About the Director: Biography and Filmography

Antonis Tolakis was born in Athens in 1978. He studied theatre at the Department of Theatre Studies in National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and cinema direction at the Hellenic cinema and television School Stavrakos. He works for television and cinema. He also directs for theater and writes, as a film critic, in various publications and websites. In May 2013 he won the second prize for his play “I hope you have a day filled with jasmine” in the category New Playwrights, from the Ministry of Culture, Greece. His last film, Sunflower Seeds (documentary) is the winner of the Special Mention for Best Documentary in Mediterranean Section at the 8^th Sole Luna International Mediterranean Doc Festival, Palermo Italy. It was also officially selected at the 26th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (''kids &Docs''), Finalist at 2014 Social Impact Media Awards- West Hollywood and nominated for the best documentary for children award at the 27^th Pärnu International Documentary Film Festival, Esthonia. It also won an Honorable Mention at the 2^nd Ionian International Digital Festival Lefkada, Greece,  the 2^nd Prize for Best Documentary at 16^th Olympia International Film Festival, Greece and the Award for the best documentary at the 4th Athens International  Film Festival. 

Filmography:

2015  “The musical journey of Konstantinos Diminakis”
            Es aurion ta spoudaia Greek TV Series
            Documentary 29' (1 episode)

2015  “Tomorrow in the battle think on me,” Documentary 23'.
2014  “Sewer stories- Metropolis,” Dutch VPRO TV 
            Documentary 27'.

2014  “ Aisha” short Fiction film -editing.

2013  ‘’Sunflower Seeds’’ Documentary 31:50΄

2012 ‘’ Voiceless’’ Documentary 42:40'

2011  “ Meeting Point,” short Fiction film 26'.

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