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CAST

DAVIDE TUCCI 

DAPHNE ALEXANDER   APOLLON BOLLAS  NICOLAS BRAVOS  STELIOS DIMOPOULOS

MARIA NEFELI DOUKA  MELETIS GEORGIADIS  IGOR GÓREWICZ  ELEFTHERIA KOMI   

CHRISTOS KONTOGEORGIS CONSTANTIN SYMSIRIS   MAKIS PAPADIMITRATOS EFI PAPATHEODOROU   

YANNIS ZOUGANELIS AS THE PRIEST CHRISTOS CALLOW AS PANTELIS

Minore is a Lovecraftian adventure, filmed on location in Athens, Greece - full of local flavour and oddities. 

LOGLINE

When mysterious creatures invade a Greek seaside port, a misfit band of musicians must battle slime and tentacles to survive in this quirky action horror comedy.

SYNOPSIS

On a steamy summer night at the Greek seaside, full of music, dancing and taverna food, suddenly a sudden mist descends and strange creatures plague the city, attacking people and drawing others into the sea with strange dreams.  A group of musicians join forces with a lost sailor in search of his wayward Greek father, along with a waitress, a bodybuilder, their granny, some local criminals, and an undead priest - banding together to fight back against the otherworldly invaders. 

AWARDS

MIAMI INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE FICTION FILM FESTIVAL 2024
*WINNER* BEST EDITING - THRILLER FEATURE
*WINNER* BEST CREATURE EFFECTS
*WINNER* BEST HORROR FEATURE

FRIGHT FEST 2023 LONDON UK
*NOMINEE* BEST DEATH
*NOMINEE* BEST MONSTER

GREEK FILM ACADEMY AWARDS 2024
*NOMINEE* BEST VFX/SFX
*NOMINEE* BEST MAKEUP FX

FESTIVALS

2024

DUTCH PREMIERE - ROTTERDAM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

MALTA PREMIERE - MEDITERRANE FILM FESTIVAL

SWISS PREMIERE - BRUGG GORE FILM FESTIVAL

BONE BAT COMEDY OF HORRORS FILM FESTIVAL SEATTLE

MIAMI INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE FICTION FILM FESTIVAL

SAN FRANCISCO GREEK FILM FESTIVAL

THE GREEK FILM FESTIVAL IN BERLIN

2023

WORLD PREMIERE - FANTASPOA FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL CLOSING NIGHT SELECTION

EU PREMIERE - FRIGHT FEST LONDON UK | Nominee: BEST DEATH, Nominee: BEST MONSTER

MEXICO PREMIERE - MACABRO INTERNATIONAL HORROR FILM FESTIVAL OF MEXICO, MEXICO CITY

US PREMIERE - HP LOVECRAFT FILM FEST, PORTLAND / ALABAMA

CANADA PREMIERE - CINÉFEST SUDBURY INTERNATIONAL FF

GREEK PREMIERE - THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

BELGIAN PREMIERE - RAZOR REEL FLANDERS FILM FEST BRUGES

CARIBBEAN PREMIERE - LUSCA FANTASTIC FF PUERTO RICO

SCOTLAND PREMIERE - DUNDEAD HALLOWEEN SPECIAL

CO-PRODUCTION

OFFICIAL SELECTION - LES ARCS FILM FESTIVAL Co-Production Village

OFFICIAL SELECTION- APULIA FILM COMMISSION Euro Mediterranean Co-Production Forum

OFFICIAL SPONSOR- Fantaspoa Produçoés

EXTERNAL REVIEWS

https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/horror-gets-weird-6-oddities-from-frightfest-2023

https://mybloodyreviews.com/2023/08/26/minore-2023-review/

http://www.beentothemovies.com/2023/08/review-minore-2023-from-acclaimed.html

https://www.horror-asylum.com/reviews/minore-2023/

https://scariesthings.com/2023/12/03/minore-2023-review-h-p-lovecraft-f-f/

https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/frightfest-2023-the-best-movies-horror-2263398/

https://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2023/08/27/minore-review-dir-konstantinos-koutsoliotas-frightfest-2023/

https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/minore-2023-film-review-by-jennie-kermode

https://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/minore/

https://setthetape.com/2023/08/28/frightfest-minore/

https://horrorfuel.com/2023/05/03/spoiler-free-reviews-minore-and-abruptio-fantaspoa-2023/

https://blazingminds.co.uk/minore-gets-european-premiere-frightfest-2023/

https://moviesreview101.com/minore-2023-frightfest-2023-movie-review/

https://projectedfigures.com/2023/08/26/minore-2023/

https://www.richpieces.com/post/frightfest-review-minore?

