Of course I know what works for me and what kind of tone I want my films to have.

We were fortunate enough to shoot 'Alps' - write the script and shoot it - right after 'Dogtooth' premiered in Cannes. So we didn't just sit around and wait to figure out what to do because 'Dogtooth' was successful. We just wanted to make another film fast, so we just went ahead and did it.

Having a couple of films that were successful internationally has made the film community aware of the films coming out of Greece.

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