This is the story of Copa-Loca, an abandoned Greek summer resort. Paulina is the girl at the heart of Copa-Loca. Everyone cares for her and she cares about everyone – in every possible way.

Direction: Christos Massalas

Script: Christos Massalas

Production: Christos Massalas

Cinematography: Konstantinos Koukoulios

Editing: Christos Massalas

Costume Design: Marli Aliferi

Make-Up: Ioanna Lygizou

Sound: Dimitris Kanellopoulos, George Ramantanis

Original Score: Σtella

Cast: Elsa Lekakou, Jenny Hiloudaki, Pavlos Iordanopoulos, Talat Iqbal

Original Title: COPA-LOCA

Original Language: Greek

Film Production Country: Greece

Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/CopaLoca.film/

Statement of the Director/s
“Copa-Loca” is an abandoned summer resort; a ‘wonderland’, that has fallen apart.
It evolved from my early memories of summer, growing up in the 90s in Greece. These memories do not correspond to my own childhood experiences, but to the sensationalised imagery I was exposed to, and to the magically-ambiguous words I would hear from the lips of adults: “Cosmopolitan”, “Mai-Tai”, “Gin Fizz”, “Sex on the beach”.
This seemed like the “promised land” of adulthood: a never-ending summer, floating in grenadine, burning under a hedonistic sun. But nothing could prepare you for the winter chills of adulthood – of loss and of separation. “Copa-Loca” is this summer-land, revisited.

Biography of the Director/s
Christos Massalas was born in Greece in 1986. He studied Film Theory at Kingston University, London and Filmmaking at the London Film School, LFS. His short films have been screened and won awards at many international film festivals, including Locarno, Tampere, BFI, São Paulo, Uppsala, Thessaloniki and Silhouette. He was also granted Artist Residencies in Serbia and Norway. He is currently based in Athens, where he is developing “Broadway”, his feature-length debut.

Filmography of the Director/s
- COPA LOCA (14', Greece, 2017)
- FLOWERS AND BOTTOMS (6', Greece, 2016)
- BON-BON (4', Greece, 2016)
- WOMAN WITH THE PLASTIC FLOWER (14', Greece, 2012)
- MAKE-UP (20', UK, 2011)

Awards Won
Best Short Film, Reykjavik IFF
Best Short Film, Athens IFF
Best Short Film, Nouveau Cinema IFF
Best Short Film, Leeds IFF
Best Director, Athens IFF
Special Mention, Sarajevo IFF
Youth Jury Prize, Concorto IFF

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