Balkan Culture

KALAMATA ON CINEMA SCREENS AROUND THE WORLD

ARCHETYPE: The first feature film, written and directed by the 25-year-old filmmaker, Bill Vryonis from Kalamata, was selected by the 65th Thessaloniki International Film Festival and will participate in the AGORA FILM MARKET through Cinando, the official Cannes online database. The film follows a cinephile obsessed with Westerns who is trying to cope with the failures of his personal life as he journeys inwards.
ARCHETYPE will also premiere at the following International Film Festivals across Europe and America:

1. TORINO FILM FESTIVAL [TORINO - ITALY]
2. SWEDEN FILM AWARDS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL [BODEN - SWEDEN]
3. INTERNATIONAL AVANT-GARDE FILM AWARDS [NEW YORK - USA]
4. SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL [LOS ANGELES - USA]
5. EUROPEAN INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS [KOSICE - SLOVAKIA]
6. MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL [MOSCOW - RUSSIA]
7. SAN FRANCISCO FILM FESTIVAL [SAN FRANCISCO - USA]
8. BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL [LONDON - ENGLAND]
9. ROBINSON FILM AWARDS [NAPOLI - ITALY]

The production and filming took place in Kalamata.
It is a remarkable achievement, especially considering the substantial financial and technical demands of such a project. Congratulations to this young filmmaker for boldly bringing his cinematic vision to life. We wish him every success!