Alkistis Kafetzi is a Berlin based filmmaker who engages in diverse independent productions, ranging from music videos to poetry films and documentaries. She studied Theatre and Film at the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens and since 2014 she lives and works in Germany. In her recent projects, she delves into the dynamic realms of the feminist movement and self-organized communities. With her filmmaking she tries to explore evolving social landscapes, weaving together narratives that resonate with diverse voices and struggles.
Projects, Film Festivals & Awards
EMBROS: a free self-managed theater | Feature Documentary (2024)
26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival
Amorgos Cinema Club, May 2024, Greece
Xanthi Cinema Club, May 2024, Greece
Lithografeion Theater, May 2024 Patra, Greece
BUZZ IFF-Buzau International Arts Festival, November 2024, Romania
12th Chania Film Festival, October 2024, Chania, Greece
38 Griechische Filmwoche, November 2024, Munich, Germany
Bridges International Film Festival, December 2024, Nafplio, Greece, Award Winner Best Greek Historical Documentary
Screening at Basement CPH, Dezember 2024 Copenhagen, Denmark
Greek Film Festival in Berlin, March 2025, Germany
Screening at Apertus Squat, Mai 2025, Agrinio, Greece
Whiteweight | Video Poetry (2024)
International Poetry Festival in Kardamyli, September 2024, Greece
Bloomsday Film Festival, June 2025, Dublin, Ireland
The Harp of Vocal Chords | Video Poetry (2023)
11th International Video Poetry Festival, April 2024, Athens Greece
Bloomsday Film Festival, June 2024, Ireland
CINEM`aMOSTr, October 2024, Portugal
Festival Fotogenia, November 2024, Mexico City
Hombres Videopoetry Award, October 2024 Hombres Videopoesia 2024 Award for Best Video Poem, Best Poetic Text Mention & Best Soundtrack Mention
3in1 Film Fest, November 2024, Almeirim Portugal
Unterwegs | Short Documentary (2016)
Tirana International Film Festival (Docu) 2016
Accord Cine Fest April 2021 | Best Documentary Short Jury Choice
Phoenix Shorts | Best Documentary May 2021
Exhibitions
Urban Juxtapositions | Solo Photo Exhibition
10 September-10 November 2022
EWA Frauenzentrum, Berlin
17 May-7 June 2024
SaliGari the Bar, Berlin
Collaborations, Co-direction
Goddess, Garbage & Gewalt (co-director) | Short Film (2022)
Only The Best Film Awards | Best Inspirational Film, Best Experimental Short Film, Only the Best Film Jury Award
Chania International Short Film Festival, October 2022, Greece
16th TiSFF* Thess Short Film Festival, October 2022, Thessaloniki, Greece
Movie Rooms, October 2022, Cologne, Germany
Cinemaking International Film Festival, December 2022, Dhaka, Bangladesh
8th NewBorn Short Film Festival, December 2022, Berlin, Best Experimental Film Award
Secrets of the Forest exhibition at Chromart Gallery in Berlin, 7-21 December 2022
Versi di Luce Festival, December 2022, Sicily, Italy
Bizzarya Short Film Festival, March 2023, Porto, Portugal
San Antonio Independent Film Festival, March 2023, Ecuador
The 5th Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival, March 2023, Japan
International Migration & Environmental Film Festival (IMEFF), June 2023
Special screening programs of Video Art Miden in collaboration with Re:Think GAIA Festival, June 2023, Kalamata Greece.
Agrinio International Film Festival, June 2023, Greece
I can`t smell the soil in my head | Short Film (2021)
Lift-Off Global Network Sessions April 2021
Lift-Off First-Time Filmmaker Sessions 2021
Drim Short Film Festival 2021, July, Struga, North Macedonia
12th Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival, October, Pristina, Kosovo
3in1 Film Fest 2021, November, Portugal
Torino Short Film Market 2021, Italy
Cinemaking International Film Festival, December 2021, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Award Winner
Athens International Digital Film Festival AIDFF, December 2021, Greece
Capricorn Film Festival, January 2021, Yeppoon, Australia
NewBorn Short Film Festival, January 2021, Berlin, Germany
Agrinio International Film Festival, June 2022, Agrinio, Greece
10th International Video Poetry Festival, September 2022, Athens, Greece
If I go out walking with my dead friends | Video Poetry (2021)
9th International Video Poetry Festival, Athens, Greece
International Poetry Film Festival of Thuringia 2021, Germany
Duende Sessions Festival Barcelona, November 2021
Positively Different, Short Film Festival, March 2022, Athens
Bologna in Lettere 10th Videopoetry, May 2022, Bologna, Italy
Midwest Video Poetry Fest, October 2022, Madison, Wisconsin
Festival Fotogenia, November 2022, Mexico City
UNPLUGGED VOL.1 | Video Art (2018)
Surfaces Festival - Places | Venice 2018
MISSING NATURE - Techne in Illuseum | 2020
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival (AIMAFF) Honorable Mention | December 2020
Kalakari Film Festival | May 2021
Accord Cine Fest | April 2021 Finalist
Proxy Act Festival | 5-18 July 2021 at Schönow Castle in Passow, Germany
URBAN JUXTAPOSITIONS Solo Exhibiton | 10 September-10 December 2022 at EWA Frauenzentrum, Berlin.