Short & Green 2023
46th Drama International Short Film Festival
Short & Green 2022
45th Drama International Short Film Festival
International Competition Programme – Environmental Awareness Films “Short and Green”
In its second year, the competition programme Short and Green includes 12 films from all different genres: 7 fiction films, 4 documentaries and 1 animation, representing geographically 10 countries and dealing with climate change, the destructive intervention of human activity on the natural environment, focusing on but also challenging our conception of the relationship between human and nature. Short and Green is followed by two side events in collaboration with Organization Earth Greece: An open discussion bringing together NGO representatives under the topic “Culture as a tool for the development of public green space” and a workshop for children on environmental issues, titled “Little Farmers”.
Head Programmer: Vassilis Terzopoulos
Vassilis Terzopoulos is a Festival programmer and organiser and a published writer. He is working for DISFF since 2005 and for Thessaloniki Film and Documentary Festivals since 2010. He has published five children’s books and short stories in literary magazines and websites.
01 “Gardens Petrified”, Turkey, Ali Cabbar
02 “Aralkum”, Uzbekistan, Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko
03 “In Vain”, Greece, Anastasia Melia Eleftheriou
04 “Autosaurus Rex”, Switzerland, Marcel Barelli
05 “Sirens”, Germany, Ilaria Di Carlo
06 “Under the Lake”, Greece, Thanasis Trouboukis
07 “Toxic Neighbour”, Canada, Colin Scheyen
08 “Magma”, Austria, Manuel Wetscher
09 “Turbulent waters”, Finland, Elena Näsänen
10 “Summer of Bees”, Finland, Ida-Maria Olva
11 “Myosotis”, Switzerland, Michael Schwendinger
12 “Berry Pickers”, Sweden, Agnes Skonare Karlsson
Short & Green Jury:
Yannis Economides, film director
Nadia Kontogeorgi, actress
Dejan Dabic, Animator, Film Critic, Artistic Director of the Μartovski Documentary & Short Film Festival (Belgrade- Serbia)
The posters of the Short & Green Programme 2022
Τhe Short & Green Programme Jury
Yannis Economides
Nandia Kontogeorgi
Dejan Dabić
Yannis Economides (President)
Yannis Economides was born in Cyprus and studied film in Athens. With 5 feature films in the last 20 years, Economides is considered one of the most influential, significant directors in Greece with a unique narrative style. His first feature, MATCHBOX, 2003, is already considered a classic. In 2006, his second film SOUL KICKING premiered in Semaine de la Critique at Cannes Film Festival, while in 2014, STRATOS, premiered in the Official Competition at Berlin International Film Festival. In 2016, Economides wrote and directed his first theatre play, SLEEP, STELLA, SLEEP, which premiered at the National Theatre in Athens and was received with enthusiastic reviews and box office success. All of his films have been honored with the Greek Film Critics Association Award for Best Greek Feature Film of the Year. Currently, he is preparing his new feature titled ROCKS IN THE HEAD.
Nandia Kontogeorgi
She graduated from the Drama School of the National Theatre, Athens College, and holds a Diploma in Monody with distinction and first prize. She also studied at the Athens Law School. She attended courses in acting, musical theatre and creativity at Harvard University, Boston, USA. She has also studied dance and music. She has worked in theatre and television.
Furthermore, during the last fifteen years, in her capacity as a soloist (soprano) and/or narrator, she has participated in many concerts and music theatre events in collaboration with well-known orchestral ensembles, such as the ERT Symphony Orchestra, the CAMERATA String Orchestra, etc.
“Mamma Mia”, Th. Marsellou, Donna
“It´s a wonderful life”, G. Kalavrianos, Mary
“Into the Woods”, D. Bogdanos, Witch
“Matilda”, Th. Marsellou, Miss Honey
“ The Hunchback of Notre-Dame ”, S. Spyratou, Esmeralda
“ Thesmophoriazusae (Women at the Thesmophoria), V. Theodoropoulos, Woman
“Anazitontas ton Atik (In search of Attik)”, S. Spyratou, Danae
“Vouva (Νot a Word)”, E. Gasoukas, Fotini
“Operetta”, N. Karathanos, Albertina
“Sweeney Todd” , Yiorgos Petrou, N. Lovett
“Gala”, Jerome Bel
“Seven Against Thebes”, C. Grauzinis, Antigone
“The Threepenny Opera”, Y. Chouvardas, Polly
“The Sound of Music”, Th. Marsellou, Maria
“Κiss me Κate”P. Mexis, Bianca
“Lusistrata”, C. Grauzinis, Myrine
“Some like it hot”, St. Fasoulis, Sugar
“Chicagο” St. Fasoulis, M. Sunshine
“The Clouds”, N. Mastorakis, Chorus
“Rent” , Th. Marsellou, Joan
“The Threepenny Opera”, Th. Moumoulidis, Polly
“Twelfth Night”, Th. Moumoulidis
“The Producers”, St. Fasoulis, Chorus/ Old Lady
“Fiddler on the Roof” , K. Tsianos, Hodel
In the 2020- 2021 tv season, she hosted “flERT”, a TV show about arts and culture in ERT1, the Hellenic Public Broadcaster.
Peta ti Friteza (ΑΝΤ1) Luna
Κato Partali (MEGA) Vivian
Min Arxizeis ti Mourmoura (ALPHA) Nikoleta
Erotas (ΑΝΤ1) Antigone
Danikos Pateras (ΑΝΤ1) Kiriaki
Dejan Dabić
Dejan Dabić is the editor of the film program of the Nis Cultural Center. Since 1997, he has been one of the main organizers and selector of the Festival of Acting Achievements in Nis. He edited the film program on the city’s Nis television, published film reviews in the press, and was the initiator and one of the editors of the film magazine “Filaž” from Niš. He is the author of the books “”Gone (with) ether” and “Sky above celluloid ” and co-author of the books “Guide through 40 years of the Festival of Acting Achievements in Nis”, “Guide through 50 years of the Festival of Acting Achievements in Nis” and “On the Waves of Animation”. As a screenwriter and director, he has made about 20 short animated productions, awarded at domestic and international festivals: “Cage” (2002 “YU ASIFE” award at the March Festival), “Reflection”, “Leader”, “Chattering Turtle”, “Reading Skills ” and “Dog Age ”. He wrote the script and directed the documentary “Pioneers of Nis Film” and the documentary-feature film “Meet Tom Lah”. As a member of FIPRESCI Serbia, he chaired the jury of critics of the European Film Festival in Palić, the “Novi Sad Arena” Festival and the March Festival. During 2019, he was a member of the jury at SOFEST and a member of the commission for feature and short documentaries of the Film Center of Serbia. He is a member of the International Association of Animators – ASIFA. In 2019, the Assembly of the City of Belgrade elected him the artistic director of the March Festival.
