Mikis Theodorakis - The Greek Soul

George Logothetis was born in 1944 in Agios Petros, Lefkada. In 1964 he immigrated to Sweden to study at Stockholm University. He studied Political Science, Sociology and Journalism. He worked for Swedish State Television for 15 years as a journalist, presenter and television producer. In 1988, at the suggestion of ERT management, he returned to Greece to assist in the creation of the Third State Television Channel (ERT3), in his capacity as television director. From 1992 to 2004 he taught "Television Production" and "Communication Networks" at the Department of Journalism and Mass Media of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He is a member of the Association of Swedish Journalists. He is a member of ESIEMTH, and a member of the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents. In 1990 he was honored with the IPEKTSI award (First TV report). He has been dealing with the commons since his student years. During the dictatorship he was a member of the 7-member delegation of the Patriotic Front in Sweden. In the 2006 elections, he was elected Mayor of Apollonia, Lefkada. He is a biographer of Mikis Theodorakis. His book "Mikis Theodorakis: My religion is Greece" is published in English and Chinese. He has created 10 hour documentaries about the life and work of Mikis Theodorakis. His top work is the production of three hour-long documentaries about the period of the Resistance and the Civil War, based on the "Song of the Dead Brother", which in addition to Greek are released as a DVD in 5 other languages.