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The film « Dangerous Cooking », directed by Vassilis Tselemengos, has opened in Athens and in major cities in Greece.

Damocles is a famous chef, whose cooking is no longer popular. He feels lonely and unsatisfied. Nana comes into his life in a critical moment: he has decided to write a book on gastronomy and Nana is his muse. His cooking turns into a complicated personal art, as it is a gift to Nana and a way to attract her.
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Georges plays Angelo, also staring Maria Protopapa, Alexia Kaltsiki, and Nikos Kouris. Produced by Periplus & CL Productions.

Anna, a young art historian is preparing a retrospective of the work of the famous painter, Maria Dimou. She is assisted by Angelos, an ex-lover of the painter. Dimou was found dead several years ago. Her death is not clear: suicide or murder ? Angelos will help Anna solve this mystery but Angelo has many things to hide… More information on the synopsis page - See the video

 

The TIFF president, Georges Corraface, welcomed the public and made a point of saying: « This is the beginning of a festival which I hope will remain unforgettable as much for the films that will be screened as for those that wont. The Festival mirrors the current situation in the Greek world of cinema and many of our filmmakers, in a gesture of despair, have decided not to take part in the Festival and the national awards, thereby expressing their indignation at being neglected by the state. And yet, their absence is an enlightening experience for us, a sort of disaster film which warns us on what to expect if one morning we were to wake up and find cinema has suddenly come to an end.»

With the motto «Why cinema now?” the 50th Thessaloniki International Film Festival would like to make a radical proposition; an occasion for thought, dialogue, communication, interaction; a singular celebration that will reach its peak this coming November, from the 13th to the 22nd,2009.

The 50th Thessaloniki International Film Festival is celebrating a half century of existence and invites artists, film professionals and of course its audience to actively participate, to once again ask questions concerning the nature and the role of cinema. The Festival confirms the attendance of the following guests : Werner Herzog, Jeremy Thomas, Goran Paskaljevic, Alexandre Desplat, Jane Birkin, Eugenio Caballero, Fatih Akin, Jim Gianopulos, Tony Grisoni, Waris Dirie, Anne Consigny, Koji Wakamatsu as well as a New Philippine cinema delegation. More information on the Festival's web site.

 

Georges will be shooting this summer, in Athens, "Dangerous Cooking", a romantic comedy directed by Vassilis Tselemengos, the story is based on the novel written by Andreas Staikos.

Damocles is a famous chef, whose cooking is no longer popular. He feels lonely and unsatisfied. Nana comes into his life in a critical moment: he has decided to write a book on gastronomy and Nana is his muse. His cooking turns into a complicated personal art, as it is a gift to Nana and a way to attract her.

Nana on the other hand poses for Fine Arts students and uses her beauty to survive. She is lonely and careless until the day she meets Damocles . Their relationship changes her life but it gradually makes her suffocate. However Nana finds a new love interest, when Dimitris moves to the building. Dimitris is a young, volatile man with no special talents. He manages to cover his loneliness by pretending to be nervous and very busy. The couple next door is the center of his interest. Dimitris creates an explosive atmosphere as he attempts to challenge Damocles cooking talent and tries to become a better chef. Nana turns, from an insignificant woman into a protagonist. Trying not to loose what luck has brought her, she "plays" a dangerous game becoming a femme fatale.

See the synopsis   See the Making-of of the film and interviews.

 

A 90 minutes thriller, directed by Alain Berliner and written by Hervé Korian. Synopsis: Three crooks hiding in a suburban house near Paris, and rather bored, start watching their peaceful neighbors. Unfortunately they witness a few shady scenes, and decide to interfere. Also staring Christophe Lambert, Francois Berleand, Thierry Fremont, Sophie Duez et Edouard Dard.

 

Produced by France 3, this TV feature tells the story of a forbidden passion, at the end of the war, between a young woman - whose husband is a prisoner in Germany - and a black GI. Also starring : Anthony Kavanagh, Julie Debazac and Delphine Rich.

 

A prestigious concert will take place at the Heroed Atticus Theater, with compositions by Dimitris Papadimitriou. This concert, a production of the Greek Festival, is dedicated to the official inauguration of the newly built Acropolis Museum.

Georges Corraface will give a lecture of the first six chapters of Shelley's "Ode To Liberty", in a form of a musical narration. The outstanding setting of the Herod Atticus Theater, at the foot of the Acropolis, will give a tremendous impact to the concert.

 

The best programmes in the Monte Carlo Television Festival are awarded with the prestigious Golden Nymph.

Georges Corraface has been nominated in the category "Best Actor" for his role in "Disparitions", produced by France 3 and broadcasted in 2008.

Find out more about the competition

 

The International Film Festival of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria celebrates its tenth anniversary, in 2009. The Festival has given a voice to peripheral actors, whilst reflecting the upsurge and growth in Asian film production, the increase in digital possibilities, the re-birth of independent film production in the US, and the overlap of fiction with documentary and experimental cinema. More information.

 

The film closing the festival, screened after the awards ceremony, and based on an idea of Roberto Rossellini’s, is L’ultimo Pulcinella, directed by Maurizio Scaparro and starring Massimo Ranieri.

 

Directed by Tony Vidal, The Prankster is a teen comedy/coming of age story about offbeat high school kids who affirm their identity by staging sophisticated pranks. Both hilarious and insightful, this screenplay depicts young people finding the courage to break free of conditioned roles to find out who they truly are. In the vein of Breaking Away, Sixteen Candles, and She’s The Man.

Georges Corraface plays Nick Karas, the eccentric "Uncle Nick" who helps Chris Karas (Matt Angel) navigate the treacherous waters of adolescence.

See the synopsis          Georges' interview (in French)

 

The first 12 episodes of this series were broadcast from November 1 to December 6, 2008. While on an excursion in the Pyrenees mountains with their college professor, Antoine and Claire have a terrible accident in which he loses the use of his legs. In order to put this tragic past behind them, Antoine and Claire decide to go their separate ways. Yet 15 years later the macabre and apparently ritualistic death of a young girl in the Pyrenees hauntingly recalls what Claire and Antoine experienced. Learn more

 

The 11th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival – Images of the 21st Century will take place from the 13th to the 22nd of March 2009. The TDF has been held every March in Thessaloniki since its inception in 1999 and under the auspices of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival organization. Through its tributes and retrospectives, the TDF focuses on filmmakers with unique cinematic voices, internationally renowned for their contribution to the documentary genre. More.