Feature Films

A Touch of Spice

A story about a young Greek boy (Fanis) growing up in Istanbul, whose grandfather, a culinary philosopher and mentor, teaches him that both food and life require a little salt to give them flavor; they both require… A TOUCH OF SPICE.

A TOUCH OF SPICE is a nostalgic bitter-sweet comedy about self-awareness, people leaving their homeland, personal conflict but most importantly shows us how cooking can give all of us valuable lessons about love and life itself.

Humor, sensitivity, romance and mouth-watering delicacies make up this touching yet comical coming-of-age story that will delight audiences worldwide.

INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTION

Tassos Boulmetis

2003, 35mm, color, Greece / Turkey, 108′, Dolby Digital

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS & RECOGNITION

  • A big Greek commercial success (1,300,000 tickets sold till Feb. 2004)
  • The film was awarded the following prizes at the 44th International Film Festival of Thessaloniki:
  • Best Motion Picture First Prize
  • Best Director award (Tassos Boulmetis)
  • Best Screenplay award (Tassos Boulmetis)
  • Best Cinematography award (Takis Zervoulakos)
  • Best Set Design award (Olga Leontiadou)
  • Best Music award (Evanthia Reboutsika)
  • Best Sound award (Dimitris Athanassopoulos)
  • Best Editing award (Giorgos Mavropsaridis)
  • The Dewars Audience award for best Greek film
  • Special award for technical excellence, Greek Film & Television Technicians Association
  • Greek Film Festival of Adelaide, Australia, 2004, screening
  • Tribeca Film Festival, USA, 2004
  • Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, 2004, competition
  • Boston Turkish Film Festival, Boston, 2003, screening
  • 3rd Beirut Greek Film Festival, Lebanon, 2010, screening
  • European Film Festival in Jordan, Jordan, 2010, screening
  • Greek Festival of Sydney (open-air cinema,) Australia, 2012, screening
  • Festroia Film Festival, 2011, Portugal, screening
  • Greek Cinema Days, Hamburg, screening, 2010
  • European Union Film Festival, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), 2011, screening
  • Ciclo de Cine Griego, Santiago, Chile, 2012, screening

CREDITS

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