Peter Looles
Directing
Biography
Peter Looles was born in Athens, in 2004. His father (Vassilis Loules) was a director and his mother (Io Angeli) was a painter. From an early age he showed an interest in comics and films. While he was still in elementary school, he released two self published comics and three animated short films. That's when he participated at comic and film festivals for the first time. Since then he has participated in various film festivals, comic festival and exhibitions. In 2021 he released his first live-action short, "Zenith", with which he received various first time director awards. In 2024 he released his first short documentary, "Make Love Not Porn". Furthermore, in 2019 he started writing reviews (mainly) for comics and movies on Instagram.
Known For
The hard daily-life of a teenager, in parallel with the miserable life of his mother.
Do they Go Away?
Against the stereotypes of the “ideal” woman and the symbols of Pornography, the women in the works of Greek comic artist Stavros Kioutsioukis preserve their personality: they are the girls next door who try and get their rights in Happiness and Love.
Make Love Not Porn
A boy explores his grief and searches for peace, through a series of dreams guided by music.
Silence on the Lakeside
A young couple, a boy and a girl, meet on the edge of a cliff for their last date. They spend the whole night together, drinking, smoking and talking about their lives and their future; until the dawn comes.
Zenith
This film is based on a self-published comic by Peter Looles. The basic idea of the movie is that the characters within a comic page can penetrate each panel and interact with each other, so they go to war. The first official screening of the film was at the 2015 Camera Zizanio film festival.
The War of the Frames
Two childhood friends, Michalis and Andreas, wander the city streets at dawn, just before their paths part.
As of Today
A film that tries to analyse a very big question, why is the red mullet red. A violent, action packed film, set in the bottoms of the sea.
Why is the red mullet red?
Football games, fights between mosters and explosions, everything that happens in a normal day in Athens.