https://runpee.com/indie-movie-review-minore/

https://www.tomatazos.com/articulos/859957/MACABRO-XXII-RESENA-Minore-El-absurdo-existencial-Lovecraftiano-en-do-menor

http://www.unseenfilms.net/2023/04/minore-2023-fantspoa-2023.html

https://olafaq.gr/culture/cinema/minore/

https://www.myfilm.gr/v2/site-map/blogreviews/aggelos-polydoros/item/6260-minore-2023

PRESS CLIPS

https://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2023/08/27/road-to-frightfest-konstantinos-koutsoliotas-elizabeth-e-schuch-discuss-minore/

https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2023-08-27-interview-with-konstantinos-koutsoliotas-and-elizabeth-e-schuch-about-minore-feature-story-by-jennie-kermode

IN.GR - Konstantinos Koutsoliotas: The international career, the Oscar and the new film

TIRNAVOS PRESS - Konstantinos Koutsoliotas: The director from Larissa who has won an Oscar

THE TOC - Konstantinos Koutsoliotas: The creative from Larisa who has won an Oscar and we don't know it

DAILY DEAD - Horror Highlights: SUMMONING SYLVIA, HALLOWEEN TEAM, FANTASPOA, ARROW

JORNALDO COMERCIO  - Fantaspoa revela arte do cartaz e primeira leva de títulos de sua edição de 2023

PAPO DE CINEMA - FANTASPOA 2023 :: ANUNCIADOS OS PRIMEIROS FILMES SELECIONADOS E O CARTAZ DO EVENTO

HORROR BUZZ - Fantaspoa Fantastic Film Festival 2023 A Celebration of Imagination and Fantasy

RUE MORGUE - Fantaspoa 2023 Reveals 40 Film First Wave + Poster

DREAD CENTRAL - Fantaspoa 2023 Announces First Wave Of Horrific Titles

SCREEN ANARCHY - Fantaspoa 2023: First Wave of This Year's Lineup

HORROR FUEL - Brazil’s Fantaspoa Offers Horror from the Classic to the Cutting Edge

CITY 24 NEWS - Μινόρε: Οι πενιές πάνε Βραζιλία (Minore: The Music is going to Brazil)

ERT NEWS - Μινόρε: Οι πενιές πάνε Βραζιλία (Minore: The Music is going to Brazil)

DREAD CENTRAL - ANNOUNCEMENT

SCREEN DAILY - LES ARCS CO-PRODUCTION VILLAGE UNVEILS ITS ROSTER

WHAT IS REBETIKO?

‘Rebetiko’ is urban Greek underground folk music, coming from a time of oppression in the early twentieth century, not unlike the blues. The music has a character, dress, behaviour, morals and ethics all uniquely its own. 

Using Rebetiko music and traditional Zembekiko (solo performative dancing) in full-length songs, the story of MINORE is told in a way that reflects classic Greek movies of the 60s with B-movie thrills and modern visuals from director and master VFX artist Konstantinos Koutsoliotas. Koutsoliotas was born in Greece, trained at the Glasgow School of Art and works in the UK as a senior VFX artist for Hollywood features. 

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

KONSTANTINOS KOUTSOLIOTAS

An award-winning director and visual effects wizard, Konstantinos has over 15 years of international experience. Based in the UK, Greece, and Toronto, as a VFX artist and supervisor he’s worked on dozens of high-end visuals for projects like Guillermo del Toro’s CABINET OF CURIOSITIES and NIGHTMARE ALLEY, WEST SIDE STORY, 1917, THE OLD GUARD, X-MEN, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY and 300, as well as a number of commercials for clients Saatchi & Saatchi, Burberry, Versace and more. 

MINORE is Konstantinos’ third feature film as a director, following his award-winning films  THE FEAR OF LOOKING UP and THE WINTER.  Recently he directed GOD’S SOLDIERS, a 2-part 60-minute historic documentary series on the Siege of Malta for PBS / Discovery Channel.

