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Thessaloniki Film FestivalYear Result Award Category/Recipient(s)1983 Won Greek Competition Award Best CinematographyAris StavrouBest EditingAndreas AndreadakisTied with Yannis Tsitsopoulos for Revanche (1983).Best Set DecorationMarie-Louise BartholomewBest SoundMarinos Athanassopoulos