Sparkling Candles

Thanasis Neofotistos is a Film Director, Writer & Architect from Athens, Greece. Berlinale Talents alumnus. His latest short film, called ‘PATISION AVENUE’ (13’-2018), premiered in 75th Venice Film Festival, won 3 awards at Clermont-Ferrand 2019 (Jury, Canal+, EFA) and has already selected in more than 20 top-A-tier film festivals. ‘PROSEFHI: Greek School Prayer’ (20’-2014), was his dissertation and has been selected by several important International Film Festivals (Encounters, SaoPaulo and 40 more IFF) and won several prizes like Golden Dionysus Award. His documentary called ‘POGONISKOS’ (10’-2015) won the Best Documentary Award at the 38thDramaISFF. He initially studied Architecture (M.A/DUTh) and afterwards continued by studying Film Directing (B.A/QMU). One of his characteristic assets, Production Design, is an influence from his studies. Over the last years, he works also in Greek Ministry of Education on matters concerning Greek Art Public Schools. He is member of the Greek Director Guild (ESS) & Film Directors/Producers Guild of Greece (ESPEK) and has studied Acting (2-years). He is now in the financing stage of his first-debut feature film, which he envisions as a dark, coming-of-age, folktale, 'PETER AND THE WOLF; the film project has already been selected, amongst other, at First Films First SEDA 2017, MFI 2016, Sarajevo Script Station and got a MEDIA development fund.