Maria Gavala

Maria Gavala was born in Koropi, Attica, in 1947. She studied history and archeology at the University of Athens, graduating in 1972. She directed films, including: “About Love – Chrysanthi” (1982), “The Scent of Violets” (1985) and “The Magic Glass” (1988). She wrote film reviews, which were published in publications such as the magazine Contemporary Cinema.[3] She also translated theoretical and film texts, as well as literary works. She has worked as a teacher, she directed cinema and television films, wrote film reviews, and translated texts on film theory and aesthetics, as well as literature. She was a member of the editorial board of the journal Synchronos Kinimatografos [Contemporary Cinema]. She has published extensively in film magazines, and in publications of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival and the Greek Film Archive, among others. She has written ten prose works.

Maria Gavala was born in Koropi, Attica, in 1947. She studied history and archeology at the University of Athens, graduating in 1972. She directed films, including: “About Love – Chrysanthi” (1982), “The Scent of Violets” (1985) and “The Magic Glass” (1988). She wrote film reviews, which were published in publications such as the magazine Contemporary Cinema.[3] She also translated theoretical and film texts, as well as literary works. She has worked as a teacher, she directed cinema and television films, wrote film reviews, and translated texts on film theory and aesthetics, as well as literature. She was a member of the editorial board of the journal Synchronos Kinimatografos [Contemporary Cinema]. She has published extensively in film magazines, and in publications of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival and the Greek Film Archive, among others. She has written ten prose works.