Question: Who directed the film that was selected as the Greek entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 61st Academy Awards ?

text: List of Greek submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Submissions
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 1956 . The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films . Following this , they vote via secret ballot to determine the five nominees for the award . [ 3 ] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Greece for review by the Academy for the award by the year of the submission and the respective Academy Award ceremony .
Greece has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. [nb 1] The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. It was created for the 1956 Academy Awards, in which a competitive Academy Award of Merit, known as the Best Foreign Language Film Award, was created for non-English speaking films, and has been given annually since. For the 78th Academy Awards, Greece selected Nyfes but it was ruled ineligible for being in English. In the 1990s, Greek film law stipulated that the winner of the Greek Film Competition at the Thessaloniki Film Festival would represent Greece at the Oscars the following year. After Greek films that were mostly in English (and thus ineligible for the Foreign Language Film award) won the award in 2005 and 2007, Greece decided to revise the selection process. Beginning in 2008, the Greek submission is determined by an ad hoc committee appointed under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Culture. The first film to be selected under the new rules was Correction, since El Greco contained too much English to qualify.
Year ( Ceremony ) Film title used in nomination Original title Director Result
1957 ( 30th ) The Lagoon of Desire Η λίμνη των πόθων Giorgos Zervos Not Nominated
1962 ( 35th ) Electra Ilektra ( Ηλέκτρα ) Michael Cacoyannis Nominated
1963 ( 36th ) The Red Lanterns Τα κόκκινα φανάρια Vasilis Georgiadis Nominated
1964 ( 37th ) Treason Προδοσία Kostas Manoussakis Not Nominated
1965 ( 38th ) Blood on the Land Το χώμα βάφτηκε κόκκινο Vasilis Georgiadis Nominated
1966 ( 39th ) Queen of Clubs Dama Spathi ( Ντάμα σπαθί ) George Skalenakis Not Nominated
1968 ( 41st ) Imperiale Βυζαντινή Ραψωδία George Skalenakis Not Nominated
1969 ( 42nd ) Girls in the Sun Κορίτσια στον Ήλιο Vasilis Georgiadis Not Nominated
1975 ( 48th ) The Travelling Players O Thiasos ( Ο Θίασος ) Theo Angelopoulos Not Nominated
1977 ( 50th ) Iphigenia Ifigeneia ( Iφιγένεια ) Michael Cacoyannis Nominated
1981 ( 54th ) The Man with the Carnation Ο άνθρωπος με το γαρίφαλο Nikos Tzimas Not Nominated
1982 ( 55th ) Angel Angelos ( Άγγελος ) Giorgos Katakouzinos Not Nominated
1987 ( 60th ) Theofilos Theofilos ( Θεόφιλος ) Lakis Papastathis Not Nominated
1988 ( 61st ) In the Shadow of Fear Στη σκιά του τρόμου Yiorgos Karypidis Not Nominated
1989 ( 62nd ) Landscape in the Mist Τοπίο στην ομίχλη Theo Angelopoulos Not Nominated
1990 ( 63rd ) Love Under the Date-Tree Erotas sti hourmadia ( Έρωτας στη χουρμαδιά ) Stavros Tsiolis Not Nominated
1995 ( 68th ) Ulysses ' Gaze Το Βλέμμα του Οδυσσέα Theo Angelopoulos Not Nominated
1997 ( 70th ) Slaughter of the Cock Η Σφαγή του Κόκορα Andreas Pantzis Not Nominated
1998 ( 71st ) Eternity and a Day Μια αιωνιότητα και μια μέρα Theo Angelopoulos Not Nominated
1999 ( 72nd ) From the Edge of the City Apo tin akri tis polis ( Από την άκρη της πόλης ) Constantinos Giannaris Not Nominated