Thanasis Chaltabasis wins Best Actor for ‘Listen Mama’

Actor Thanasis Chaltabasis won the Best Actor award for his performance in the film ‘Listen Mama’ at the 4th Karditsa International Short Film Festival ‘Opsis’. The award ceremony took place on August 27.

In addition to the acting award, the film also received the Cinematic Achievement Award. The film, directed by Toni Kris, follows a grieving playwright who returns to his rural birthplace to reveal his sexual identity to his traditionally minded mother following the sudden death of his partner.

Chaltabasis expressed his gratitude to the director, his co-stars Mary Stavrakelli and Orfeas Papadopoulos, and composer Manos Mavridis, noting that the film's festival journey has begun successfully.