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- Klelia was born in Thessaloniki. Straight after school she went to study Journalism and Mass Communications at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, but at the same time though, she was modeling, traveling around the world and staying in Paris, where she was represented by Marilyn Agency. At the age of 19, she landed a part in the TV series Brousko, where she got bitten by the acting bug and decided to study theatre at the Athens Conservative Drama School. Since graduation she has starred in two successful plays, "Motel" by Vassilis Mavrogeorgiou and "Butterflies in the Stomach" by Konstantinos Rigos. She is starring in the upcoming film "The Last Taxi Driver" by Stergios Paschos, an official entry at the Thessaloniki Film Festival in September 2023 and has already lent her voice in the Greek version of Disney's "Elemental" (June 2023) for the role of Ember Lumen. Currently she is filming the second series of TV's "Maestro in Blue" by Christopher Papakaliatis, the first Greek production included in Netflix.
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Joanna Fyllidou is an actress originally from Greece. She studied at the National Theater of Northern Greece and from the very beginning of her career , Joanna managed to establish herself as a lead actress as she managed to land a series regular role in the first TV show she auditioned for "Litsa.com". Since then, she became very popular through TV, Film and Theater in Greece and also the Finnish film "The island of Secrets" which was distributed all over the world and was awarded in numerous film festivals. Skilled in dancing and singing , Joanna also held lead roles in musicals such as "Dirty Rotter Scoundrels" and "Fiddler on the Roof" directed by Rob Ruggiero. In 2018, she hosted "Bake Off Greece" , the Greek version of BBC's "The Great British Bake Off" which was created for the first time in Greece. Joanna Fyllidou has trained with Bob Krakower, Lesly Kahn, Muchelle Danner and Allan Burton at the Beverly Hills Playhouse. She has participated in the second season of "Swedish Dicks" on Pop TV with Peter Stormare and Johan Glans and independent films.- Titos Vandis was born on 7 November 1917 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He was an actor and writer, known for Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972), Prosohi, kindynos! (1983) and Dawn on the Third Day (1962). He was married to Nancy Hall, Eleanore Mahlein, Ketty Asprea, Aleka Paizi, Maria Alkaiou and Betty Valassi. He died on 23 February 2003 in Athens, Greece.
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A graduate of Harvard University and the American Film Institute (AFI), Akis has lensed more than 20 feature films and 100 scripted/unscripted projects. He began his career serving as a 2nd Unit DP for Oscar nominated cinematographer, Phedon Papamichael, ASC. Over the past 12 years, Akis has worked all over the US and around the world, having shot films in Greece, Bulgaria, Israel and Costa Rica. Feature credits include the period romantic drama Running For Grace ("masterfully photographed by Akis" - Variety); Light Falls, a thriller set on the Mediterranean coast directed by Phedon Papamichael; Inside Game, an indie-drama based on the infamous 2007 NBA betting scandal and Late Bloomer, Kevin Pollak's directorial debut. Most recently, he lensed D.J Caruso's latest film, Shut In and Aitch Alberto's Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of The Universe, based on the best-selling novel, and produced by Lin-Manuel Miranda and 3pas Studios. In addition to his feature work, Akis has photographed a variety of international commercials and music videos for such prominent clients as: Cher, Paul Mitchell, Samsung, Anabel Englund, National Bank of Greece, FX, HBO. Akis is an active member of the International Cinematographer's Guild (ICG) and the honorary Greek Society of Cinematographers (GSC). He resides in Los Angeles and is represented worldwide by the Murtha Skouras Agency.- Actor
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Christos Passalis is a theatre and film director and actor, born in Thessaloniki, Greece. He participated as an actor in Yorgos Lanthimos' Dogtooth (Prix Un Certain Regard, 2009 Cannes IFF, Best Foreign Language Film nomination at the 83rd Academy Awards), Syllas Tzoumerkas' Homeland (Venice 2010) and The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea (Berlinale 2019), Vardis Marinakis' Black Field (Karlovy Vary IFF 2010), and Fiona Tan's History's Future. His co-directed with Syllas Tzoumerkas, hybrid film The City and the City had its world premiere at the Encounters Competition of the 72nd Berlinale and its North-American premiere at the New Directors/New Films by MoMA and Film at Lincoln Center. His debut feature film Silence 6-9 had its world premiere at the Crystal Globe Competition of the 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.- Actor
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Anthem Moss was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. His real name is Anthimos Ananiadis. He started studying theatre at the age of 12. He joined the New York Film Academy in New York City and the National Drama School of Athens. At the same time, he landed an award winning role for the play "This is our Youth" (2004) as "a breakthrough artist of the year".
