Greek Producers Bring Top Buzz Titles to EFM

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Christopher Vourlias Since the launch of its cash rebate in 2018, which covers up to 40% of qualifying expenditures along with 30% in tax relief, Greece has become one of Europe’s hottest filming destinations.

But domestic production is surging as well, and the industry reached new heights in 2022, with the rebate scheme supporting 132 international and domestic projects.

Here’s a round-up of some of the top Greek feature films currently in the pipeline: Buzzheart (pictured, top)Director: Dennis IliadisProducers: Amanda Livanou, Dennis IliadisThe veteran director, who helmed the 2007 remake of Wes Craven’s “The Last House on the Left,” returns with a film that asks: If you had to make sure that someone could truly love without any moral limitations, how far would you go?Sales: N/A My Soul StartledDirector: Syllas TzoumerkasProducers: Maria Drandaki, Nadia Trevisan, Julie ParatianThe acclaimed director returns with 18 interwoven love stories of gods, titans, nuns, madmen, Americans and suicidal girls set in the wildest corners of the Aegean Sea.Sales: N/A BabyDirector: Nikos KyritsisProducers: Maria Drandaki, Kyveli ShortA Berlinale Talent Project Market selection at this year’s EFM, this debut feature follows teenage Zackarias who, saddled with his newborn, struggles with fatherhood and bringing his family back together, while navigating overwhelming Athens, away from his rural home.Sales: N/A RivieraDirector: Orfeas PeretzisProducer: Konstantinos VassilarosThis narrative feature debut follows a girl’s last summer in the Athenian Riviera, looking to overcome a world that’s disintegrating.Sales: N/A The Future is an Elder CowDirector: Janis RafaProducers: Giorgos Karnavas, Konstantinos KontovrakisA visual artist whose