With a big winner, a rightful complainer, a crowd of people, but also loud absentees, on Wednesday night at the Onassis Foundation's roof, this year's award ceremony Iris Awards of the Greek Film Academy, presented by Zeta Makripulia and Thanasis Alemas.
George Georgopoulos' adult sports drama «Very Girly Name Patty“ He emerged as the ultimate winner of the evening winning seven of the 16 total categories in which he was nominated, namely the Best Great Film Film Awards, Best Direction, Best Screenplay, B Women's Role, Best Montage, Best Sound and Best Music. Unfortunately George
Georgopoulos was not there to enjoy his triumph as he is outside the country, at festivals abroad.
Great injustice at this year's Iris Awards was, as a general confession, the "Broken Fleva“ of Giannis Economidis which eventually prevailed in a single category of the 12 in which she was nominated, the one for the Second Women's Role which Betty Arvanitis won half the time, which also did not give the present, with Yula Budali for her performance in the film "Very girly name Patty". From the "Breaked Fleva", which won the impressions of the public, were also candidates for Basil Bisbikis for the First Men's Role who went to the ceremony, accompanied by Despina Vandi, but lost the prize to him Christos Pasalis ‘Beachcomber’ and Maria Kehayoglu who even though she was a favourite for her excellent performance lost the First Women's Role Award that was left in Joy Kyriazis for ‘Bearhole“ It’s just that I’ve been thinking. ”
The director was absent. Pantelis Bulgarian He was awarded an Honorary Award for his entire offer to cinema. The award was received on his behalf by his friend Christos Palgiannopoulos who carried his thanks to the following message: “What I made, I did for people’s relationships and for the sound of their conversation.”
For his part, the President of the Hellenic Film Academy, White Grace, doing a review of the year that passed, noted, among others: "Our films continued their successful course at the most important festivals abroad, confirming the international recognition of Greek cinematography. In the interior, the Greek public showed that they are still looking for the magic of the large screen, with the tickets continuing their upward course in the post-covid era – and with the impressive commercial success of several Greek films, which we have not seen in many years. “ It’s just that I’ve been thinking. ”
Iris Awards
Great Film of Fiction Award
For the film ‘Very girly name Patty’: Stefanos Koutsardakis, Christos V. Constantakopoulos, Fenia Kosovitsa
Documentary Award
For the film «Lo»: Thanasis Vassiliou, Konstantinos Vasilos
Greek Minority Co-production Film Award
For the film «Maricel»: Maria Drandaki, Elias Demetriou
Short Film Award
For the film "The people and the people who have spoken": Dimitris Papathanasis
Documentary Short Lengths Award
For the film “Fear the stars of the south”: Christos Karteris
Animation Short Length Award
For the film "Black States": Christos Magannas, George Kyriakos, Efi Skrobola, Vassilis Tzanidis
Short Lengths of Student Film Award
For the film "She was very good at leaving": Vassilis Pantelidis
Direction Award
For the film "Very girlish name Patty": George Georgopoulos
First Appearing Director Award
For the film "Arkoudhole": Chrysianna Papadakis, Stergios Dinopoulos
Screenplay Award
For the film "Very girlish name Patty": George Georgopoulos
Men's Role I Award
For the film "Beachcomber": Christos Pasalis
First Women's Role Award
For the film "Arkudhole": Joy Kyriazi
Men's Role II Award
Half awarded
For the film “Establishments”: Christos Valavanidis
For the film “Little Breaths”: Antonis Tsiotsopoulos
Women's Role II Award
Half awarded
For the film ‘Very girly name Patty’: Yula Budali
For the film "Craped Fleva": Betty Arvanitis
Photo Award
For the film "Beachcomber": George Karvelas
Montage Award
For the film "Very girlish name Patty": George Georgopoulos
Original Music Award
For the film "Very girly name Patty": Marilena Orfanou, Stavros Mitropoulos
Scene Award
For the film "The Christmas carols": Lisa Chulupa
Clothing Award
For the film "The Christmas carols": Trinity Papadakis
Sound Award
For the film "Very girly name Patty": Nikos Exarchos, Aris Louziotis, Kostas Varybopiotis
Makeup, Hairdressing and Special Effects Award
For the film "The Christmas carols": Katerina Barthalitos, Chronis Jimos
Special and Visual Effects Award
For the film ‘Chota’: Glen McGuigan