Electronic Press Kit - Medea Melea by Chris Karabelas - Cannes Film Festival 2015

2. “Medea Melea” (Original title in Greek: Μήδεια Μελέα) an experimental short film written and
directed by Christos Karabelas.
Through an intriguing visual approach, it focuses on the myth of Euripides, and his most famous
Greek tragedy, Medea. “Melea” means black, dark on the inside and is the first word used in the
theatre play to describe the character of Medea.
The movie aims to illuminate a side on ancient drama that remains shadowed: What would happen
if the three protagonists met and expressed their points of view freely, without deception or lie. What
would they say if they had had the conflict that they denied each other?
Featuring artistic and symbolic elements, “Medea Melea” portrays the course of this woman:
Starting from the roots of her story, when she met Jason, left her homeland and married him to her
coming to Greece, where she gave birth to their children, was betrayed and decided to take revenge...
Film Duration: 11.36 minutes
SYNOPSIS

3. ABOUT DIRECTOR
Christos Karabelas (born August 1984) is a Greek film director and screenwriter. His first self-
produced short film “Medea Melea” (2014) was entered into the Short Film Corner of the Cannes
International Film Festival (2015), the International Short Film Festival in Drama (2014) and the
Athens International Film Festival (2014) of Greece.
He has been involved in script-writing and directing films and theatre plays.
He has graduated from the Communication and Media Studies department of the National and
Kapodistrian University of Athens. He studied theatre directing in the drama school of Greek Art
Theatre (Theatro Technis) Karolos Koun.
For the past decade he has been working as a professional journalist and cartoonist for various
newspapers of Greece and newsrooms.

4. CAST / CREW
Written and Directed by
Christos Karabelas
Director of Photography
Antonis Kounelas
Production Design
Athanasia Michopoulou
Starring:
Medea: Elena Mavridou
Jason: Giorgos Papageorgiou
Glauce: Vasiliki Troufakou
Nurse: Maro Papadopoulou
Tutor: Apostolos Pelekanos
Watchman: Giannis Fragiskos
Children: Konstantinos
Pispitsos, Vasilis Aggelidis
Production Assistants
Eleftheria Gkritsi
Leda Bouzoukou
Antheia Kotsi
Director’s Assistants
Charis Boulougaris
Barbara Daliani
Aggelos Ballas
Sound Design & Sound Mix
Sen Na
Costume and Set Design
Katerina Christina Manolakou
Artemis Sierra
Make-up design
Roula Lianou
Hairstyles
Kiriaki Kitsou
Choreography
Christina Foteinaki
Camera Assistant
Giorgos Margaris
Electrician
Kostas Panagopoulos
Machinist
Thanassis Schoinoxoritis
Script
Katerina Bakagianni
Editing
Nikos Tsatsanis
Original Score
Giorgos Mavridis
Casting director
Konstantinos Thanos
Poster- Production Photos
Martha Vosdou
Graphics
Anna Stratoudaki

5. MOVIE

6. MOVIE

7. CONTACT US
tentzeris@windowslive.com
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4132152/
https://www.facebook.com/Medea.Melea

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