SOSivio

Europe and especially Greece are facing a huge problem with multiple consequences, refugee crisis. The students of Primary School in Kounavi, Crete could not stay indifferent. Despite being only 6-7 years old they decided to make a short film about this issue.
A Syrian kid comes at school as a student. Students' reactions lead to unexpected dreams. Reality is a dream or dreams are real? Could a western child be at the position of many Syrian kids?

  • Nikolaos Galanis
    Director
  • Nikos Konstantakis
    Director
  • students of Primary school in Kounavi
    Director
  • Nikolaos Galanis
    Writer
  • students of Primary school in Kounavi
    Writer
  • students of Primary school in Kounavi
    Producer
  • students of Kounavi Primary School
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    SOSίβιο
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 54 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 6, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    0 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Greece
  • Country of Filming:
    Greece
  • Language:
    Modern Greek (1453-)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • 19th Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People
    Pyrgos
    Greece
    December 4, 2016
  • 7ο Διεθνής Μαθητικός διαγωνισμός Ταινιών Μικρού Μήκους
    Serres
    Greece
    July 25, 2017
  • 12th INTERNATIONAL ASTO SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
    Patras
    Greece
    July 25, 2017
  • 3rd Alexandria Short Film Festival
    Alexandria
    Greece
    July 8, 2017
  • NPS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL
  • Marano Ragazzi Spot Festival
  • Chania Film Festival
    Chania
    Greece
    October 24, 2018
  • West Side Mountains Doc Fest (Greece)
    Arta
    Greece
    August 6, 2018
    Honour Award
  • CMS,INTERNATIONAL CHILREN'S FILM FESTIVAL (ICFF)
    Lucknow
    India
    April 5, 2018
    Finalist
  • UNIVERSAL KIDS FILM FESTIVAL
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    September 22, 2018
  • FECEA - Festival de Cinema Escolar de Alvorada
    Alvorada
    Brazil
    December 1, 2018
  • InShort Film Festival 2018
  • The Lift-Off Sessions 2019
  • Select Respect Film Festival 2018
  • International Moving Film Festival 2019

    Semi Finalist
  • 8th MICE Film Festival

    Audience Award
Director Biography - Nikolaos Galanis, Nikos Konstantakis, students of Primary school in Kounavi

Nikos Galanis is a teacher that is not enough for him to enter the class, make a lesson and leave. He takes his camera, his students become little actors and with the videos they create they send important social messages.

He has created the films: "First train" about bullying, the short film with the inventive title ''SOSivio" about refugees, the social spot "All that we share" on the Cyprus issue, the short film "Ah, these damn letters au" that negotiates the struggle between the past, the present and the future with a 6-year-old student as the main protagonist, the shocking spot "Time never comes back" that became viral nationwide with little Eriana as the victim of a traffic accident. Also, he created the multi-awarded ''You can achieve anything, just believe it.!", an ode to women and the unequal obstacles they face. His last film is ''FREEDOM; 200 years since the Greek Revolution''. His films have won awards in student competitions and have participated in film festivals in Greece and abroad. In short,

* Film" You can achieve anything, just believe it" the 2020 MediaB PLURAL+ Award at the PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival organized by the United Nations., the Honorable Mention at Peace in the Streets Global Film Festival.

* Film ''Sosivio" finalist at CMS, INTERNATIONAL chilren'S FILM FESTIVAL (ICFF) 2018, The Audience Award at the 8th Mostra internacional Cinema Educatiu (MICE) Film Festival and the Special Jury Prize at the West Side Mountains Doc Fest 2018,

* Film "Ah, these damn letters au" the Special Jury Prize at the West Side Mountains Doc Fest 2019 and Best Film at the 5th International Student Competition of the School Life Museum " the images of textbooks-source of inspiration and artistic creation»,

* Film "All that we share" best film in the International Student Competition " Cyprus-Greece-Diaspora: educational bridges»

• Film ''FREEDOM; 200 years since the Greek Revolution'' Production Design Awardin FECEA - Festival Internacional de Cinema Escolar de Alvorada

For his pioneering educational work and innovation in teaching he has been awarded the Gold Prize at the Education Leaders Awards 2019 and was nominated as "Person of the year 2019". In 2021, he was awarded as ''Educator of the Year''. He won the Global Teacher Award at AKS Education Awards and was a finalist in GESS Education Awards in Dubai. He is also a member of the film selection committee of the Epirus International Documentary Festival ‘West Side Mountains’.

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