In chronological renewal order
INESSA KRAFT - Director/Writer/Actress
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6369528
VIMEO: https://vimeo.com/inessakraft
http://www.ineskraft.com/
Inessa Kraft is an actress and filmmaker. Interested in philosophy and human nature, she loves portraying adventurous and philosophical characters.
As a filmmaker, Inessa is dedicated to telling inspirational and visually beautiful stories that, according to the reviews, not only raise awareness but also offer solutions.
Inessa Kraft’s portfolio includes work for ministries of tourism, the UN, viral videos with 100M+ views, comedy TV series, and award-winning films.
Sustainability, education, and connecting cultures are the main topics of Inessa's work and life. Inessa also currently writes for filmmaking blogs and hosts acting and filmmaking workshops.
After living in various countries, including Austria, Greece, and Thailand, Inessa currently lives and works in Cyprus.
Actress: in award-winning films, comedy viral videos, TV series, and official travel films & videos for Tourism Ministries.
Portraying adventurous and philosophical characters; whether happy or sad, nice or evil, they are always inspiring.
Commercial Actress and Presenter: Capturing moments of true happiness and bringing a sparkle of life in web & TV commercials. Hosting informational, travel, or corporate videos.
How I became an actress: I was always interested in philosophy and human nature. Acting as the art of “living” instead of “acting mechanically” fascinated me, so I studied acting and chose it as a profession.
Producer, Director, & Writer: Besides acting, I produce, direct, and write short films and viral videos, sharing inspirational messages about the world's beauty.
Philosophy • Education • Connecting cultures - are the main topics of my work and life.
ANNA NIKOLAIDIS - Producer
Production company INPOINT PRODUCTIONS MON IKE through the legal
representative of Anna Nikolaidis started functioning in 2012 when creating the
documentary "Immigrants, volunteering, offer" which received 2 awards -
based on the author's book "The moral background of CSR in NGOs and the
offices of the UN High Commission in Greece-''. Then the film "After Crime" was
created, which was about the operation of the Forensic Service of Lamia,
which received 2 awards internationally, while the documentary "Poverty, the
disease of economic austerity" also received 2 awards.
"Treatment Value" was the name of a short film that received a total of 7
international awards with well-known actors, and finally the short film "I have a
story...but I am not my story" written and directed by Dora Madarou, produced
by Inpoint Productions in 2023, winning 70 awards internationally so far.
The screenplay of all the films is signed by the multi-awarded Theodora
Madarou, the production is by INPOINT PRODUCTIONS while the
aforementioned films are directed by the screenwriter-director Dora Madarou
together with Anna Nikolaidis (INPOINT PRODUCTIONS) and Michael
Mavromoustakos.
At the same time INPOINT PRODUCTIONS along with the producer,
journalist, actor and director Anna Nicolaidis created the shows "ANADEIXE
TO TV SHOW" and "BE WELL".
‘ANADEIXE TO TV SHOW" has been shown successfully for 12 years in tv
stations in Athens, all over Greece, in various tv stations in USA, Cyprus,
England, Canada and the tv show ‘’BE WELL ΄΄in tv stations in northern
Greece. In 2019,’’ ANADEIXE TO TV SHOW" won the second prize as the
best Greek peripheral outsourcing production and in 2023 the first prize for
the same category as well (BOUSSIAS COMMUNICATIONS).
IZABELLA RINSKY - Director/Writer/Producer
http://www.rinskyfilms.com/
CEO, RinSkyFilms, Limassol, Cyprus
- Developing multiple international projects
Independent Filmmaker, Tel Aviv, Israel
June 2022 - now
- Created a short film Unlive Life (currently in post-production).
Writer, director, producer.
- Created a short film Coming Together (completed November
2022). Writer, director, producer.
Assistant to Executive Producer, Monumental Vision, Russia-
Germany December 2021 – June 2022
- working with production budgets
- creating production calendars, shooting schedules, etc.
- creative translation of screenplays, treatments, pitch decks, etc.