DIRECTOR’S NOTES

When mysterious creatures invade a Greek seaside port, a misfit band of musicians, tourists, bodybuilders and grannies unite to save the city in this quirky action comedy. Blending the enthusiastic (if somewhat uncommon) combination of fantasy cinema, Greek folklore, a dose of black humour and stirring rebetiko music (a musical genre that best expresses Greek identity, individuality, and passion), MINORE is a light-hearted metaphor for Greeks working together to face the existential and the very real crises we are facing in the world today. Whether it’s a fearsome viral plague or economic catastrophe when monsters appear in our midst and seek to destroy the fabric of reality and our way of life: the only to keep our sanity is to live in the moment and dance our fears away.

Watching films in the open-air cinema on the beach in the summertime is my fondest memory from growing up in Greece. While my parents ran their shop in a little seaside tourist town, I loved escaping into that world of big monster movies and weird science fiction films.

Despite our rich Greek heritage of mythology, superstitions, and ancient monsters, there is almost a complete absence of adventure and creature films coming from Greece, (with the notable exception of P. Koutras’ fabulous camp comedy “The Attack of the Giant Mousaka.”) With MINORE I hope to change that!  

Working in minute detail on films by Guillermo Del Toro, Sam Mendes, and Steven Spielberg, not only have I found their vision inspiration, I know in-depth what it takes to make high-quality visuals to a Hollywood standard. It’s my mission to take everything I’ve learned working on these studio films and use it to shine a light on the special kind of stories that come from my heritage back in Greece.

DIRECTOR AWARDS

VFX

WON OSCAR (visual effects) 2020, 1917, MPC, Role: senior compositor

WON BAFTA (visual effects) 73rd British Academy Film Awards, 2020, 1917, MPC, Role: senior compositor

GREEK ACADEMY Nomination (visual effects) 2020, Entwined, Melancholy Star, Role: VFX supervisor

WON BEST FX FKM Festival De Cinema Fantastico Da Coruna, 2018, The Book of Birdie, Melancholy Star, Role: VFX superviso

WON BAA (British Animation Awards) 2010, best music video category, for “Float” / Flogging Molly, Role: technical director, VFX artist

WON ANNECY 2009, best music video category, for “Float” / Flogging Molly, Role: technical director, VFX artist

MELIES D' ARGENT Nomination 2006, Gamerz, Pure Magic Films, Role: Lead 3d artist

FILMMAKING

WON BEST SUPERNATURAL THRILLER Miami SciF Int, 2020, The Fear of Looking Up, Melancholy Star, Role: Director

WON BEST FEATURE Hell De Janeiro, 2019, The Fear of Looking Up, Melancholy Star, Role: Director

WON BEST FEATURE Stranger with my Face, 2017, The Book of Birdie, Melancholy Star, Role: Producer

WON BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Brooklyn Int. Horror Film Festival, 2017, The Book of Birdie, Melancholy Star, Role: Cinematographer

WON NOSTIMON IMAR Cyprus Int. Film Festival, 2015, The Winter, Melancholy Star, Role: Director

GOLDEN APHRODITE Nomination Cyprus Int. Film Festival, 2015, The Winter, Melancholy Star, Role: Director

MELIES D' ARGENT Nomination Imagine Film Festival, 2015, The Winter, Melancholy Star, Role: Director

SCOTTISH BAFTA Nomination for personal student film “Celephais

ABOUT THE PRODUCER | LILETTE BOTASSI

Managing Director and major shareholder of INKAS FILMS in Athens, Lilette Botassi studied History of Art in France and has over 25 years of experience in film production. She has worked as a Production Manager, Location Manager and Line Producer in more than 40 international feature films that were shot in Greece.

Lilette Botassi participated in the EUROPEAN FILM PROMOTION, PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE, held during the 54th Cannes Film Festival as the Greek representative. Since 2001, she has been a member of the EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY (EFA), the INDEPENDENT GREEK PRODUCER’S ASSOCIATION (SAPOE) since 2002 and the HELLENIC FILM ACADEMY since 2010.  

