Costa-Gavras

Costa-Gavras

(1933) screenwriter Greece

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Costa-Gavras (born 1933) was a Greece screenwriter.

About Costa-Gavras

Konstantínos "Kostas" Gavrás, known professionally as Costa-Gavras, is a Greek-French film director, screenwriter, and producer who lives and works in France. He is known for political films, such as the political thriller Z (1969), which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and Missing (1982), for which he won the Palme d'Or and an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Most of his films have been made in French, but six have been in English, including Hanna K.

Notable works:

State of Siege

Awards:

honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense|honorary doctor of the Aix-Marseille University|European Film Academy Honorary Award|Honorary Lumière Award|Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay|Golden Bear|Jury Prize|Palme d'Or|Catalonia International Prize|Cannes Best Director Award|New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director|Honorary César|Louis Delluc Prize|Edgar Awards|César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation|National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film|London Film Critics Circle Award for Film of the Year|Writers Guild of America Award|London Film Critics Circle Award for Director of the Year|Orden al Mérito Docente y Cultural Gabriela Mistral|Officer of the Legion of Honour|Commander of the Legion of Honour|Officer of the National Order of Merit|United Nations Awards

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