Costas Ferris
Introduction '''Costas Ferris''' (; born 18 April 1935) is a Greek film director, writer, actor, and producer. He wrote the lyrics of Aphrodite's Child's album ''666''. His 1983 film ''Rembetiko'' won the Silver Bear at the 34th Berlin International Film Festival.
Memberships and associations * European Film Academy, Member* Balkan Film Festival, President of the Jury, 1981* Alexandria International Film Festival, President of the Jury, 1996* European Script Fund, Member of the Board, London, 1996-1997* Greek Directors Society, Member of the Board, (multiple years)* Greek Playwright Society, Member* Société des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Éditeurs de Musique (SACEM)* Federation of European Film Directors (''La Fédération Européenne des Réalisateurs de l'Audiovisuel'' FERA), Member, Greece
Filmography  Year  Title  Role  Notes 1960  ''The River''  Assistant Director   1961  ''Ta Matoklada Sou Lampoun''  Producer, Director, Editor  (Short film)''Your Eyelashes are Sparkling'' 1963  ''Enas Delicanis''  Technical Assistant Director  ''Crazy Blood'' 1964  ''Male Hunt''  Assistant Director    1964  ''The Moon-Spinners''  Second Assistant Director    1965  ''Merikes To Protimoun Khaki''   Director, Screenwriter  ''Some Girls Like It In Khaki''  1966  ''Devil at My Heels''   Assistant Director, Actor    1967  ''The Day the Fish Came Out''  Assistant Director    1967  ''Tu imagines Robinson''  Assistant Director    1968  ''Kierion''   Actor    1971  ''Le Sang''  Screenwriter    1971  ''Love Is Gay, Love Is Sad''  Second Assistant Director    1973  ''To mavro fengari''  Editor, Cinematographer  (Short film)  1974  ''I Fonissa''   Director, Screenwriter  ''The Murderess'' 1975  ''Promitheas Se Theftero Prosopo''    Director, Screenwriter, Actor  ''Prometheus In the Second Person''  1976  ''Opus 18 - Dokimi''  Director, Writer  (Short film)  1978  ''Dyo fengaria ton Avgousto''   Director, Screenwriter, Actor  ''Double Moon In August'' 1979  ''Exoristos Stin Kentriki Leoforo''   Producer, Screenwriter, Actor,Editor, Composer  ''Exile On Main Avenue'' 1981  ''Barbecue Them!'' Actor   1983  ''Rembetiko''  Producer, Director, Screenwriter    1984  ''Loaf and Camouflage''  Actor    1985  ''I gynekes sti glastra''  Editor  (Short film)  1987  ''Made in Greece''  Actor   1989  ''Oh Babylon''    Director, Editor, Screenwriter   2000  ''Women's Vices''   Actor   2002  ''Ariadni''  Actor
Television documentaries and series  Year  Title  Role  Notes 1964  ''Bassae''  First Assistant Director    1973  ''I empori ton ethnon''  Director  Lyrics for: "Itane mia fora" 1973-1974  ''The Merchants Of the Nations''  Director    1975  ''Violet City''  Director    1975-1978  ''Backstage''  Director   1975  ''Thessaloniki''  Director   1976  ''In Macedonia''  Director    1976  ''Helen Of The Donkeys''  Director    1977  ''From Improvisation To 3 Minutes''  Director   1978  Xenakis Polytopon  Director, Screenwriter   1978  ''Erotas ke epanastas''i  Director    1978  ''Love and Revolution''  Director   1979  ''Murder In Psychico''  Director   1979  ''Elliniko ke xeno monoprakto''   Director     1982  ''The Zardi Family''  Director, Screenwriter   1984-1985  ''Artistic Cafe''  Host   1985  ''Tsitsanis''  Director   1985  ''Apodrasi''  Director   ''Escape'' 1985  ''Rembetiko''  Director  Mini-series version of Feature Film 1986  ''Crucifixion-Resurrection''  Director, Screenwriter    1990  ''Rock Around the Films''  Director, Screenwriter   1992  ''Klak - The Dictionary Of Greek Cinema''  Director   1992  ''Signs Of the Times''  Director    1994  ''I dikigori tis Athinas''  Writer   1995  ''San paramythi''  Director, Writer   1995  ''The Lawyers Of Athens''  Screenwriter  1997  ''The Kety Grey Story''  Director, Screenwriter    2001  ''Films and Music''  Host, Screenwriter   2008  ''Onirou Ellas''  Director, Writer   2008  ''I zoi ke to ergo tou Mimi Plessa''  Featured
Musicology  Year  Title  Artist  Role  Collaboration  Notes 1971  ''666''  Aphrodite's Child  Lyrics, Concept  X    1973  ''Akritas''  Akritas  Lyrics, Concept  X  With Stavros Logaridis and Aris Tassoulis TBD  ''Prossechos''  Stavros Logaridis  Lyrics  X    1982  ''The Zardi Family''  Stavros Logaridis  Lyrics  X   1984  ''Rembetiko''  Stavros Xarhakos  Lyrics  X   1985  ''Apodrassi''  Thesia Panayiotou  Lyrics  X   TBD  ''Oh Babylon''  Thesia Panayiotou  Lyrics  X   TBD  ''Come To Thomas''  Thesia Panayiotou  Lyrics  X   TBD  ''Oniric Hellas''  Thesia Panayiotou  Lyrics  X   TBD  ''The Rembetiko At Thomas' Den''  Thesia Panayiotou  Lyrics  X   TBD  ''Café-Aman'' (Live)  TBD  Lyrics  X    1999  ''Rembetiko, The Musical''  Thesia Panayiotou  Lyrics  X
Awards and nominations '''Thessaloniki Film Festival'''* 1974: Greek Competition Award (Best Director) (''The Murderess'', Won)* 1978: Hellenic Association of Film Critics Award (''Dyo Fengaria Ton Avgousto'', Honorable Mention)* 1978: Greek Competition Award (Best Film) (''Dyo Fengaria Ton Avgousto'', Third Place)* 1983: Greek Competition Award (Best Film) (''Rembetiko'', Won)'''Berlin International Film Festival'''* 1984: Silver Berlin Bear (''Rembetiko'', Won)* 1984: Golden Berlin Bear (''Rembetiko'', Nominated)'''Alexandria International Film Festival'''* 1984: Grand Prix (''Rembetiko'', Won)'''Valencia Film Festival'''* 1984: Special Jury Award (''Rembetiko'', Won)
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