HOMEPAGE : PROJECT EXCHANGE

Project exchange is a project for the encouragement of dance film prodution in Greece. It aims to bring dancers and filmmakers closer and to create a network of collaboration between dance and cinema industries. For this purpose, the International Thessaloniki Film Festival - VideoDance co-produces two greek dance films every year. Films are selected through competition. Greek productions and co-productions can participate as projects in this competition. Just before 2002 / 10΄ Director : Dimitris Emmanouilidis Choreographer: Daphne Stefanou Music by: giro-giro Photography: Pavlos Dasiras Editing: Pindaros Andriopoulos Performers: I. Apostolelli, C. Efthimiadou, L. Ioannidou, Ch. Basdeka, A. Stampogli, D. Stefanou, G. Fokianos Costumes: Dora Soumalevri Production: International Thessaloniki Film Festival - VideoDance, KINO, Daphne Stefanou, Dimitris Emmanouilidis Hellas Determined by the elements that make it up, a story is woven around fragmentary images of a work site at an unspecified point in time. In an illustration of aspects of another reality, human figures and shapes of building material intermingle, couple and clash with each other in a game of movement and stillness, light and shadow in a girl's imaginary world. Wannabees 2002 / 10΄ Director: Dimitris Marcantonatos Choreographer: Nίκος Λαγουσάκος Music by: Costas Gakis Editing: Panayiotis Karamitsos, Kimon Kostaras Performer: Susana Beiro Voices by: Smaragda Karydi, Clara Rainbow Production: Aprilios entertainment, Wannabees in doubt, International Thessaloniki Film Festival - VideoDance Ηellas A choreography that has been danced... / A performance that is over... / A spectator saving up instances in the drawers of memory... / Gestures... Regards... / The camera lens is the spectator's recollection of the performance... / The recollection of the choreography makes up a new choreography... / With a new music... / With a new meaning. (D.M.) The performance "Wannabees in Doubt" was given in June 2001 in Amsterdam. Dimitris Markantonatos filmed all three times as well as the rehearsals, and his film is based on this material. The music was written for the film.