Manuel de Coco was born in 1975 in Athens, Greece. He is a film director and writer, best known for his poetic and transcendental style. He is also well known for traveling to extreme places to explore humanity’s relationship with spirituality. He has directed the banned film “Unknown Land” (2012).
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FILMING UNKNOWN LAND
Μanuel de Coco filmed his first feature film “Unknown Land” in Socotra Island in Yemen during the Arab Spring
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WORLD PREMIERE FOR UNKNOWN LAND
Μanuel de Coco’s Unknown Land premiered in Tehran in Iran and won the Best Feature Film Award
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Tarkovsky Film Festival
Manuel de Coco at Tarkovsky Film Festival in Russia -
PEACE AWARD FOR MANUEL DE COCO
Manuel de Coco won the Best Director Peace Award for “Unknown Land” at Gothenburg Independent Film Festival
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INVISIBLE WORLD
After a 15 – year period of filming in 10 countries “Invisible World” is finally completed in Tibet.