After spending a year in the army, Anthem returned to the silver screen in, "Loathing and Camouflage" and the T.V. show "Distance/Breath". These were both commercial and critical success. In 2006, his leading role in the movie "Straight Story" which is one of the most successful movies in the Greek film history , earned him a nomination for "Best Leading Actor" in the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. Anthem then landed the starring role as "Alexis" in the hit TV series, "Ugly Maria" which is the Greek version of "Ugly Betty". He received the award for "Best Leading Man" at the T.V. Faces Awards in 2007. He then portrayed Benjamin Braddock in a critically acclaimed performance in the stage production of "The Graduate" in Athens, Greece. Anthem also went on to star in the Greek version of the movies "Surf's Up" and "Up" (2007, 2009) and numerous other film, t.v. and stage productions.
In his first year in Los Angeles, Anthem landed the leading role in the movie "1001 Ways To Enjoy The Missionary Position" opposite Amanda Plummer and the leading role in the film " Sol". He has also starred in another five independent feature films such as "Brief Star" directed by Juan Ramos , "The Hollywood Percentage" directed by Eddie Romero, "Dreams" directed by Peter Ferguson, "Player A" directed by Joshua Perev and Sayulita directed by Jacob Swanson. Most recently he has performed on stage playing Stanley Kowalsky in the theater production, "The Street Car Named Desire", by Tennessee Williams (2011).- Yvonne Sanson was born on 29 August 1925 in Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece. She was an actress, known for The Conformist (1970), Chains (1949) and Nobody's Children (1951). She died on 23 July 2003 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
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Kostas Voutsas was born in Athens, in 1931. He studied at the Drama School of the Macedonian Conservatory of Thessaloniki and made his stage and screen debut in 1953. His breakthrough came in 1961, when Giannis Dalianidis gave him a key part in his phenomenally successful youth melodrama Spoiled Rotten (1961). He soon became one of the best and most popular comic actors of his generation and created personal groups, starring in many Greek comedies by top play-writers and classics like Aristophanes' "Sfikes" (as Philokleon), Molière's "Le bourgeois gentilhomme" (title role) etc. He also starred in about 60 movies, mostly comedies and musicals of the 'golden era' of Greek commercial cinema and received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Thessaloniki Film Festival in 1984.- Nikos Psarras was born on 25 September 1971 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He is an actor, known for Mystikes diadromes (2001), The Shield (2002) and Eglimata (1998).
- Katia Dandoulaki starred in many popular Greek films, like _Papaflessas (1971)_ with Dimitris Papamixail. But her big popularity came when she portraited Marmo Panteou, an adulterous young wife, in the classic tv series Oi Pantheoi (1977), based on a classic novel by Tassos Athanassiadis.
She is the spouse of the Greek intellectual, translator, writer Marios Ploritis, who has translated many of her plays. During the 90s she starred as Virna Drakou in a popular Greek soap opera of Nikos Foskolos Lampsi. She was a personal friend of Elli Lambeti and of the present Prime Minister, K. Simitis. During the 2001-2002 season she played Emma in the classic Pinter play 'Betrayal'. It was a big success, and directed by Stamatis Fasoulis. Her co-stars were S. Zalmas and K. Konstantopoulos.
