Soulis Georgiades

Soulis Georgiades (1934–1997) was a Greek film producer and director.

Early life and family Georgiades was born in Thessaloniki, Greece in 1934 to Dimitri and Maria (Domouza) Georgiades. His father was from Rapsani and his mother was from Thessaloniki. As a child, Georgiades was interested in cinema and organised small shows on his own. After finishing his education in Thessaloniki, he attended the Institute for the Study of Cinematography in Paris, where he studied with Costa-Gavras, Dimitri Kollatos, Vassilis Vassilikos, and Dimitris Makris. He finished his coursework in 1956.

Career Georgiades worked as a commercial director for a number of advertisements, including for clients Fratelli Fabbri Editori and IMEC. In 1962, he founded the Art Film Production Company in Milan; his later advertisements were produced through here. He was the first to center Milva in an advertisement early in her career. In 1965, Minister George Mpakatselos asked him to move to Athens to help establish Greek public television. The following year, he founded his second company, General Film Production, which closed in 1979. From there, he founded DEK, Ltd., which offered video cassette duplication services. In 1976, he directed a twelve-film documentary series called Our National Heritage (Η εθνική μας κληρονομιά). In the mid-1980s, he acquired the studios of Finos Film, which included two sound stages.

In 1988, he acquired a hotel and restaurant with the intending to integrate several foreign productions that made use of facilities for audio-visual soundstage. Throughout his career, he directed and produced tourist films for the company Greeks for Tourism. Georgiades was also a friend and collaborator of Walter Chiari.

He was a member of the Hellenic Union of Directors in 1969 and sat on the prize and admissions committees for the Thessaloniki International Film Festival in 1979 and 1980. He sat on the Committee of the Ministry of Hellenic Industry for the development of cinematography in 1980 and 1981. He was also a member of the Greek Association of Audiovisual Producers and remained on its board of directors until 1995.

Personal life In addition to films, Georgiades enjoyed cooking and Italian cuisine. In 1957, he met Maria Bianconi, daughter of painter Fulvio Bianconi; the couple were married the following year in Milan and had two sons, Dimitri and Piero. They separated in 1971 and he remarried in 1985. He suffered a stroke in 1989 and had a bypass operation. He died of a heart attack in Athens on 24 January 1997.

Awards and honours 1962: Prix d'honor, Trieste Film Festival 1963: First prize, Bordighera Humour Film Festival 1964: First prize, Bordighera Humour Film Festival 1964: First prize, MIFED 1964: First prize, Prime Minister of Italy

Selected filmography Film Year Title (English) Title (Greek) Director Producer Notes Ref 1952 Life Ended at Eight Στις οκτώ έσβησε η ζωή X X 1955 The Visitor Ο ΕΠΙΣΚΕΠΤΗΣ X 1962 The Nightmare Ο εφιάλτης X X 1967 Lovers of the Middle Wall Οι Εραστές του Μεσαίου Τοίχου X X 1970 The Mutiny of Ten Η ανταρσία των δέκα X Co-produced with Errikos Andreou 1978 Intrigue in Delphi Το κόλπο του τούνελ X X Co-directed with Sergio Bergonzelli 1979 The Tunnel Trick ΤΟ ΚΟΛΠΟ ΤΟΥ ΤΟΥΝΕΛ X Co-directed by Sergio Bergonzelli 1985 The Murder Wore Tuxedos O Δολοφόνος φορούσε σμόκιν X X 1986 Strange Meeting Παράξενη συνάντηση X 1987 I Want a Man ..Άντρα θέλω ... X Like This, That and Otherwise Έτσι, αλλιώς ... και αλλιώτικα X Reverse Route Αντίστροφη Πορεία X The Woman of the First Page Η ΓΥΝΑΙΚΑ ΤΗΣ ΠΡΩΤΗΣ ΣΕΛΙΔΑΣ X 1988 My Servant... and I Ο υπηρέτης μου και εγώ ... X The Air Hostess Η Αεροσυνοδός X X

Television Year(s) Title (English) Title (Greek) Director Producer Notes Ref 1980 Wooden Swords Τα Ξύλινα σπαθιά X 1986 A Star is Born... With Caesarean Delivery Ένα αστέρι γεννιέται ... με καισαρική X Emigrants' Café Καφενείο Εμιγκρέκ X X 13 episodes 1987 The Woman of the First Page Η γυναίκα της πρώτης σελίδας X 1988 Mr. Butterfly Goes to Paradise Ο πεταλούδας πάει στον παράδεισο X 1988-1989 Self-Portraits Αυτοπροσωπογραφίες X X 40 episodes 1989 The Companion and the Cop Ο σύντροφος κι 'ο μπάτσος X 1992 Amazon Files ΦΑΚΕΛΟΣ ΑΜΑΖΩΝ X 1993 The Thirteenth Box ΤΟ ΔΕΚΑΤΟ ΤΡΙΤΟ ΚΙΒΩΤΙΟ X 1994 Someone Protect Her ΚΑΠΟΙΟΣ ΝΑ ΤΗΝ ΦΥΛΑΕΙ X 1995 Anyhow ΕΤΣΙ ΚΙ 'ΑΛΛΙΩΣ X 1996 Come to Psalti ΕΛΑ ΣΤΟΝ ΨΑΛΤΗ X