by Michael Ciccarelli Walsh
When filmmaker Costandinos “Costa” Karalis opens the Tallahassee Film Festival with his debut feature-length film, “Frogtown,” it will be more than just a film screening. It will be a full-circle homecoming.
An alumnus of the Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts, Karalis honed his cinematic craft here in North Florida. Now, five years after graduating with his Bachelor of Fine Arts, he returns to the community that inspired his latest creation.
“This is truly an honor,” said Karalis. “I had attended the festival several times while in film school and seen countless other films at the Challenger Center where we will be screening ‘Frogtown’, so to return after shooting it just an hour away from Tallahassee feels like an exciting celebration of the region.”
The Tallahassee Film Festival — now in its 18th year and running Oct. 8-11 — champions bold, unexpected filmmaking, and has featured the works of legendary filmmakers like Denis Villeneuve, Barry Jenkins, and Bong Joon-Ho well before they became household names.
It may not be long before we add Costa Karalis to that list.
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