ABOUT INKAS FILMS | PRODUCTION COMPANY

Inkas Film Productions is a production company operating from Halandri, Athens, holding a dynamic role in the national and international film market. With many years of experience and a variety of programs to showcase, we are always there to assist you in the best possible way for your project quality needs with a network of experienced production professionals next to talented artistic and technical experts. Founded in 1997, since then the company has produced and co-produced National and International Feature Films, Short Films and Documentaries.

In addition to winning awards and gaining international distribution, many of the projects gained MEDIA and EURIMAGES support and successfully participated in major international film festivals (Cannes, Berlin, Montreal, Mannheim, Antalya).

INKAS has trained students from both Media Training (Rome) and Leonardo Da Vinci II (Spain) programmes. In 2004, they organized Athens-based workshops for EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs) focusing on professional training, project development and networking organization for audiovisual producers, in partnership with SAPOE (Association of Greek Independent Audiovisual Producers).

ABOUT MELANCHOLY STAR | CREATORS + CO-PRODUCERS

MELANCHOLY STAR is a London and Greece-based production studio specialising in beautiful VFX and film art, and crafting unique feature films. Headed by husband and wife team, Konstantinos Koutsoliotas and Elizabeth E. Schuch, Melancholy Star represents over 15 years of artistic collaboration, as well as their independent experience in the international film art and the visual effects industry. 

Working with clients like the BBC, Discovery Channel, History Channel, Ridley Scott Associates, Warner Bros, TED Talks, and many more, Melancholy Star has created visuals for projects ranging from traditional media such as features films, TV documentaries, titles, music videos and theatre, to newer technologies for immersive media, 3D/IMAX, live projection, 5D Fly Rides and the MSG Sphere.

Creating films that combine high-quality visuals with a quirky individuality is their passion. 

MINORE is the 4th feature they’ve devised together, after the first self-funded production THE WINTER (Ο ΧΕΙΜΩΝΑΣ, also filmed in Greece.  THE BOOK OF BIRDIE followed, a  triple F-rated indie film which garnered numerous awards, played at international festivals (Goteborg International, Sitges, Fantaspoa) and sparked conversation around religion, feminism and taboo. Lovecraftian thriller THE FEAR OF LOOKING UP also won awards at the Miami Sci-Fi Festival and will soon be released on their exclusive channel. 

The duo recently co-directed GOD’S SOLDIERS, a 2-part, 60-minute historic documentary series on the Siege of Malta for PBS / Discovery Channel.

PRODUCTION CREW

PRODUCER - LILETTE BOTASSI

PRODUCER - DIMITRIS HATZIVOGIATZIS

CO-PRODUCERS, SCREENPLAY BY - KONSTANTINOS KOUTSOLIOTAS & ELIZABETH E. SCHUCH

VFX & EDIT - MELANCHOLY STAR

SPECIAL EFFECTS - PROKOPIS VLASEROS

SPECIAL EFFECTS ARTIST - MARIA STAIKOU

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - DIMITRIS STAMPOLIS

PRODUCTION DESIGNER - ELIZABETH E. SCHUCH

ORIGINAL MUSIC - GIANNIS ZOUGANELIS

FILM COMPOSER - DAVID KEMP

SOUND RECORDIST- YORGOS POTAGAS

COSTUME DESIGNER - MARIA MAGGIRA

MAKE-UP ARTIST - VICKY TATAKI

MAKE-UP - IRINI MANTZIOU

PRODUCTION MANAGER - PETROS KONTOS

FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - IRINI KARAGIOZIDOU

CONTINUITY - YANNIS POTHOS

PROPS MASTER - ELIAS DAKOVANOS

FOCUS PULLER - DIMITRIS MANOUSIAKIS

MEET THE CAST

DAVIDE TUCCI (WILLIAM)

13 HOURS, BARBARIANS, LIMESTONE COWBOY

Davide Tucci works in three languages: English, Italian and Maltese and has always had an affinity with the arts. In 2009, He was introduced to the world of theatre through the role of Georg Zirschnitz in the musical “Spring Awakening” after which his career focused for a few years to the world of fashion & modelling in Europe representing a number of international brands.

