COPA-LOCA

The wild days of Paulina, a runaway teenager in an abandoned summer resort in Greece.

Writer/Director: Christos Massalas
Director of Photography: Konstantinos Koukoulios
Starring: Elsa Lekakou, Jenny Hiloudaki, Pavlos Iordanopoulos, Talat Iqbal, Stathis Stamoulakatos, Michalis Pitidis, Fotis Stratigos, Nadia Katsoura, Panos Iosifidis, George Ramantanis, Jon Simvonis
Production Manager: Maria Repousi
Editing: Christos Massalas
Original music: Σtella
Costume Design: Marli Aliferi
Make-up: Ioanna Lygizou
Sound: Dimitris Kanellopoulos, George Ramantanis
Produced by Christos Massalas
Co-produced by Giorgos Karnavas, Konstantinos Kontovrakis
Running time: 14’
Country of production: Greece
Supported by the Greek Film Centre, GFC
World Sales: Ioanna Stais, Heretic Outreach
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Qualified for the Academy Awards, 2019

Screened at over 100 film festivals and received numerous prizes, including:
Best Short Film, Hellenic Film Academy Awards
Best Short Film, European Film Academy Awards (nominee)
Best International Short, Festival du nouveau cinéma
Best International Short, Leeds International Film Festival
Best International Short, Reykjavik International Film Festival
Best Short Film, Athens International Film Festival
Best Director, Athens International Film Festival
Youth Jury Prize, Concorto Film Festival
Best Short Film - Prix EFA, European Competition, Sarajevo Film Festival
Special Mention, Regional Competition, Sarajevo Film Festival
Best Director, Bašta Fest
Jury Prize, IBAFF Film Festival
Best Short Film, Seanema Film Festival

Christos Massalas was born in Greece, 1986. He studied Filmmaking at the London Film School, LFS. He is currently preparing his debut feature titled “Broadway”, which was selected for the Sundance Screenwriters Lab.

Cast: Christos Massalas