We Bid Farewell to Stavros Chassapis
Just days before the start of the 48th Drama Festival, the loss of a significant filmmaker, the late Stavros Chassapis, brings back memories of the institution’s early years.
Stavros Chassapis was a key figure at the Drama Festival, responsible for screenings and a programmer of the International Section.
He served the Festival with unwavering dedication from 1993 for two decades – during its early years, he was a valuable partner to Antonis Papadopoulos in the Artistic Direction.
A passionate advocate for film, he taught cinematography at the Hatzikou and Papantonopoulos Schools, was a multi-award-winning Director of Photography, and an honorary member of the Greek Society of Cinematographers (GSC).Chassapis collaborated with Tonia Marketaki, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, Nikos Nikolaidis, Kostas Ferris, Antoinetta Angelidi, Tasos Psaras, Lambros Liaropoulos, Dimitris Stavrakas, and many other key figures of New Greek Cinema. His work on The Price of Love, among others, remains unforgettable.
The son of an astronomer, with a French education and a fiery temperament, Stavros Chassapis had a unique bond with the viewfinder and lenses, often repairing them himself. He was one of Greece’s leading cinematographers and a mentor to many.
We farewell him as a treasured figure of the Drama Festival, remembered always with nostalgia.