He has taken on various roles for Maltese, gaining the love and support of audiences, as well as international Film and TV productions - among which, to name a few are: “Napolean”; “13 Hours”; “Katrina"; “Iċ-Ċaqqufa”; “L-Għarusa”; “Division 7”; “Dangerous Arrangement”; “Limestone Cowboy”; “Il-Miraklu Ta Ħal-Saflieni”; “God’s Soldiers”; “Chalet”; the 2nd season of “Barbarians” on Netflix.

Davide has also worked on numerous contemporary stage productions work such as “Jiena Nhobb, Inti Thobb”, “Faith, Hope u Charity”, “Marti Martek, Martek Marti”; “Balzunetta Towers”; “Raymond ‘Fight’ Beck”; as Toni Taghna in the acclaimed musical “Il-Kbir Ghadu Gej” - breaking all Maltese box-office records; as well as classical theatre with his role as Demetrius in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and more recently as Jack Worthing in “The Importance of Being Earnest”, at the National Theatre of Malta.

DAPHNE ALEXANDER (ALIKI)

THE GHOST WRITER, CASUALTY, THE FOURTH KIND

Daphne Alexander was born in Cyprus and trained at Oxford University and LAMDA. She started off as regular character Nadia Talianos on BBC’s Casualty (2006-8). TV and film include: House of Saddam (HBO/BBC), The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (BBC), Polanski’s film “The Ghost Writer”‪, “Beckett” with Luca Guadagnino’s Frenesy ‬and “The Fourth Kind” with Universal Pictures. She played the lead female role in award-winning short film “The Palace” by Anthony Maras, and the lead female role in Cypriot feature film “The Siege on Liperti Street” by Stavros Pamballis, which won five awards at Thessaloniki Film Festival.

Recently she has played Katina Horton in critically acclaimed “Smyrna my Beloved”. Stage highlights include City Stories at 59E59 in NYC and Hidden in the Sand at London’s Trafalgar Studios.  Voice highlights include her portrayal of iconic heroine Modesty Blaise for BBC Radio 4.

CONSTANTIN SYMSIRIS (NARIS)

THE DURRELS, MAN OF GOD, INTERRUPTION

Constantin Symsiris was born in Greece and trained at Aristotle University and RADA. He has been working in theatre with companies such as Blitz Theatre group (Athens and Epidaurus festival), Grotowski Institute and Studio Matejka in Poland (Harmony of Contradictions), Troubleyn Jan Fabre (Je Suis Sang), FC Bergmann (Barbican London), Mirror Theatre London.

His TV debut was portraying Lazaros Vangelatos on ITV’s “The Durrells” (BBC, Britbox, Amazon Prime). TV and film credits include: “Trouble Will Find Us”, “Man of God”, “Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea”, “The Usual Entanglement”, “Interruption”, and “Grey Route.”

MARIA-NEFELI DOUKA (MARIANNA)

MAVRO ROAD, AMERIKA SQUARE, AORATOI

Maria-Nefeli Douka is an actress from Greece. She graduated from the Law School of Athens, and later she continued with Dance and Theatre Studies. She has participated in many theatre productions in Athens, such as 'Matomena Homata',  'Axyrista Pigounia', 'Love Was Delayed by One Day', 'A Matter of Dignity' , 'Sworn Virgin' and more.

She has also starred in short films and television series. (Mavro Rodo, Aoratoi, 10th Order). Other films were also 'Amerika Square' by Yannis Sakaridis and ‘Pandemia’. She has also appeared in a Swedish crime drama TV series on Netflix. She speaks English and Spanish.

IGOR GÓREWICZ (THE BOSS)

THE SEEKER: THE DARK IS RISING

Igor D. Górewicz is an author and publisher, a re-enactor, a collector, producer, creator and designer of educational exhibitions, e.g. “Swords of Europe”, “World of the Vikings and Slavs”. He wrote 15 books and many articles on history, ancient weapons, Slavic mythology. Igor runs Triglav Publishing House, est. 2007. 

For 20 years Igor has been working for feature films, documentaries, and music videos as an actor, fight director, warriors coordinator, consultant for costumes, weapons, props, location scout, script writer, co-producer, and executive producer.