- creating pitch decks
- analysis of film markets all over the world
- researching new project ideas and new talent
Writer - Internship, WomanHit (a subdivision of Moskovsky
Komsomolets), Moscow, Russia
June 2021 – August 2021
- wrote 4 original articles independently
- participated in the creation of a new digital project for the
magazine – The Star Library
- filled out The Star Library section of the online magazine with
original celebrities’ biographies
Public Relations Specialist, Unitoys, Moscow, Russia June 2020 –
December 2021
- creation of media plans to promote products online
- marketing and PR through online retail platforms
- working with bloggers and opinion leaders to promote products -
curation of video and photography content creation
- organization of PR events
EDUCATION
Master’s Degree:
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
June 2022
Media Communications in International Relations
Bachelor of Science Degree:
Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA
May 2019
Business and Management Major, Theater Minor
Sundance Collab Online Courses:
- Producing (completed June 2022)
- Screenwriting (completed September 2022)
SKILLS
MS Word, MS Excel, MS
PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop,
Notion, Slack, StudioBinder,
Movie Magic, Google Docs,
Google Sheets, Google Forms,
Google Trends, Google
Calendars, Zoom, Canva,
Blackmagic cameras, academic
writing, creative writing
Bilingual in English and Russian
Intermediate French
Beginner Hebrew
ZOE SHARPLES - Scripted Business Affairs Executive
Studios, I have worked in film and TV rights at The British Film Institute and PFD Literary Agency and hold a Publishing Masters. I have volunteered at publishing conferences, Underwire and The Smalls Film Festivals and attended 3 Jours à Cannes, BFI London Film Festival and BFI Future Film.
Relevant Experience
Scripted Business Affairs Executive, ITV Studios March 2022 – Present
● Uses attention to detail to structure, negotiate and draft a range of deals including
writers and underlying rights agreements.
● Collaborates and interacts daily with business affairs, content teams, producers,
high-level talent, representatives and authors.
● Manages day-to-day business affairs in connection with the development and
production of TV drama across seven production labels (Silverprint, Etta, Tall Story, Quay
Street, Poison Pen, 5 Acts, Happy Prince), Coronation Street and Emmerdale.
Scripted Business Affairs Assistant, ITV Studios January 2020 – February 2022
● Contracted writers and directors for Coronation Street and Emmerdale.
● Supported contract administration including digital signature and document storage.
● Tracked departmental documents including book option expiry and production dates.
Script Reader (Freelance), Red Planet Pictures January 2020
● Evaluated crime novels for TV adaptation and wrote book coverage reports.
Rights & Contracts Officer (Fixed Term), The British Film Institute March – December 2019
● Secured execution of agreements with rights holders for film and TV sales and
acquisitions.
● Handled rights availability requests from the DVD and Clip Sales teams, BFI Player
on-demand service and the Distribution Sales Manager.
Zoë Sharples
zoe.sharples@btconnect.com +44(0)7833 029596 London, United Kingdom
Film & TV Assistant, Peters, Fraser & Dunlop Literary Agency August 2016 – March 2019
● Pitched books to UK and international producers, executives and books scouts, including
during the London Book Fair.
● Compiled reports and lists based on content team mandates and arenas of interest, as
well as helping to maintain the internal IP database.
● Used strong organisation skills to assist the film and TV agent.
General Editorial Assistant (Temporary), Penguin Random House July – August 2016
● Read and assessed book submissions for publication potential, providing comprehensive
editorial notes to fiction and non-fiction editors.
● Multitasked while assisting the Vintage Books publishing imprints including Jonathan
Cape and Chatto & Windus.
Previous internships at Granta, Snowbooks, The Publishers Association, McCann and Look.
Training
CMS Commercial Foundation Programme 3-month part-time legal course, March – May 2022
Story for Script Development, John Yorke Story 7-week part-time course, January – March 2021
How Production Works, Addie Orfila Training 2-day course, August 2020
Effective Script Reading, Industrial Scripts 1-day course, December 2019
Education
MA Publishing, University College London
September 2015 – September 2016, Degree Classification: Merit.
Volunteer at Futurebook and Cityread.
BA English Language and Literature, King’s College London
September 2012 – May 2015, Degree Classification: 2:1.
