Greek State Film Awards Explained

Greek State Film Awards
Location:	Thessaloniki, Greece
Predecessor:	Thessaloniki Festival of Greek Cinema
Successor:	Hellenic Film Academy Awards
Language:	Greek

The Greek State Film Awards (el|Κρατικά Βραβεία Κινηματογράφου) was a part of Thessaloniki International Film Festival concerning exclusively Greek movies. It was one of the most important events in Greek cinema, from its institution in 1992 until 2008.

Until 1991, only Greek movies participated in the Thessaloniki Film Festival. Since 1992 the festival became international and a separate award was instituted for Greek movies. At first the new award was named State Film Awards and later State Film Quality Awards (Κρατικά Κινηματογραφικά Βραβεία Ποιότητας). It was given out by the Greek Ministry of Culture. Apart from the best film award there were awards in other categories such as the best actor, actress, best director etc.

In 2009, during the 50th Thessaloniki Festival, the Greek filmmakers decided to boycott the awards.^[1] The awards were subsequently abolished by a bill of the Ministry of Culture.^[2] It has since been replaced by the Hellenic Film Academy Awards.

Best film award

Greek state quality film awards (1998-2008)

Season	Best Movie	Second Best Movie	Third Best Movie	Sources
2008				^[3]
2007	El Greco	Uranya	Diorthosi	^[4]
2006	Eduart	The Guardian's Son	Pandora	^[5]
2005	Chariton's Choir	The Wake	Omiros	^[6]
2004	Brides	Rakushka	Testosterone	^[7]
2003	A Touch of Spice	Sto Hani	Matia Apo Nyhta	^[8]
2002	Think It Over			^[9]
2001	The Only Journey of His Life	The Seventh Sun of Love	To Tama	^[10]
2000	In Good Company	Edge of Night	Efimeri Poli	^[11]
1999	Peppermint	The Canary Yellow Bicycle	The Four Seasons of The Law	^[12]
1998	Eternity and a Day	From the Edge of the City	Black Out	^[13]

Greek state film awards (1992-1997)

Season	Best Movie	Sources
1997		^[14]
1996		^[15]
1995	O Tsalapetinos Tou Wyoming	^[16]
1994	End of an Era	^[17]
1993	Lefteris Dimakopoulos, From the Snow	^[18]
1992	Byron, balanta gia enan daimonismeno	^[19]

Best director

Season	Best Director	Sources
2008
2007	Giannis Smaragdis for El Greco
2006
2005	Constantine Giannaris for Omiros
2004	Foteini Siskopoulou for Rakushka
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999	Dimos Avdeliodis for The Four Seasons of The Law
1998	Theodoros Angelopoulos for Eternity and a Day
1997	Angeliki Antoniou for Hamenes Nyhtes
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992

Best screenplay

Season	Best Screenplay	Sources
2008
2007
2006
2005	Makis Papadimitratos for Tsiou
2004	Foteini Siskopoulou for Rakushka
2003
2002	Katerina Evaggelakou for Think It Over
2001
2000
1999	Kostas Kappakas for Peppermint
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993	Sotiris Goritsas for From the Snow
1992

Best actor

Season	Best Actor	Sources
2008
2007	Giorgos Symeonidis for Diorthosi
2006
2005	Vangelis Mourikis for The Wake
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999	Dimitris Alexandris for The Canary Yellow Bicycle
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994	Stavros Zalmas for To Harama
1993	Akis Sakellariou for I epohi ton dolofonon
1992	Manos Vakousis for Byron, balanta gia enan daimonismeno

Best actress

Season	Best Actress	Sources
2008
2007	Loukia Michalopoulou for Walsh Sentimentale
2006
2005	Rania Oikonomidou for Galazio Forema
2004	Victoria Haralampidou for Brides
2003	Vangelio Andreadaki for Matia apo nyhta
2002
2001	Maria Zormpa for Sose me
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996	Valeria Golino for I sfagi tou kokkora
1995	Dimitra Hatoupi for I zoi enamisi hiliariko
1994
1993
1992