As a modern Viking, since 1998, Igor is the leader of Triglav (Viking and Slavic warrior group) and one of the leaders of Jomsborg, the largest global modern-day Viking organisation. As such he was performing in many countries including Poland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Holland, Belgium, UK, Estonia, Italy, Ireland, Lithuania, USA, Canada, Iceland and India

ELEFTHERIA KOMI (LITSA)

LUTON, DJAM (JOURNEY FROM GREECE)

Eleftheria Komi was born in Heraklion, in Crete. She trained at Rudra School of Dance and performing arts in Switzerland, at Atelier International de Théâtre (AIT) in Paris and at Paris 8 University. She acts in Greek, French and English.

In cinema, for her role of Mary in “Luton” (dir. Michalis Konstantatos) she was nominated for best actress debut at Athens IFF. She co-stars in “Three Farewells” by Janis Rafailidou, “Loafing and Camouflage: Sirens on the Rocks” by Nikos Perakis, short “Vous êtes Ici” of the awarded Thomas Cailley and the short “45 Degrees” (Georgis Grigorakis), and in the feature “Greek Walnut” (dir. Stas Ivanov) and Maria in “Djam” (dir. Tony Gatlif) which screened at Cannes Film Festival.

She began her artistic career as a professional dancer internationally at the Maurice Béjart Ballet Dance Company (BBL).

STELIOS DIMOPOULOS (NIKOS O TRELAKIAS)

INVISIBLE, MEDEA, AGGELIKI

Stelios Dimopoulos works in theatre, television and cinema, after graduating with honours from Praxi 7 Drama School, Athens. His film appearances include:  “Voices in the Deep” by Jason Raftopoulos, a collaboration with acclaimed director Dimitri Athanitis on ancient tragedy “Medea” and urban western “Invisible”. Short films: “Take It and End It,” “There is No Father, Anymore?” and “Maniera Greca” by Kyrineos Papadimatos. TV  debut: series “Aggeliki.”

Stage roles include: “Kolokairos”, “Matomena Homata”, “Axyrista Pigounia” and ”Ethnikos Ellinorosson” dir. by Giorgos Paloumpis, “Gamos” dir. Eleni Skoti,  “Terror” dir. George Economou, “Confessions of a Vampire” , “Medea” by Euripides as Jason (performed in National Theatre of Hague) , “Kill The M-all” , “Odyssey’s Rapsody e”, “Clouds” by Aristophanes,  “The Sixth Floor” and “Les garçons et Guillaume, à table!” dir. Marianna Kalbari.

He is the frontman of the industrial rock band ‘Disco Bimbos’ and created experimental performance project “Is This a Cat”.

CHRISTOS CALLOW (AS PANTELIS)

EUROVISION ‘90, OUTLANDERS

Christos was born in Greece. He is an actor, singer and director, able to speak Greek, English and Italian. He studied acting in Katselis Drama School and music in the Athens Conservatoire.

From a young age he was a soloist in choirs, and took part in six albums and represent Greece in 1990’s Eurovision Song Contest. His first acting credit included singing, as he portrayed Annas in the first production of “Jesus Christ Superstar” in Greece.

Christos’ 45 years as a performer include 58 film and TV roles, as well as stage roles in “Irma la Douce” at the National Theater of Northern Greece, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” in the Di.Pe.The. of Veroioa, “Prometheus Bound” in Epidaurus Theatre, and many musicals like “Chicago”,” Annie”, “Evita”, “The Merry Widow.” In England he portrayed Stamatis in “Sunset at the Villa Thalia” by Alexi Kaye Campbell at the Royal National Theatre of London, 2016, and in 1986 played in “Lord Elgin and Some Stones of No Value” by Christopher Miles.

EFI PAPATHEODOROU (GRANNY)

SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS, PARA PENTE, THE WINTER

Efi has appeared in over 50 greek TV series and films, including The Sisterhood of the Traviling Pants, In the Nick of Time, and MINORE director Koutsoliotas’ first feature film MINORE, as well as numerous stage productions in Greece.

Known for her witty portrayal of cheeky characters, Efi brings warmth and imagination to ever role she takes on.  Efi also creates wonderful children's books with themes of fantasy and romance.

