Douvlis Vasilis

Studies Personal exhibitions (national or international) / Artwork Professional activity Other activities Rewards - Distinctions

Place of birth:

Ano Pedina, Zagori

Place of Residence:

Athens

Studies

He studied Modern Greek literature and Cinematography at the School of Philosophy in Athens and at the universities Paris IV, Sorbonne and Paris I in Paris, while concurrently he attended seminars by FEMIS and the French Film Archive.

Personal exhibitions (national or international) / Artwork

Short films: “The veteran” (2000)

Jennifer 2006

Feature film: “The return” (2008)

Professional activity

He is working at the television station of the Greek Parliament

Other activities

In the coming months the film will take part at the Festivals of Ghent and Cairo and will be screened in New York and Munich.

Rewards - Distinctions

His short film “The veteran” received awards and honorary distinctions in Greek and international festivals (Award for Male Actor at the Drama Film Festival in 2000, National Quality Distinction of the Ministry of Culture in 2000, Honorary Distinction at the 2001Palm Springs International Festival) and was screened in film theatres in Athens and many other countries.

His first feature film “The return” won the award of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) for Greek Cinema at the 2007 Festival, also received praising reviews in respectable international film magazines, such as Variety and Positif, was screened in International Festivals (Karlovy Vary - Variety Critics’ Choice, Montreal, Shanghai) and was purchased by foreign television stations.