Known For
Directing
Born
Jan 01, 1967
Place of Birth
Limassol, Cyprus
Credits
24 titles
Yannis Economides
Biography
Yannis Economides was born in 1967 in Limassol, Cyprus. In 1987 he moved to Athens to study filmmaking. After several short films and documentaries, in 2003 he wrote and directed his first feature film, MATCHBOX. His second feature SOUL KICKING premiered in The International Critics' Week at Cannes Film Festival in 2006 and his third, KNIFER (2010) won seven awards from the Greek Film Academy, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay. His fourth feature, STRATOS, premiered in the Competition Programme of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival in 2014. For each one of his four feature films, Economides has been honored with the Greek Film Critics Association Award for Best Greek Feature Film of the Year. In October 2016, his first theatrical production premiered at the New Stage of the National Theatre in Athens, with Economides directing his own play SLEEP, STELLA, SLEEP. He has also performed as a supporting actor in several greek films. In 2017 he had a small but crucial part in Fatih Akin's latest film, "In the Fade".
Known For
Filmography
The Golden Grip
Broken Vein
Writer
Patty Is Such a Girly Name
Cook
Detached House
Producer
From The Balcony
Stelios
Amercement
Supervisor at Vangelis' Building
Ballad for a Pierced Heart
Director
Go For Broke
Μιχάλης
In the Fade
Suntan
Johnny
Stratos
Writer
Directing Hell
Wasted Youth
service manager
Knifer
Director
Boobheads
Prison Warden
Soul Kicking
Director
Ki An Fygo Tha Ksanartho
Takis
Ελλάς το Μεγαλείο σου
Matchbox
Director
Η Ζωή Που Θα 'θελες
Director
Just Feeling The Jasmine Scent
Director
Gradual Improvement in the Weather
Director
Good Morning, Night
Director
Τίποτα δεν Άλλαξε Λαέ!
Writer