University of California, Davis, Placement (Jan. – June 2014), Arts Writer at The Aggie
The Grange School, Hartford, Cheshire
September 2005 – June 2012
A Levels: English Literature (A*), Maths (A), Economics (A)
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/zoesharples
PETRA TERZI-Director/Writer/Producer/Festivals
Since 2000, Petra Terzi has been a talent agent, an award winning film director and producer, a high caliber events' (e.g. concerts with Kevin Costner & Modern West, Michael Bolton etc) and festivals' organizer in Greece and Cyprus with a vast professional background in industrial management, destination event management services and volunteerism. Petra established the Cultural International Festivals (2003) and the art cultural platform Inspire-TV™ (2020). Under her management, the Cyprus International Film Festival runs successfully since 2006, the Bridges International Film Festival in Greece since 2008 in Greece and the WIFT (Women in Film and Television) chapter in Cyprus (2018) promotes gender equality in film. Petra produced the feature film Tenderness in 2008. Petra directed and produced 12 short films (2016-2021) which have been selected in over 80 Festivals, received awards and been a finalist in over 30 Film Festivals. Petra directed the award-winning feature documentary film “She Should Run - Cyprus” (concerning women empowerment, human rights, diversity, war victims etc). She directed the award-winning documentary “Roses Trilogy” about refugees and the disabled. The feature films, “Butterfly's Dizziness”, a psychological thriller and "Kanela'', a romance drama, Petra's scripts, are under development as well as the inspirational film "I am Nana" based on the true story of a disabled dancer. Petra is a visiting professor at the Communication University of China in Nanjingi and at Laikon University in Athens, Greece. Her memberships include the Greek Directors Guild, the Cyprus Directors Guild, the NYWIFT (Women in Film and Television in New York) and WIFT Canada. She holds a degree in Business Administration, a degree in Film Direction and a Master of Arts in Digital Video Production. Petra is the publisher of the magazine Cine@Art and an active member of the Association of European Journalists.
• IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3192216/
• Website: http://petraterzi.org
• Contact: petrafilmdirector@gmail.com
• Tel.: +357-99798112, +1-718- 7956601, +30-6972080441
TOULA GALANI - Films/Events Insurance Agent
Insurance services
KIKI PERIKLEOUS Journalist/Writer/TV Presenter
TV Presenter, Journalist
ANNA HRISTOFINI - Photographer
Photografer
JULIA LOGACHEVA - WIFTCY Festival Coordinator
ALEXIS CHAVIARAS - Production Designer/Director (computer animation)/Writer
https://www.chaviaras.com
Dr Alexis Chaviaras, born in Antwerp in 1978, teaches Art and Design courses at European Universities since 2009. His research work at Middlesex University concerned Production Design (DProf) and Art Direction for Computer Animated Films (M.A.). Alexis produced and directed the animated shorts Agrinoui (2015), and Struthio (2011).
• Production design, stage design and mise-en-scène for computer animated films
• Teaching, counseling, and practice in 2D-3D computer animation: stage layout, art direction, cinematography, production pipelines, screenwriting.
MARIA IERIDOU - Director/Writer/Producer
E D UCA T I O N
2:1 in BA Art and English Literature| University of Reading |
Graduation Date 2021
Spent one term abroad in France at École Nationale Supérieure d'Art de Dijon.
3 A Levels A-C grades | Falcon School | Graduated 2017
E X P E R I E N CE
Shortlisted to design and create the donor wall public artwork for BAFTA HQ at 195 Piccadilly|2021
Artist, Writer| Phaneromenis70 Artist Collective
|August 2017 – Present Day
Having written and photographed for Phaneromenis70’s 2017 book: Delivering Views: Watch Where You Step, I am very fortunate to have worked with them throughout the years, both in person and online.
● Creating art projects,
● Writing EU funding proposals
● Conducting research (mainly via interviews).
● Translating official documents
Artist, Assistant | Reading International | 2017-2020
● Setting up visiting exhibitions.
● Exhibition guide at OpenHand OpenSpace Gallery, the MERL Museum and Broad Street Mall.
● Assisting visiting artists.
Performing with Public Movement in their Emergency Routine.
Teaching Assistant | Falcon Private Summer School |
June 2019-August 2019
My photographs and illustrations have been published in books, most recently A Room of Our Own: The Virginia Woolf Learning Journals.
Experience designing and painting signs and office wall murals for family and local businesses.
