L (film)

L
Directed by Babis Makridis
Produced by Beben Films
Screenplay by Babis Makridis
Efthimis Filippou
Based on an original idea by Yorgos Giokas
Starring Aris Servetalis
Makis Papadimitriou
Yannis Bostantzoglou
Eleftherios Matthaios
Nota Tserniafski
Stavros Raptis
Thanassis Dimou
Christoforos Skamnakis
Pavlos Makridis
Natalia Tserniafski
Music by Coti K
Cinematography Thimios Bakatakis
Distributed by Feelgood Entertainment
Running time
87 minutes
Country Greece
Language Greek

L (Learning) is a Greek movie produced in 2011, directed by Babis Makridis, written by Babis Makridis and Efthimis Filippou, based on an original idea by Yorgos Giokas. It is the first Greek movie selected to compete at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival (19–29 January 2012) where its international premiere will take place. The movie is also nominated to compete in the official Tiger Awards competition in the International Film Festival Rotterdam (25 January – 5 February 2012) where its European premiere will take place.The film was nominated for Best Script award at the Hellenic Film Academy Awards. A six-minute extract of the movie was first released at the Work Progress Section of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, at the Czech Republic in July 2011. L is Makridis's first feature film. His short film The Last Fakir (2005) was awarded the Newcomer's Prize at the 2005 International Short Film Festival in Drama which takes place in Greece.

Plot

A Man lives in his car. He is 40 years old and although he does not have a lot of free time, when he does, he chooses to spend it with his family. He meets his wife and two children at a specified day and time in car parking lots. His job is to locate and bring the finest honey to a 50-year-old man. A New Driver shows up and the Man gets fired. The Man’s life changes and he finds it absurd that no one trusts him anymore.

Cast

Production

Filming

Filming took place during March and April 2011 in outdoor locations in Attica, Greece and additional filming took place at the end of July 2011. Filming was concluded within 27 days.

Technical information

The movie was filmed in 35mm with an Arriflex BL camera, is 87 minutes long, in colour, sound Dolby SRD, language Greek with English subtitles, 1:85:1 format, edited in Avid.

Production credentials

Release and distribution

The movie will be released in Greek movie theaters in February 2012 by Feelgood Entertainment movie distribution company.

Festivals

Sundance Film Festival 2012 . Official selection world drama competition.

Rotterdam Film Festival 2012 . IFFR's Tiger Awards Competition.

Copenhagen Film Festival 2012. Officiall competition for New talent grand pix

Indielisboa 2012. Official Competition.

Seattle International Film Festival 2012. New Directors Competition.

Melbourne International Film Festival 2012. Competition Telescope Section.

Mumbai Film Festival 2012. International Competition.

42 Molodist. Kyiv Film Festival 2012. International Competition. WINNER THE GRAND PRIX OF MOLODIST

Arizona Underground Film Festival 2012. International Competition.

Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux 2012. International Competition.

36o São Paulo International Film Festival. New Directors Competition.

Shadowline Salerno 2012. Official Competition.

Sydney Film Festival 2012. Section Push Me to the Edge

D' A Festival Internacional de cinema d'author de Barcelona 2012.

Istanbul Film festival 2012. At a special section called " What's happening in Greece?"

Karlovy Vary 2012. Section Another View.

Stockholm Film Festival 2012. Section Twilight Zone .

19th Greek Film Festival 2012 (Melbourne).

Eurasia Film Festival 2012. Section Cinema bridge: East

23 Ljubljana Film Festival 2012. Section Panorama

Sevilla Festival de Cine Europeo. 2012. Section: Focus Europa : Greece.

27º Festivla international de cine de mar del plata FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DE MAR DEL PLATA

18ο Vilnius International Film Festival Lithuania Programm Discoveries

Words about L

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THE LIMERICK REVIEW

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ALTERNATIVE CHRONICLE

FILM FESTIVAL OF ROTTERDAM

SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

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FILM THREAT

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YOUNG AND INNOCENT

External links

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