AKProductions is a young independent Greek production company, founded
in 2002 by Alexander Kakavas and is working in the area of Film,
TV, commercials and theater to develop and produce high quality
contemporary subject works for local and international markets and clients.
AKP is also coordinating production services for all aspects of development
through to production in Greece. Our services include: location scouting, crew,
equipment, props & sets, cast and post-production.
AKP is collaborating with professional and multi-lingual crew,
artists and talent and studios and post-production laboratories
of top quality which offer a comprehensive range of facilities and services.
Personal data
Name: Alexander Kakavas (Cacavas)
producer / scriptwriter / director
Special Advisor on International Relations at the Greek Film Center
and representative in Eurimages, Media, See Network Cinema etc
Member of the European Film Academy (EFA)
Member of the Board of SADA (collective society of scriptwriters and directors)
Member of the Directors' Guild of Greece and representative in FERA
Member of the Scriptwriters' Guild of Greece
Member of SAPOE (Greek Independent Producers Association)
Member of “micro” (Association of Short Film Directors)
Member of the INCD (International Network for Cultural Diversity)
Address: 14, Dragoumi Street, GR-115 28 Athens
Office: 0030.210. 72.35.629
Mobile 0030.6932.089.819
Fax: 0030.210.72.94.611
email: akakavas@hol.gr .
Education
• Business Administration at the University of Thessaloniki
Seminars
“Arista” workshop for story editors. Head of Studies Mr. Stephen Cleary
“South by Southwest” seminar for screenwriters.
Guest Lecturer Prof. Christ. Vogler
“South bu Southwest” seminar for screenwriters. Guest Lecturer Mr. John Truby
Current functions
2006 - Special Advisor on international relations at the Greek Film Center
and representative in Eurimages, Media etc.
2004 - Representative of the Greek Directors Guild in FERA
1998 - Member of the board of SADA
(collective society of scriptwriters and directors).
2005 - 2007 President of the Scriptwriter's Guild of Greece
2004 - 2007 Member of the General Assembly of the Greek Film Center
2005 - 2006 Member of the Board of AIDAA
1998- 2005 Representative in AIDAA
(Association Internationale des Auteurs de l'Audiovisuel)
2004 - 2005 Member of the Board of the Scriptwriter's Guild of Greece
2003 - 2004 Vice President of "micro" (Assossiation of Short Film Directors)
2001 - 2002 Member of the General Assembly of the
International Film Festival of Thessaloniki
2000 - 2002 Member of the Steering Committee of INCD
(International Network for Cultural Diversity)
1998 – 2002 Member of the General Assembly of the Greek Film centre
1997 - 2002 Secretary general of the Scriptwriters' Guild of Greece
1995 – 1997 Member of the board of the Scriptwriters' Guild of Greece
Professional experience
1989 – 2001 Senior executive consultant for G.J.Vassiliou, publishing house.
1986 – 1988 Consultant for Professor of the History of Medicine
in the University of Athens and member of the Parliament, doctor Sp. Marketos.
1985 – 1986 General Director of CANAL s.c, an Import-Export co. in Belgium
1984 – 1985 Export consultant for K.P.Marinopoulos,
pharmaceutical products in Benelux.
1983 - 1984 Worked as a teaching expert at the IBAC Institute
of marketing and advertising techniques.
1979 – 1983 Worked in BEST Ltd, advertising agency as copywriter and account
co-ordinator with clients as Daimler Benz, British Leyland, Elizabeth Arden etc.
List of produced audiovisual works
2007
DEEP END (90') Feature. Writer
Dir. Th. Antoniou / Pr. Yvone Roman
2005
THE PROMISE (5') producer/writer/director
Financed by ERT s.a. (Hellenic State TV)
Sold to ARTE T.V.
Mention of Merit at the 2006 State Awards
Auburn Int'al Film Festival 2006
Foyle Int'al Film Festival 2006
DaKino Int'al Film Festival 2006
Montpellier Int'al Film Festival 2005
Tehran Int'al Film Festival 2005
Olympia Int'al Film Festival 2005
CORDIAL FRIEND (50') TV film.Writer.
Dir. N.Zervos (ALTER TV)
2004
SILENCE (17') producer. Written & Directed by St. Polychronakis.
Financed by ERT s.a. (Hellenic State TV)
Belgrade Int'al Film Festival 2005
International Drama Film Festival
2004
ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND (10') Short on 200m Olympic
Gold Medalist and world champion K. Kenderis. Dir. L.Xanthopoulos.
Financed by EBU/ERT s.a. (Hellenic State TV).
PRINT (1') producer/writer/director
TV premiere in June 2004 on STAR channel (GR)
Aarau Int'al Film Festival, Switzerland, 2005
2003
HAZARDOUS & UNHEALTHY (shooting script) Feature.
Drama. Dir. A. Papadopoulos. Financed by the Greek Film Center, ERT
s.a. (Hellenic State TV) & Ministry of Cyprus (est. screening Nov.'04)
2004 International Moscow Film Festival in Competition
CROSS (1') (producer, writer & director) Art movie
Awards
Mention of Merit at the "One Minute" Buku Int'nal Film Festival,
October 2003
Int'al Film Festivals Corto Oporto, Portugal, Hollywood Shorts, USA
Aarau, Switzerland, Tiburon, CA, USA , Ifct , N.Y. USA.
"One Minute" Buku, Poland October 2003 ,
Panorama of Int'al Film Festival of Ismailia, Egypt September 2003
TV premiere June 2004 STAR channel GR
THE WALL (17') (writer/executive producer) based on J. Papayiannis
novel. Dir. D. Lykiardopoulos. Financed by the Greek Film Center &
ERT s.a. (Hellenic State TV)
THE DOLL (10') producer/writer/director. Financed by the Greek Film
Center & ERT s.a (Hellenic State TV).
