International Perspectives - Greece
Tuesday, December 15
8pm
As a gateway between Eastern and Western film cultures, Sydney Film School has a growing community of international students and maintains strong international relations with schools, practitioners and film institutions around the world.
Each semester the SFS Festival highlights one region from around the world. Till this date the Sydney Film School Festival has screened nine short films from nine international film schools including those from Denmark, China, Croatia, Singapore, Japan, France, Thailand, Hong Kong and Indonesia.
The 11th SFS Festival turns the spotlight on Greece, to celebrate the achievements of emerging Greek filmmakers and to expose the audience to contemporary Greek film culture through the work of this young and upcoming filmmaker.
As a special feature of the graduation night, continuing its collaboration with international film schools, the SFS Festival will screen the 17 minute drama ‘Oblivion' directed by Gabriel Tzafka, a postgraduate student at the Film School of the Thessaloniki Aristotle University in Greece.
The International Perspectives program will be specially introduced by the Consul General of Greece, Mr Vasileios Tolios.
Gabriel Tzafka, Biography:
Born in 1986. Inducted in the Film School of the Aristotle University in 2004 where he completed his film studies. In 2007 he cooperated with the National Theatre of Northern Greece for the theatrical show " ΝΕDΑ". In 2008 he worked as an assistant director in the film “Full Moon” (ΠΑΝΣΕΛΗΝΟΣ) by Kyriakos Katzourakis. He also participated in the Media's international educational program “Four Corners”, in collaboration with talented seniors from European Film Schools, for films based on the co-production with the interbalkan film project " THE SON".
Filmography:
'Attimo Fuggente' 10’ (2008)
'Hari' (ΧΑΡΗ) 12’ (2007)
Festivals and Awards:
► 2007 'Hari' 12min
-30th Drama Short Film Festival (Greece)
-Filofest Short Film Festival (Slovenia)
► 2008 'Attimo Fuggente' 10min
- 5th Naoussa International Short Film Festival (Greece)
* Award for the best student film
- Athens Premier Nights film festival (Greece)
* Award for the Script
* Award for the Sound
- Patra International Film Festival
* Award for the best social film
- 31st Drama Film Festival (Greece)
- 38th Kiev International Film Festival Molodist (Ukraine)
- 16th Adana International Film Festival (Turkey)
► 2009 'Oblivion' 17 min
- 32th Drama Short Film Festival (Greece)
* Award to Pericles Bougiouklis for his actress
* Award to Gavriil Tzafkas as upcoming director
