Angelike Contis
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OLYMPIC DIARIES
A documentary about 3 people set during the Athens 2004 Games
 

"Fair Play" Award - 1st Cyprus International Film Festival (Mar 24-27, 2006)

Honorable Mention - Lisbon Sports Film Festival 2006 (Apr  2006)
 

During the Games, the camera follows three people: a journalist, a Greek-American
volunteer and a poet with a practical craft. The video captures each of their
experience of the Games and shows a transformed Athens.

OLYMPIC DIARIES also revisits the city 8 months after the Games asking
what will last from the experience

I.Alexia Amvrazi delivers the news at Athens International Radio (104.4)	II. Vasilios Contis (the filmmaker's father) volunteers at the baseball venue	III. Poet/sandal-maker Stavros Melissinos outfits tourists and media alike

CREDITS

Directed, Shot and Edited by Angelike Contis;
Music by Jez Bentley

45 minutes

English and Greek

CLICK TO WATCH  PART 1, PART 2, PART 3, PART 4, PART 5

PHOTOS

PRESS

SCREENINGS
Greek Parliament TV (2007/2008)

Athens' Municipal Cultural Ctr  (Oct  2008)

Bulgaria's Films in the Palace (Sept 2006)

Lisbon Sports Film Festival (Apr 2006)

Cyprus Int'l Film Festival (Mar 2006)

Platforma Video 05 Festival (Oct 7 2005, PHOTOS)

International Leipzig festival Dok Market 
(Oct 2005)

University of Vermont
(US premiere: June 2005)

Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
(World premiere: April 2,2005)