Christos Karakepelis (b. 1962, Serres, Greece) studied sociology at Panteion University in Athens and then direction at Stavrakou Film School. Apart from directing films, he is also involved in production and screenwriting. He is not a stranger to Karlovy Vary; in 2001 he competed here with his film The House of Cain (To spiti tou Kain, 2000), which was also screened in the Berlinale’s Forum and won awards at other international festivals – 1st prize in Nyon, the Audience Award at the documentary FF in Munich, the FIPRESCI Prize in Thessaloniki, and 2nd prize in Kalamata. Raw Material is his second documentary film.
46. IFF Karlovy Vary