She also played Maria Kallas in Terence MacNally's Master Class, and Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire. She was one of the basic stars in the TV series, ...Ystera, irthan oi melisses (2000), directed by Koutsomitis. It was one of the few successes that ET1, the state TV channel, had in the last few years. - Actress
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Zozo Sapountzaki was born in Salonica, Greece and studied drama and music at the Musical Theatre School. She first appeared on stage as a child, along with her sister Vaso, as the Sapountzaki baby sisters (ta Sapountzakia). She bloomed into what can only be called a brunette bombshell and appeared in musicals, revues, vaudeville and burlesque not only in Greece but all around Europe, the Middle East and the U.S. At one point, in the late 1950s, she appeared in Las Vegas where the local press dubbed her toast of the town. Her film career icluded mostly comedies and musicals and some costume dramas. Her celebrated legs were always the focal point in most of her movies. Zozo is still going strong even today, making appearances in talk shows and musical revues in Athens.- Manager
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Eleni Larchanidou, LL.M. is a tri-lingual Literary and talent Manager, Producer, Executive Producer, a Fully Qualified German and international Lawyer with a US Masters Degree in International Law (LL.M.), and an International Business and Development Consultant in the Film and entertainment Industry.
She was born in Greece and has lived on two continents and three countries - Greece, Germany, and the U.S.
She resides in California, USA, and holds dual American and Greek citizenship.
Her entertainment industry activities span several continents.
Eleni first became involved in the entertainment industry in 2004 as a business consultant for producers seeking financing for their independent feature film projects.
By 2014, Eleni was being asked by screenwriters and authors to help them find homes for their work. Producers and executive producers also needed her support in raising funds.
Eleni helps connect writers to production companies and television networks. She deals directly with talent agencies and managers to help package her clients' work. Her clientele includes screenwriters, directors, music composers, editors, actors, and other type of filmmakers.
Her duties include fundraising and structuring financial plans through the use of foreign co-productions, equity financing, debt financing, production incentives, tax credits, subsidies, grants, gap financing, pre-sales in domestic and international territories, product placement financing, branding, sponsoring, soundtrack financing, among others.
Eleni also helps with the casting and crewing of her clients' projects.
She is known as producer/executive producer for Pay Day, Road Narrows, Love and Something Like It, Road Less Traveled, Real Thing, and other titles.
Eleni is involved as an executive producer for Venturous Innovation Pictures Inc., Film Imagine, 12th Gates Studios, RGB Studios, Amerindia Films, GP Cineapolis, and other companies.- Vaso Laskaraki is an actress, known for I Polykatoikia (2008-2011), Klemmena Oneira (2011-2013), To soi sou (2014-2019), Erotas meta (2019-2020). She has been married to Lefteris Soultatos since April 29, 2019. She was previously married to Yannis Tsimitselis with whom she has a daughter named Eva (born in November 10th 2013).
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Giannis Dalianidis was born on 31 December 1923 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He was a director and writer, known for Something Hot (1964), Oi erastes tou oneirou (1974) and The Tough Guy with the Tricycle (1972). He died on 16 October 2010 in Piraeus, Greece.- Zoe Laskari was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. In 1959 she won the title of "Miss Greece" and two years later she played the female lead in Giannis Dalianidis's youth melodrama _Katiforos, O (1961)_. The success of that film made Laskari a star; she signed an exclusive contract with Finos Film, the most powerful Greek studio of the period, and appeared in many films, musicals, comedies and melodramas (most of them were directed by the prolific Dalianidis, who became her mentor). She made her stage debut in the late 1960s, but really concentrated on theater after the decline of the Greek commercial cinema in the mid-1970s; her stage work includes Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" (as Martha), Euripides' "The Trojan Women" (as Eleni), Neil Simon's "Barefoot in the Park" etc.
