Digital Filmmaking Diploma (SAE Athens)
BA in Economics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Panos Katsimperis was born in 1984 in Athens, Greece. He studied Economics and later Digital Filmmaking and has since been occupied in film and TV business. As of 2018, he has written and directed three short fiction films and worked on various productions as a director, assistant director, camera operator, production manager and editor.
short fiction
developed script
Following and unwanted pregnancy, a young girl gives birth to a seriously deformed baby. She decides to live with it in her apartment, eventually coming face to face with her inner fears, manias and anti-social characteristics.
Attached to the project: director
Looking for: producer
Keywords: woman, child, birth, deformity, fear, abandonment, surreal, nightmare, mind, mother
short fiction
synopsis
A young immigrant girl uses her imagination to find her lost parents in Athens, Greece, following her favourite comic book gimmicks.
Attached to the project: director
Looking for: producer
Keywords: child, girl, immigration, city, comics, marvel, gauntlet, parents, orphan, imagination, innocence
2018 WISKI, short/experimental, writer/director
2016 SKIN, short film, writer/director – HIMP Film Festival: Best Foreign Short, Best Director Short; Los Angeles Film Awards: Best Sci-Fi Short; LAIFF: Jury Mention Award
We see the MAN smoking the cigarette. He is about 55-60 years old. Tall, silver-haired, gentleman-ish. He sits comfortably on an armchair, with his legs crossed. He starts speaking, notably to another fellow opposite him.
MAN
The OTHER MAN, sitting opposite, reverts with a smirk.
OTHER MAN
MAN
I guess. But as a legend gives much more insight.
OTHER MAN
Well, not all parts are legend. Some may be true.
MAN
So, what’s in it for you? What’s the catch? Facts or legend?
OTHER MAN
I’m only interested in what really happened.
MAN
The OTHER MAN smiles in a kind manner.
OTHER MAN
MAN
OTHER MAN
So, where does this talking start?
MAN
The OTHER MAN laughs quietly.
MAN
CUT TO: 20 YEARS AGO – A JAZZ CLUB IN PRE-WAR NEW YORK
“I’m French. We respect the artists in my country.”
–
Inglorious Bastards (2009)