- Former student at L'IDHEC (La FEMIS). He had to leave after only 1 year because of aesthetic disagreements with his teachers, who didn't support his interest in shooting sequences in one long take. Ironically, he later became famous for exactly this style of filmmaking.
- Worked frequently with composer Eleni Karaindrou.
- Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 40th Cannes International Film Festival in 1987.
- Often worked with cinematographer Giorgos Arvanitis and Andreas Sinanos, composer Eleni Karaindrou, sound mixer Thanassis Arvanitis, set designer Mikes Karapiperis, writers Tonino Guerra, Petros Markaris, Thanassis Valtinos and film editor Giorgos Triandafyllou.
- Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 28th Berlin International Film Festival in 1978.
- Biography in John Wakeman, editor, "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985," pp. 55-59. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988.
- Retrospective at the 8th New Horizons Film Festival (2008).
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