The Parade
The misadventures of a group of high school students in Athens, Greece, on the day of a national military parade.
- Switzerland, Greece
- 2022, 23 min
- Director: Michail Galanopoulos
- Director of photography: Fili Olsefski
- Editor: Antoine Flahaut
- Screenplay: Michail Galanopoulos
- Music: Yatoni Roy Cantú
- Sound: Massimo Del Gaudio
- Cast: Semeli Mitropoulou, Margarita Tasi
- Art Director: Spyridoula Liaratsika
- Coproduction: Cinéforom
- Producer: Lionel Baier, Nicolas Wadimoff, Michail Galanopoulos
- Production: Master ECAL/HEAD
Michail Galanopoulos
Michail Galanopoulos studied media, culture and film in England, filmmaking in Denmark, and cinema at the École cantonale d’art de Lausanne (ÉCAL). His film Anker (2018) earned him the Best Newcomer Award at the 2019 Athens International Digital Film Festival. His graduation film The Parade (2023) premiered in the national competition of the 26th Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur and won the Sound Design Award, Editing Award, and “Frida Liappa” Best Greek Student Film Award at the 46th Drama International Short Film Festival.