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Vasilis Kekatos
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Vasilis Kekatos (Βασίλης Κεκάτος, 1991) is a Greek film director and screenwriter. He is most noted for his 2019 short film The Distance Between Us and the Sky, which was the winner of the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. He previously directed the short films Retrograde, Zero Star Hotel and The Silence of the Dying Fish. In 2021, he entered production on Milky Way, a teen drama television series. The series, centring on the tribulations facing a teenage girl who gets pregnant, premiered in 2023. In 2023, he received production funding from Eurimages for his debut feature film, Our Wildest Days (I Agries Meres Mas).[7] The film was selected in the Generation 14plus section at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere in February 2025.
Vasilis Kekatos filmography
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Who is Vasilis Kekatos?+
Vasilis Kekatos is a Greek director and screenwriter known for his work in short films and television, most notably winning the Short Film Palme d'Or at Cannes.
What is Vasilis Kekatos known for?+
He is primarily known for writing and directing The Distance Between Us and the Sky and the teen drama television series Milky Way.
What kind of work does he make?+
He focuses on atmospheric, character-driven narratives, often incorporating themes of queer identity and the unique landscapes of his native Greece.
