Austerity

A story about the preservation of a man's dignity within the recent times of the Greek financial crisis, as well as his personal uprising against the severe austerity measures imposed on the common people. Inspired by true events.

• austerityfilm.com
• facebook.com/austerityfilm
• www.vimeo.com/renosgavris/austerity

Official Selections & Awards:

Winner - 2nd Prize for Best National Film - International Short Film Festival of Cyprus
Special Mention: Best Actor - National Competition - International Short Film Festival of Cyprus
Winner - Best Short Film - London Greek Film Festival
Winner - The IndieFEST Film Awards - Award of Merit Special Mention: Liberation / Social Justice / Protest
Winner - Best Film (Category: Greek Films) - PiGrecoZen Film Festival (Italy)
Winner - Evgenia Hatzikou award - Athens International Digital Film Festival
Winner - Audience Award - Emerson Film Festival (academic)
Winner - Take Action Hollywood Award for Social Justice - Emerson Film Festival (academic)

Official Selection - Los Angeles International Short Film Festival (OSCAR & BAFTA qualifying festival)
Official Selection - Raindance Film Festival (OSCAR & BAFTA qualifying festival - UK)
Official Selection - Edmonton International Film Festival (Canada)
Official Selection - Denver Film Festival (USA)
Official Selection - Sarasota Film Festival (Florida, USA)
Official Selection - Kerry Film Festival (Ireland)
Official Selection - Un festival c'est trop court (France)
Official Selection - International Short Film Festival of Cyprus
Official Selection - Athens International Film Festival (Greece)
Official Selection - Mediterranean Short Film Festival (Tangier, Morocco)
Official Selection - Canadian Labour International Film Festival (Canada)
Official Selection - Bristol Radical Film Festival (UK)
Official Selection - Silk Road Film Festival (Ireland)
Official Selection - PiGrecoZen FilmFest (Italy)
Official Selection - Los Angeles International Culture Film Festival (USA)
Official Selection - Out of Bounds Film Festival (Italy)
Official Selection - International Film Festival of Cinematic Arts LA (Shorts and Micro Cinema, USA)
Official Selection - London Greek Film Festival (UK)
Official Selection - Athens International Digital Film Festival (Greece)
Official Selection - Pafos International Film Festival (Cyprus)
Official Selection - Emerson Film Festival (Academic)
Official Selection - Emerson Los Angeles Film Festival: Best of (Academic)
Official Selection - Cannes Film Festival - Short Film Corner (Market)


Cast & Crew

Producer, Writer, Director:
Renos Gavris

Starring:
Antonis Katsaris

Cinematography:
Kostas Stamoulis GSC

Also starring:
Dimitris Xiros
Christina Christodoulou
Thanasis Maschas

Editor:
Renos Gavris

Music Composer:
Dimitris Mann

Assistant Director:
Andreas Marianos

Set Designer:
Charisia Chatz

1st Assistant Camera:
George Maniatis

2nd Assistant Camera:
Kalliopi Perdika

Line Producer:
Katerina Yiannakopoulou

Production Assistant:
Drosos Avramopoulos

Gaffer:
Spiros Angelopoulos

Key Grip:
Constantinos Charatzoglou

Set Photographer:
Maria Kappatou

Sound Recordist:
Nikos Konstantinou

Script Supervisor:
Christina Christodoulou

Make-up Artist:
Christina Panagopoulou

Color Correction:
Renos Gavris

Sound Design:
Renos Gavris
Dimitris Mann

Sound Mixing
Dimitris Mann

Protest footage:
Brandon Jourdan
Mariana Bisti
Chris Spannos

Magnesia News Reporting:
Elias Koutseris


©2015 Renos Gavris