ABOUT
Konstantinos (aka Kostas) is an award-winning director, cinematographer and VFX artist based in Canada and Greece. He is also a Director and Head of VFX at Melancholy Star, an indie studio specialising in feature film production and visual effects.
CLIENTS | PROJECTS FOR:
AWARDS, ETC
WON OSCAR - 1917 (VFX as part of a team)
WON BAFTA - 1917 (VFX as part of a team)
NOMINEE: VFX - ENTWINED (VFX SUPERVISOR) - GREEK ACADEMY AWARDS
WON BEST SUPERNATURAL THRILLER - THE FEAR OF LOOKING UP (DIRECTOR) - MIAMI INT. FILM FESTIVAL
WON BEST FEATURE - THE FEAR OF LOOKING UP (DIRECTOR) - HELL DE JANEIRO INT. FILM FESTIVAL
WON BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - THE BOOK OF BIRDIE (CINEMATOGRAPHER) - BROOKLYN HORROR FESTIVAL
WON BEST FX - THE BOOK OF BIRDIE (VFX) - FKM FESTIVAL DE CINEMA FANTASTICO DA CORUNA
WON NOSTIMON IMAR DIRECTOR’S AWARD - THE WINTER (DIRECTOR) - CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
NOMINEE: BEST SET DESIGN - THE WINTER (DIRECTOR) - GREEK ACADEMY AWARDS
NOMINEE: MELIES D’ARGENT - THE WINTER (DIRECTOR) - IMAGINE FILM FESTIVAL
NOMINEE: GOLDEN APHRODITE - THE WINTER (DIRECTOR) - CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
WON BEST MUSIC VIDEO - ‘FLOAT’ BY FLOGGING MOLLY (VFX/TECH DIRECTOR) - BRITISH ANIMATION AWARDS
WON BEST MUSIC VIDEO - ‘FLOAT’ BY FLOGGING MOLLY (VFX/TECH DIRECTOR) - ANNECY AWARDS
NOMINEE(2x): MELIES D’ARGENT - GAMERZ (LEAD VFX)
NOMINEE: BAFTA, SCOTLAND - ‘CELEPHAIS’ (ANIMATION STUDENT FILM PROJECT)
FILM PRODUCTION / DIRECTING
Kostas is the co-director/producer of production company MELANCHOLY STAR, creating VFX and ART for all media, as well as producing features.
FEATURES: THE WINTER, THE BOOK OF BIRDIE, THE FEAR OF LOOKING UP.
His second feature as a director, "THE FEAR OF LOOKING UP" premiered in 2019 at Fantaspoa Film Festival, and won BEST FILM at Hell de Janiero Film Festival and MIAMI SCI FI Int Film Festival. It also screened at Razor Reel, LUSCA INT, FHIFF, STUFF MX and MidWest Weird amongst others.
Kostas’ award winning first feature "The Winter" screened in over a dozen festivals internationally and has been released in the US to rave reviews. Buzzfeed named it one of the 5 films not to miss for the month of April 2016. Melancholy Star's "THE BOOK OF BIRDIE" directed by Elizabeth Schuch earned Kostas The 'Best Cinematograhy Award" in the Int. Brooklyn Horror Film Festival and currently is doing the festival rounds and available on demand in the US and Canada.
TRAINING
M.PHIL. | 2D/3D ANIMATION - THE GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART
M.A. | APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES - UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW
INTERNATIONAL
EU CITIZEN - GREECE, UK AND CANADA RESIDENCY
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH (Fluent) | GREEK (Native)