Biography

Nicolos Kolovos (b. 1973) is a film director, script writer and playwright. He has written and directed numerous short films which have been featured at several international film festivals and won many awards. In April 2016 he was awarded the Iris, the most prestigious film award of Greece, by the Greek Film Academy for his short film Fig. He has also directed television dramas and documentaries for SVT (Sweden's public Television). Nicolas Kolovos also works as a playwright and has written plays for Riksteatern (National Touring Theatre/National Theatre Company in Sweden), Angereds teater (non-government sponsored theater) and Sveriges Radio Drama (Sweden’s national radio broadcaster). His films and plays often use dark humour to show people at risk, and treats subjects such as identity and alienation.

Filmography

FIG Short film 2015Porsche Short film 2013End of the road Short film 2013Starke man (SVT) season 2 2012Special day Short film 2012Thomas rum Short film 2011Starke man (SVT) season 1 2010Peters rum Short film 2010Jag är bög Short film 2008

Drama

Med kärlek från Kos Riksteatern 2018Trädklättraren Angereds Teater 2017Kniven SR Radio Drama 2017Himmel över Göteborg Angereds Teater 2015Bananhuset Angereds Teater 2014

International film awards

FIKON ”IRIS” best Greek short film. Hellenic Film Academy 2016

FIKON Best short film in the official short film competition at the International film festival Kinenova Skopje 2016.

FIKON Achievement award, THESS, Thessaloniki International short film festival 2016

FIKON best film ”Golden Dionysos”, International Short Film Festival of Drama 2015

FIKON best cinematography, International Short Film Festival of Drama 2015

PETERS ROOM, Grand Prix, Festival Tres Courts Paris, France 2011

PETERS ROOM, First prize in the category ”Greeks of the World” 2010. At the same festival the film won the ETEKT award.

I AM GAY won the Silver Rabbit Award for best film in the category ”Mix Brazil” at 19th Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival 2008

I AM GAY First prize for the film in the category ”Greeks of the World” at International Short Film Festival of Drama 2008. At the same festival the film won the ETEKT award.

I AM GAY Award for Best Short Film for at the 11th Gay & Lesbian Film Panorama Thessaloniki 2009

I AM GAY Best film at the ”Side by Side LGBT International Film Festival” St. Petersburg, 2009

I AM GAY has won the audience award during screenings of the pan-European project ”Living in Europe” in the category ”My Europe” 2010