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WINGS OF THE GREAT WAR

Mini Documentary Series of 10 episodes + 83' Movie.

During the Great War at the Macedonian front (Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey) catalytic events took place and faded into obscurity. Each one shaped the progress of the Great War and changed the tides of history forever.

Tales of boldness and courage were recorded as legends among the first aviators of the warring parties . It is no coincidence that veterans that became adept in flying over the Greek skies and the theater of operations over the Aegean, were later called to back up the efforts of science in order to reach and expand the limits of technology and human physiology even further.

Aerial reconnaissance and observations, bombardments, “dog-fighting” and anti-naval warfare were few of the different roles that the competing aviators had to manage at the Macedonian front.

Fearless men, strangers – taken from the ends of the world, from one side: British, French, Australians, New Zealanders, Canadians, Serbs and Greeks, and on the other side: Germans, Turks, Bulgarians, Austro-Hungarians. They conquered the fear of the unknown – defying death, they flew with primitive flying machines made of cloth and wood. They fought over the skies of Macedonia & the Aegean. Some of them never to return home.

  • Dimitris Chatzimalis
    Director
  • Paschalis Palavouzis
    Writer
  • George Kasdaglis
    Producer
    GULLWING
  • Natasa Veroni
    Co Producers
    COSMOTE TV - COSMOTE HISTORY
  • George Xoulogis
    Music
  • Nikos Gialelis
    Naration
  • Scapetunes
    Sound
  • Lefty Kasdaglis
    Photographer
  • Pantelis Kasdaglis | Gullwing
    Art Director
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    ΣΤΑ ΦΤΕΡΑ ΤΟΥ Α' ΠΑΓΚΟΣΜΙΟΥ ΠΟΛΕΜΟΥ
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Television
  • Genres:
    History, Documentary Feature, aviation history, Great War
  • Runtime:
    1 hour
  • Completion Date:
    October 15, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    100,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Greece
  • Country of Filming:
    Greece
  • Language:
    English, Modern Greek (1453-)
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, BMPCC
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
    Thessaloniki
    Greece
    May 20, 2020
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Athens Marathon International Film Festival 2020
    Atherns
    Greece
    May 28, 2020
    Honorable Mention
  • Beyond Borders International Documentary Festival
    Kastellorizo
    Greece
    August 24, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Chania Film Festival
    Chania
    Greece
    October 21, 2020
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • Kasdaglis George
    Sales Agent
    Country: Greece
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Dimitris Chatzimalis

Dimitris Chatzimallis was born in Germany and grew up in Eleftheroupoli, Greece. He studied television and cinema in Thessaloniki, where he worked for several years.

He has collaborated with television stations of nationwide scope and with international satellite networks, in television productions and broadcasts but also in journalism. In recent years he has been working for television stations in Kavala and has participated in dozens of television productions and broadcasts, as a cameraman, editor and TV director. Among other things, he has directed speeches of political leaders while he also directed the final matches of the Greek LOL tournament (League of Legends).

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