Greek Filmmaker Christos Nikou, the Director of ‘Apples’ and ‘Fingernails,’ on Creating ‘Tender Cinema’
Greek filmmaker Christos Nikou discusses his approach to directing and the importance of maintaining a unique artistic voice. He shares his experiences with the challenges of funding and the necessity of cinephilia in his creative process.
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Greek Filmmaker Christos Nikou, the Director of ‘Apples’ and ‘Fingernails,’ on Creating ‘Tender Cinema’ At Karlovy Vary Film Festival this week, the 10 participants of Future Frames – the program for young European directors – were joined by Greek director Christos Nikou as their mentor. Variety sat in on their discussion.
Nikou, who directed "Apples" and "Fingernails," started by underscoring the importance for filmmakers of "finding their voice." He said, "The best compliment I have ever heard about the things I'm doing is that they have a very unique tone and identity. It's not what I'm trying to do, but it's what somehow comes from my heart, my soul."
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