5pm Seaside
TITLE
5pm Seaside
DIRECTOR
Valentin Stejskal
COUNTRY
Austria, Greece
YEAR
2022
DURATION
25′
GENRE
Fiction
Overview

5pm Seaside
On his 40th birthday, Nikos, a solitary truck driver, arrives on a remote beach. He’s there to meet his former military buddy Christos, whom he hasn't seen for many years.

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Valentin Stejskal
Valentin is a director and writer from Austria. He graduated Ortweinschule for Film & Media in Graz in 2014. Since then, he has been working in theatre, film festivals and film productions. So far, he has directed 13 narrative short films as a director. In 2019, he moved to Athens, Greece where he is currently working on the short film ‘5pm Seaside’.
Credits
- Director Valentin Stejskal
- Screenplay Valentin Stejskal, Glykeria Patramani
- Cinematography Samir Ljuma
- Editing Martin Ivanov
- Cast Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos, Kimonas Kouris
- Producer/s Alisa Frischholz, Ioanna Petinaraki, Valentin Stejskal, Samir Ljuma
- Production Company Sixpackfilm
- Distributor/s
Specifications
- Project Title 5pm Seaside
- Project Type Fiction
- Completion Date January 29, 2022
- Country of origin Austria
- Country of filming Greece
- Language Greek
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student Project No

Valentin Stejskal
Valentin is a director and writer from Austria. He graduated Ortweinschule for Film & Media in Graz in 2014. Since then, he has been working in theatre, film festivals and film productions. So far, he has directed 13 narrative short films as a director. In 2019, he moved to Athens, Greece where he is currently working on the short film ‘5pm Seaside’.
SELECTIONS & AWARDS

Sarajevo Film Festival
Nominee for Best Short Film, 2022

Athens International Film Festival
Best Actor, Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos, 2022

Tirana International Film Festival
Balkan Short Film Competition, 2022