Ari (Aristide) Bafalouka was born in Athens.
He is a film & theatre director and photographer. His works have been screened and awarded in many acclaimed international film festivals, broadcasted on many TV channels and distributed in many countries.
He has studied physical education and sport sciences in National Kapodistrian University and filmmaking (directing and screenwriting) in Greece (L.Stavrakos film school) and in England (Northern media school at Sheffield Hallam University) for 5 years. He holds a Master degree in filmmaking. In his youth, he was a champion in swimming holding many national records.
He combines his passion for fictional cinematic storytelling and his exploration to human psychology and feelings, by works, that are governed by the concept of time, the imaginary, and the symbolic. His artistic vision is to dive poetically, into the mind and the emotional state of the characters, to experiment with the form, the unexpected, the supernatural, the mysterious, the multidimensional and the universal.
He speaks English, French and Greek and he lives in Paris.
SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY
UNE COUR 2017, 52 min, Colour, 16:9
APNEA 2010, 88 min, colour 2.35 Anamorphic
SEE NO EVIL 2001, 18min, colour, 1:66
THE TREASURE OF PARNON 2006, 26 min, colour, 1:85
0+ 2004, 26min, colour, 1:85
WHIRLIGIG 1999, 15min, colour, 1:85
BLACKOUT 1999, 2min, B&W, 1:85
THE RIVER 1995, 12min, Colour, 1:66
TV - DRAMA FICTIONS
THE 10th COMMANDMENT 2004-2005
10 Teledramas, 45 min each, for ALPHA TV in Greece.
MYSTERY STORIES 2006-2007
10 TV Fiction Teledramas of 45min each for ANT1 TV Channel in Greece.
HEREAFTER (Ιστορίες από την απέναντι όχθη) 2007
10 TV Fiction Teledramas of 45min each for ANT1 TV Channel in Greece
TV - DOCUMENTARIES
UN VOYAGE POETIQUE 2014, 33min, Colour, 16:9
THE BIRTH OF THE GREEK NATION 2007, 160 min, Colour, 16:9 - Separated in three parts of 53min each.
RHODES 2007, 27min, Colour, 16:9
CORFU 2007, 27min, Colour, 16:9
ACHELOOS. 2003, 27min, Colour, 16:9
ALIAKMONAS 2003, 27min, Colour, 16:9
TV - SHOWS
FOR A BETTER LIFE 2011-2012
80 parts of 30min daily educational TV program focused to give useful tips to Improve our daily life. Presented by Despina Kabouri
CITY STARS 2000-2001
10 parts of 27min presentation of a star celebrity. Presented by Natalia Dragoumi
PHOTOGRAPHY - FINE ART SERIES
GARDEN OF EDEN - 2525 AD - 2022
HOTEL GIRL - 2021
METESTHISIS - 2020
METEIKASMA - 2019
PIXEL EIFFEL - 2018
THEATRE
LUDMILA'S VOICE by Gunnar Bergdhal
2009 - 2011 - 2021 ATHENS
2020 - 2021 THESSALONIKI
ORPHANS by Dennis Kelly - 2016 - 2017 - PARIS
Maison de la Poésie 2016 With: Ivan Cori, Chloé Hollings, Matthieu Dahan Duration: 2h.
MUSIC VIDEO CLIPS
LA JAVANAISE - 2015 - Cybele Castoriadis - Orestis Kalampalikis
LE VENT NOUS PORTERA 2017 - Cybele Castoriadis
Orestis Kalampalikis
ANIMAL - 2016 Les âmes libres
DEILA - 1999 Costas Leivadas
SCRIPTWRITTING
IMMORTAL LAW - 2016
EL CONDOR PASA - 2012
THE TREASURE OF PARNON - 2006
SEE NO EVIL - 1998
6F POUR FANI - 2006
ELPIDA GIA TIN ELPIDA - 2006
I ZOI STI POLI - 2006
ENOHO MYSTIKO - 2003