Menelaos Karamaghiolis

July 10, 1962 — Thebes, Greece

Menelaos Karamaggiolis (Μενέλαος Καραμαγγιώλης) is a director, producer and screenwriter. He has directed the short documentaries “Alpheus” (1985), “Hail Mary” (1986), “The Colossus of the Sun” (1987) as well as the award-winning feature-length documentaries in Greece and abroad: “Rom” (1989), which has been described as “the turning point of Greek documentary that everyone now admits constitutes a milestone in the history of Greek documentary”, and “a masterpiece that should remain a classic in the history of cinema” (Nicole Brenez, curator of the avant-garde film series of the French Film Archive [Cinémathèque française][2]) and “Elias Aegli” (1987), which continue and are screened to this day at international festivals. His feature films (fiction): “Black Out” (1998), which has been described as “the first genuine postmodern Greek film” and “J.A.C.E. - Just Another Confused Elephant” (2012) are international co-productions and have been screened in many countries and have won numerous awards at international film festivals (11 for J.A.C.E. and 7 for Black Out).