Costas Ferris ( el, Κώστας Φέρρης; born 18 April 1935) is a

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film director, writer, actor, and producer. He wrote the lyrics of Aphrodite's Child's album ''666''. His 1983 film ''

Rembetiko Rebetiko ( el, ρεμπέτικο, ), plural rebetika ( ), occasionally transliterated as rembetiko or rebetico, is a term used today to designate originally disparate kinds of urban Greek music which have come to be grouped together since the s ...

'' won the

Silver Bear The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the fes ...

at the 34th Berlin International Film Festival.

Memberships and associations

European Film Academy The European Film Academy is an initiative of a group of European filmmakers who came together in Berlin on the occasion of the first presentation of the European Film Awards in November 1988. The Academy—under the name of European Cinema Soc ...

, Member * Balkan Film Festival, President of the Jury, 1981 *

Alexandria International Film Festival Alexandria International Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries is a film festival in Egypt. Organized by the Egyptian Association of Film Writers and Critics (EAFWC). The AIFF aims to broaden film culture and strengthen the relationship betwe ...

, President of the Jury, 1996 * European Script Fund, Member of the Board, London, 1996-1997 * Greek Directors Society, Member of the Board, (multiple years) * Greek Playwright Society, Member * Société des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Éditeurs de Musique (SACEM) *

Federation of European Film Directors {{Infobox union , name = FERA , affiliation = , members = 39 European national film director's associations , full_name = Federation of European Film Directors , native_name = Fédération Européenne des Réalisateurs de l'Audio ...

(''La Fédération Européenne des Réalisateurs de l'Audiovisuel''

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, Member, Greece

Filmography

Television documentaries and series

Musicology

Awards and nominations

Thessaloniki Film Festival The Thessaloniki Film Festival is a Thessaloniki-based cultural institution focusing on cinema. The Institution organizes the Thessaloniki International Film Festival every November and the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival every March, while its ...

* 1974: Greek Competition Award (Best Director) (''The Murderess'', Won) * 1978: Hellenic Association of Film Critics Award (''Dyo Fengaria Ton Avgousto'', Honorable Mention) * 1978: Greek Competition Award (Best Film) (''Dyo Fengaria Ton Avgousto'', Third Place) * 1983: Greek Competition Award (Best Film) (''

'', Won)

Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...

* 1984: Silver Berlin Bear (''

'', Won) * 1984: Golden Berlin Bear (''

'', Nominated)

* 1984: Grand Prix (''

'', Won) Valencia Film Festival * 1984: Special Jury Award (''

'', Won)

References

External links

1935 births Living people Greek film directors Film directors from Cairo Silver Bear for Best Director recipients {{Greece-film-director-stub