Best supporting actor

Season	Best Supporting Actor	Sources
2008
2007	Manolis Mavromatakis for Uranya
2006
2005	Nikos Georgakis for Lioumpi
2004	Vangelis Mourikis for Rakushka
2003
2002	Minas Hatzisavvas for Lilly's Story
2001	Spyros Stavrinidis for Aionios Foititis
2000
1999
1998
1997	Giorgos Voltatzis for No Budget Story
1996
1995
1994	Christos Kalavrouzos for Metaichmio
1993	Giorgos Velentzas for Zoi Harisameni
1992

Best supporting actress

Season	Best Supporting Actress	Sources
2008
2007	Meni Konstantinidou for Straight Story
2006
2005	Maria Zormpa for Glykia Mnimi
2004
2003
2002
2001	Themis Bazaka for Oi akrovates tou kipou
2000
1999
1998	Eleni Gerasimidou for Eternity and a Day
1997
1996
1995	Eva Karampatsou for Magemenoi
1994
1993
1992	Vera Sotnikova for Byron, balanta gia enan daimonismeno

Best music

Season	Best Music	Sources
2008
2007	Panagiotis Kalantzopoulos for Uranya Vangelis Papathanassiou for El Greco
2006
2005	Nikos Papazoglou for I Nostalgos
2004
2003
2002
2001	Giorgos Papadakis for The Only Journey of His Life
2000	Stamatis Kraounakis for Edge of Night
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992

Best cinematography

Season	Best cinematography	Sources
2008	Ilias Konstantakopoulos for Without
2007
2006	Aris Stavrou for Dying in Athens
2005	Andreas Siganos for Galazio Forema
2004	Giorgos Arvanitis for Brides
2003
2002	Kostas Gkikas for The Loser Takes It All
2001
2000	Stamatis Giannoulis for Efimeri Poli
1999	Aris Stavrou for O Vissinokipos
1998	Nikos Kavoukidis for Oi Fotografoi
1997	Aris Stavrou for Avrio tha Xeroume
1996	Katerina Maragkoudaki for Prin to Telos tou Kosmou
1995	Lefteris Pavlopoulos for oi Magemenoi
1994	Giorgos Argyroiliopoulos for O Kipos tou Theou
1993
1992	Nikos Kavoukidis for Bayron

Best editing

Season	Best editing	Sources
2008	Giorgos Triantafyllou for Without
2007
2006
2005	Giannis Tsitsopoulos for Galazio Forema
2004	Takis Giannopoulos for the Brides
2003
2002	Alexis Pezas for Para Triha Para Ligo Para Ponto
2001
2000	Giorgos Triantafyllou for Efimeri Poli
1999
1998	Takis Giannopoulos for Black Out
1997	Giorgos Triantafyllou for Ta Hrysa Mila ton Esperidon
1996	Ioanna Spiliopoulou for Mi Mou Aptou
1995	Panos Papakyriakopoulos for To Ftero Tis Mygas
1994
1993	Despoina Maroulakou for Enastros Tholos
1992	Takis Giannopoulos for Bayron

Best production design

Season	Best production design	Sources
2008
2007
2006
2005	Marie-Louise Bartholomew and Nikos Politis for The Zero Years and Sweet Memory
2004	Dimitris Katsikis for Brides
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999	Dionysis Fotopoulos for Vissinokipos
1998
1997	Flora Koutsoumani and Sofia Papahrystou for Ta Hrysa Mila ton Esperidon
1996	Agni Doutsi for Prin to Telos tou Kosmou
1995	Anastasia Arseni for Oi Ores
1994	Sofia Zoumperi for O Kipos tou theou
1993
1992	Constantine Forentensko for Bayron

Best costumes design

Season	Best costumes design	Sources
2008
2007
2006
2005	Erika Evaggelidou for Galazio Forema
2004	Damianos Zareifis and Eva Nathena for Brides
2003	Eva Nathena for Oi Theatrines
2002
2001
2000
1999	Dionysis Fotopoulos for O Vissinokipos
1998
1997	Flora Koutsoumani and Sofia Papahrystou for Ta Hrysa Mila ton Esperidon
1996	Maro Seirli for Treis Epohes
1995	Anastasia Arseni for oi Ores
1994	Sofia Zoumperi for O Kipos tou Theou
1993	not given
1992	Giorgos Patsas for Krystalines Nyhtes

