Tassos Boulmetis (; born 1957) is a Greek film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his contributions to contemporary Greek cinema. His semiâÂÂautobiographical film A Touch of Spice (2003) achieved both domestic and international acclaim.
Boulmetis was born in 1957 in Constantinople (now Istanbul), Turkey. In 1964 his family moved to Greece, where he earned a Physics degree at the University of Athens. He later received an Onassis Foundation scholarship to study film production and direction at UCLA, where he also served as a teaching assistant in directing.
After returning to Greece, Boulmetis directed and produced television programmes for state broadcasters. His feature debut, The Dream Factory (1990), which he wrote and coâÂÂproduced, won eight national awards and the Golden Award for Fantasy Movies at the Houston International Film Festival.
A Touch of Spice (Greek: àÿûïÃÂùú÷ ÃÂÿàöïýñ, 2003) is a semiâÂÂautobiographical drama about the Greek minority in Istanbul. It became one of the most successful Greek films ever (1.6â¯million admissions), released in over 45 countries. It won eight national awards and was GreeceâÂÂs submission to the 77th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
His 2016 comingâÂÂofâÂÂage comedy Mythopathy (Greek: ÃÂÃÂÃÂùñÃÂ) is set against GreeceâÂÂs 1970s social and political changes; it won Best Feature Film at the Hellas Filmbox Berlin Festival in 2017.
In 2018 he directed the docufiction 1968, commemorating AEK Athens B.C.âÂÂs European Cup victory.