NICOLAS BRAVOS (ALEXI)

MODERN FAMILY (GREECE), DIDYMA FEGGARIA, OSO EHO ESENA

Nicolas Bravos is an actor and trained pianist from Greece. Since 2011 he has played in more than twenty theatre productions in Greece and Cyprus. In March 2014, he appeared in his breakthrough role as Petros (Dylan) in the prime-time TV series "Moderna Oikogeneia" (MEGA), the Cannes Film Festival nominated Greek adaptation of the American comedy series "Modern Family" (ABC). 

Among Greeks, he is probably best known for his role as Filippos Linaios in the TV-series “Didyma Feggaria” (ANT1) which was hugely popular in Greece and with the Greek diaspora worldwide. Other TV appearances: "Floga & Anemos" (ERT1), "Oso Eho Esena" (SKAI), "Eglima kai Pathos", "Gynaika Horis Onoma", "Dia Tafta" and "Trihes" (ANT1), "Dikaiosi" (MEGA), "Min Arhizeis Ti Mournoura" (ALPHA). 

Film appearances: "Don't Read This On A Plane" dir. Stuart McBratney, "Bachelor 2" dir. Giannis Papadakos, "Dead Brother" (short) and "Red City" dir. Manos Cizek.

MAKIS PAPADIMITRATOS (VAGGOS)

TSIOU, KLEFTES, SACRILEGE

Makis Papadimitratos was born is and lives in Athens. He studied acting at the Contemporary Theater School of Athens and worked in the theater in cinema and series. As his most important works in the theater "The Variete", "National Greek-Russian", in the series "Sex Shop TV", "Gia mia gynaika ki ena aftokinito" and in the cinema "Oso yparhei alkool...", "Entos, ektos & epi ta afta”, “Tsiou...”, “Kleftes”, "O Kleptapodohos", 'The Invisible Hand of Adam Smith', 'The Detached House' and 'Minore'.

CHRISTOS KONTOGEORGIS (PYTHAGORAS)

LUNA BAR, SAVE ME, GREEN SEA

Christos Kontogeorgis studied acting in the National Theatre of Greece Drama School. He has participated in numerous of theatrical plays such as Sinergos (Epi Kolono Theatre), Provakatores(National theatre of Greece), Waiting for Godot(Attis Theatre), films like "Green sea", "Behind the Haystacks", "Minore" and TV series such as "Shedon enilikes", Kane to vima", "Glykanisos".

APOLLON BOLLAS (MANOS)

OSO, EHO ESENA

Apollon Bollas has been an actor in the theater for 15 years with well-known productions such as "12 Angry Men", "And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks”, “The House of Frankenstein” and many more. He is also a producer, singer, photographer and art restorer.

MELETIS GEORGIADIS (NIKODIMOS)

TO KAKO, MAESTRO, HOLY BOOM

Meletis Georgiadis is a renowned Greek actor, with a notable career in theater, film, and television. With a graduation from Greek Art Theatre "Karolos Koun" School of Drama, he has performed in over 50 plays, several movies and short film productions, and has also been part of popular Greek TV series, earning recognition and acclaim in both national and international platforms.

ABOUT PRODUCTION

MINORE was filmed in 25 day under Covid regulations in the summer of 2021 in and around Athens, Greece.

ABOUT THE PRACTICAL SPECIAL EFFECTS : PROKOPIS VLASEROS FX STUDIO

FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM

The talented Prokopis Vlaseros and Make-Up Artist Maria Staikou headed up a tour-de-force of practical gore effects on set in Athens, including gelatinous corpses, severed heads, and tentacles galore.

Prokopis Vlaseros was born in Athens in 1984. He showed a great interest in art from an early age and became fascinated by horror and sci-fi films. While he was studying architecture at the University La Sapienza of Rome, he was experimenting with the materials and the various techniques of special makeup effects.

In 2007 he was accepted as a student by the pioneer and father of special effects, Dick Smith (The Exorcist, Godfather, Taxi Driver etc.) who awarded him with the Certificate of Make-Up Effects Artistry. In 2008, Mr. Vlaseros founded the Prokopis Vlaseros’ Special Effects Studio (Disturbed Twins UC) and began his career

in cinema, theatre and television. He and his expert staff will cater to your every need from the initial design to the final application on set, including the material achievement of the processes needed, as well as their implementation.

Prokopis Vlaseros’ Special Effects Studio strives for excellence and he can and will find solutions to any request, guaranteeing impeccable results.