The Belle Arte Lamia Contemporary Arts Meeting is producing the short fiction film titled “10 Minutes.”
Filming took place entirely in Lamia during April 2025. The film is directed by Kostas Gakis, written by Dimitris Grammenos, and stars the renowned actor Giorgos Konstantinou and beloved actress Natasa–Faye Kosmidou.

Film Synopsis:

In the short film “10 Minutes”, a young woman is trying to reach an audition that is of great importance to her. However, the lack of a bus ticket and the ten cents she’s missing bring her face-to-face with a strict and meticulous ticket inspector. Her desperate attempt to gather the missing amount leads to a series of tragicomic moments, where the inspector’s obsession with rules clashes with the woman’s despair.

As the story reaches its climax, the narrative takes a metaphysical turn, leading the protagonist to a paradoxical and dreamlike finale, where logic begins to dissolve and reality takes on a surreal dimension.

The setting is the interior of a city bus, where the entire action unfolds while the vehicle is in motion. The film was shot on real locations along the central streets of Lamia.

Belle Arte Lamia would like to extend its sincere thanks to:

  • The Region of Central Greece
  • The Organization for Cultural Development of the Region of Central Greece
  • The Municipality of Lamia
  • The Chamber of Fthiotida
  • The Deputy Mayor of Lamia, Kostas Kerpiniotis, and Lamia Urban Transport for providing the city bus. A special thank you to the Deputy Mayor, who kindly volunteered to be our driver throughout the long hours of filming!

The film would not have been possible without the support of:

POLITIKOS Department Store, Hondos Center Lamia, Athina Hotel, Athanassios Makris – Unit Manager NN Hellas, Odos Oneiron, TWO SAINTS, Stato Café, Vento Café, EZA – Hellenic Brewery of Atalanti, Topos Technon “Chora”, Mary Dimotsi Pharmacy.

A heartfelt thank you also goes out to the people of Lamia for their help in completing the filming:

Nansy Vasilou, Konstantinos Grivas, Konstantinos Dimitriou, Thaleianna Zacharopoulou, Athina Thomou, Giannis Kalogirou, Natasa Kanaveta, Amalia Katopi, Sofia Kafka, Antonia Kirykou, Apostolia Koukoufiki, Dimitra Koukoufiki, Ismini Louka, Chrysoula Louka, Konstantinos Loukas, Natasa Lymeri, Dimitra Makri, Nektaria Maraka, Eleni Baltadourou, Antonis Beltegris, Vasilis Beltegris, Vasoula Oikonomou, Lydia Papadopoulou, Efthymis Papanastasiou, Andreas Paparoupas, Grigoris Polymerou, Ioanna Polymerou, Katerina Prentza, Savvina Soulopoulou, Dimosthenis Stefanou, Vasso Yfanti.

More information about the journey of “10 Minutes” and a full list of credits will be announced soon.

Photography: Konstantinos Georgakopoulos, Evangelos Balatsoukas