Avanti Maestro
Greece
70'
6:15 pm
27 / 10 / 2024
Avanti Maestro
SYNOPSIS:
The shadow theater puppeteer, Jason Melissinos has been involved in shadow theater for over sixty years. Over the years, either by performing as a shadow theater puppeteer, or by participating in world conventions, where he has traveled to many countries. Shortly before he hands over his art to his son Alexander, he tells us about his life and his career in Greek shadow theater.
ΒΙΟGRAPHY
Dimitris Trangalos was born in Elatia in Fthiotida in 1951. He studied electronics, mathematics and film directing. He worked as an editor in the ERT film industry where he retired.
He has written scripts, directed and produced many films. He taught animation, photography and editing at the film schools of Athens, classical animation at the TEI of Athens and film editing at the film department of the School of Fine Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He is a member of the Society of Greek Directors and the Greek Film Academy.