The successful initiative Meet the Future, a collaboration between the TIFF Greek Program and the AGORA that started in 2019 and highlights young Greek professionals from different sectors of the film industry, returns for another year in the framework of the 65th TIFF.
This year's Meet the Future brings film music to the forefront through the tribute "Music in Motion: The Art of Film Scoring" and welcomes eight emerging film music composers based in Greece. They take the baton from directing, photography, editing, acting and screenwriting professionals, who have been at the heart of the action in previous years. The selected participants have composed original music for at least one short film and up to one feature film or documentary or TV series.
Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra Prize
Especially for this year, a committee headed by Simos Papanas, Artistic Director of the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra, will grant a unique award, giving the opportunity to a young composer among the participants to record their next cinematic work with the TSSO.
Crew United Prize
A Meet the Future participant will be awarded a 5-year free Premium membership subscription at Crew United, the leading online networking platform connecting audiovisual professionals in Europe, now also available in Greece.
TUTORS
MEET THE FUTURE PARTICIPANTS
ERMIS
Ermis is a self-taught composer and producer of film music. Born in Malaysia in 1995, he returned to Greece in 2018 to devote his life to music. His work spans numerous short films, features and acclaimed series, alongside his independent discography, collaborations with top artists and dance performances.
Recent filmography
Good Girls Club: A Virginity Odyssey dir. Dimitris Tsakaleas & Lida Vartzioti, short film, 2023
In Search of an Audience dir. Nikolaos Pottakis, documentary feature, 2023
Milky Way dir. Vasilis Kekatos, TV series, 2023
NICK ATHENS
Nick Athens is a film composer who creates scores that bring depth and emotion to films. He is the co-founder of Onetwo Music (along with Karolos Berahas & Ilias Kampanis), a close-knit team of composers that thrive on creative synergy, and are committed to pushing the boundaries of film music through a collaborative approach.
Recent filmography
Light Falls dir. Phedon Papamichael, feature film, 2024
What Mary Didn’t Know dir. Konstantina Kotzamani, short film, 2024 (Onetwo Music)
Super dir. Nikolas Kouloglou, short film, 2023 (Onetwo Music)
GREG ELEFTHERIOU
Apart from writing his own music, Greg composes extensively for films and theatre. He has scored 15 short films, one fiction feature and one documentary feature. He was nominated for Best Original Music at the Hellenic Film Academy Awards 2023. The shorts he has composed music for won the Audience Award at Clermont Ferrand ISFF and the Silver Owl at Tirana FF.
Recent filmography
Cleaner dir. Kostas Gerampinis, short film, 2024
Travelling Ghosts dir. Thanos Anastopoulos, feature film, 2022
Nothing Holier Than a Dolphin dir. Isabella Margara, short film, 2022
PÉLAGIE HADZINIKITAS
A Greek-French film composer and sound designer. She studied Film (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) and Piano (State Conservatory of Thessaloniki). She
composed music for The Chaos she Left Behind (2nd LaCinef prize at Cannes FF). Pélagie has performed at the Berlin Philharmonic and received a Berklee scholarship.
Recent filmography
The Chaos she Left Behind dir. Nikos Kolioukos, short film, 2023
JOHN KONSOLAKIS
John Konsolakis has written music for a wide variety of mediums, from films and video games to theatre plays and light installations. He has garnered critical and international acclaim, has been distinguished in eight international composition competitions and has had his music performed by notable ensembles around the world.
Recent filmography
Morphes dir. Konstantinos Doxiadis, short film, 2024
Dolls of Dresden dir. Alexis Tsafas, feature film, 2023
STAVROS MARKONIS
Stavros Markonis is a film composer based in Athens and Rotterdam. Since 2009, he has been composing music for films, TV series, documentaries, theatrical and other artistic productions -many of which have been awarded- inside and outside Europe.
Recent filmography
Swanenburg dir. Hans Somers, Anielle Webster, Hiba Vink,
Thomas Korthals Altes, TV series, 2021-2023
Save Me dir. Pierros Andrakakos, TV series, 2022
Ik weet wie je bent dir. Hanro Smitsman, Thomas Smitsman, Thomas Korthals Altes, TV series, 2018
PANOS TSAMOURAS
Panos studied Composition and continued with postgraduate studies in Screen Scoring. He is interested in composing melody-centric music that creates a profound connection with the scenery and bridges the present with the past. He participates in the 65th TIFF with his film pop, which won the Best Film Award in the 47th DISFF, NSC.
Recent filmography
Pop dir. Lina Kountoura, short film, 2024
Wir warten auf Schnee dir. Medea Zingerle, short film, 2024
VASILIS ZLATANOS
Vasilis Zlatanos is a composer, sound designer and foley artist. He has been composing for films since 2013, and has won numerous awards. His specialty is electronic and electroacoustic music, combined with acoustic instruments and using various synthesis techniques. He is one half of the Club Zothique project, along with Apostolos Papapostolou.
Recent filmography
Please Wait dir. Karina Logothetis, short film, 2023
Pebble dir. Karina Logothetis, short film, 2022 (as Club Zothique)
Vourvourou dir. Karina Logothetis, short film, 2018
