# Costas Ferris

Costas Ferris (Greek: Κώστας Φέρρης; born 18 April 1935) is a Greek film director, writer, actor, and producer. He wrote the lyrics of Aphrodite's Child's album 666. His 1983 film Rembetiko won the Silver Bear at the 34th Berlin International Film Festival.

## Memberships and associations

* European Film Academy, member
* Balkan Film Festival, president of the jury, 1981
* Alexandria International Film Festival, president of the jury, 1996
* European Script Fund, member of the board, London, 1996-1997
* Greek Directors Society, member of the board, (multiple years)
* Greek Playwright Society, member
* Société des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Éditeurs de Musique (SACEM)
* Federation of European Film Directors (La Fédération Européenne des Réalisateurs de l'Audiovisuel [FERA]), Member, Greece

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1960 | The River | Assistant Director | |
| 1961 | Ta Matoklada Sou Lampoun | Producer, Director, Editor | (Short film) Your Eyelashes are Sparkling |
| 1963 | Enas Delicanis | Technical Assistant Director | Crazy Blood |
| 1964 | Male Hunt | Assistant Director | |
| 1964 | The Moon-Spinners | Second Assistant Director | |
| 1965 | Merikes To Protimoun Khaki | Director, Screenwriter | Some Girls Like It In Khaki |
| 1966 | Devil at My Heels | Assistant Director, Actor | |
| 1967 | The Day the Fish Came Out | Assistant Director | |
| 1967 | Tu imagines Robinson | Assistant Director | |
| 1968 | Kierion | Actor | |
| 1971 | Le Sang | Screenwriter | |
| 1971 | Love Is Gay, Love Is Sad | Second Assistant Director | |
| 1973 | To mavro fengari | Editor, Cinematographer | (Short film) |
| 1974 | I Fonissa | Director, Screenwriter | The Murderess |
| 1975 | Promitheas Se Theftero Prosopo | Director, Screenwriter, Actor | Prometheus In the Second Person |
| 1976 | Opus 18 - Dokimi | Director, Writer | (Short film) |
| 1978 | Dyo fengaria ton Avgousto | Director, Screenwriter, Actor | Double Moon In August |
| 1979 | Exoristos Stin Kentriki Leoforo | Producer, Screenwriter, Actor, Editor, Composer | Exile On Main Avenue |
| 1981 | Barbecue Them! | Actor | |
| 1983 | Rembetiko | Producer, Director, Screenwriter | |
| 1984 | Loaf and Camouflage | Actor | |
| 1985 | I gynekes sti glastra | Editor | (Short film) |
| 1987 | Made in Greece | Actor | |
| 1989 | Oh Babylon | Director, Editor, Screenwriter | |
| 2000 | Women's Vices | Actor | |
| 2002 | Ariadni | Actor | |

## Television documentaries and series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1964 | Bassae | First Assistant Director | |
| 1973 | I empori ton ethnon | Director | Lyrics for: "Itane mia fora" |
| 1973-1974 | The Merchants Of the Nations | Director | |
| 1975 | Violet City | Director | |
| 1975-1978 | Backstage | Director | |
| 1975 | Thessaloniki | Director | |
| 1976 | In Macedonia | Director | |
| 1976 | Helen Of The Donkeys | Director | |
| 1977 | From Improvisation To 3 Minutes | Director | |
| 1978 | Xenakis Polytopon | Director, Screenwriter | |
| 1978 | Erotas ke epanastasi | Director | |
| 1978 | Love and Revolution | Director | |
| 1979 | Murder In Psychico | Director | |
| 1979 | Elliniko ke xeno monoprakto | Director | |
| 1982 | The Zardi Family | Director, Screenwriter | |
| 1984-1985 | Artistic Cafe | Host | |
| 1985 | Tsitsanis | Director | |
| 1985 | Apodrasi | Director | Escape |
| 1985 | Rembetiko | Director | Mini-series version of Feature Film |
| 1986 | Crucifixion-Resurrection | Director, Screenwriter | |
| 1990 | Rock Around the Films | Director, Screenwriter | |
| 1992 | Klak - The Dictionary Of Greek Cinema | Director | |
| 1992 | Signs Of the Times | Director | |
| 1994 | I dikigori tis Athinas | Writer | |
| 1995 | San paramythi | Director, Writer | |
| 1995 | The Lawyers Of Athens | Screenwriter | |
| 1997 | The Kety Grey Story | Director, Screenwriter | |
| 2001 | Films and Music | Host, Screenwriter | |
| 2008 | Onirou Ellas | Director, Writer | |
| 2008 | I zoi ke to ergo tou Mimi Plessa | Featured | |

## Discography

| Year | Title | Artist | Role | Collaboration | Notes |
| 1971 | 666 | Aphrodite's Child | Lyrics, Concept | X | |
| 1973 | Akritas | Akritas | Lyrics, Concept | X | With Stavros Logaridis and Aris Tassoulis |
| TBD | Prossechos | Stavros Logaridis | Lyrics | X | |
| 1982 | The Zardi Family | Stavros Logaridis | Lyrics | X | |
| 1984 | Rembetiko | Stavros Xarhakos | Lyrics | X | |
| 1985 | Apodrassi | Thesia Panayiotou | Lyrics | X | |
| TBD | Oh Babylon | Thesia Panayiotou | Lyrics | X | |
| TBD | Come To Thomas | Thesia Panayiotou | Lyrics | X | |
| TBD | Oniric Hellas | Thesia Panayiotou | Lyrics | X | |
| TBD | The Rembetiko At Thomas' Den | Thesia Panayiotou | Lyrics | X | |
| TBD | Café-Aman (Live) | TBD | Lyrics | X | |
| 1999 | Rembetiko, The Musical | Thesia Panayiotou | Lyrics | X | |

## Awards and nominations

Thessaloniki Film Festival
* 1974: Greek Competition Award (Best Director) (The Murderess, Won)
* 1978: Hellenic Association of Film Critics Award (Dyo Fengaria Ton Avgousto, Honorable Mention)
* 1978: Greek Competition Award (Best Film) (Dyo Fengaria Ton Avgousto, Third Place)
* 1983: Greek Competition Award (Best Film) (Rembetiko, Won)
Berlin International Film Festival
* 1984: Silver Berlin Bear (Rembetiko, Won)
* 1984: Golden Berlin Bear (Rembetiko, Nominated)
Alexandria International Film Festival
* 1984: Grand Prix (Rembetiko, Won)
Valencia Film Festival
* 1984: Special Jury Award (Rembetiko, Won)