Berlin Fellowship 2017 — Film and Media Arts
Nikias Chryssos
1978
born in Leimen near Heidelberg, Germany
2001–2002
Film and video production at the Surrey Institute of Art & Design, England
2002–2009
Scenic direction at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg
Nikias Chryssos lives in Berlin
// Fellowships, Grants, Awards
2017
Berlin Fellowship, Akademie der Künste, Berlin
2016
Start-up support and screenplay funding, BKM
2015–2017
Preselection for the Deutscher Filmpreis, nomination for Best Feature Film Debut, Film Critics’ Award, Next Wave Award for Best Film (Fantastic Fest, USA), Jury Prize, Critics’ Award (Festival Mauvais Genre, France), Best Actor – Daniel Fripan (Fantaspoa, Brazil), Best Director (Ithaca International Fantastic Film Festival, USA), Special Mention Award (Lund Fantastic Film Festival, Sweden)
2014
Start-up support and screenplay funding, Filmstiftung NRW
2010
Start-up support and screenplay funding, MFG Baden-Württemberg
2009
Selected for Saatchi & Saatchi New German Directors Showcase
2008
Résidence du Festival de Cannes, Paris
2008–2010
Orpheus Award for Best Short Film (Los Angeles), Honourable Mention, digi2010 (Drama, Greece), Caligari-Preis (Ludwigsburg), nomination for the Deutscher Kamerapreis
2007
Karl-Steinbuch-Stipendium (scholarship) from the MFG Stiftung
2006–2007
Special award at the Grand Prix International Competition (Odense, Denmark), GUFTAT Award, GAFC Award (Drama, Greece), Centaur Award (St. Petersburg), Best Soundtrack (Clermont Ferrand), Best Short Film awarded with the “Großer Preis der Filmwerkstatt Münster” (Filmfestival Münster), Best Feature Film, Best Script (NextFrame, USA), Best Set Design (Internationale Festival der Filmhochschulen München), 1st Prize (Valencia International Film Festival Cinema Jove), Deutsche Film- und Medienbewertung (FBW) rating: “wertvoll” (prized; worthwhile)
2005
Baden-Württemberg-Stipendium (scholarship) for “The Hollywood Perspective” at UCLA
Participation in the Berlinale Talent Campus
2003–2004
Honourable Mention (Media Art Friesland, the Netherlands), Oberhausen “Best of German Competition 2003”, Golden Frame (Nevidannoe, Estonia), Special Award Déjà-vu (Cellu l’art Jena), Special Mention (Eurovideo Malaga, Spain)
// Exhibitions, Performances, Publications (selection)
2015–2016
DER BUNKER: world premiere: Berlinale; since then more than 40 festival screenings worldwide
2009
DER GROSSVATER: screenings in Guanajuato (Mexico), Los Angeles, Münster, Kyoto, Drama (Greece)
2008
MONKEY BUSINESS: “Under Commission” competition (Festival of Animated Film, Stuttgart (ITFS))
2006–2007
HOCHHAUS: more than 40 festivals (Berlinale, Tribeca Film Festival New York, etc.)
2004–2005
DER FREMDE UND DER AFFE: numerous festival screenings
SCHWARZE ERDBEEREN: Oberhausen, etc.
2003–2004
DOWN (short film): more than 80 festivals (Rotterdam, EXPO Japan, Oberhausen, Uppsala, etc.)
2000–2006
Publication of several short stories
// List of Works, Filmography (selection)
2016
House of Life – Hans With No Pants (music video)
The Double Feeling (documentary)
2015
Der Bunker (feature film)
2011
Mann liebt Hund (documentary)
Die Hausschlachtung (documentary)
2009
Der Großvater (short film)
2008
Lopazz – You Are (music video)
2007
The BossHoss – Monkey Business (animated music video)
2006
Hochhaus (medium length feature film)
2005
Ihr seid nicht allein (documentary); co-director: Toke C. Hebbeln
2004
Der Fremde und der Affe (short film)
Schwarze Erdbeeren (short film)
2003
Down (short film); co-director: Frank Brandstetter
your:garden – Let It Go! (music video)
2002
Breakfast (short film)