“Chainsaw Sally is lovable and brutal; the epitome of what a vigilante should be in the horror realm. Bloody Bombshell Entertainment and Fatality Films are elated to make this dream a reality in the coming months. Horror fans watch out – we’re determined to change the way you think about horror programming.
Chainsaw Sally Animated Series: “Horror’s anti-heroine, Chainsaw Sally, to be the center of a brand new animated television series. The series will be a spinoff of The Chainsaw Sally Show starring April Monique Burril and created by JimmyO Burril. The Burrils are directly involved with the show.
“Chainsaw Sally is lovable and brutal; the epitome of what a vigilante should be in the horror realm. Bloody Bombshell Entertainment and Fatality Films are elated to make this dream a reality in the coming months. Horror fans watch out – we’re determined to change the way you think about horror programming.
- 2/2/2014
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
"The Case of Mary Ford" by award winning director Ben Mole starring Branko Tomovic ("Entity", "Tesla"), Yannis Stankoglou ("Hostage"), Dimitra Hatoupi ("The Third Night") with Tamar Karabetyan has just released a first trailer. It's adapted from the award winning short story by John Mole and tells the story of the Greek legend of the Vrykolakas, a vampire from the sea. "It combined period drama and the supernatural two things I am consistent…...
- 1/26/2014
- Horrorbid
"The Case of Mary Ford" by award winning director Ben Mole starring Branko Tomovic ("Entity", "Tesla") with Yannis Stankoglou ("Hostage") and Dimitra Hatoupi ("The Third Night") has come up with some new eerie artwork for the poster. It's adapted from the award winning short story by John Mole and tells the story of the Greek legend of the Vrykolakas, a vampire from the sea. "It combined period drama and the supernatural two things I am cons…...
- 10/25/2013
- Horrorbid
Greece, 1910. A web of jealousy, intrigue, mystery, deceit, murder and finally escape leads us to a dramatic climax, in which love endures beyond the grave. "The Case of Mary Ford" with Branko Tomovic (Entity, Murkwood), Tamar Karabetyan (Nina Forever), Yannis Stankoglou (Hostage) and Dimitra Hatoupi (The Third Night) by award winning director Ben Mole has just been completed and is starting the international festival circuit now. The eerie and a…...
- 9/9/2013
- Horrorbid
The Case of Mary Ford by award winning director Ben Mole starring Tamar Karabetyan (Nina Forever), Branko Tomovic (Tesla) with Yannis Stankoglou (Hostage) and Dimitra Hatoupi (The Third Night) has just been completed and is starting the international festival circuit now. It's adapted from the award winning short story by John Mole and tells the story of the Greek legend of the Vrykolakas, a vampire from the sea. Synopsis: New York City, 1…...
- 9/3/2013
- Horrorbid
The weekend is officially in sight, and we have a question for you... Who's down for a little vampire action to get through the morning? Not the brooding or sparkling kind either. The real deal! If you answered "yes," then this story is for you!
From award-winning director Ben Mole comes The Case of Mary Ford starring Branko Tomovic (Entity), Yannis Stankoglou (Hostage), and Dimitra Hatoupi (The Third Night) with newcomer Tamar Karabetyan.
Check out the first set of stills from the flick, which was adapted from the award-winning short story by John Mole and tells the story of the Greek legend of the Vrykolakas, a vampire from the sea.
Synopsis
New York City, 1913. Recent Greek immigrant Mary Ford is accused of killing her lover. Mary claims the real murderer is her husband. But her husband… is already dead. Maria’s defense relies on the story of how she came to America.
From award-winning director Ben Mole comes The Case of Mary Ford starring Branko Tomovic (Entity), Yannis Stankoglou (Hostage), and Dimitra Hatoupi (The Third Night) with newcomer Tamar Karabetyan.
Check out the first set of stills from the flick, which was adapted from the award-winning short story by John Mole and tells the story of the Greek legend of the Vrykolakas, a vampire from the sea.
Synopsis
New York City, 1913. Recent Greek immigrant Mary Ford is accused of killing her lover. Mary claims the real murderer is her husband. But her husband… is already dead. Maria’s defense relies on the story of how she came to America.
- 6/6/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
"The Case of Mary Ford" by award winning director Ben Mole starring Branko Tomovic ("Entity") with Yannis Stankoglou ("Hostage") and Dimitra Hatoupi ("The Third Night") has just been completed and is starting the international festival circuit now. It's adapted from the award winning short story by John Mole and tells the story of the Greek legend of the Vrykolakas, a vampire from the sea. Synopsis: New York City, 1913. Recent Gree…...
- 6/5/2013
- Horrorbid
Take a look at some of the first images from Ben Mole’s vampire short film “The Case of Mary Ford”, based on the short story by John Mole and, we’re told, “tells the story of the Greek legend of the Vrykolakas, a vampire from the sea.” The film stars Branko Tomovic (“Entity”), Yannis Stankoglou (“Hostage”) and Dimitra Hatoupi (“The Third Night”) with newcomer Tamar Karabetyan and will be playing the international festival circuit, so keep an eye out on it if you’re prone to vampire tales. New York City, 1913. Recent Greek immigrant Mary Ford is accused of killing her lover. Mary claims the real murderer is her husband. But her husband… is already dead. Maria’s defense relies on the story of how she came to America. Her tale begins five thousand miles away in her birthplace in the old world, a village on the shores of...
- 6/5/2013
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
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