100 years Shell in Greece
A century in motion, filled with innovation, achievements, social responsibility, growth, and remarkable stories.
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Title: 100 Years of Shell in Greece
Duration: 1:07 seconds
Description: 100 years’ anniversary film of Shell in Greece
A Century of Shell in Greece through a film that offers a different dimension to what we have been accustomed to seeing until now.
Since 1926, the company has moved in tandem with Greek society—through periods of growth and prosperity, as well as eras full of challenges. The footprint of this journey, however, is not measured only in years, but also in moments: in images from highways and ports, on holiday trips, on returns home, and in daily professional commutes.
Shell is not just a refueling point, but a steady starting point. Its history in Greece is, above all, a history of people—employees, drivers, partners, and station owners. It is a history of relationships built on trust, care, and quality.
This deep, human dimension is exactly what the 100-year anniversary film attempts to highlight. Directed by the award-winning creator Vasilis Kekatos, the film approaches the subject with a discreet, cinematic eye.
One hundred years later, the journey continues.
100 Years of Shell. 100 Years ahead.
Transcript:
00:00 - 00:04
[Atmospheric music begins]
Wide shots of the sky, an open road at sunset, a girl dances on a reflective salt flat, a girl increases the volume of a vintage cassette player, a Shell station canopy with the anniversary signage.
00:05 - 00:08
[Sound of engine starting]
Vintage car key with a Shell-shaped keychain turns in the ignition. White classic car speeds on a dirt road. A reflection of the Shell brand on the screen of a car in motion. A new driver signage on the back screen of a car in motion.
00:09 - 00:12
[Music continues]
A vintage teal-and-white car drives through a Greek village. A vintage camper van parked by a lake at dusk. A vintage pony car, followed by a young boy with a bicycle in the yard of traditional family house in a Greek island.
00:13 - 00:17
Vintage sports car (No. 26) zooms across a mountain landscape. Driver wears retro racing gear.
[Voice over] 100 years together.
00:18 - 00:22
[Music tempo increases]
Snowy mountain peak. Close-up of 'Wash me!' written in car dust. Car inside an automatic wash.
00:23 - 00:27
Modern SUV meets α flock of sheep on a mountain road. A shepherd whistles. A jeep with surfboards on the top boards a ferry.
[Voice over] 100 years of journeys.
[Voice over] Ooopa!
00:28 - 00:31
A family pushing a vintage VW van to move towards a retro 1950s-style Shell station in a desert landscape.
[Voice over] 100 years of care.
00:32 - 00:34
A group of kids enters the shop of Shell station on a summer night. Α Man in station shop looks at an event on TV. Kids with a soccer ball look on excitedly and pose a question to the Shell employee.
[Voice over] Could you please add air to it?
00:35 - 00:36
A Shell employee checks the air of a tyre. A Shell employee in modern red uniform fuels a car at a brightly lit station at night. A dark SUV is seen driving through a reflective flooded area or a salt flat during twilight.
[Voice over] 100 years of quality.
00:37 - 00:39
Couple on a motorcycle rides along a coastal island road. Woman holds the man tightly.
[Voice over] Hold me.
[Voice over] 100 years of thousand moments
00:40 - 00:43
Red car in a snowy forest. Inside the car a father gives instructions to his daughter who is a new driver. A young man holding flowers stops a taxi in front of a cinema in a rainy night. The taxi driver asks him about his destination.
[Voice over] Don’t rush, don’t rush
[Voice over] Where are you going?
00:44 - 00:48
A car is crossing a bridge. Close-up of a pregnant woman's belly.
[Voice over] I’m hungry
A woman spreads a sheet on a sunny day.
[Voice over] Take care.
A young man offers 2 cups through an open car window to his smiling wife sitting in the co -drivers station. The car is parked in a Shell station.
A shell employee waves 'Goodbye' from a Shell station.
[Voice over] Go Well!
00:49 - 00:51
[Upbeat music]
A mother and daughter smiling to each other in a vintage Mercedes in a garage. They pull out of a modern Greek home.
00:52 - 00:58
[Electronic beats]
Shell trucks drive past a modern Shell station. A young man driving a car is leaving form a Shell station. Flicker montage of vintage vs. modern stations. Panoramic view of a coastal Shell station at dusk.
00:59 - 01:01
A boy in the back seat of a modern car looks through the car window to a girl in a vintage car. The two cars drive side-by-side.
[Voice over] 100 years of Shell in Greece
01:02 - 01:07
The Modern car moves ahead the vintage car and both continue their journey into the horizon.
[Voice over] 100 years ahead.
[logo and mark pops in]
Shell logo and centenary mark appear over the road
[Final musical chord].
[End frame]
A century of Shell in Greece: A cinematic journey
Shell is not just a refueling point, but a steady starting point. Its history in Greece is, above all, a history of people—employees, drivers, and partners. It is a history of relationships built on trust, care, and quality.
This deep, human dimension is exactly what the 100-year anniversary film attempts to highlight. Directed by award-winning creator Vasilis Kekatos, the film approaches the subject with a discreet, cinematic eye.
One hundred years later, the journey continues.
100 years of Shell in Greece. 100 years ahead.
Open Call
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Coral S.A. is the former Shell Hellas S.A., which was renamed in July 2010 following its acquisition by Motor Oil Hellas. The company has been operating in Greece since 1926. With approximately 800 fuel stations currently operating under the Shell brand, the company holds a leading position in the Greek fuel market. Its core activities include the distribution and marketing of a wide range of petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel, and lubricants.