Candilis, Takis P.

(October 27, 1954, Athens, Greece-)

   The son of a Greek architect father and a French mother, he wrote his first short at age seventeen. While studying architecture, he worked as an assist­ant production designer on several films (1974 Sweet Movie, Dusan Makavejev; 1975 Un Sac de Billes, Jacques Doillon; Les Galettes de Pont-Aven, Joël Séria). He also landed jobs as assistant cinematographer and editor. After abandoning his architecture studies, he began directing documentaries and institutional films. In 1988, he co-founded with Rachel Kahn his own pro­duction company (Tara Productions). He is currently a TV producer.

 Filmography

1978 ◘ Le Retour du Privé (short; also screenwriter)

1982 ◘ Transit (unreleased)