RIVIERA

BY ORFEAS PERETZIS

FEATURE FICTION | 84min | GREECE, FRANCE | 2025

A dying palm tree, a doomed romance, and a mother who wants to move on. This will be Alkistis’ last summer on the Athenian Riviera.

Director & Writer: Orfeas Peretzis
Cast: Eva Samioti, Michalis Syriopoulos, Maria Apostolakea, Kostas Koronaios, Myrto Meitani-Kastrinaki, Christos Vasilopoulos, Sofia Seirli & Alkis Panagiotidis
Producers: Konstantinos Vassilaros (StudioBauhaus, GR), Alexandre Gavras (KG Productions, (FR) Associate Producer: Micro Climat Studios (FR)
World Sales: Lights On

"Riviera" is Orfeas Peretzis' debut fiction feature film. It’s been supported by CE MEDIA, Greek Film Centre, ERT S.A., CNC, the J.F. Costopoulos Foundation, and EKOME.

Presented at Les Arcs Work In Progress (2022), Thessaloniki’s Crossroads Agora Co-Production Market (Nov 2019). IPDF International Project Discovery Forum - during 12th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (2018) | Participated at MIDPOINT Feature Launch (2019), MFI Script 2 Film Workshops Participant (2018)

Festival Selection

48th São Paulo International Film Festival • New Filmmakers Competition, Brazil 2024 | World Premiere
34th FilmFestival Cottbus, Festival of East European Cinema • Feature Film Competition, Germany 2024 | European Premiere
65th Thessaloniki International Film Festival • MEET THE NEIGHBORS+ Competition 2024 | Greek National Premiere

Awards

34th FilmFestival Cottbus, Festival of East European Cinema • Award for an Outstanding Individual Performance 2024
65th Thessaloniki International Film Festival • Fipresci Award to a Greek Premiere | Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation Greek Film Award | FOS Award Debut Actress | Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Centre Location Award