Costas Kapakas
Born in 1953 in Rhodes. Until 1983 he studied and worked in Berlin. His first work in film was in animation.
FILMOGRAPHY
- 1984, SCENES, short
- Thessaloniki Film Festival Award
- 1985, 3 ½, short
- Drama Short Film Festival Award
- 1988, STRIPES, short
- Thessaloniki Film Festival Award,
- Presented in competition at the Berlin Film Festival
- 1995, STICK IN THE WATER, short
- Montpellier Film Festival Award
- 1999, PEPPERMINT, feature film
- At the THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, 1999, received nine awards:
- Grand Prix for Best Feature Film,
- Best New Director,
- Best Script,
- Best Actress,
- Best Editing,
- Best Music,
- Best Supporting Actor,
- Best Make up,
- Best Sound
- and Audience award,
- Bronze Knight Award, GOLDEN KNIGHT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, 2000,
- Award for Financial Support for Distribution, CINEMA MEDITERRANEEN MONTPELLIER FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL, 2000,
- at the GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL, 2001, received two awards:
- Gold Medal Awarded by ANEC, the Italian National Association of Cinema Owners
- and Bronze Gryphon,
- CICAE Award, CINE JUNIOR Festival, 2001,
- Best Director Award, THE FORT LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, 2001,
- Special Jury Award, WORLDFEST HOUSTON, 2001
- Grand Prix for Best Feature Film,
- 2006, URANYA, feature film