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Thodoris Atheridis was born on 3 May 1965 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He is an actor and writer, known for Love Struck (2014), Perfect Strangers (2016) and Mia melissa ton Avgousto (2007).- Despina Pajanou was born on 9 December 1958 in Thessaloniki, Greece. She is an actress, known for Der Unsichtbare (1987), Doppelter Einsatz (1994) and Danni Lowinski (2010).
- Mustafa was born in 1881 in Salonica, then an Ottoman Turkish city, in modern day Greece. His father, Ali Riza, a customs official-turned-lumber merchant, died when Mustafa was still a boy. His mother, Zubeyde, a devout and strong-willed woman, raised him and his younger sister by herself. First enrolled in a traditional Islamic religious school, he soon switched to a modern school. In 1893, he entered a military high school where his mathematics teacher gave him the second name Kemal (meaning perfection in Turkish) in recognition of young Mustafa's superior achievement. He was thereafter known as Mustafa Kemal.
In 1905, Mustafa Kemal graduated from the War Academy in Istanbul with the rank of Staff Captain. Posted in Damascus, Syria, then a part of the Ottoman Empire, he started with several colleagues a clandestine society called "Homeland and Freedom" to fight against the Sultan's despotism. In 1908, he helped the group of officers who toppled the Sultan. Mustafa Kemal's career flourished as he won his heroism in the far corners of the Ottoman Empire during the Italo-Turkish War of 1911-12 as well as the Balakan Wars of 1913 in which he saw action in Albania and Tripoli, Libya. He also briefly served as a staff officer in Salonica and Istanbul and as a military attache in Sofia, Bulgaria.
In October, 1914, the Ottoman Empire offically entered World War I alongside Germany and Austria as part of the Central Powers fighting the Allies of Great Britian, France, Italy and Russia. In 1915, when the Dardanelles/Galipoli campaign was launched, Mustafa Kemal, recently premoted to Colonel, became a national hero by winning successive victories against the landing British French and ANZAC armies, pinning them down at their beacheads, which finally forced the invaders to evacuate Galipoli in January 1916. Promoted to General later that year, at age 35, he liberated two major provinces in eastern Turkey against the Russian armies. In the next two years, from 1917 to 1918, he served as commander of several Ottoman armies in Palestine, Aleppo, and elsewhere, achieving another major victory by stopping the British advance at Aleppo just before the war-weary Turkish armies agreed to an armistice with the British on October 31, 1918 which ended World War I in the Middle East. As a result of the Ottoman Empire's defeat, the Turks lost all of their Middle East territories with the exception of the traditional Turkish area around the region of Asia Minor.
On May 19, 1919, Mustafa Kemal Pasha landed in the Black Sea port of Samsun to start the Greco-Turkish War, (known to the Turks as the War of Independence.) In defiance of the Sultan's government, he rallied a liberation army in Anatolia and convened the Congress of Erzurum and Sivas which established the basis for the new national effort under his leadership. On April 23, 1920, the Grand National Assembly was inaugurated. Mustafa Kemal Pasha was elected as its President. Fighting on many fronts, he led his forces to victory against rebels and the invading Greek armies. Following the Turkish triumph at the two major battles at Izunu in Western Turkey, the Grand National Assembly conferred on Mustafa Kemal Pasha the title of Commander-in-Chief with the rank of Marshal. At the end of August 1922, the Turkish armies won their ultimate victory. Within a few weeks, the Turkish mainland was completely liberated, an armistice with Greece was signed, and the rule of the Ottoman dynasty was abolished.
In July 1923, the national government signed the Lausanne Treaty with Great Britain, France, Greece, Italy, and others countries which regonized the new country of Turkey. In mid-October, Ankara became the capital of the new Turkish State. On October 29, the Republic was proclaimed and Mustafa Kemal Pasha was unanimously elected President of the Republic. Kemal married Latife Usakligil in early 1923. The marriage ended in divorce in 1925.
