Mr.Erich Riess


1942.Born in Greece.  
1960.Studied Mathematics in the University for two years, then, studied Direction of Photography in Paris in the "National High School of photography and Cinema" E.N.P.C. (presently known as "Ecole Luis Lumiére").  
Since 1965, when his career started in Belgium, he has shot as both Director of photography and cameraman simultaneously, more than 40 long feature films and numerous shorts, TV series and commercial films in Greece and other countries. All these films were either filmed in 35mm or in Super 16,a format introduced and developed in Greece by him since 1972.
He has been Awarded six times the "Best cinematography for feature films" award and once the prize for "best director".  
From 1991 he taught "cinematography and technology"  in two schools of cinema in Athens as professor in regular basis.
Since 1977 he is a member of the board of directors of the Short film festival in Drama. He is also in charge of the technical management and one of the two persons selecting the foreign films for the festival.

 

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