Constantine Venetopoulos
Constantine Venetopoulos is a Greek filmmaker based in New York City. He is the author of two books, Stolen Eve and The Aging Sin. Constantine is also the ambassador of his family business, Variety Cruises, voted by USA Today as the number one boutique cruise line worldwide in 2015.[1]
Filmmaker
In 2012, he founded Ithaka Films, a collaborative independent art-house production company. Constantine wrote, directed and produced his first short film, Silent Treatment, in 2013. The film was exhibited at the Peter Makebish gallery in New York. He directed music videos and recently wrote, directed and produced A Stone Appears, a short film featuring award winner Bill Skarsgård and Emma Doxiadi shot by cinematographer Sean Price Williams. He produced One Zero Run, a short film directed by Emma Doxiadi shot in the Cotswolds by cinematographer Thimios Bakatakis, who shot the film The Lobster, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.
His plans for the future involve directing his first feature film, FORUM, a love story gone awry about a man and woman whose love is tested by a New Age Cult soon after they move to New York.[2]
In 2012, Constantine founded the 'Kuntaur Film Festival'[3] bringing children’s films to the areas of West Africa that lacked access to electricity. He is also an actively engaged member of The Trevor Project, a suicide prevention line for LGBT young people.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Silent Treatment | Short film, Director: Constantine Venetopoulos |
| 2016 | A Stone Appears | Short film, Director: Constantine Venetopoulos |
References
- ↑ "Readers' Choice Vote for your favorite cruise lines". USA TODAY. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ↑ "Constantine Venetopoulos". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ↑ "Kuntaur Film Festival". Ithaka Films. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ↑ "The Trevor Project". Retrieved 29 March 2016.