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Nikos Kavoukidis

Known For
Camera

Known Credits
4

Gender
Male

Birthday
October 7, 1939 (86 years old)

Place of Birth
Pireaus, Greece

Nikos Kavoukidis

Biography

Among the last great filmmakers, Nikos Kavoukidis, son of the pioneering filmmaker Giorgos Kavoukidis, has today to present a historical course of more than half a century in Greek cinema.

He was born in Piraeus and from a very young age he was taught the secrets of the 7th art by his father, who was a loyal friend, partner and supporter of Philopoimenas Finos - since thanks to his own financing Finos Film's first film "Voice of the Heart" was shot . This is how Nikos Kavoukidis has been in and out of Finos Film since he was a small child. At the age of 15, already passionate about the camera, he started working systematically at Finos Film as an assistant cameraman and editor, trained by Finos and Dino Katsouridis. Later Finos, confident of his abilities and talent, sent him to Italy to continue his training in photography. But, as he claims, the great school for him was Finos Film. From 1962 to 1968, Nikos Kavoukidis undertook the editing and later the director of photography in 20 fine films of Finos Film, collaborating with the best directors. From then on, he collaborated with the directors of modern Greek cinema, charting a path that has completely established him. Overall in his career he has worked exceptionally well with the greatest Greek directors, such as: Alekos Sakellarios, Dinos Dimopoulos, Yannis Dalianidis, Nikos Koundouros, Michalis Kakogiannis, Pantelis Voulgaris, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, Dimis Dadiras, Vangelis Serdaris, Christos Siopachas, Nikos Tzimas, George Katakouzis mind , Antonis Kokkinos, Robiros Manthoulis, Tasos Psarras and many others.

Alongside his films, from 1957 onwards, he recorded with his lens every political event in Greece, culminating in the events of the Polytechnic, from which he directed the documentary film "Evidence" (1974), which was distinguished in many foreign festival. He has also directed the documentaries "Climbing the Kalavrita" and "Olympia - Land of Gods and Humans".

In his journey as a director of photography in film, television and theater he has been awarded ten times, most recently at the Olympia Festival, in which he was the honored person for his overall contribution to cinema, but also for the help he offers to young filmmakers . His wife is the actress Sofia Roubou and their daughter is Maria Kavoukidis, also an actress.

Known For

Directing

2017Memories...Director
2015A Life Journey of 60 Years: Nikos Kavoukidis 1955-2015...Director
2008The Liar Grandpa...Director
2006Απόστολος και μόνος...Director
1975Evidence...Director

Production

2012Gavdos. Southwards...Producer
1997The Bachelor...Co-Producer
1975Evidence...Producer

Creator

2008The Liar Grandpa...Creator

Camera

2005Chariton's Choir...Director of Photography
2004The Falling Dust...Director of Photography
1995ZOI...Director of Photography
1985Bordello...Director of Photography
1984The Descent of the Nine...Director of Photography
1980The Man with the Carnation...Director of Photography
1979Praises of Holy Week (According to Matthew's Gospel) - Elli Lampeti reads...Director of Photography
19781922...Director of Photography
1975Evidence...Director of Photography
1975Songs of Fire...Director of Photography
1972The Mediterranean In Flames...Director of Photography
1971The Dance of the Goats...Director of Photography
1969Ce n'est pas que le début...Director of Photography
1969Robbery in Athens...Director of Photography
1968The Cannon and the Nightingale...Director of Photography
1967Concert for Machine Guns...Director of Photography
1966My wife went mad...Director of Photography
1966Zero Hour Society...Director of Photography
1966I blame the People...Director of Photography
1966Stefania...Director of Photography
1965The Island of Aphrodite...Director of Photography
1965The Enemies...Director of Photography
1964Miss Manager...Director of Photography
1964A Great Love...Director of Photography
1964Lola...Director of Photography
1964A tough corporal...Director of Photography
1963Amok...Director of Photography
1961Lost dreams...Assistant Camera
1960The yellow gloves...Assistant Camera

Crew

1998The Photographers...Cinematography
1992Byron: Ballad for a Daemon...Cinematography
1974The Colors of Iris...Cinematography
1972Anna's Engagement...Cinematography
1968Imperiale...Cinematography
1966Jenny Jenny...Cinematography
1965A Crazy Crazy Family...Cinematography
1965Kiss the Girls...Cinematography
1964The Bait...Cinematography

Writing

1975Evidence...Writer

Editing

1975Evidence...Editor
1969Robbery in Athens...Editor
1965The Thief...Editor
1963My friend, Lefterakis...Editor
1962Odd Jobs...Editor

Acting

2024Collecting Timeas Himself
2020Nikos Kavoukidis – The Power of The Cameraas
2015A Life Journey of 60 Years: Nikos Kavoukidis 1955-2015as
2010Odyssea Corporum - Ballad for Nikos Koundourosas Self