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Yannis Smaragdis

Yannis Smaragdis

Actor, Director, Writer

Born April 25, 1946 in Gonies, Heraklio, Greece

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Iannis Smaragdis was born in Crete in 1946. He studied Film in Greece and France. He made his first appearance in 1972 with the short film Two Three Things..., which received the first prize at the Athens Film Festival, as well as a Special Mention at the Montreal Film Festival. Iannis Smaragdis' career has been full of creativity and counts many successes. His most significant features are Cavafy (1996) and El Greco (2007). They were both very successful and award-winning films that participated in many international festivals, the most significant being the Toronto International Film Festival. On television, he touched the hearts of audiences with his Good night to you, Kyr Alexandre in 1980. In 1988 he directed the 13-episode series Hush... Our Country is Sleeping..., which is considered the best TV series since the beginning of television broadcasting in Greece. Iannis Smaragdis has directed many more TV series, such as Hadjimanuel (1984) and Les Enfants Gates (2001). He has also directed documentaries and essays: Spyros Louis (2004), I've brought to art (1998), Thus spake the city (1990-1993), to name a few. In 2007 he directed Opera of Shadows at the Athens Concert Hall. In 2012, he completed his new film God Loves Caviar, which officially participated at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival. It was released in Greek theatres in October 2012 and was a box office hit for three consecutive weeks. Until 31 December 2012 it reached 350.000 admissions. He is currently working on his new project titled Nikos Kazantzakis, a film about the great Greek author and based on the latter's autobiography Report to Greco. On the internet he was also voted the most popular artist for the year 2012. Earlier this year he was appointed by the Istituto di Studi Giuridici Economici e Sociali Internazionali I.S.G.E.S.I. in Rome to the position of Manager of Cinema and Theatre and head of all scientific studies of the same department. He is a member of the Giuseppe Sciacca International Awards Committee.

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Filmography

Actor

7

Type

Year

Savvatokyriako parea Poster

Savvatokyriako parea TV Series2026Self - Guest

Buongiorno Poster

Buongiorno TV Series2024Self - Guest, Self - Phone Call

The Secret Song Poster

The Secret Song TV Series2023Self - Guest

God Loves Caviar Poster

God Loves Caviar Feature Film2012Greek Priest

Megaloi Ellines Poster

Megaloi Ellines TV Series2009Self

El Greco Poster

El Greco Feature Film2007Nobleman of Orgaz

Days of '36 Poster

Days of '36 Feature Film1972

Director

25

Type

Year

Kapodistrias Poster

Kapodistrias Feature Film2025

Report to Kapodistrias Poster

Report to Kapodistrias Feature Film2021

Kazantzakis Poster

Kazantzakis Feature Film2017

God Loves Caviar Poster

God Loves Caviar Feature Film2012

Looking for Ioannis Varvakis Poster

Looking for Ioannis Varvakis Documentary2010

El Greco Poster

El Greco Feature Film2007

Christian Monuments of Greece Poster

Christian Monuments of Greece Documentary2004

Spyros Louis Poster

Spyros Louis Short Film2004

Tanneries of Amfissa Short Film2003

Ta haidemena paidia Poster

Ta haidemena paidia TV Series2001

Cavafy Feature Film1996

Ta logia tis polis TV Series1993

Thus Spake the City Poster

Thus Spake the City TV Series1990

Siga... I patrida Koimatai Poster

Siga... I patrida Koimatai TV Series1988

Smiling on the Way TV Series1986

Aigaio: Apo ton Omiro ston Ellyti Documentary1985

The Little-Big Mayor Poster

The Little-Big Mayor TV Series1985

Hadji Manuel Poster

Hadji Manuel TV Series1984

To tragoudi tis epistrofis Poster

To tragoudi tis epistrofis Feature Film1983

Alalum Feature Film1982

Kali sou nyhta, kyr-Alexandre Poster

Kali sou nyhta, kyr-Alexandre TV Movie1981

ERT in Northern Greece TV Series1980

Ypopsies Poster

Ypopsies TV Series1977

The Cell Zero Poster

The Cell Zero Feature Film1975

Dyo tria pragmata Short Film1974

Writer

18

Type

Year

Kapodistrias Poster

Kapodistrias Feature Film2025

Report to Kapodistrias Poster

Report to Kapodistrias Feature Film2021

Kazantzakis Poster

Kazantzakis Feature Film2017

God Loves Caviar Poster

God Loves Caviar Feature Film2012

Looking for Ioannis Varvakis Poster

Looking for Ioannis Varvakis Documentary2010

El Greco Poster

El Greco Feature Film2007

Spyros Louis Poster

Spyros Louis Short Film2004

Ta haidemena paidia Poster

Ta haidemena paidia TV Series2001

Cavafy Feature Film1996

Thus Spake the City Poster

Thus Spake the City TV Series1990

Smiling on the Way TV Series1986

Aigaio: Apo ton Omiro ston Ellyti Documentary1985

Hadji Manuel Poster

Hadji Manuel TV Series1984

To tragoudi tis epistrofis Poster

To tragoudi tis epistrofis Feature Film1983

The Bleeding Statues Poster

The Bleeding Statues Feature Film1982

Kali sou nyhta, kyr-Alexandre Poster

Kali sou nyhta, kyr-Alexandre TV Movie1981

The Cell Zero Poster

The Cell Zero Feature Film1975

Dyo tria pragmata Short Film1974

Set Decorator

1

Ta haidemena paidia Poster

Ta haidemena paidia TV Series2001

Producer

7

Type

Year

Kapodistrias Poster

Kapodistrias Feature Film2025

Ta logia tis polis TV Series1993

Siga... I patrida Koimatai Poster

Siga... I patrida Koimatai TV Series1988

Hadji Manuel Poster

Hadji Manuel TV Series1984

To tragoudi tis epistrofis Poster

To tragoudi tis epistrofis Feature Film1983

Kali sou nyhta, kyr-Alexandre Poster

Kali sou nyhta, kyr-Alexandre TV Movie1981

The Cell Zero Poster

The Cell Zero Feature Film1975

Thanks

2

Type

Year

Eniochos - The Charioteer Poster

Eniochos - The Charioteer Feature Film1995

Kleistoi dromoi Poster

Kleistoi dromoi TV Series1988

Script and Continuity Department

2

El Greco Poster

El Greco Feature Film2007

The Travelling Players Poster

The Travelling Players Feature Film1975

Cinematographer

1

Aigaio: Apo ton Omiro ston Ellyti Documentary1985

Editor

1

The Little-Big Mayor Poster

The Little-Big Mayor TV Series1985

Other Crew

1

Eho dyo logia na sou po... Poster

Eho dyo logia na sou po... TV Movie2008

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