Donatello Award 1964 : Special Plaque for "Zorba the Greek" – won Thessaloniki Film Festival 1960 : Special Contribution Award – won 1961 : Best Director for "Our Last Spring" – won 1962 : Best Film for "Elektra" – won 1962 : Best Director for "Elektra" – won 1977 : Best Film for "Iphigenia" – won 1999 : Union of Film and Television Technicians Award for "The Cherry Orchard" – won Moscow Film Festival 1956 : Silver Medal for "A Girl in Black" – Won Edinburgh Film Festival 1954 : Diploma of Merit for "Windfall in Athens" – won 1962 : Diploma of Merit for "Elektra" – won Montreal World Film Festival 1999 : Special Contribution Award – won Jerusalem Film Festival 1999 : Lifetime Achievement Award – won Cairo International Film Festival 2001 : Lifetime Achievement Award – won References Further reading Festival Kinimatografou Thessalonikis. Michalis Kakogiannis. Athens: Kastaniotis, 1995. Georgakas, Dan. "From Stella to Iphigenia: The Woman-Centered Films of Michael Cacoyannis." Cineaste 30(2), 2005: pp. 24–31. "Personality of the Month." Films and Filming, July 1960: p. 5. Siafkos, Christos. Michalis Kakogiannis: Se Proto Plano. Athens: Psychogios, 2009. External links. 1922 births 2011 deaths People from Limassol Greek Cypriot people Greek film directors Cypriot film directors Cypriot screenwriters Cypriot film producers Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Members of Gray's Inn Cypriot emigrants to England Cypriot emigrants to Greece Translators of William Shakespeare Translators of Ancient Greek texts Greek–English translators Cypriot theatre people