Under the hot Greek sun, the animateurs at an all-inclusive island resort prepare for the busy touristic season. Kalia is the leader of the pack. Paper decors, glossy costumes and dance shows fill the stage. As summer intensifies and the work pressure builds up, their nights become violent and Kalia’s struggle is revealed in the darkness. But when the spotlights turn on again, the show must go on.

Directed by: Sofia Exarchou

Written by: Sofia Exarchou

Produced by: Maria Drandaki, Maria Kontogianni

Cinematography: Monika Lenczewska (PSC)

Editing: Dragos Apetri

Production Design: Jorien Sont

Costume Design: Vassilia Rozana

Make-Up: Ioanna Lygizou, Hronis Tzimos

Sound: Odo Grötschnig, Sebastian Watzinger, Rudolf Gottsberger, Thomas Pötz Kava

Original Score: Wolfgang Frisch

Casting Director: Kleopatra Ambatzoglou

Cast: Dimitra Vlagopoulou, Flomaria Papadaki

Original Title: ANIMAL

Film Production Country: Greece

Website: https://shellacfilms.com/international-sales/animal

Social Media: @homemade_films

Biography of the Director/s
Sofia Exarchou was born in Athens. She studied electrical engineering at the National Technical University of Athens, film direction at the Stavrakos Film School and theater at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York. She pursued postgraduate film studies at Esav in Toulouse, France. In 2014, she was selected for the Sundance Screenwriter’s & Director’s Lab. PARK, her first feature film, premiered at Toronto IFF and San Sebastian IFF, where it won the New Directors Award. Since then, it has participated and won awards in numerous international film festivals (Rotterdam IFF, BFI, Thessaloniki IFF - Best Actress & Best Greek Film, European Film Festival Palic-Best European Film, Greek Film Academy - Best First Feature & Best Sound Award etc). ANIMAL is Sofia’s sophomore feature film.

Filmography of the Director/s
2023 - ANIMAL, Feature
2016 - PARK, Feature
2009 - MESECINA, Short
2006 - APOSTASI, Short

Production Company:
Homemade Films
Maria Drandaki
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +306944846012
Website: https://homemadefilms.gr/

World Sales:
Shellac
Egle Cepaite
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +33678259161
Website: https://shellacfilms.com/