Syllas Tzoumerkas

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Syllas Tzoumerkas
Syllas Tzoumerkas - IFFR 2015-5.jpg
Tzoumerkas in 2015
Born1978
Thessaloniki, Greece
OccupationFilm director
Years active2000–present

Syllas Tzoumerkas (Greek: Σύλλας Τζουμέρκας; born 1978) is a Greek film director, screenwriter, and actor.[1][2]

Life and work[]

Syllas Tzoumerkas was born in Thessaloniki.[3] He studied theatre and directing for Film and Television at the  [el] and the University of Athens.[citation needed]

Film[]

In 2000, Syllas Tzoumerkas directed the short film The Devouring Eyes (Ta Matia Pou Trone) that was selected by the Cinéfondation[4] of the 2001 Cannes Film Festival and won the Jury Prize at the 2001 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.[3]

His first feature film Homeland (Hora Proelefsis) had its world première at the International Critics' Week of the 67th Venice International Film Festival.[5] Homeland participated in several international film festivals[6][7] and won 5 Awards of the Hellenic Film Academy (best first film director, best supporting role actress for Ioanna Tsirigouli, original music, editing and make-up).[8]

As an actor,[9] Syllas Tzoumerkas participated in feature films Wasted Youth (2011) by Argyris Papadimitropoulos and Jan Vogel Rotterdam International Film Festival[10] and The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas (2013) by Elina Psykou (Berlin International Film Festival).[11]

The script for his second feature film A Blast won the Eurimages Co-production Award at the Cinelink co-production market of the 2012 Sarajevo film festival.[12] A Blast',[13] a Greek-German-Dutch-Italian co-production [14] had its world premiere[15] at the International Competition of the Locarno Film Festival 2014.[14] The film was consequently presented in many international film festivals,[16] most notably Sarajevo international film festival (regional premiere), BFI London Film Festival (Dare),[17] São Paulo International Film Festival (Competition New Directors),[18] Rotterdam International Film Festival 2015 (Limelight),[19] among others. It was theatrically released in several countries (Greece, Germany, Italy, Holland, Poland, Denmark, Australia, etc.)[20] and was picked up for VOD and DVD release in the United States by Indiepix Films.[21] In the international press, the critical reception of the film varied from great and mostly favourable reviews in Screen Daily,[22] Indiewire,[23] The Hollywood Reporter,[24] Der Spiegel[25] to mixed in Variety[26] and negative in We Got this Covered.[27][28]

In 2016, Syllas Tzoumerkas co-signed the script and appeared as an actor in Argyris Papadimitropoulos' film Suntan (Rotterdam International Film Festival 2016, Best International Film - Edinburgh International Film Festival).[29]

In 2019, Syllas Tzoumerkas presented his third feature at the Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama).[30] The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea,[31] a co-production of Greece, Germany, Holland and Sweden, a crime thriller with horror and surrealist undertones,[32] had its premiere at the Zoo Palast. It was nominated for the Panorama Award and the Teddy Award and New Europe Film Sales announced its release in a series of territories within 2019 and its participation in several consequent international film festivals (Beaune International Thriller Festival, Istanbul IFF, BiFan International Fantastic Film Festival, etc.).[31][33] Critical response was mostly favourable, with Guardian's Peter Bradshaw giving the film 3/5 stars while calling it "a Lynchian psychodrama in the sun"[34] and Savina Petkova of Electric Ghost Magazine giving the film 5/5 stars, writing that "while the film is saturated with Biblical quotes, icons of saints, and church choir songs, its form attends equally to the lowly human, animal, and nature.”[35] The Hollywood Reporter,[36] Screen International[37] and Variety[38] praised the film the direction, the bold characters, the imagery and the unflinching performances by Angeliki Papoulia and Youla Boudali, while criticising elements of the script's narrative construction.

Filmography[]

Year Title Notes
2000 The Devouring Eyes (short film), director, writer, actor
2000 All Souls' Day (short film), co-writer
2002 Rain (short film), director, writer
2010 Hora Proelefsis Director, co-writer
Nominated - Luigi de Laurentis Award (67th Venice International Film Festival)
Nominated - International Critics' Week Award (67th Venice International Film Festival)
Hellenic Film Academy Award for Best First Film Director
First film director award (Athens Film Festival)
Nominated - Grand Jury Prize (New Horizons Film Festival)
Nominated - Grand Prix (Voices International Film Festival)
2011 Wasted Youth Actor
2013 The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas Actor
2014 A Blast Director, co-writer
Nominated - Pardo d' Oro (Golden Leopard) (Locarno International Film Festival)[39]
Nominated - Heart of Sarajevo (Sarajevo International Film Festival)
Nominated - Art Cinema Award (Hamburg Filmfest)[40]
Nominated - International Jury Award (São Paulo IFF)
Nominated - Golden Angel (TOFIFEST, Torun IFF)[41]
2016 Suntan Co-writer, actor
Hellenic Film Academy Award for Best Screenplay, with Argyris Papadimitropoulos
2019 The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea Director, co-writer, executive producer
Nominated - Panorama Award (Berlin International Film Festival)[30]
Nominated - Teddy Award (Berlin International Film Festival)
Nominated - Sang Neuf Award (Beaune International Thriller Festival)[42]

Theatre[]

