Thodoris Markou 10/1/14 Thodoris Markou 10/1/14

athens international film festival 2014

...a series of images from the athens international film festival - νύχτες πρεμιέρας 2014.

preface

sunday marked the end of the 2014 edition of the athens international film festival (opening nights - νύχτες πρεμιέρας). lots of cinemas, lots of good movies, lots of great people, lots of images.

this post is a "snapshot" retrospective, just like the posts of the previous years (2013, 2012 pt I, 2012 pt II). the photos are mainly set in a chronological order, from the opening night at megaro mousikis until the closing party at six dogs.

I also have to mention the invaluable help of sony greece - they were kind enough to let me have a sony a7s camera. its excellent low-light performance and great high-ISO dynamic range meant that I could regularly reach up to 51.200 ISO and still have headroom to push the images in post-processing. cinemas, parties and bars tend to be quite dimly-lit, and this little camera really does create light out of darkness.

Athens International Film Festival 2014

Thodoris Markou 10/1/13 Thodoris Markou 10/1/13

athens international film festival 2013

...a series of images from the athens international film festival - νύχτες πρεμιέρας 2013.

preface

the 2013 edition of the athens international film festival (opening nights - νύχτες πρεμιέρας) came to an end on sunday, the 29 of september. twelve days full of cinemas, movies (this time I got to see two of them, which is a new personal record), wonderful people, photographs, parties, a sprained ankle that I just had to ignore, two pounds off my body weight and a re-appreciation of how to reach ISO 25.600 or higher and still get decent results.

this time I had the valuable help of two excellent colleagues, mr. vangelis patsialos and miss danai issaris, so I spent less time in the cinemas and more time organizing the daily flow of photographs from the voluntary photographic team which is a part of the festival every year.

this post is a "snapshot" retrospective, in the likes of last year's posts (aiff 2012 snapshots part I and snapshots part II). it is not a complete coverage of the festival. I did not necessarily follow the “official” action around and I wasn't present in every "important" bit (but I did get to photograph Jeremy Irons and Adèle Exarchopoulos). therefore, I consider these photos as snapshots, moments of the festival, the people who associate with it and interesting faces that were present in the festival events.

the photos are set in a chronological order, from the opening night at the pallas theatre until the closing party at pasaji (and the after-closing party at key bar).

Athens International Film Festival 2013

Thodoris Markou 10/1/12 Thodoris Markou 10/1/12

athens international film festival 2012 - snapshots, part II

…a series of images from the second half of the athens international film festival 2012.

preface

...second part of the athens international film festival (opening nights) 2012 - little photostories of each festival day, what I saw and what I chose to photograph. this second part is more streamlined and "official", since I set out to make more images than I was making in the first days. moreover, there were more parties to photograph, and a little non-festival incident which took place on saturday night - a surprise molotov attack on a police station.

the festival's saturday night party was taking place a couple of roads away from the acropolis police station, so when I heard the ruckus I just followed the noises and the burning smell, which led me straight to the police station. there was great commotion, what with policemen trying to keep people away, people trying to walk down the road (it is one of the busiest roads on a saturday night, after all), and the sound of the fire engines' sirens coming up. I managed to snap away a few images, presented in the end of the saturday photostory.

you should also check out snapshots, part I, which covers the first half of the festival.

tuesday 25/09/2012

wednesday 26/09/2012

thursday 27/09/2012

friday 28/09/2012

saturday 29/09/2012 - greek awards ceremony

sunday 30/09/2012 - closing night

Thodoris Markou 9/25/12 Thodoris Markou 9/25/12

athens international film festival 2012 - snapshots, part I

...a series of images from the first six days of the athens international film festival 2012.

preface

I have been photographing the athens international film festival (opening nights) for the past four years, but I never posted any images. this year I decided to post some of them. this is not a complete coverage of the festival, since the festival takes place in three cinemas and I cannot be in all of them simultaneously. moreover, there are parties, special screenings and really different lighting among the three venues... therefore, some days are more "fruitful" than others. I do not necessarily follow the "official" action around, thus I consider these photos as snapshots, moments of the festival and the people who associate with it.

the following photographs are little daily stories, a series of images from the first six days of the festival. six more days remain until the end, so this is snapshots part I, and there will be a snapshots part II next monday.