Maria Filini

Gogo

Maria Filini was born in Nafplio, Greece. She studied acting at the Archi Drama School of Athens. Since 2003, she performed in various stage performances in several venues in Athens, directed by directors Y.Dalianis (Norway, today), Th.Moschopoulos (The Boy With the Suitcase), V.Georgiadou (The Certificate), Th.Glinatsis (Frankenstein), I.Dimadis (Four Little Girls). She performed as an actress in a series of performances by the Blitz Theater Group in several venues in Athens and across Europe (New Order, The House, Katerini, Cinemascope, Late Night), and Vassilis Mevrogeorgiou (A Night in February, Nothing but the Truth co-director, Lions, A Massive Explosion, The Two Gentlemen of Verona). Together with fellow actors Katerina Mavrogiorgi, Vassilis Mavrogeorgiou, Serafim Rodis and Nikos Maramathas she co-funded the Skrow Theater Group and the Skrow Theater venue in Athens. She currently performs and/or co-directs in the Skrow theater’s performances (Up to Now, Absolute Machine, Stories of Self-Sacrifice, etc.). A Blast is her first appearance in a feature film. For her performance in A Blast, she was awarded with the Best Debut by an Actress Award at the Athens International Film Festival. Her upcoming film credits include Yorgos Zois’ Interruption (2015) and Elina Psykou’s Iwo and Sofia (in production).

Filmography

2015
Interruption by Yorgos Zois
2014
A Blast by Syllas Tzoumerkas

Angeliki Papoulia

Maria

Angeliki Papoulia was born in Athens, Greece. She graduated from Athens University (Theatre Studies) and the Empros Theatre Drama School in 2000. She was the leading actress in Yorgos Lanthimos’s Dogtooth, which won the Prix Un Certain Regard at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award (Best Foreign Language Film) at the 83rd Academy Awards, 2011. She also had the main part in Yorgos Lanthimos’s Alps, which won the Osella for Best Screenplay at the 68th Venice International Film Festival.

In 2004, she founded the blitz theatre group known in Europe for its innovative, devised approach to theatre performances. Blitz were among the candidates for the XIII Europe Prize Theatrical Realities, 2012. To date, she has written, directed and acted in all the group’s performances. She has also been the leading actress in critically acclaimed, mostly classical repertoire, theatre performances in the National Theatre of Greece.

Filmography

2015
The Lobster by Yorgos Lanthimos (in post-production)
2014
A Blast by Syllas Tzoumerkas
2011
Alps by Yorgos Lanthimos
2009
Dogtooth by Yorgos Lanthimos
2008
Well Kept Secrets, Athanasia by Panos Karkanevatos
2002
Matchbox by Yiannis Economidis

Vassilis Doganis

Yannis

Vassilis Doganis is a Greek director-screenwriter who grew up in France. During his studies in Philosophy, he spent 3 years in Tokyo where he made a documentary on a Japanese rap band (Kami Hito E – On the Edge) and was 1st AD on Limosin’s documentary Young Yakuza (Cannes 2007). He has worked as a script doctor for Celluloid Dreams and was selected at the 2010 Berlinale’s Talent Project Market for the feature script Lifelined (Entre les lignes), which was also awarded the FADS grant by the 2010 Amiens International Film Festival.

In 2011, after attending the Binger Filmlab (Directors Lab), he directed his first fiction short film, His Brother’s Keeper (Le Gardien de son frère, 20′, Zadig Films, 2012) which was selected at the 2012 Angers ‘First Shots’ Film Festival.

He is currently working on his first feature film, Time of the Riots (Le Temps des émeutes, Elzévir Films) based on the 2005 suburban riots in France.

Α Blast is his first appearance as an actor in a film.

