Syllas Tzoumerkas

Syllas Tzoumerkas (b. 1978, Thessaloniki) studied theater, film direction, and acting in Athens, Utrecht, and New York. He directed the short films The Devouring Eyes (official selection – Cinéfondation, Cannes 2001; Jury Prize – Karlovy Vary 2001) and Rain (Best Short Film – Greek Film Awards 2002), and worked as a director for the prime-time TV documentary series “Fakeli” and “Paraskinio”. As an actor, he collaborated with the acclaimed theater groups Blitz Ensemble and the Erasers, and participated in Argyris Papadimitropoulos’s and Jan Vogel’s film Wasted Youth (2011). Homeland, his debut feature, had its world premiere in the Critics’ Week of the Venice IFF 2010. Released in Greece in autumn 2010, it was selected for the Tallinn, Göteborg, and Istanbul IFFs.

46. IFF Karlovy Vary