# Aris Chatzistefanou

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'''Aris Chatzistefanou''' ({{langx|el|Άρης Χατζηστεφάνου}}) is a [Greek](/source/Greek_people) journalist and filmmaker.

==Biography==
Born in [Athens](/source/Athens), Chatzistefanou started his career as a journalist in 1997 at Radio [Skai 100.3](/source/Skai_100.3),<ref name=owni>{{cite web|url=http://owni.eu/2011/05/06/exclusive-campaigning-documentary-debtocracy-released-in-english/ |title=Campaigning documentary 'Debtocracy' released in English |work=OWNI |date=6 May 2011 |accessdate=26 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112060826/http://owni.eu/2011/05/06/exclusive-campaigning-documentary-debtocracy-released-in-english/ |archivedate=12 January 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Political parties' condemnation | url=http://www.hri.org/news/greek/ana/2010/10-06-01.ana.html#03 | work=[ANA-MPA](/source/ANA-MPA) | publisher=hri.org | accessdate=26 May 2014| date=1 June 2010}}</ref> where in 2005 he began his own show ''Infowar'', a big success on Greek radio.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ejc.net/magazine/article/7-new-ways-greek-journalists-are-reporting-old-news#.U4OlYvldWJI | title=7 New Ways Greek Journalists Are Reporting Old News | date=18 October 2012 | author=Makri, Elina | publisher=[European Journalism Centre](/source/European_Journalism_Centre) | accessdate=26 May 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527215026/http://ejc.net/magazine/article/7-new-ways-greek-journalists-are-reporting-old-news#.U4OlYvldWJI | archive-date=27 May 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref> In April 2011, he released ''[Debtocracy](/source/Debtocracy)'', a documentary co-directed by [Katerina Kitidi](/source/Katerina_Kitidi) about the [Greek debt crisis](/source/Greek_debt_crisis), which, despite garnering almost a million viewers on [YouTube](/source/YouTube),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/jun/09/debtocracy-film | title=Debtocracy: the samizdat of Greek debt | author=Chakrabortty, Aditya | work=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)| date=9 June 2011 | accessdate=26 May 2014}}</ref> was not well received in the [traditional media](/source/traditional_media) and caused the cancellation of ''Infowar'' and his dismissal.<ref name=owni/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.redpepper.org.uk/greece-no-tahrir-here/ | title=Society-wide anger | date=June 2011 | author=Phillips, Leigh | work=[Red Pepper](/source/Red_Pepper_(magazine)) | accessdate=26 May 2014}}</ref>

He has worked for the [BBC World Service](/source/BBC_World_Service) in [London](/source/London) and [Istanbul](/source/Istanbul), and contributed short documentaries and articles to ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)'' and other international media outlets.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/greek/aboutus/story/2003/10/031008_aboutuk.shtml | title=About BBC Greek | date=8 October 2003 | publisher=BBC | accessdate=26 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/aris-chatzistefanou | title=Aris Chatzistefanou profile | work=The Guardian| accessdate=26 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/aris-chatzistefanou|title=Aris Chatzistefanou|website=The Guardian|access-date=2017-11-27}}</ref>

In 2012, he co-directed with Katerina Kitidi, the documentary ''Catastroika'' that focuses on the effects of massive privatization in Greece and several other countries. The documentary features [Naomi Klein](/source/Naomi_Klein) and others. The film was released by the co-owned Infowar Productions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://infowarproductions.com|title=INFOWAR PRODUCTIONS|publisher=Infowar Productions|accessdate=27 November 2017}}</ref>

Aris Chatzistefanou co-founded the magazine ''Unfollow'' in January 2013.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thenation.com/article/173044/political-corruption-and-media-retribution-spain-and-greece# | title=Political Corruption and Media Retribution in Spain and Greece | date=21 February 2013 | author=Robinson, Andy | work=[The Nation](/source/The_Nation) | publisher=The Nation Company | accessdate=26 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/30/world/europe/greeks-question-media-and-new-voices-pipe-up.html | title=Greeks Question Media, and New Voices Pipe Up | author=Donadio, Rachel | date=29 October 2013 | work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) | accessdate=26 May 2014}}</ref> In 2014, he directed ''Fascism Inc.'', a documentary that shows how the economic elites supported [fascism](/source/fascism) in the 1920s and 1930s, comparing it to the present situation.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://info-war.gr/2014/05/fascism-inc-greece-and-the-rise-of-the-extreme-right-in-europe/ | title=Fascism Inc: Greece and the Rise of the Extreme Right in Europe | date=23 May 2014 | publisher=Infowar | accessdate=26 May 2014 | archive-date=7 July 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707222643/http://info-war.gr/2014/05/fascism-inc-greece-and-the-rise-of-the-extreme-right-in-europe/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2016 he directed the documentary This Is Not A Coup focusing on the effects of [ECB](/source/European_Central_Bank) and [Eurozone](/source/Eurozone) policies in the European periphery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9atjdO1fpw|title=Film show: Bridget Jones, 'This Is Not A Coup' and 'Mercenary'|website=YouTube|access-date=2017-11-27}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://infowarproductions.com Infowar Productions]

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