Syllas Tzoumerkas' theatre work includes stage performances Debate (Bios theatre, Diaspora theatre group, 2011)[43] and High and Low - A Murderer in Tokyo (Onassis Cultural Centre, Diaspora theatre group),[44] both co-directed with Youla Boudali. In 2015, he participated at the Onassis Cultural Centre's production of the omnibus performance X-Apartments - Athens (concept by Matthias Lilienthal, curated by Katia Arfara and Anna Mülter), with the segment Α Farewell to the Traitor from a Lower-Middle-Class House in Larissa Station, Athens (based on a letter by Flavius Philostratus, 3rd Century A.D.)[45]

  • 2010 Cinemascope by the Blitz, (actor), Bios theatre, Athens and Epidaurus Festival (Athens)
  • 2008 War is War by the Erasers (actor), No Central (Athens)
  • 2012 Debate (co-writer and co-director with Youla Boudali, actor), Bios Theatre (Athens)
  • 2015 X-Apartments, Athens - Α Farewell to the Traitor from a Lower-Middle-Class House in Larissa Station, Athens (based on a letter by Flavius Philostratus, 3rd Century A.D.), Onassis Cultural Centre (Athens)'
  • 2016 High and Low, A Murderer in Tokyo (co-writer and co-director with Youla Boudali), Onassis Cultural Center (Athens)[46]

References[]

  1. ^ Σύλλας Τζουμέρκας: Μετά τις Κάννες η Βενετία. To Vima (in Greek). tovima.gr. 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
  2. ^ Sakaridis, Yannis. "10 Greek Filmmakers to Watch". raindance.org. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Homeland". Kviff.com. 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  4. ^ "2001 Cannes Film Festival Cinéfondation Films in Competition Lineup | Filmmakers, Film Industry, Film Festivals, Awards & Movie Reviews". Indiewire. 2001-03-19. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  5. ^ Settimana Internazionale della Critica. "Hòra proèlefsis | 28. Settimana Internazionale della Critica" (in Italian). Sicvenezia.it. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  6. ^ http://www.kviff.com/en/about-festival/history-past-years/2011/program/?s=341%7Ctitle="Young Greek Cinema"
  7. ^ "Wroclaw takes off to "new horizons"". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  8. ^ "Hellenic Film Academy". Hellenicfilmacademy.gr. Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  9. ^ "Interview with Syllas Tzoumerkas". . fantomfilm.cz. 2012-10-30. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  10. ^ "Wasted Youth - International Film Festival Rotterdam". Filmfestivalrotterdam.com. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  11. ^ "| Berlinale | Archive | Annual Archives | 2013 | Programme - I aionia epistrofi tou Antoni Paraskeua | The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas". Berlinale.de. 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  12. ^ Flix (2012-07-17). ""A Blast" by Syllas Tzoumerkas wins award at the Sarajevo Film Festival! | Flix". Flix.gr. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  13. ^ "A Blast". 27 November 2014 – via IMDb.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b "Film".
  15. ^ "Locarno Film Festival: 5 Things Not to Miss". 6 August 2014.
  16. ^ "Festivals / a Blast".
  17. ^ "Buy cinema tickets for A Blast - 2014 BFI London Film Festival".
  18. ^ "40ª Mostra Internacional de Cinema - Filme - A BLAST".
  19. ^ "The first titles: Limelight". 3 September 2015.
  20. ^ "Release dates / a Blast".
  21. ^ "A Blast - Syllas Tzoumerkas". Indiepix Films.
  22. ^ "A Blast". Screendaily.
  23. ^ Kiang, Jessica (2015-07-14). "Karlovy Vary Review: Punchy, Difficult, Allegorically Urgent Greek Tragedy 'A Blast' - IndieWire".
  24. ^ "'A Blast': Istanbul Review". 28 April 2015.
  25. ^ Germany, SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg. "Griechischer Film "A Blast": All die aufgestaute Wut - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Kultur".
  26. ^ Lodge, Guy (4 November 2014). "Film Review: 'A Blast'".
  27. ^ "A Blast Review [LFF 2014]". October 19, 2014.
  28. ^ "A Blast Review [LFF 2014]". 19 October 2014.
  29. ^ "Suntan". 31 March 2016 – via IMDb.
  30. ^ Jump up to: a b "To thávma tis thálassas ton Sargassón | The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  31. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea / Homemade Films". Homemade Films - Athens. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  32. ^ The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea, retrieved 2019-06-10
  33. ^ "THE MIRACLE OF THE SARGASSO SEA – New Europe Film Sales". Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  34. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (2019-02-09). "The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea review – Lynchian psychodrama in the sun". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  35. ^ "The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea ~ Berlinale 2019 Film Review". Electric Ghost Magazine. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  36. ^ "'The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea' ('To thavma tis thalassas ton Sargasson'): Film Review | Berlin 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  37. ^ Romney, Jonathan (2019-02-09). "'The Miracle Of The Sargasso Sea': Berlin Review". Screen. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  38. ^ Lodge, Guy (2019-02-28). "Berlin Film Review: 'The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea'". Variety. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  39. ^ "Locarno Film Festival Programs&Selections >> A Blast". Locarno Festival. 2019.
  40. ^ "Filmfest Hamburg 2014 | A Blast". www.filmfesthamburg.de.
  41. ^ "Tofifest » Programme 2014".
  42. ^ admin (2019-04-03). "Gros plan sur la compétition Sang Neuf du Festival du Film Policier de Beaune 2019". Le Polyester (in French). Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  43. ^ "Debate".
  44. ^ http://www.sgt.gr/eng/SPG1751/?
  45. ^ http://www.sgt.gr/eng/SPG1080/?
  46. ^ CENTRE, ONASSIS CULTURAL. "Syllas Tzoumerkas & Youla Boudali / ONASSIS CULTURAL CENTRE".

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