Open Borders Productions

Our main funders! Thank you Ελληνικό Κέντρο Κινηματογράφου, Οπτικοακουστικών Μέσων & Δημιουργίας

BIG BIG NEWS!!! ✨ We are thrilled to announce that MAMMALIA, the latest short film by Elia Kalogianni, will celebrate its World Premiere in the Short Cuts programme of the 51st Toronto International Film Festival TIFF

We are deeply grateful to the TIFF programming team for believing in the film and honoured to share it with audiences in Toronto this September.
Congratulations to our incredible cast, crew, co-producers, partners, and everyone who contributed their talent, trust, and dedication to bringing MAMMALIA to life.

Writer & Director: Elia Kalogianni
Producer: Alexandros Tiliopoulos
Production:
Supported by

See you in Toronto! ✨

Exciting news! 🍂🎄
‘’Fall Christmas’’ has been officially selected for the 28th Olympia International Film Festival - one of Europe’s leading film festivals for young audiences.
And today is the big day of our screening! 🎥✨
We’re honored to share this story on a stage that celebrates creativity, youth, and bold new voices in cinema.
Olympia, see you soon! 🎬✨

Directed by Kostas Bakouris
Screenplay by
Story by Kostas Bakouris

Cast:
Giannis Mousouris
Panagiota Mousouri
Makis Papadimitriou




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Producer:
Co-Producer:
Director of Photography:
1st Assistants Camera:
2nd Assistant Camera: Polychronis Tavris
DIT:
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Grip:
Gaffer: Nektarios Voutsinas
A’ Assistant Director:
Editing:
Colorist:
Choreographer:
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Casting Director:
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Production Manager: .elma
Sound Recordists:
Sound Design: , Lina Koulouri
Original Score, Audio Post-Production:
Senior VFX artist:
Animation artist: Mikaela Deligianni, Savvina Liaki
Prosthetics:
Make Up Artist: Nicoletta Arvanitidi,

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Amazing news for our little Petros! Our film Fall Christmas by Kostas Bakouris has been selected for the 31st Athens International Film Festival – Premiere Nights! ✨

Directed by Kostas Bakouris
Screenplay by
Story by Kostas Bakouris

Cast:
Giannis Mousouris
Panagiota Mousouri
Makis Papadimitriou




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Producer:
Co-Producer:

Director of Photography:
1st Assistants Camera:
2nd Assistant Camera: Polychronis Tavris
DIT:
Steadicam Operator:
Grip:
Gaffer: Nektarios Voutsinas
A’ Assistant Director:
Editing:
Colorist:
Choreographer:
Production Designer:
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Costume Designer:
Casting Director:
Line producer:
Production Manager: .elma
Sound Recordists:
Sound Design:

Lina Koulouri
Original Score, Audio Post-Production:
Senior VFX artist:
Animation artist: Mikaela Deligianni, Savvina Liaki
Prosthetics:
Make Up Artist: Nicoletta Arvanitidi,


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KIDDO DREAMERS | Best Film Award at the 48th for our film Fall Christmas by Kostas Bakouris.

Dreamers Award

Directed by Kostas Bakouris
Screenplay by
Story by Kostas Bakouris

Cast:
Giannis Mousouris
Panagiota Mousouri
Makis Papadimitriou




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Producer:
Co-Producer:

Director of Photography:
1st Assistants Camera:
2nd Assistant Camera: Polychronis Tavris
DIT:
Steadicam Operator:
Grip:
Gaffer: Nektarios Voutsinas
A’ Assistant Director:
Editing:
Colorist:
Choreographer:
Production Designer:
Props Master:
Costume Designer:
Casting Director:
Line producer:
Production Manager: .elma
Sound Recordists:
Sound Design:

Lina Koulouri
Original Score, Audio Post-Production:
Senior VFX artist:
Animation artist: Mikaela Deligianni, Savvina Liaki
Prosthetics:
Make Up Artist: Nicoletta Arvanitidi,


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We are excited to co-produce the film MERMAIDS, which will premiere tonight at 20:00 at Olympia cinema during the

Logline: Summer holidays in Greece. A flirt, under the scorched sun, pushes two opposite friend groups on a journey of sexual discovery, lust, consent, and complete transformation.

Cast: .[email protected]

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Written & Directed By .tsakaleas .vartzioti
Producer: .bolomyti
Co-Producers:
Line Producer:
Production Manager: Cinematographer:
Editor:
Original Music:
Production Designers: .[email protected] .as.rectifier
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Prosthetics (Mermaid Tail):
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Sustainability Coordinator:
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In Co-Production with COSMOTE TV

We are proud to be part of the film FOUETTÉ, which will premiere tonight at 20:00 at Olympia cinema during the

Synopsis: Christina, a 30-year-old ballet dancer, fights to win the acceptance of her mother, while her brother is going through his own journey of coming out.

We are happy that two more films we proudly co-produced will also be featured at
Mermaids by .tsakaleas & .vartzioti and by .zouras

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We’re honored to see these stories reach audiences and grateful for the creative collaborations that brought them to life.

📍 See you in Drama this September!✨✨✨

🎄✨ We’re proud to introduce our latest creation, FALL CHRISTMAS, a bold, heart-pounding musical film and to share that will make its National Premiere at the prestigious !
Can’t wait to bring this story to a global audience!

Directed by Kostas Bakouris
Screenplay by
Story by Kostas Bakouris

Cast:
Giannis Mousouris
Panagiota Mousouri
Makis Papadimitriou




Thanos Birkoskolla
Leda Koutsodaskalou

Producer: Alexandros Tiliopoulos
Producer: Valentin Thewhite
Director of Photography:
1st Assistant Camera: Nikos Karouzos
2nd Assistant Camera: Polychronis Tavris
DIT: Nikos Staveris
Steadicam Operator: Stefanos Knapp
Grip: Konstantinos Charatzoglou
Gaffer: Nektarios Voutsinas
A’ Assistant Director: Sade Agilara
Editing: Smaro Papaevangelou
Colorist: Gregory Arvanitis
Choreographer: Anna Athanasiadi
Production Designer: Giorgos Georgiou
Props Master: Tolis Nikolaidis
Costume Designer: Ioanna Timotheadou
Casting Director: Guelly Matharikou
Line producer: Polymnia Papadopoulou - Sardeli
Production Manager: Elma (Marilena) Efthymiou
Sound Recordists: Nicole Asimosi
Sound Design: Iraklis Vlachakis, Lina Koulouri
Original Score, Audio Post-Production:
Senior VFX artist: Philippe Carron
Animation artist: Mikaela Deligianni, Savvina Liaki
Prosthetics: Dimitris Filios
Make Up Artist: Nicoletta Arvanitidi, Elina Trantou, Yro Venetopoulou

Produced by Open Borders Productions and
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