Costas Ferris

Costas Ferris (Greek: Κώστας Φέρρης; born 18 April 1935) is a Greek film director, writer, actor, and producer. He wrote the lyrics of Aphrodite's Child's album 666. His 1983 film Rembetiko won the Silver Bear at the 34th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]

Costas Ferris
Born	(1935-04-18) 18 April 1935 Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt
Nationality	Greek
Occupation	Producer, Film director, Television director, Playwright, Screenwriter, Composer, Author, Actor, Journalist
Years active	1961-present

Memberships and associations

• European Film Academy, Member
• Balkan Film Festival, President of the Jury, 1981
• Alexandria International Film Festival, 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 (La Fédération Européenne des Réalisateurs de l'Audiovisuel [FERA]), Member, Greece

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1960	The River	Assistant Director
1961	Ta Matoklada Sou Lampoun	Producer, Director, Editor	(Short film) Your Eyelashes are Sparkling
1963	Enas Delicanis	Technical Assistant Director	Crazy Blood
1964	Male Hunt	Assistant Director
1964	The Moon-Spinners	Second Assistant Director
1965	Merikes To Protimoun Khaki	Director, Screenwriter	Some Girls Like It In Khaki
1966	Devil at My Heels	Assistant Director, Actor
1967	The Day the Fish Came Out	Assistant Director
1967	Tu imagines Robinson	Assistant Director
1968	Kierion	Actor
1971	Le Sang	Screenwriter
1971	Love Is Gay, Love Is Sad	Second Assistant Director
1973	To mavro fengari	Editor, Cinematographer	(Short film)
1974	I Fonissa[2][3]	Director, Screenwriter	The Murderess
1975	Promitheas Se Theftero Prosopo[4]	Director, Screenwriter, Actor	Prometheus In the Second Person
1976	Opus 18 - Dokimi	Director, Writer	(Short film)
1978	Dyo fengaria ton Avgousto	Director, Screenwriter, Actor	Double Moon In August
1979	Exoristos Stin Kentriki Leoforo[5][6]	Producer, Screenwriter, Actor, Editor, Composer	Exile On Main Avenue
1981	Barbecue Them!	Actor
1983	Rembetiko[7]	Producer, Director, Screenwriter
1984	Loaf and Camouflage	Actor
1985	I gynekes sti glastra	Editor	(Short film)
1987	Made in Greece	Actor
1989	Oh Babylon[8]	Director, Editor, Screenwriter
2000	Women's Vices	Actor
2002	Ariadni	Actor

Television documentaries and series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1964	Bassae	First Assistant Director
1973	I empori ton ethnon	Director	Lyrics for: "Itane mia fora"
1973-1974	The Merchants Of the Nations	Director
1975	Violet City	Director
1975-1978	Backstage	Director
1975	Thessaloniki	Director
1976	In Macedonia	Director
1976	Helen Of The Donkeys	Director
1977	From Improvisation To 3 Minutes	Director
1978	Xenakis Polytopon	Director, Screenwriter
1978	Erotas ke epanastasi	Director
1978	Love and Revolution	Director
1979	Murder In Psychico	Director
1979	Elliniko ke xeno monoprakto	Director
1982	The Zardi Family	Director, Screenwriter
1984-1985	Artistic Cafe	Host
1985	Tsitsanis	Director
1985	Apodrasi	Director	Escape
1985	Rembetiko	Director	Mini-series version of Feature Film
1986	Crucifixion-Resurrection	Director, Screenwriter
1990	Rock Around the Films	Director, Screenwriter
1992	Klak - The Dictionary Of Greek Cinema	Director
1992	Signs Of the Times	Director
1994	I dikigori tis Athinas	Writer
1995	San paramythi	Director, Writer
1995	The Lawyers Of Athens	Screenwriter
1997	The Kety Grey Story	Director, Screenwriter
2001	Films and Music	Host, Screenwriter
2008	Onirou Ellas	Director, Writer
2008	I zoi ke to ergo tou Mimi Plessa	Featured

Musicology

Year	Title	Artist	Role	Collaboration	Notes
1971	666	Aphrodite's Child	Lyrics, Concept	X
1973	Akritas	Akritas	Lyrics, Concept	X	With Stavros Logaridis and Aris Tassoulis
TBD	Prossechos	Stavros Logaridis	Lyrics	X
1982	The Zardi Family	Stavros Logaridis	Lyrics	X
1984	Rembetiko	Stavros Xarhakos	Lyrics	X
1985	Apodrassi	Thesia Panayiotou	Lyrics	X
TBD	Oh Babylon	Thesia Panayiotou	Lyrics	X
TBD	Come To Thomas	Thesia Panayiotou	Lyrics	X
TBD	Oniric Hellas	Thesia Panayiotou	Lyrics	X
TBD	The Rembetiko At Thomas' Den	Thesia Panayiotou	Lyrics	X
TBD	Café-Aman (Live)	TBD	Lyrics	X
1999	Rembetiko, The Musical	Thesia Panayiotou	Lyrics	X

Awards and nominations

Thessaloniki Film Festival

• 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) (Rembetiko, Won)

Berlin International Film Festival

• 1984: Silver Berlin Bear (Rembetiko, Won)
• 1984: Golden Berlin Bear (Rembetiko, Nominated)

Alexandria International Film Festival

• 1984: Grand Prix ((Rembetiko, Won)

Valencia Film Festival

• 1984: Special Jury Award ((Rembetiko, Won)

References

1. "Berlinale: 1984 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
2. Fountain, Clarke. "Overview: I Fonissa". Allmovie. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
3. "I Fonissa (1974)". New York Times. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
4. "Promitheas Se Theftero Prosopo (1975)". New York Times. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
5. "Credits: Exoristos Stin Kentriki Leoforo". Allmovie. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
6. "Exoristos Stin Kentriki Leoforo (1979)". New York Times. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
7. Mannikka, Eleanor. "Overview: Rembetiko". Allmovie. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
8. "Oh Babylon (1989)". New York Times. Retrieved 16 January 2012.

External links

Costas Ferris on IMDb