05-07-2012

Greek Film Wins KVIFF Works in Progress Prize

By FNE Staff
    KARLOVY VARY:The Eternal Return of Antonis P, a debut film from Greece, won the first Works in Progress award at the Karlovy Vary IFF (www.kviff.com), which comes with a prize of 10,000 euros value of film services.

    The film services will be provided by Prague's Barrandov film studio (www.barrandov.cz). The film was one of two projects from Greece that competed for the prize. The remaining 16 works in progress were from Central and Eastern Europe.

    The film will be directed by Elina Psykou. It was selected unaminously by a jury composed of three members representing the Czech Republic, Denmark, and the U.S.