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{{Short description|Iranian-Finnish writer and filmmaker}}
'''Alexis Kouros''' (born 1961, in [[Kermanshah]], [[Iran]]) is an [[Iran]]ian-[[Finland|Finnish]] writer, documentary-maker, director and producer.
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'''Alexis Kouros''' (born 1961, in [[Kermanshah]], [[Iran]]) is an [[Iran]]ian-[[Finland|Finnish]] writer, documentary-maker, director, and producer.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.kln.gov.my/web/fin_helsinki/news-from-mission/-/blogs/discussion-with-the-editor-in-chief-of-helsinki-times?_33_redirect=%2Fweb%2Ffin_helsinki%2Fevents%3Fp_p_id%3D101_INSTANCE_dDNTbayD9g5z%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-1%26p_p_col_pos%3D1%26p_p_col_count%3D2%26_101_INSTANCE_dDNTbayD9g5z_delta%3D20%26_101_INSTANCE_dDNTbayD9g5z_keywords%3D%26_101_INSTANCE_dDNTbayD9g5z_advancedSearch%3Dfalse%26_101_INSTANCE_dDNTbayD9g5z_andOperator%3Dtrue%26p_r_p_564233524_resetCur%3Dfalse%26_101_INSTANCE_dDNTbayD9g5z_cur%3D1 |title= Discussion with the Editor in Chief of Helsinki Times: Dr. Alexis Kouros |publisher= Embassy of Malaysia, Helsinki |access-date= 2023-06-26}}</ref>
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His first book, ''Gondwana's Children'', won the Finlandia Junior award in 1997. His first film was the [[2000 in film|2000]] documentary, ''Waiting for Godot at De Gaulle'', the story of [[Mehran Karimi Nasseri]].


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His first book, ''Gondwana's Children'', won the Finlandia Junior Award in 1997. His first film was the [[2000 in film|2000]] documentary, ''Waiting for Godot at De Gaulle'', the story of [[Mehran Karimi Nasseri]].<ref>{{Cite book |title= Gondwanan lapset |last= Kouros |first= Alexis |authorlink= Alexis Kouros |year= 1997 |publisher= Lasten Keskus|isbn= 978-9-516-27157-9 |pages= 120 |url= }}</ref>
He also directed a documentary called ''[[Without My Daughter]]'' in response to the 1991 Hollywood movie, ''[[Not Without My Daughter]]''.
He started his production company Dream Catcher. The company started publishing Finland's first English language monthly called ''[[SixDegrees (magazine)|SixDegrees]]'' in 2003. ''Helsinki Times'', a weekly English newspaper was established by Dream Catcher in April 2007.


He also directed a documentary called ''[[Without My Daughter]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Without my Daughter |url=https://variety.com/2003/film/reviews/without-my-daughter-2-1200542319/ |website=Variety |date=10 April 2003 |accessdate=14 September 2018}}</ref> in response to the 1991 Hollywood movie, ''[[Not Without My Daughter (film)|Not Without My Daughter]]''.
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== Books ==
He started his production company Dream Catcher. The company began publishing Finland's first English language monthly called ''[[SixDegrees (magazine)|SixDegrees]]'' in 2003. ''Helsinki Times'', a weekly English newspaper, was established by Dream Catcher in April 2007.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title= New Finnish Chinese-Language Daily |url= |magazine= Language Magazine |location= |publisher= |issn= 1542-5576 |date= |access-date=}}</ref> Kouros went on to become the editor-in-chief for the [[Helsinki Times]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Police probe Turku stabbing spree as 'terror attack' |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/08/police-arrest-finland-stabbing-spree-170819071318001.html |website=Al Jazeera |accessdate=14 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Päätoimittaja Alexis Kouros: Turvapaikanhakijoiden kotouttaminen on ... |url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-8629256 |website=Yle Finland |date=27 January 2016 |accessdate=14 September 2018}}</ref>


Kourosh is an [[Iranian Kurds|Iranian Kurd]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://vanha.verkkouutiset.fi/arkisto/Arkisto_1999/26.helmikuu/MUUTT899.HTM |title=Maahanmuuttajat haluavat valtakunnanpolitiikkaan |date=26 February 1999 |website={{ill|Verkkouutiset|fi}} |publisher={{ill|Kansalliskustannus|fi}} |language=fi |access-date=25 January 2023 |quote=Iranin kurdi,kirjailija, lääkäri Alexis Kouros}}</ref>
*''Gondwanas Children''
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*''Harmattan, the Traveler and the Dream Catcher''


== Films ==
==Works==


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=== Books ===
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*''Waiting for Godot at De Gaulle''

*''Without my Daughter''
* {{Cite book |title= Gondwanan lapset |last= Alexis |first= Kouros |authorlink= Alexis Kouros |year= 1997 |publisher= Lasten Keskus|isbn= 978-9-516-27157-9 |pages= 120 |url= |edition= Finnish }}
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*''Rubina doesn't live here anymore..''
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* ''Harmattan, the Traveler and the Dream Catcher''
*''Chosen''

