The film screening event was organized in the frame of the EU project “Restart-Cretive Europe” -WP2- D2.12. Τhe LTCP hosted the avant-première of the film “The Sea in the Winter” by Nikos Kornilios, at the 12th of October in the historical Flotation Storage of the LTCP. The film has been exclusively shot in the area of Lavreotiki, and mainly in the LTCP. Nikos Kornilios lived and worked in Paris and Athens, he was a student of Eric Rohmer and Giannis Xenakis. The movie will also be projected during Thessaloniki International Film Festival.
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On the evening of Sunday, October 12th, 2025, the hall of the Flotation Storage exceeded the estimated number of 200 people, who attended the avant-première of Nikos Kornilios’s film The Sea in Winter, which the director and screenwriter kindly offered especially for the LTCP. The event was organized in the frame of the EU project Restart -Creative Europe.
Nikos Kornilios, a multifaceted creator with a rich body of work including cinema, theatre, and music—both for stage and screen as well as in standalone form—studied in Paris under Éric Rohmer and Iannis Xenakis. The Sea in Winter is his eleventh feature film, almost all of which have participated in international festivals, with several having received awards. The local community played a major role in this particular film, and, as Athina Kartalou, Head of Film at the Hellenic Film Center (EKKOMED), pointedly noted, it stands as an example of how good cinema can emerge through a partly participatory process.
Shot entirely in Lavrio, with many scenes filmed at LTCP, the movie poetically captures multiple aspects of the city’s identity. Grounded in the simplicity of everyday life, The Sea in Winter unfolds on many levels: from fragments of Lavrio’s history and its mineral wealth, from its play with time scale and its exploration of human characters, to the deeper existential questions, the film itself flows like the sea.
Artistically, the film is shaped by outstanding performances from Vangelis Rokkos, Parthenopi Bouzouri, Adelaïda Katside, and Dimitris Papagiannis; by the exceptional cinematography of Dominique Colin; and by Savina Yannatou’s vocal improvisations, all contributing to a rich and immersive cinematic experience.
“The film is not in Lavrio — it is Lavrio,” emphasized Professor D. Kaliampakos during the on-stage discussion that followed with the key contributors. The audience — ordinary people, not just the cinephiles as the director observed — applauded warmly and took part in the conversation, emphasizing to the various qualities of the film.
Before its official release in theaters, the film will travel to the Thessaloniki International Film Festival.