Awards
Direction Prize at the Athens Fantasy Film festival 2004
Make Up Prize at the Drama Film Festival 2003.
Ciff, Cyprus, 2006
Arlon, Luxemburg Oct.2004
Tifff(Transilvania) Romania May 2004
Bioreykjavik, Iceland, Jan. 2004
Foyle, N.Ireland, & DaKino, Romania
Int'al Film Festival, Nov. 2003,
Central American premiere Voladero Int'al Festival Mexico August 2003.
World premiere on competition at the International festival
of Taormina, Italy June 2003
TICKET TO RIDE (5') (producer/non credited co-writer)
Dir. M. Nikolakakis.
Theatrical Distribution by ODEON S.A. Opening in Greece 14/11/03
On competition Amiens, France, Nov.03 and Motovun on Line July '03
World Premiere on competition at the
International Festival of Taormina, Italy June ‘03,
2002
SECRET NOVEMBER (co-writer) Drama inspired by M.Androulakis book.
Feature. Dir. T. Papayannidis
Financed by the Greek Film Center & ERT s.a. (Hellenic State TV)
2001
WRONG MOVES (8') Black Comedy. Producer/co-writer.
Dir. Et.N.Theotokis
ANTRES (MEN) short film (script editor). Dir A. Kioukas
THE END OF THE GAME 90' TV film (writer) Dir. B. Spanos
THE RED CIRCLE 10 X 50' TV films. (ALPHA TV)
Nominated for best original drama script. Voted most popular original
drama TV series in Greek TV awards.
THE VISITOR, TRASH, KNOCK OUT. Dir. P. Kokkinopoulos
THE LAST STOP, BLOOD LINKS, A FAMILY CASE,
THE END OF THE GAME (1 & 2), Dir. B. Spanos
THE DESCENT, GIFTED Dir. C. Dimas
1999
Directorial Supervising 40 fillers (Wild Life/WWF) (MEGA Channel)
Text supervising 80 fillers (contemporary history) (MEGA)
1998
STREAM (writer & associate producer) Adventure.Feature
(double version greek & english speaking)
1997
SAY YOU LOVE ME (shooting script) Drama. Feature Dir. Mrs K.Tomadaki.
Financed by the Greek Film Center
1996
WIND OVER THE CITY (co-writer) Drama. Feature in russian.
Dir. P.Sevastikoglou. Guest star Marina Vlady.
Financed by the Greek Film Center & ERT s.a. (Hellenic State TV)
1995
FLYING NIGHTMARE, THE LIVING BRAIN
(writer) 50' TV film. Dir. D.Arvanitis (ERT s.a.)
REVENGE (writer) 50' TV film. Dir. A. Antoniou (ANT1 TV)
MORTAL MATE (writer) 50' TV film. Dir. S. Kaponis (ERT s.a.)
1994
END OF AN ERA (shooting script) Drama. Feature. Dir.A.Kokkinos
Financed by the Greek Film Center & ERT s.a. (Hellenic State TV)
Awards
Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay in the State Awards in 1995
Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay Award in the 35 th
Thessaloniki Festival in 1994.
Best Film Award by the Greek Film Critics Union
Best Film Award by the Greek Film & Television Technicians Union
TEMPTATION, THE LAST CASTRATO
(writer) 50' TV film. Dir. G. Kordelas (ANT1 TV)
NEMESIS (writer) 50' TV film. Dir. A. Antoniou (ANT1 TV)
1993
GIRLFRIENDS (writer) 17 episodes X 30'. Comedy. Dir. P. Tassios
& D.Sofianopoulos (ANT1)
1992
ABSENT LOVE (writer) Drama 80' TV film. Dir. T. Antonopoulos. (ANT1 TV)
1989 - 92
Many documentaries for the Hellenic State TV as writer and researcher. Directed
by St. Stangos, produced by P&X
OLYMPUS: A PLACE FOR IMMORTALS (50')
SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF THE WORKING FEMALE (30')
AEGYPIUS MONACHUS: HIS LAST RESORT (30')
MARATHON: A HERO'S JOURNEY (60')
ELENI SKOURA: THE FIRST WOMAN MP IN GREECE.etc (30')etc.
Literary Works
As a writer
Poems, a collection, 1986
As a translator
LES RACINES DU CIEL by R. Gary
SAVE AN ELEPHANT by A.Thornton & D.Currey ~ 2003
CHILDREN OF THE FLAME by L. Matalon Lagnado/S.Cohn Dekel
LE SERGENT BERTRAND by M. Dansel
PRINCESS by J.P.Sasson
HOW TO THINK LIKE A MILLIONAIRE by C.A. Poissant & C. Godefroy
INSTANT MILLIONAIRE by M. Fisher
As an editor
CINEMATOGRAFOS 97, 98, 99, 01 (Greek Film Critics Union)
DICTIONARY OF GREEK MOVIES (Genous 2001)
THE GREEK FILMOGRAPHY: 1914 through 1996 (McFarland 1999)
WANTED by P.Eddy & S. Walden
LOVE AND FREEDOM by R. Kavan
HANNIBAL by A. Brangance
GREEK SEEKS GREEK by F. Durrenmat
Radio
1989 – 1991
9.41 Produced and presented BLACK AND WHITE: A TRIBUTE TO WOMEN'S VOICES
IN JAZZ AND R&B. A weekly one hour musical production
Theater
2004
THE END? Producer. Staged in Fournos, Athens Directed by Yianna Manousaka
1998
MARY'S CHOICE Writer. Staged in Theatro Technis, NW1 London Directed by L.Loizides
1989
STALEMATE Writer. Mention of Merit in literary competition “Parnassus”
Languages: Greek, English, French
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