A Summer Place | Big Short Films 2022

A Summer Place

02.06.2022

DISFF: Onassis Drama Queer Award, Honorary Distinction for Female Leading Role to Mary Mina. Available online between June 9th and 15th, 2022.

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Synopsis

Summer is a permanent state of mind in the city of choice for the oligarchs across the globe. Tina is feeling suffocated in this context and on the day of her birthday decides to give up on everything. However, an extraordinary encounter is going to change her life.

Selected festival screenings and awards

Drama International Short Film Festival 2021 (Best Queer Film and Best Actress Awards)

The International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (ISFFC) 2021 (Best Film and Best Actress Awards)

Festival du Court Métrage en Plein Air de Grenoble 2021 (Award SFCC – Prix du Jury du Syndicat Français de la Critique de Cinéma)

São Paulo International Short Film Festival 2021 (Audience Award)

Flickerfest International Short Film Festival 2022 (Special Jury Prize)

Dhaka International Film Festival 2022 (Best Short Film)

Festival du Film Court de Villeurbanne 2021 (Special Mention)

Athens International Film Festival 2021

Tampere International Short Film Festival 2021

AFI Fest 2021

Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2022

Regard: Saguenay International Short Film Festival 2021

Palm Springs International ShortFest 2021

Uppsala Short Film Festival 2021

Odense International Film Festival 2021

Stuttgarter Filmwinter 2022

Iris Prize Festival 2021, UK

Dresden International Short Film Festival 2022

Credits

Written and directed by Alexandra Matheou

Producer: Savvas Stavrou

Cast: Mary Mina, Aurora Marion, Natalija Janičkina, Mohammed Awwad, Giannis Kokkinos, Marios Ioannou

Executive Producers: Theodoros Middleton, Marios Petrondas, Stamatis Athanasoulas, Michalis Pavlidis

Associate Producer: Kyveli Short

Director of Photography: George Rachmatoulin

Editor: Livia Neroutsopoulou

Music: Nick Athens

Production Designer: Andreas Antoniou

Costume Designer: Katerina Ttakka

Makeup: Eleni Vavanou

Sound: Christos Kyriakoullis

Sound Design: Valia Tserou

Color Grading: Angelos Mantzios

Subtitling: Abfab Productions

International Sales: Shortcuts

Production: This Is The Girl and Out Of Focus Films production, co-produced by Digital Tree, La Cellule Productions, supported by the Ministry of Culture and Education, Republic of Cyprus