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Constant Mentzas is a Canadian film director, screenwriter and restaurateur from Montreal, Quebec. [1] He is most noted for the short films Aspiration , which was a Jutra Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Film at the 5th Jutra Awards [2] and won the award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival, [3] and Gilles , which was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010. [4]

He subsequently left the film business to take over ownership and operation of Ikanos, his father's Greek restaurant in Montreal. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Marie Paris, "Portrait de chef : Constant Mentzas". Voir , October 3, 2019.
  2. John Griffin, "Seraphin leads with 9 Jutra nominations". Montreal Gazette , January 29, 2003.
  3. Liam Lacey, "Two veterans take the top film-festival honours". The Globe and Mail , September 15, 2003.
  4. Linda Barnard, "Drama rules as Genie nominations announced". Toronto Star , March 1, 2010.