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Etienne Kallos
Born	1972 (age 51–52)
Occupation	Film director

Etienne Kallos (born 1972) is a South African filmmaker best known for directing the 2018 film The Harvesters.^[1]

Early life

Kallos was born in South Africa to parents from Greek immigrant families that had settled in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and the Belgian Congo (the Democratic Republic of the Congo).^[2]

Career

After studying theater in South Africa, Kallos attended the graduate film program at New York University.^[3] In 2006, his short film Doorman premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. The short debuted at North America at Sundance Film Festival the following year.^[1]

Kallos' graduate thesis project, titled Firstborn, became the first Afrikaans-language short film to be awarded the Corto Cortissimo Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 2009.^[1]

The Harvesters, Kallos' feature debut, premiered in the Un Certain Regard portion of the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.^[4]

Kallos began doctoral studies at Leiden University in 2021.^[2]

Personal life

Kallos identifies as queer.^[2]

Filmography

Year	Title	Notes
2006	Jane's Birthday Trip	Documentary short film
2006	Doorman	Short film
2009	Firstborn	Short film
2018	The Harvesters	—

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Results	Ref.
2009	Venice Film Festival	Short Film Competition	Firstborn	Won	^[1]
2010	Atlanta Film Festival	Jury Award for Best Dramatic Short	Firstborn	Won	^[1]
2018	Cannes Film Festival	Un Certain Regard	The Harvesters	Nominated	^[4]
	Cannes Film Festival	Golden Camera Award		Nominated
	Chéries-Chéris	Grand Prix		Won	^[5]
	El Gouna Film Festival	Best Narrative Feature		Nominated	^[6]
	Mumbai Film Festival	Best International Feature		Nominated	^[7]
	São Paulo International Film Festival	Best Film from a New Director		Nominated	^[8]
	Thessaloniki International Film Festival	Best Feature		Nominated	^[9]
	Transatlantyk Festival	New Cinema		Nominated	^[10]
2019	Göteborg Film Festival	Best International Feature		Nominated	^[8]
	Miami International Film Festival	First Feature Award		Nominated	^[8]
	San Francisco International Film Festival	Best Feature from a New Director		Nominated	^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Director: Etienne Kallos". Bord Cadre Films. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Yang, Jue. "'What does it mean to come from places that no longer exist?' – an interview with Etienne Kallos". Metropolis. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ "Etienne Kallos". Leiden University. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b Van Hoeij, Boyd. "'The Harvesters' ('Die Stropers'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ "Chéries-Chéris sacre "Les moissonneurs"". Le FIlm Français. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ "Film Selection 2018". El Gouna Film Festival. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ Ramachandran, Naman. "'Wildlife,' 'The Bangle Seller' in Competition at Mumbai Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The Harvesters (2018): Awards & Festivals". MUBI. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ Murray, Jonathan. "The Thessaloniki International Film Festival". Cineaste. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ Sorrento, Matthew. "States of Independence: the 8th Transatlantyk Festival, Łódź, Poland (July 2018)". Filmint. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

External links

Etienne Kallos at IMDb

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