Washingtonia starts when the giraffe's heart can no longer be heard. Washingtonia is an alternative name for Athens, a place where people, like animals, fall into summertime sadness because of the heat. Washingtonia is the only palm tree whose heart is not devoured by the red beetle.
Born in Komotini, Konstantina Kotzamani is a graduate student of the Film Department of Fine Arts of Thessaloniki. Her short movies have participated in several International Festivals and have gained several awards. Her film 'Washingtonia' premiered in Berlinale 2014 in the Berlinale Shorts Competition program and was nominated for the Golden Bear. It also was awarded by the Hellenic Film Academy as the best Short Film 2014 and nominated for the best short film by the European Film Academy 2015 (EFA awards).
"Limbo" (2016) /"Yellow Fieber" (2015) / "Washingtonia" (2014) / "Morning Prayers" (2013) / "Arundel" (2012) / "Zodiac" (2012) / "Pigs" (2011)
Future Filmmaker award, Palm Springs International Short Films 2016 / Best Fiction Film Prize, Curtas Vila do Conde 2016, European Film Awards Nomination, Sarajevo 2016
