Thanasis Tsimpinis


About:

Thanasis is an award-winning, self-taught film director, with a background in film editing. Before launching his career in filmmaking, he graduated in Social Administration and Political Science from the Democritus University of Thrace. He currently lives and works in Athens, Greece, where he writes and directs short films and TV commercials for well-known brands. His award-winning films DUST (2013) and FAWNS (2014) have been screened in various film festivals around the world, hosted in prestigious platforms (Vimeo Staff pick, Nowness, Yatzer ao) and have been loved by audiences online. His latest film "Escaping the Fragile Planet" (2020) was awarded during the 43rd Drama International Short Film Festival. Notably, it has been selected out of 7,000 submissions for the International Competition of the 43rd Clermont-Ferrand Int. Short Film Festival, as it continues its extensive international journey across the world.

AWARDS :
19th Athens International Film Festival - Honorable Mention (DUST, 2013)
20th Athens International Film Festival - Best Cinematography (FAWNS, 2014)
43rd Drama International Short Film Festival - Best Editing (Escaping the Fragile Planet, 2020)
Roze Filmdagen Film Festival 2021 - Jury Special Mention (Escaping the Fragile Planet, 2020)
13o Psarokokalo International Short Film Festival - Audience Award (Escaping the fragile planet, 2020)
Cannes World Film Festival - Best LGBTQ Film, August 2021 (Escaping the fragile planet, 2020)

FESTIVALS & SCREENINGS :
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

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