=== Films ===

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*''Waiting for Godot at De Gaulle'', 2000
*''Without my Daughter'', 2003<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b893e04cb |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220516042849/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b893e04cb |url-status= dead |archive-date= May 16, 2022 |title= ILMAN TYTARTANI (WITHOUT MY DAUGHTER), 2003 |publisher= British Film Institute |access-date= 2023-06-26}}</ref>
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*''Rubina doesn't live here anymore..'', 2002
*''Chosen'', 2003<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.idfa.nl/en/film/8684eb41-fbbe-43f6-a090-a21298d9b62c/chosen/docs-for-sale |title= Chosen: Alexi Kouros, Finland |publisher= IDFA}}</ref>
*''Rooted''
*''Rooted''
*''Kokonainen''
*''Kokonainen'', 2005


==TV series ==
===TV series===


*''Finnish Cinema''
*''Finnish Cinema''
*''Great Finns: [[Lönnrot]]''
*''Great Finns: [[Lönnrot]]''

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title= GALLERIES MUSEUMS AND ARTISTS |url= |magazine= Art in America |location= United States |publisher= |issn= 0004-3214 |date= |access-date=}}
* {{cite magazine |last= Nesselson |first= Lisa |date= 2003-04-21 |title= WITHOUT MY DAUGHTER (Film) |url= |magazine= Variety |location= Gothenburg, Sweden |publisher= |issn= 0042-2738 |access-date=}}


==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.dreamcatcher.fi Dream Catcher]
*[http://www.dreamcatcher.fi Dream Catcher]
*[http://www.6d.fi SixDegrees Magazine]
*[http://www.6d.fi SixDegrees Magazine]
* [https://people.aalto.fi/alexis.kouros Alexis Kouros' Biography]
*[http://www.helsinkitimes.fi Helsinki Times]
*[http://www.helsinkitimes.fi Helsinki Times]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20230626133536/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bce614bfb Filmography: Alexis Kouros]. [[British Film Institute]]


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Latest revision as of 17:23, 15 October 2023

Alexis Kouros (born 1961, in Kermanshah, Iran) is an Iranian-Finnish writer, documentary-maker, director, and producer.[1]

His first book, Gondwana's Children, won the Finlandia Junior Award in 1997. His first film was the 2000 documentary, Waiting for Godot at De Gaulle, the story of Mehran Karimi Nasseri.[2]

He also directed a documentary called Without My Daughter[3] in response to the 1991 Hollywood movie, Not Without My Daughter. He started his production company Dream Catcher. The company began publishing Finland's first English language monthly called SixDegrees in 2003. Helsinki Times, a weekly English newspaper, was established by Dream Catcher in April 2007.[4] Kouros went on to become the editor-in-chief for the Helsinki Times.[5][6]

Kourosh is an Iranian Kurd.[7]

Works

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Books

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  • Alexis, Kouros (1997). Gondwanan lapset (Finnish ed.). Lasten Keskus. p. 120. ISBN 978-9-516-27157-9.
  • Harmattan, the Traveler and the Dream Catcher

Films

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  • Waiting for Godot at De Gaulle, 2000
  • Without my Daughter, 2003[8]
  • Rubina doesn't live here anymore.., 2002
  • Chosen, 2003[9]
  • Rooted
  • Kokonainen, 2005

TV series

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References

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  1. ^ "Discussion with the Editor in Chief of Helsinki Times: Dr. Alexis Kouros". Embassy of Malaysia, Helsinki. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  2. ^ Kouros, Alexis (1997). Gondwanan lapset. Lasten Keskus. p. 120. ISBN 978-9-516-27157-9.
  3. ^ "Without my Daughter". Variety. 10 April 2003. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  4. ^ "New Finnish Chinese-Language Daily". Language Magazine. ISSN 1542-5576.
  5. ^ "Police probe Turku stabbing spree as 'terror attack'". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Päätoimittaja Alexis Kouros: Turvapaikanhakijoiden kotouttaminen on ..." Yle Finland. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Maahanmuuttajat haluavat valtakunnanpolitiikkaan". Verkkouutiset [fi] (in Finnish). Kansalliskustannus [fi]. 26 February 1999. Retrieved 25 January 2023. Iranin kurdi,kirjailija, lääkäri Alexis Kouros
  8. ^ "ILMAN TYTARTANI (WITHOUT MY DAUGHTER), 2003". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 16, 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  9. ^ "Chosen: Alexi Kouros, Finland". IDFA.

Further reading

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  • "GALLERIES MUSEUMS AND ARTISTS". Art in America. United States. ISSN 0004-3214.
  • Nesselson, Lisa (2003-04-21). "WITHOUT MY DAUGHTER (Film)". Variety. Gothenburg, Sweden. ISSN 0042-2738.
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