Thanasis Neofotistos
Thanasis Neofotistos is a Film Director, Writer & Architect. Member of European Film Academy (EFA), Berlinale Talents alumnus & Head Programmer of Student Int'l Competition of DramaISFF. His short films have premiered in 75th Venice IFF, 75th Locarno IFF, 44th TIFF Toronto & won in 42nd Clermont-Ferrand, 47th TIFF Toronto, 36th Busan IFF, amongst others. His latest short film AIRHOSTES-737 (16'-2022) World Premiered at 75th Locarno Film Festival and won the Honourable Mention at 47th TIFF Toronto. His short film, PATISION AVENUE (13'-2018), premiered at 75th Venice Film Festival, won 3 awards at 41st Clermont-Ferrand 2019 (Jury, Canal+, EFA) and was a 2019 Festival-Hit with more than 100 film festival selections. ROUTE-3, world-premiered at 44th TIFF Toronto 2019 and then again in 42nd Clermont-Ferrand 2020. GREEK SCHOOL PRAYER (20'-2014) was his successful thesis (Best Greek short film of 2014, over 50 IFF), and SPARKLING CANDLES (9'-2019) is his LGBTQI+ super cute queer short film that premiered at the legendary 43rd Frameline IFF. He is now in the pre-production stage of his debut feature film, which he envisions as his personal coming-of-age Greek tragedy; THE BOY WITH THE LIGHT-BLUE EYES (aka PETER AND THE WOLF)!
| Film | Credit |
|---|---|
 The Boy with the Light Blue Eyes2026 · Director, Writer | Director, Writer |
 AirHostess-7372022 · Director, Screenplay, Producer | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
 Route-32019 · Director | Director |
 Sparkling Candles2019 · Director, Screenplay | Director, Screenplay |
 Patision Avenue2018 · Director, Screenplay | Director, Screenplay |
 Pogoniskos2015 · Director, Screenplay, Producer, Director of Photography | Director, Screenplay, Producer, Director of Photography |
 Greek School Prayer2014 · Director, Writer, Producer | Director, Writer, Producer |
 The Sun and the Wind2013 · Director, Writer | Director, Writer |
 Fur...Sophie2012 · Director | Director |
 Engraved Rose2011 · Director | Director |