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Plastic Free Archipelago

"Plastic Free Archipelago" by Sotiris Danezis & Athanasios C. Laskaridis Charitable Foundation explores the fragile state of the Aegean Sea, in Greece, uncovers alarming truths about the consequences of our disposable lifestyle and highlights the innovative solutions and special programs which Athanasios Laskaridis Charitable Foundations runs in small Greek islands.

  • Sotiris Danezis
    Director
  • Sotiris Danezis
    Writer
  • Palinor Media Production for A.C.Laskaridis Charitable Foundation
    Producer
  • Sotiris Danezis
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    56 minutes 38 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 1, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    80,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Greece
  • Country of Filming:
    Greece
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Mega Channel (TV Premiere)
    Athens
    Greece
    May 31, 2021
    Greek Television Premiere
  • ERT (Greek Public National Television)
    Athens
    Greece
    June 5, 2020
    ERT2 (Greek Public National Television)
  • Sacramento International Film Festival
    Sakramento
    United States
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Arctic Film Festival
    Svalbard
    Norway
    Finalist Best Feature Documentary
  • Kimolos International Film Festival
    Kimolos
    Greece
    September 7, 2020
    Official Selection
  • SIFF - Switzerland International Film Festival
    Aubonne
    Switzerland
    November 22, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Awareness Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    October 21, 2021
    Honorable Mention
  • International Festival of Enviromental Films of Chefchaouen, Marocco
    Chefchaouen
    Morocco
    June 10, 2022
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • Danezis Stories
    Distributor
    Country: Greece
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Sotiris Danezis

Sotiris Danezis is based in Athens, Greece, and has more than 25 years of experience as a journalist, war correspondent, and documentary filmmaker. Since 2003, he has focused on documentary filmmaking and has worked as a producer, writer, and narrator for two of Greece's most renowned documentary series: "Empolemi Zoni" (War Zone) and "Orizontas" (Horizon). His documentaries, characterized by a globally curious outlook and mind-stretching approach, provide clear and sharp analyses of complex subjects in a compelling and digestible way.

Throughout his career, Sotiris has worked in over 80 countries, including some of the most dangerous places in the world. He was awarded the "Athanasios Botsis Foundation Award for the Promotion of Journalism," the most coveted award for journalists in Greece, by the President of the Hellenic Republic.

In 2008, the "Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival" paid a special tribute to his films by screening ten documentaries in cinema theaters. In September 2007, his film "Oogruk Means Oil" was selected for the "Athens International Film Festival," and his special assignment to Afghanistan during the same year earned him the "Best Reporting" award at the 2007 Greek Television Awards.

Sotiris also contributed to the book "News of the War and the War Against News," published by the "Marangopoulos Foundation" for Human Rights in 2002. His articles have been published in newspapers and many weekly and monthly magazines. He has garnered a number of distinctions from the Journalists' Union of Athens Daily Newspapers, the Municipality of Athens, the Municipality of Thessaloniki, Doctors of the World, and other organizations.

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