Filippos Tsitos

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Filippos Tsitos
Born1966 (age 5758)
Kypseli, Athens, Greece
OccupationFilm director
Known for Unfair World

Filippos Tsitos (born 1966) is a Greek film and television director. He grew up in Exarchia and Chalandri, moving to Berlin, Germany in 1991, where he studied directing at the German Academy of Cinema and Television. [1] He has won the Silver Shell Award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival for his film Unfair World . [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Philip Tsitos". tovima.gr (in Greek). 24 November 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. "Ο Αδικος Κόσμος τώρα δικαιώνεται" [The Unjust World is now justified]. enet.gr (in Greek). 26 September 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  3. "Preise des International Film Festivals in San Sebastián" [International Film Festival Awards in San Sebastián]. baf-berlin.de (in German). 1 October 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2020.