Constantine Giannaris
Known for

Directing

Credits

36

Gender

Man

Birthday

Jan 1, 1959 (65)

Place of birth

Sydney, Australia

Also known as
Konstantinos Giannaris
Κωνσταντίνος Γιάνναρης

Constantine Giannaris

Biography

Konstantinos Giannaris (Sydney, 1959) is a Greek film director. Born in Sydney. He studied economics, history and philosophy at Keele and Birmingham Universities in Britain. His film career began in England, where he completed short, low-budget independent films. He was involved in the 1982 experimental English documentary The Revenge of the Teenage Perverts in which gay teenagers ask English heterosexuals about their views on homosexuality. His first Greek film, A Place in the Sun in 1995, won the Best Greek Film Award at the Drama Short Film Festival. It was followed in the same year by the film Close to Paradise and in 1998 by the film From the Edge of the City, which won the second prize for Best Film of the Ministry of Culture. In 2001 he filmed Dekapentaugustos and in 2004 Homer. His films have been screened at many international film festivals and forums. His first feature film Near Paradise was financed and shot in London. Today he works and lives in Athens. He has openly declared that he is homosexual and an atheist.

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2008WithoutEmployer
1983Framed Youth: The Revenge of the Teenage PervertsSelf
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2016Spring AwakeningDirector
2016Spring AwakeningWriter
2011Man at SeaWriter
2011Man at SeaDirector
2011TravelogueDirector
2005HostageWriter
2005HostageDirector
2004Visions of EuropeDirector
2004Visions of EuropeWriter
2002One Day in AugustWriter
2002One Day in AugustDirector
1998From the Edge of the CityDirector
1998From the Edge of the CityWriter
19953 Steps to HeavenWriter
19953 Steps to HeavenDirector
1994A Place in the SunDirector
1994Constantine Giannaris: The Short FilmsDirector
1992A Desperate Vitality: The Films by Pier Paolo PasoliniDirector
1992A Desperate Vitality: The Films by Pier Paolo PasoliniWriter
1991North of VortexDirector
1991Caught LookingDirector
1991The Battle of TuntenhausCinematography
1991A Matter of Life and DeathWriter
1991Greeks (Greek Love and Sapphic Sophistication)Director
1991A Matter of Life and DeathDirector
1991Greeks (Greek Love and Sapphic Sophistication)Writer
1990TrojansDirector of Photography
1990TrojansWriter
1990TrojansDirector
1990Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)Director
1989Jean Genet Is DeadWriter
1989Jean Genet Is DeadDirector
1989Disco's RevengeWriter
1989Disco's RevengeDirector