Alexis Alexiou’s neo-noir drama triumphed at an event dominated by the refugee crisis, with honorary award recipient Vanesa Redgrave speaking out against border policies.Scroll down for full list of winners
Alexis Alexiou’s sophomore directorial outing Wednesday 04.45 [pictured] swept the Hellenic Film Academy (Helfiac) Awards (aka the ‘Iris Awards’) on Monday evening (March 28) winning nine awards out of the 13 categories in which it was nominated, including best film and director.
The film, which played in the Tribeca, Karlovy Vary and Jeonju festivals, was also awarded best editing, music, cinematography, production design, sound, special effects and actor for Stelios Mainas.
The Greek, German, Israeli co-production backed by Eurimages, is a neo-noir style drama where a club owner, faced with the 2010 recession and unable to repay a loan secured from a thug, tries to avoid bankruptcy.
Handled locally by distribution powerhouse Feelgood Entertainment and in Germany by the Neue Visionen Filmverleih, and sold internationally...
Alexis Alexiou’s sophomore directorial outing Wednesday 04.45 [pictured] swept the Hellenic Film Academy (Helfiac) Awards (aka the ‘Iris Awards’) on Monday evening (March 28) winning nine awards out of the 13 categories in which it was nominated, including best film and director.
The film, which played in the Tribeca, Karlovy Vary and Jeonju festivals, was also awarded best editing, music, cinematography, production design, sound, special effects and actor for Stelios Mainas.
The Greek, German, Israeli co-production backed by Eurimages, is a neo-noir style drama where a club owner, faced with the 2010 recession and unable to repay a loan secured from a thug, tries to avoid bankruptcy.
Handled locally by distribution powerhouse Feelgood Entertainment and in Germany by the Neue Visionen Filmverleih, and sold internationally...
- 3/30/2016
- by alexisgrivas@yahoo.com (Alexis Grivas)
- ScreenDaily
A ticking clock, a decent man trying to get out from under the grip of some very bad people, and a situation that threatens to end in blood — for genre aficionados, that may be all they need to sign up to see "Wednesday 04:45." But for those who might need an extra little push, today we have the exclusive trailer for the movie that will be making its World Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. Read More: The 20 Most Anticipated Films Of The 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Written and directed by Alexis Alexiou, and starring Stelios Mainas, Dimitris Tzoumakis, Adam Bousdoukos, Giorgos Symeonidis, Mimi Branescou, and Maria Nafpliotou, the story follows the owner of a jazz club who is given 32 hours to pay off the debt he owes to Romanian gangsters or face the consequences. And as you can see in this rain-soaked, neon buzzing trailer, there are no easy outs from this situation.
- 4/15/2015
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
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