Yannis Economides

Known for DirectingBorn 1967-01-01 (age 59)Limassol, Cyprus

Yannis Economides was born in 1967 in Limassol, Cyprus. In 1987 he moved to Athens to study filmmaking. After several short films and documentaries, in 2003 he wrote and directed his first feature film, MATCHBOX. His second feature SOUL KICKING premiered in The International Critics' Week at Cannes Film Festival in 2006 and his third, KNIFER (2010) won seven awards from the Greek Film Academy, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay. His fourth feature, STRATOS, premiered in the Competition Programme of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival in 2014. For each one of his four feature films, Economides has been honored with the Greek Film Critics Association Award for Best Greek Feature Film of the Year. In October 2016, his first theatrical production premiered at the New Stage of the National Theatre in Athens, with Economides directing his own play SLEEP, STELLA, SLEEP. He has also performed as a supporting actor in several greek films. In 2017 he had a small but crucial part in Fatih Akin's latest film, "In the Fade".Read more

Movies & web series

Just Feeling The Jasmine Scent

Go For Broke

Broken Vein

Patty Is Such a Girly Name

Good Morning, Night

Matchbox

In the Fade

Ki An Fygo Tha Ksanartho

Ballad for a Pierced Heart

Stratos

From The Balcony

Soul Kicking

Ελλάς το Μεγαλείο σου

Knifer

Suntan

Amercement

Wasted Youth

Directing Hell

Boobheads

The Golden Grip

Detached House

Η Ζωή Που Θα 'θελες

Gradual Improvement in the Weather

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