FICTION FILMS
"The River", Greece, Italy, Kosovo, 93', 2024 (to be released)
"The River" is Haris Raftogiannis' debut feature.
Writers: Haris Raftogiannis, Nikos Leros
Director: Haris Raftogiannis
Producers: View Master Films, Eleni Kossyfidou (Blackbird Production), Ombre Rosse (Italy), Eagle eye films (Kosovo) , Greek Film Center, ERT, EKOME
Co- producer : Haris Raftogiannis
Cast: Makis Papadimitriou, Stephania Sotiropoulou, Haris Fragkoulis, Ilire Vinca, Andrian Frieling, Christos Kontogiorgis
Synopsis: What is progress for him, is a threat for her. A car accident brings them close. The orgasmic taste of Nuggets, brings them even closer. But it takes much more for them to be together
The script and the project was selected at
MFI Script2Pitch Workshop / GREECE (2015)
Isabelle Fauvel (Initiative Film) / FRANCE (2015)
Thessaloniki’s Crossroads Forum / GREECE (2015)
LAGFF IPDF (special honour)) / USA (2016)
Ateliers d’Angers - Premiers Plans / FRANCE (2016 & 2017)
short listed at Cinemart IFFR / THE NETHERLANDS (2017)
First Films First lab / BELIGRADE & BALKAN REGION (2018- 2019)
Balkan Film Market , awarded as best project (2021)
infos : http://firstfilmsfirst.com/haris-raftogiannis/
''Boris & I'', Greece, 15', 2024 (to be released)
Written & directed : Haris Raftogiannis
Producer: Eleni Kossyfidou, Greek Film Center
Co Producer : Haris Raftogiannis
Cast : Konstantinos Plemmenos, Giorgos Katsis
Synopsis: Two men working in the big Motorway, wondering about the sky & the sea. The fish & the birds.
''Last sigh'', Greece - Italy, 15', 2022
Written & directed : Haris Raftogiannis
Producer: Haris Raftogiannis,
Co Producer : Luca Cabriolu
Associate producer: Eleni Kossyfidou
Cast : Vaggelio Andreadaki, Alexis Kalofolias, Giorgos Icaros Babasakis
Synopsis: Pandemic times. A couple of veteran outcasts on another day at work. But every day is another day.
Festivals: Drama FF 2022
Athens Opening Nights FF 2022
Awards : Drama FF 2022 - (best editing award)
Trailer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6D_CDsktxk
"Mr Jones" , Bulgaria - Greece, 3', 2021
Written & directed : Haris Raftogiannis & Jonnathan Heidelberger
Producers : Jonnathan Heidelberger, Magdalena Ilieva, Haris Raftogiannis
Distribution: https://www.endorphinfilmsales.com/mrjones
Synopsis:
It is written and it is said
Mr. Jones is on its way
And none of us stand so tall
Mr. Jones gonna get us all
it’s Mr. Jones
"Premier Amour" , Greece - France, 15', 2020
Written & directed : Haris Raftogiannis
Producers: Eleni Kossyfidou, FILM02, Haris Raftogiannis
Cast : Vaggelio Andreadaki, Kostas Koronaios
Synopsis:
Two loners meet for the first time . Their dogs interact. Perhaps they do too
Festivals :
Clermont Ferrand (National Competition 2020)
São Paulo 2020
Interfilm Berlin 2020
FIFIGROT, Toulouse 2020
Drama International 2020
FAV Alto Vicentino 2020
Opening Nights FF 2020
FILMETS Badalona Film Festival 2020
Winter Apricots FF 2020
Tirana FF 2020
Festival du film court Francophone - Un poing c'est court 2021
Festival des Films Courts Dinan 2021
Cisterna Film Festival 2021
Short Waves Poznan 2021
Awards: Best Actor (IFF Drama, Greece)
Best Editing (FAV, Italy)
Best Actor (Athens IFF -Opening nights, Greece)
Best Screenplay (Athens IFF -Opening nights, Greece)
Best Actor (Microfilm FF, Greece)
Nominated for Best Short film (2020) by the Greek Film Academy
Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvcHezGwFNg
"Butcher's bench" , student film, Greece, 22', 2006
Written, directed & produced: Haris Raftogiannis
Cast : Ioulia Pyrou, Themis Aggelopoulos
Synopsis:
A man falls in love with a butcher girl. He hires her just to watch her chopping.
Festivals & awards:
Angers Premiers Plans, Nice, Montpellier, Kiev,
Naoussa National Greek festival (best film),
Aza film festival (best film)
chop scene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKlt1VO5i3s&t=25s