Themis Bazaka

Mother

Born in Thessaloniki. She graduated from the drama school of the National Theatre of Northern Greece and studied for four years at the Actor’s Studio (New York). She has participated in 32 feature films, over 50 stage performances and 23 series and mini-series for television. For her performance in Pantelis Voulgaris’ Stone Years, she was awarded with the Special Mention of the Jury at the 1986 Venice Film Festival and the Best Actress Award of the Valencia Film Festival and the Thessaloniki Film Festival of the same year. She won the Thessaloniki Film Festival acting award two more times, for her performances in Costas Ferris’ Rembetiko and Christos Dimas’ Akrovates tou Kipou. For the last eight years, she is part of the actors’ ensemble of the National Theatre of Greece.

Select. filmography

2014
A Blast by Syllas Tzoumerkas
2013
Wild Duck by Yorgos Sakaridis
2012
If… by Christoforos Papakaliatis
2011
Wasted Youth by Argyris Papadimitropoulos & Jan Vogel
2007
Fugitive Pieces by Jeremiah Podeswa
2004
Real Life by Panos Koutras
2001
Akrovates tou kipou by Christos Dimas
2000
Signs and Wonders by Jonathan Nossiter
1999
Attack of the Giant Moussaka by Panos Koutras
1996
Acropole by Pantelis Voulgaris
1991
Quiet Days in August by Pantelis Voulgaris
1989
Xenia by Patrice Vivancos
1988
I Fanela me to 9 by Pantelis Voulgaris
1987
Apousies by Giorgos Katakouzinos
1985
Variete by Nikos Panayotopoulos
Stone Years by Pantelis Voulgaris
1983
Rembetiko by Costas Ferris

Yorgos Biniaris

Father

Born in Archaea Korinthos. He studied theater at the Laiko Piramatiko Theatro Drama School and cinema at the Hatzakou Film School. As a stage actor, he collaborated with various venues and directors (Laiko Piramatiko Theatro, Roes Dance Theater, Sfendoni Theatre, Aplo Theater, etc.). As a stage director, he collaborated with the Loutraki, Kastoria, Nafplio and North Aegean Regional Theaters. He taught acting in various drama schools (Embros Drama School, University of Athens, University of Riga – Letonia, etc.). He is currently part of the actors’ ensemble of the National Theater of Greece.

Select. filmography

2014
A Blast by Syllas Tzoumerkas
Stratos by Yannis Ikonomidis
2012
I teleftea farsa by Vassilis Raisis

Makis Papadimitriou

Costas

Makis Papadimitriou was born in Athens. He studied physics at the University of Athens and acting at the drama school of the National Theatre of Greece. He is awarded with an audience prize for his performance in Martin MacDonah’s The Lieutenant of Inishmore (2003-2004) and with the Greek Theater Critics’ prize for his performance in the role of autistic Lee in Simon Stephen’s Motortown (2007-2008). He was also a nominee for Best Young Actor in 2007, and winner of the same prize (Dimitris Horn prize) the following year (2008). His theatre credits include productions of The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Roberto Zucco, Marat Sade, Lyssistrata, Cock, The Author, Her Wedding Letter, etc.

In cinema, he participated in many feature and short films, most notably Charisma by Christina Ioakimidi (nominated for the Hellenic Film Academy Award for Best Actor), L by Babis Makridis, Chelsea-Barcelona by Alexandros Chantzis (short), and Runaway Day by Dimitris Bavellas. He will next be seen in Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Chevalier and Argyris Papadimitropoulos’ Suntan (in post-production).

He loves computers, motorcycles and the Rubik’s Cube.

Select. filmography

2015
Suntan by Argyris Papadimitropoulos
Chevalier by Athina Rachel Tsangari
2014
A Blast by Syllas Tzoumerkas
I Kori tou Rembrandt by Nikos Panagiotopoulos
2013
Runaway Day by Dimitris Bavellas
2012
L by Babis Makridis
2011
Unfair World by Filippos Tsitos
2010
Harisma by Christina Ioakimidi
2007
Parees by Sotiris Goritsas
2006
Ores Kinis Isihias by Katerina Evagelakou
I gynaika einai skliros anthrwopos by Antonis Kafetzopoulos

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