Dinos Katsouridis

Dinos Katsouridis (1927 - 28 November 2011)[1] was a Greek Cypriot film director, cinematographer and editor. He had worked in a lot of Greek film sometimes as director, sometimes as film editor and sometimes as cinematographer as well as writer.[2] He has won film awards about all the categories of these works

Dinos Katsouridis
Born1927
Nicosia, Cyprus
Died28 November 2011
Athens, Greece
Occupation(s)Director, Cinemathographer, Editor

Biography

He was born in Nicosia in 1927. He started to study Law Studies but he forsaked them in order to deal with cinema. He studied film direction in Stavrakos School and he debuted in 1951 as assistant director in the film Pikro Psomi.[1] Since 1960, he started to work as film director. His first films as director was the films Englima sta Paraskinia and Eimai Athoos.[1][3] In 1963, he directed two successful comedies with Kostas Hatzichristos in Leading role, the films Tis Kakomoiras and O Kyrios Pterarchos. Since 1970, he directed movies that starred Thanasis Veggos. He has won four awards in Thessaloniki Film Festival in categories Best Film, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography.

Filmography
As Director
  • Englima sta Paraskinia 1960
  • Eimai Athoos 1960
  • O Kyrios Pterarchos 1963
  • Tis Kakomoiras 1963
  • Adistaktoi 1965
  • Syntomo dialeimma 1966
  • O Thanasis, i Ioulietta kai ta loukanika 1970
  • Enas Vengos gia oles tis douleies 1970
  • What Did You Do in the War, Thanasi? 1971
  • Thanasi, pare t' oplo sou 1972
  • O Thanasis sti hora tis sfaliaras 1976
  • O palavos kosmos tou Thanasi 1979
  • O falakros mathitis 1979
  • Vengos, o trellos kamikazi 1980
  • O Thanasis kai to katarameno fidi 1982
  • Oneiro aristeris nyhtas 1987

Awards
Awards[4][5]
Year Award Category Film Result
1965 Thessaloniki Film Festival Best Cinematography Oi Adistaktoi Won
1971 Thessaloniki Film Festival Best Film What Did You Do in the War, Thanasi? Won
1971 Thessaloniki Film Festival Best Screenplay What Did You Do in the War, Thanasi? Won
1984 Thessaloniki Film Festival Best Cinematography O Erotas tou Odyssea Won

References
  1. "Έφυγε ο κινηματογραφιστής Ντίνος Κατσουρίδης". gfc.gr. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  2. "Ντίνος Κατσουρίδης: Ο μυστηριώδης του ελληνικού κινηματογράφου". tovima.gr. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  3. "Ντίνος Κατσουρίδης". sansimera.gr. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. "awards 1965". Thessaloniki Film Festival. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. "awards 1971". Thessaloniki Film Festival. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
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