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Son of Sofia

Fiction, 115’, Elina Psykou Greece / France / Bulgaria, 2016

Athens, 2004 summer Olympic Games. 11-year-old Misha arrives from Russia to live with his mother, Sofia. What he doesn’t know is that there is a father waiting for him there. While Greece is living the Olympic dream, Misha will get violently catapulted into the adult world, riding on the dark side of his favorite fairy tales.

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SYNTELESTES
  • Directed by Elina Psykou
  • Writers Elina Psykou
  • Actors Valery Tscheplanowa, Victor Khomut, Areti Seintaridou, Thanassis Papageorgiou, Artemios Havalits, Ivonni Maltezou, Maria Filini, Marinos Veslemes, Christos Stergioglou
  • Producer Giorgos Karnavas, Konstantinos Kontovrakis
  • Co-Producers Borislav Chouchkov, Janja Kralj, Maria Kontogianni, Michael Sarantinos
  • With the support of Eurimages, Hellenic Film Commission, Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée, Bulgarian National Film Center, Creative Europe, ΕΡΤ και Berlinale Residency
  • Production Heretic
  • Co-Production Chouchkov Brothers, Kinoelektron, SIF309, Stefi, Prosenghisi, Steficon

FESTIVALS

  • Hellas FilmBox Berlin - 2019
  • Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival - 2018
  • Atlántida Film Fest - 2018
  • BUZZ CEE International Film Festival - 2018
  • Burgas International Film Festival - 2018
  • Seanema Open Air Film Festival - 2018
  • Taiwan’s Taoyuan Film Festival - 2018
  • Olhares do Mediterrâneo - 2018
  • The Golden Unicorn Awards - 2018
  • Ciné-Club Hellénique de Luxembourg - 2018
  • Otranto Film Fund Festival - 2018
  • Athens International Film Festival - 2018
  • Nuremberg’s Greek Film Days - 2018
  • Tribeca Film Festival - 2017
  • Los Angeles Greek Film Festival - 2017
  • 58th Thessaloniki International Film Festival - 2017

AWARDS

  • Young Audience Award - 2020 (Example Award Festival)
  • Best Feature Film - 2018 (Example Award Festival)
  • Best Film Director - 2018 (Example Award Festival)
  • Best Screenplay - 2018 (Example Award Festival)
  • Best Supporting Actor - 2018 (Example Award Festival)
  • Best Production Design - 2018 (Example Award Festival)
  • Best Film Award - 2018 (Example Award Festival)
  • Best International Narrative Feature award - 2018 (Example Award Festival)
  • USA Special Jury Mention - 2018 (Example Award Festival)