OVERDUE UPDATE

I am in Athens all summer. Working.

Don't really have the money to go on a vacation. Or the time.

Things have been going very well with my co-operation with Yorgos Siougas. Right after meeting him in April he got a short film financed, but he only had the basic idea, and not really a script ready. And he had to start shooting in 3 weeks. So I discussed the scenario with him and then I wrote the script. The short-film has now been shot, is in post and is titled in English: "Is love a tender thing?". Is has been chosen for the main competition at the big Greek short film festival in Drama.

And after that I went on to write a feature film script for Siougas, The Mountain, which I have just finished the 3rd act of. So I have the last act remaining and then we have a full first draft. Its a supernatural political thriller and so far I quite happy with it. Not the worst I have written.

A script I was coaching the writer/director on is almost finished shooting these days. I think the final shootings take place in the up-coming week. It is "Black Field" and there are some nice photos coming from the shoot - the one at the top is one of them. You can find more through my Facebook entry here. I'm really curious to see the film.

The other 'big' project I have been involved with, Constantine Giannaris' "Overboard" seems close to a final draft now. Its becoming a really good script. Most of financing is in place, but to really make the film as it should be, we still need to find further financing. Maybe also with the hope of attracting one or two well-known international actors to take the lead parts.

Then I have a couple of new projects coming up as soon as I'm finished with the mountain. But most of them are long term projects. And my biggest worry right now is that I don't see any money coming in until maybe december or something like that. So I'm really looking for here-and-now jobs at the time being.