The account of Kemal Atatürk's fifteen year Presidency (1923-1938) is a saga of dramatic modernization. With indefatigable determination, he created a new political and legal system based on a Swiss Civil Code, abolished the Islamic Caliphate and made both government and education secular, gave equal rights to women, changed the Turkish language by transfering the written language from the Arabic script to the Roman alphabet, and the attire from Islamic to Western, and advanced the arts and the sciences, agriculture and industry.
In 1934, when the surname law was adopted, the national parliament gave him the name "Atatürk" (Turkish for Father of the Turks). A heavy drinker most of his life, Atatürk developed liver and kidney problems durng the last year of his life. He died on November 10, 1938, at age 57. The "national liberator" and the "Father of modern Turkey" was dead. But his legacy to his people and to the world endures to this very day. - Actor
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Vladimiros Kyriakidis was born in 1964 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He is an actor and director, known for Straight Story (2006), O kloios (1987) and Common Denominator (2014). He has been married to Efi Mouriki since 17 May 1997.- Renia Louizidou was born on 22 October 1966 in Thessaloniki, Greece. She is an actress, known for A Touch of Spice (2003), Oi aparadektoi (1991) and Esy ftais (2000).
- Ersi Malikenzou was born in 1940 in Thessaloniki, Greece. She is an actress, known for To theatro tis Defteras (1970), O episkeptis tis omihlis (1991) and 10i entoli (2004). She is married to Ilias Mylonakos. They have three children.
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Themis Bazaka was born on 3 March 1957 in Thessaloniki, Greece. She is an actress, known for Rembetiko (1983), Stone Years (1985) and Akrovates tou kipou (2001).- Director
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Syllas Tzoumerkas was born in 1978 in Thessaloniki. He grew up in Thessaloniki, Kilkis and the island of Nisyros. His first feature film Homeland premiered at the Venice Critics' Week 201o. His second feature A Blast premiered in competition at Locarno 2014, and his third, The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea at the Berlinale Panorama 2019. Acclaimed by the world press and audiences for their distinctive style, bold characterization and strong performances, Tzoumerkas' films have participated in many festivals around the world and have been distributed to theaters and streaming platforms in many countries. His co-direction with Christos Passalis, feature film The City and the City, will have its world premiere at the Encounters Competition of the 72nd Berlinale in February 2022. Syllas Tzoumerkas co-wrote the scripts of Argyris Papadimitropoulos' Suntan (Rotterdam, SXSW, 2016) and Ahmad Ghossein's All This Victory (Venice Critics' Week Award, 2019). He participated as an actor in feature films, shorts and stage performances. He has collaborated with Onassis Stegi, the Greek National Opera, Thessaloniki IFF, the blitz theater group, Youla Boudali and others, in multi-platform and theatrical works. He co-curated with fellow director Elina Psykou, Motherland, I See You - the 20th Century of Greek Cinema, the restoration program and moving festival of the Hellenic Film Academy.- Pinelopi Plaka was born on 7 November 1991 in Thessaloniki, Greece. She is an actress, known for Peta ti friteza (2018), O Klearhos, i Marina & o Kontos (2015) and Haireta mou ton platano (2020).
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Christina Kallas is a Greek-American filmmaker based in New York and Berlin. Her feature film 'Paris is in Harlem' will premiere in Park City in January 2022. It was one of only six feature films selected for Slamdance International Film Festival's prestigious Breakouts slate, featuring films by "directors who demonstrate a determined vision of filmmaking that is distinctly their own. These artists continue to push the boundaries of filmmaking, creating their own genres and forms." The film is the third installment in the filmmaker's NY Trilogy, following critically-acclaimed ensemble dramas '42 Seconds of Happiness' (Fox/Tubi, 2016) and 'The Rainbow Experiment' (Paramount+, 2018.) New York based Christina Kallas is also known as the writer-producer of the John Hurt starring, Golden Berlin Bear nominated political thriller 'The Commissioner'.
