Born
1 January 1967 (59)
Place of Birth
Limassol, Cyprus
Also known as
Yiannis Oikonomidis
Yannis Economides was born in 1967 in Limassol, Cyprus. In 1987 he moved to Athens to study filmmaking. After several short films and documentaries, in 2003 he wrote and directed his first feature film, MATCHBOX. His second feature SOUL KICKING premiered in The International Critics' Week at Cannes Film Festival in 2006 and his third, KNIFER (2010) won seven awards from the Greek Film Academy, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay. His fourth feature, STRATOS, premiered in the C...
Yannis Economides was born in 1967 in Limassol, Cyprus. In 1987 he moved to Athens to study filmmaking. After several short films and documentaries, in 2003 he wrote and directed his first feature film, MATCHBOX. His second feature SOUL KICKING premiered in The International Critics' Week at Cannes Film Festival in 2006 and his third, KNIFER (2010) won seven awards from the Greek Film Academy, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay. His fourth feature, STRATOS, premiered in the Competition Programme of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival in 2014. For each one of his four feature films, Economides has been honored with the Greek Film Critics Association Award for Best Greek Feature Film of the Year. In October 2016, his first theatrical production premiered at the New Stage of the National Theatre in Athens, with Economides directing his own play SLEEP, STELLA, SLEEP. He has also performed as a supporting actor in several greek films. In 2017 he had a small but crucial part in Fatih Akin's latest film, "In the Fade".
The Golden Grip
2026
Broken Vein
2025
Patty Is Such a Girly Name
2025
From The Balcony
2021
Amercement
2021
Ballad for a Pierced Heart
2020
Go For Broke
2018
In the Fade
2017
Suntan
2016
Stratos
2014
Directing Hell
2011
Wasted Youth
2011
Knifer
2010
Boobheads
2008
Soul Kicking
2006
Ki An Fygo Tha Ksanartho
2005
Matchbox
2003
Η Ζωή Που Θα 'θελες
1995
🎬 Director
Just Feeling The Jasmine Scent
1994
🎬 Director
Gradual Improvement in the Weather
1992
🎬 DirectorGood Morning, Night
1990