Panos H. Koutras

Panos H. Koutras (Greek: Πάνος Χ. Κούτρας; born in Athens) is a Greek film director, film producer and screenwriter, who made his debut with the feature film The Attack of the Giant Moussaka (1999), an independent science-fiction parody who gained international recognition in France and Japan and is still considered as a cult classic. He has directed, produced and written three more films: Real Life (2004), a French-Greek co-production, selected at the Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) Strella (2009), selected at the Panorama at Berlin International Film Festival and Xenia (2014), selected at the Un Certain Regard at Cannes Film Festival. His latest film, Dodo (2022), a Greek-French-Belgian co-production will make its world premiere at the 75th Cannes Film Festival.

Works

Naked Cinema

In the early 70s Greek cinema entered in a period of crisis. One of its aspects was said "crisis of issues" and one of the exits heard in the name "erotic cinema". The genre was already acquaintance from the abundance of foreigner films, that was distributed in the grindhouses under the "adults only" motto and its Greek version had a lot of variants.

Release Date2010-04-08

Charactersd Πάνος Κούτρας

Ntoltse Vita

Ntoltse Vita is a Greek comedy directed by Alexandros Rigas and co-written with Lefteris Papapetrou which aired on Mega Channel from 1995 to 1997. The series focused on the illegal affair between Christina Markatou and her daughter's future husband. The entire structure of the show was based in which way the relationship will remain secret from the family members, the working and social environment through hilarious situations. Ntoltse Vita draw high ratings and is one of the most successful series in Greek television history. Reruns of the show are airing until today.

Release Date1995-10-05

DepartmentDirecting

JobSeries Director

Episode Count70

Vote Count10

The Classmates

Pavlos, his girlfriend Marilena, Grigoris and Valia are the most popular group in school. On the other hand, Andreas and his best friends Kristi and Lefteris are the rock stars of the class. The high school graduation party marks the end of an era for the group. On that last night, they will unknowingly mix up their lives. Twenty years later, a random event will trigger a chain reaction, an informal reunion where the entire group will come face to face with the ups and downs of that night and their youthful carelessness. His group then becomes his group now, while the chance meeting that reunites them will bring to light an unspeakable teenage love and a big secret that will turn the lives of all of them upside down forever...

Release Date2014-10-28

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count433

Vote Count4

Dodo

A dodo, a bird that disappeared 3000 years ago, makes its appearance in Athens in the luxurious residence of a family on the verge of ruin for which the countdown has begun: the 38 crucial and saving hours that separate them from the marriage of their daughter with a rich heir. The boundaries between reason and madness will be tested and the situation will soon be out of control.

Release Date2022-08-10

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count13

Φίλα τον Βάτραχό σου

Release Date2007-10-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count58

Vote Count3

I Diki Mas Oikogeneia

"Our family" has everything. Real, modern people, real relationships, funny but also emotionally charged moments. Relationships that are built daily, grow, strengthen and become a point of reference. With those we already know, but also with others we have never met. Which sometimes operate in a completely realistic context and sometimes escape into "surreal" situations.

Release Date2022-10-03

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count149

Emeis ki emeis

The every day life and troubles of eight friends living in the same apartment building in the center of Athens.

Release Date2018-10-29

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count33

Μονάχους μονάχους

Release Date1998-03-03

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count17