Lauded as a '21st Century Rashomon', 'The Rainbow Experiment had an impressive run at festivals such as Moscow, Slamdance, Cinequest, Cleveland and St. Louis, winning several accolades. In 2016, Kallas scored on the film festival circuit with her award-winning feature, '42 Seconds Of Happiness'. Prior credits include BBC Films' and Polygram's hooligan drama 'I.D.'; Toronto and Berlin selection hybrid narrative/doc 'Mothers'; and European TV series 'Danni Lowinski' and 'Edel&Starck'. Kallas's films have played festivals around the world, including the Berlin Film Festival, Toronto, Moscow, Las Palmas and FIRST Int'l in China. In 2019 she was nominated for Film Threat's inaugural Award This! Best Directress Award alongside Debra Granik, Angie Wang, Josephine Decker, Chloe Zhao, Jen McGowen and Mimi Leder.
Christina Kallas has taught in several distinctive film programs over the years-including the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin, Columbia University's School of the Arts, Barnard College and the Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema-and is also known as author of books such as 'Creative Screenwriting: Understanding Emotional Structure' and 'Inside the Writers' Room'. She was the President of the FSE, the European equivalent of the Writers Guild of America, for eight consecutive years and was honored for her outstanding contribution to the international writers' community. She has served as chair of film funds such as the German Federal Film Board FFA and the Balkan Fund. She is a member of the European Film Academy and of the German Film Academy.- Actor
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Giorgos Kotanidis was born on 23 May 1945 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He was an actor and writer, known for Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001), Pretty Smart (1987) and The Girl from Mani (1986). He died on 28 January 2020 in Athens, Greece.- Music Department
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Kostas Christides was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. He is known for The Core (2003), Priest (2011) and Entrapment (1999).- Costume Designer
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Theoni V. Aldredge was born on 22 August 1922 in Thessaloniki, Greece. She was a costume designer, known for The Great Gatsby (1974), Addams Family Values (1993) and Ghostbusters (1984). She was married to Tom Aldredge. She died on 21 January 2011 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA.- Actress
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Eleni Gerasimidou is a Greek actress and a politician. Born in Thessaloniki(Greece) in 1949. She is married to Antoni Kseno. She have played theater, ancient tragedies, cinema and television. she wanted to become journalist but her mother told her to become actress. Her sister was also an actress Natasha Gerasimidou.she joined K.K.E. in 2012 elections and elected in Thessaloniki- Actor
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Cris Haris was born on 10 January 1993 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He is an actor and director, known for The Turnover (2016), A Town Called Malice (2023) and Outlasters (2016).- Aïda Aznavour was born on 13 January 1923 in Thessaloniki, Greece. She was previously married to Georges Garvarentz.
- Dimitris Bislanis was born in 1933 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He was an actor, known for A Leopard Never Changes Its Spots (1973), Love and Blood (1968) and Oi kolasmenoi tou sex (1974). He died on 1 May 1977 in Germany.
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Phedon Papamichael was born in 1922 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He was an art director and production designer, known for A Woman Under the Influence (1974), The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) and Seven Hours to Judgment (1988). He died on 16 July 2008 in Athens, Greece.- Miranta Zafiropoulou was born in 1945 in Thessaloniki, Greece. She is an actress, known for 7 zoes (2008), Marijuana Stop! (1971) and To kokkino feggari (1994).
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Nazim Hikmet was born on 15 January 1902 in Salonica, Ottoman Empire [now Thessaloniki, Greece]. He was a writer and director, known for Wings of Desire (1987), Günese dogru (1937) and Dügün gecesi (1933). He was married to Wera Tuljakowa, Münevver and Piraye. He died on 3 June 1963 in Moscow, USSR [now Russia].- Director
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Andriana Parisi born and raised in Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia Greece, she combines uniquely the highest Greek qualities of philosophical thinking and strategically fighting. Andriana with a very long working experience in Accounting and Business Consultation, she is a member of the Economic Chamber of Greece, and a Certified Consultant - Specialist from the Hellenic Organization of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises and Handicraft - EOMMEX, for the program "Expansion of Women Entrepreneurship."