Best sound

Season	Best sound	Sources
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004	Nikos Papadimitriou and Thymios Koliokousis for Brides
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998	Marinos Athanasopoulos for Black Out
1997	Dimitris Athanasopoulos for Avrio Tha Xeroume
1996	Nikos Papadimitriou for Pros tin Eleftheria
1995	Marinos Athanasopoulos for O Tsalapetinos tou Wyomine
1994
1993	Dimitris Galanopoulos for Aspro kokkino
1992	Thanasis Arvanitis for Bayron

Best make up

Season	Best make up	Sources
2008	Fani Alexaki for Without
2007
2006
2005	Fani Alexaki for Galazio Forema
2004
2003	Fani Alexaki for Oi Theatrines
2002	Fani Alexaki for Think it Over
2001	Evi Zafeiropoulou for The Only Journey of His Life
2000
1999
1998
1997	Argyro Kouroupou for Avrio Tha Xeroume
1996	not given
1995	not given
1994	Lila Kosifidou, Sofia Zoumperi and Alexandra Venieri
1993	not given
1992	not given

See also

• Thessaloniki Festival of Greek Cinema
• Hellenic Film Academy Awards
• Greek Film Critics Association Awards

External links

• Thessaloniki International Film Festival - official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Greek film-makers threaten to boycott festival. independent.co.uk. 7 January 2014.
2. Web site: el:Το σχέδιο νόμου για την 7η Τέχνη. http://www.agelioforos.gr/default.asp?pid=7&ct=38&artid=63262. agelioforos.gr. 7 January 2014. Greek. https://web.archive.org/web/20140107185552/http://www.agelioforos.gr/default.asp?pid=7&ct=38&artid=63262. 7 January 2014. dead.
3. Web site: award 2008. Thessaloniki International Film Festival. 4 January 2014.
4. Web site: award 2007. Thessaloniki International Film Festival. 4 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140105022808/http://tiff.filmfestival.gr/default.aspx?lang=el-GR&page=971&year=2007. 5 January 2014. dead.
5. Web site: award 2006. Thessaloniki International Film Festival. 4 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031153/http://tiff.filmfestival.gr/default.aspx?lang=el-GR&page=971&year=2006. 4 March 2016. dead.
6. Web site: award 2005. Thessaloniki International Film Festival. 4 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140105022520/http://tiff.filmfestival.gr/default.aspx?lang=el-GR&page=971&year=2005. 5 January 2014. dead.
7. Web site: award 2004. Thessaloniki International Film Festival. 4 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140105022320/http://tiff.filmfestival.gr/default.aspx?lang=el-GR&page=971&year=2004. 5 January 2014. dead.
8. Web site: award 2003. Thessaloniki International Film Festival. 4 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140105021847/http://tiff.filmfestival.gr/default.aspx?lang=el-GR&page=971&year=2003. 5 January 2014. dead.
9. Web site: award 2002. Thessaloniki International Film Festival. 4 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193249/http://tiff.filmfestival.gr/default.aspx?lang=el-GR&page=971&year=2002. 4 March 2016. dead.
10. Web site: award 2001. Thessaloniki International Film Festival. 4 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20170116153341/http://tiff.filmfestival.gr/default.aspx?lang=el-GR&page=971&year=2001. 16 January 2017. dead.
11. Web site: award 2000. Thessaloniki International Film Festival. 4 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140105022516/http://tiff.filmfestival.gr/default.aspx?lang=el-GR&page=971&year=2000. 5 January 2014. dead.
12. Web site: award 1999. Thessaloniki International Film Festival. 4 January 2014. 5 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140105022954/http://tiff.filmfestival.gr/default.aspx?lang=el-GR&page=971&year=1999. dead.
13. Web site: award 1998. Thessaloniki International Film Festival. 4 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140105023047/http://tiff.filmfestival.gr/default.aspx?lang=el-GR&page=971&year=1998. 5 January 2014. dead.
14. Web site: award 1997. Thessaloniki International Film Festival. 4 January 2014. 22 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222132034/http://tiff.filmfestival.gr/default.aspx?lang=el-GR&page=971&year=1997. dead.
15. Web site: award 1996. Thessaloniki International Film Festival. 4 January 2014.
16. Web site: award 1995. Thessaloniki International Film Festival. 4 January 2014.
17. Web site: award 1994. Thessaloniki International Film Festival. 4 January 2014.
18. Web site: award 1993. Thessaloniki International Film Festival. 4 January 2014.
19. Web site: award 1992. Thessaloniki International Film Festival. 4 January 2014.