Conversations Conversations #7 - Yorgos Krassakopoulos
A conversation with the Head of Programming for the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Yorgos Krassakopoulos—
“Γεια σας από την Ελλάδα” - “Hello from Greece”
After traveling to Europe in October and recording a few podcasts(Ronni Abergel, Vinay Gupta, & George Por), I recieved a long awaited email from the international press secretary of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival(TIFF) regarding press credentials. I had applied weeks prior due to theme of the 2019 festival being of particular interest. TIFF celebrated it’s 60th anniversary last November, and the theme was “The Overview Effect.” So of course Eclectic Spacewalk had to go check it out.
We discussed movies & film in general, their impact on the public, and a little about TIFF’s 60th anniversary theme - The Overview Effect.” Yogos is usually critiquing the films and deciding on their possible inclusion to TIFF, but he also enjoyes interviewing the eclectic director John Waters one of the evenings.
Enjoy & Ad Astra!
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Timestamps
- Yorgos was born in a small town in the Peloponnese region of Greece (02:16)
- “Who were your biggest influences growing up and now?” (04:09)
- Yorgos talks about the transformation that happens when you watch a great film (06:26)
- “What makes a great film?” (09:34)
- Great films go beyond language or cultural differences (10:46)
- Three films( Fight Club, Theorem, The Ogre of Athens) that had great impact on Yorgos (11:22)
- How do you disconnect being a film critic and a film fan/enthusiast? (13:26)
- Why was this year’s theme “The Overview Effect?” (17:27)
- Thessaloniki comes alive for the festival (22:26)
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More on Yorgos Krassakopoulos:
TIFF Website: https://www.filmfestival.gr/en/
Flix Website: https://flix.gr/
Review Examples: https://flix.gr/en/author/yorgos
Yorgos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krassakopoulos/