Andriana as a single mother and entrepreneur overcomes unstoppable obstacles, but her whole existence starves for a significant change. Her explosive creative energy, mixed with her strong instinct, courage, daring, and perseverance, guide her in 2009, right after the big recession to move into the US - a little before the big financial crisis in Greece - with an enormous dream, to spread with her Artwork through her company "AspisNet," Peace and Harmony to the World.
Her first stop is in New York City, where she takes acting classes, but her artistic quest is not yet satisfied. Her powerful instinct, combined with her great tenacity to find her "reason to live," and her passion for the Chinese philosophy of "Feng Shui" and the Plumeria flower, they drive her very soon to Hawaii, where she instantly creates her first game "Flying Flowers." From that point, Andriana knows 100% that she is on the right path.
After that, the ideas keep coming, and in the next three years from 2010-2012, she creates 15 original board games, 3 TV game shows, 1 Internet-Marketing Game, and two children's books. Her passion for her games leads her finally to Los Angeles, and right into the film school, with the clear vision to write stories and make movies related to her unique and wonderful games!
From LA City College & CAL State University Northridge, Andriana gains so much knowledge, and on-set experience as she writes, directs and produces several short films, documentaries, music videos, commercials and web series. Andriana works in different positions mainly as a writer, director, and producer; other credits include cinematographer, editor, production designer, and art director.
Andriana is currently a senior student of a B.A. in Cinema & Television Arts - Screenwriting at California State University Northridge. At the same time, she completes several Associate's Degrees in Business Administration, Management/Leadership, Merchandising, Entrepreneurship, and Public Policy at Santa Monica College.
She holds an Associate Degree in Cinema Production from LA City College & Department Certificates in Directing and Beginning TV Production; a Certificate in Acting from TVI New York; an Associate Degree in Accounting-Bookkeeping from IESE School of Business and Economics in Thessaloniki.
Andriana is a member of several Societies: Phi Theta Kappa, Sigma Tau, Golden Key, and National Society of Leadership & Success; member of the organization Women in Animation; eligible to join the SAG-AFTRA, Film & TV Association. She deeply enjoys to work with people who share the same perspectives, and are from a diverse background, as one of her objectives is to foster diversity and balance in the entertainment industry.
Andriana with "AspisNet" wants to create unforgettable moments through high-quality media, that respect and propel humanity and family values. One of her projects in development, the documentary "True Wealth: A Journey Beyond the American Dream," it is the base on which she intends to form the Nonprofit organization "Born to Thrive," with its mission to educate children around the world and create awareness for the benefits of Open Education. Andriana strongly believes that a shift in early education from the current conservative to the progressive "Open Education" can open minds; open minds have the power to bring social changes; therefore, this is the best way to recover "The American Dream" for "Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."
She loves to spend her free time with her family, meditate, do yoga, travel, play tennis, dance, think, create and, of course, watch movies and play games!- Director
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Maria Plyta (November 26, 1915 - March 4, 2006) was a Greek film director, novelist, playwright, songwriter, and journalist.
She was the first female director in Greece and is known for T' arravoniasmata (1950), The Godson (1952), Jeep Kiosk and Love (1957), The Shoe-Shine Boy (1962), and The Poor Merchant (1967), unforgettable films that enjoyed great critical and commercial success.
Maria Plyta was born on November 26, 1915, in Thessaloniki, and she is considered one of the most influential personalities of the Greek early-post-war cinema, as, along with other directors, she defined the cinematic language of the time.
Maria Plyta worked for several years in newspapers and magazines, and she also wrote various novels and plays for the radio. Shortly after the German Occupation of Greece, she managed to publish two of her novels, Demena Ftera (1944), and Alysides (1946).
However, Maria Plyta decided to pursue a career in the male-dominated world of cinema and filmmaking, and in 1947 she participated as artistic director in Giorgos Tzavellas' adventure movie, Marinos Kontaras (1948).
She made her debut as director with T' arravoniasmata (1950), starring Aimilios Veakis and Dinos Iliopoulos.
In the late 1970s, Maria Plyta was a founding member of the Greek Directors Society, and in 1986, she was named an honorary member in recognition of her achievements and her unique contributions to the film industry.- Actress
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Betty Valassi was born in 1937 in Thessaloniki, Greece. She is an actress and producer, known for Agapi sta 16 (2004), Haireta mas ton platano (2004) and O proestos tou horiou (1973). She was previously married to Titos Vandis.- Actress
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Sofi Zanninou was born on 16 May 1951 in Thessaloniki, Greece. She is an actress, known for S.E.X. (2009), O ippotis tis lakouvas (1985) and Get Up and Dance the Sirtaki (1967). She is married to Nikos Tzavaras. They have one child.- Actor
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Max Roman was born on 24 May 1938 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He was an actor and production manager, known for Savage Hunt (1980) and Provocation (1971). He died on 17 February 2002 in Athens, Greece.- Sasa Kastoura was born on 8 October 1944 in Thessaloniki, Greece. She was an actress, known for I koroidara (1967), Oi apanthropoi (1972) and Ekviastai (1972). She died on 18 June 2014 in Thessaloniki, Greece.
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- Writer
- Editor
Takis Kanellopoulos was born on 26 October 1933 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He was a director and writer, known for Parenthesi (1968), Ekdromi (1966) and Ouranos (1962). He died on 21 September 1990.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Marinella was born on 20 May 1935 in Thessaloniki, Greece. She is an actress, known for Dogtooth (2009), Gorgones kai mages (1968) and Gymnoi sto dromo (1969). She was previously married to Tolis Voskopoulos and Stelios Kazantzidis.- Haritini Iliadou was born on 28 November 1993 in Thessaloniki, Greece. She is an actress, known for 8 lexeis (2019), Ektos ypiresias (2022) and Haireta mou ton platano (2020).
- Dario Gabbai was born on 2 September 1922 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He was an actor, known for The Last Days (1998), Finding Nico (2010) and Auschwitz (2015). He died on 25 March 2020 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Chryssoula Diavati was born on 25 February 1940 in Thessaloniki, Greece. She is an actress, known for Ti psyhi tha paradoseis mori? (2000), Giannis kai Maria (1982) and Tis Ellados ta paidia (1993). She is married to Nikitas Tsakiroglou.
- Composer
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Giannis Angelakas was born in 1959 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He is a composer and actor, known for Psyhi vathia (2009), O hamenos ta pairnei ola (2002) and The Bachelor (1997).- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Daphne Charizani was born in 1967 in Thessaloniki, Greece. She is a writer and director, known for Sisters Apart (2020), Madrid (2002) and The Architect (2008).- Sound Department
- Composer
As a talented sound recording artist, sound designer, and composer, Giannis Mihos brings a unique blend of creativity and technical expertise to every project. With seven years of experience in Greece and several years of immersive study in the UK, Giannis has honed their skills and developed a deep passion for crafting immersive audio experiences. Armed with top-of-the-line sound equipment and a background in music studies including choir participation, Giannis is dedicated to creating high-quality soundscapes that elevate any production.
Driven by a desire to collaborate with like-minded professionals and bring their artistic vision to life, Giannis is constantly seeking out new opportunities to work on high-demand projects. With a keen eye for detail and a commitment to excellence, he strives to exceed expectations and deliver unforgettable auditory experiences. By blending technical prowess with a creative flair, Giannis is poised to make a lasting impact on the world of sound design and composition. He is based in the UK, and is available for work worldwide.- Actor
- Music Department
- Composer
Manolis Hiotis was born on 21 March 1920 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He was an actor and composer, known for Beckett (2021), The Wise Guy (1962) and The Taxi Driver (1953). He was married to Beba Kyriakidou, Mary Linda and Zoe Nahi. He died on 20 March 1970.