CALLIOPI VILLY KOTOULA - Writer/Producer
https://www.creativeiconfilms.com/
Calliopi Villy Kotoula was born in Athens in 1981. She studied Nursing Oncology Diseases in Public IEK Anargyroi and works as a Psychiatric Nurse with individuals belonging to the spectrum of autism. She watched two years seminars of Theatre Writing and Film Script.
Since 2009 she has written three plays, she has completed four short films (fiction) in the script department and production. She has been awarded in literary contests, screenplay competitions and one of her films has won the prize in abroad for the ”Best Screenplayer ”.
With Nikos Kakonas established in 2015 Creative Icon Films.
Creative Icon Films is an independent film group active in the cinema filming, music video clips, television project and social events.
They continue its action with short and feature films, documentaries and advertising.
ANNA STEREOPOULOU - Composer/Pianist/Researcher
https://annastereoscopic.wordpress.com/
Anna Stereopoulou | composer - pianist - researcher
A STEREOSCOPIC perspective of Music & Art©
Anna Stereopoulou specialises in the field of Music Composition for Film & TV, whilst since 2017,
she has been introducing a special form of live presentations, described as Cymatic Environment©
and launched through her latest project, titled 'SYN' as inspired by her Art & Science research. Her
'PLANO' AV ArtWork (part of SYN / Under the Aegis of the GNTO | 2019) won the Best Music Video
award at NEZ International Film Festival 2019 (Kolkata, India) and got Nominated for the
Classical:NEXT Innovation Award 2020. She has composed music for Theatre, Dance and Film & TV
(such as Best Original Score award for Maria Douza's «A Place Called Home» feature film, CYIFF
2014 and «200 Miracles and Leaps Forward» ERT TV spots Anniversary Series, dir. by Oliwia Tado,
2021). She has presented her art worldwide, notably at Megaron Athens Concert Hall, Piano City
Milano, Los Conciertos de Radio 3 (RNE/RTVE), Concerts on the 3rd (ERT), Horologion of
Andronikos Kyrristos monument, Ohrenhoch, der Geräuschladen, 20th Athens Technopolis Jazz
Festival, «Manos Hatzidakis Cultural Center» Multiplex Space of Art & Thought, and more. Since
2006 she has occasionally been presenting her FEELMUSIC seminar series, whilst she has worked
as an Advisor /Programmer in Music & Film Festivals (Italy, France) and has developed her work
through a wide range of collaborations, through her activity in the field of Culture, Education,
Journalism and Tourism, and as a member of female:pressure, WIFT Greece, Femnøise networks.
Her (6) solo music albums are available to listen and study at «Lilian Voudouri» Music Library of
Greece and «Jerwood Library» of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance (London, UK).
BEJAY BROWNE - Director/Writer/Producer
https://vimeo.com/215077951
Bejay Browne is a passionate filmmaker and writer living on the beautiful island of Cyprus, she is also
ardent about supporting women in film and television.
Bejay spent much of her childhood in Cyprus and moved to the island in 2005, where she worked at
local TV stations as a producer, director and presenter before moving up to head of English
Language programming and editor in chief.
Overseeing her production team, meeting tight deadlines and ensuring quality and engaging
broadcasts, her responsibilities included writing, producing, directing, and co- editing and presenting
daily news programmes.
She also produced, directed and co- presented a live, weekly morning magazine programme and has
worked at a number of radio stations as a presenter and producer.
Bejay is also a content contributor to BBC, UK and in 2008, joined the Cyprus Mail newspaper, the
island’s leading English language daily publication as a journalist and correspondent. She has also
produced video content for their website.
Bejay has her own small production company based in Cyprus and is currently involved in creating
documentaries, films , TV pilots and client based films on the island.
Her documentary film ‘For the Love of God’ is currently being shown at International festivals.
Website: www.flybyniteproductions.com
IMDB Listing: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm8873994/
VICTORIA BUTLER-SLOSS - Writer/Director/Producer
Victoria Harwood Butler-Sloss is half Armenian, half English, brought up in Nicosia, Cyprus. She moved to London at eighteen and began her career as a dancer at the Raymond Revuebar, She trained at RADA, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and spent twenty years as an actress, playing a slew of mad, bad, exotic foreigners on British television and performing in the West End, The Royal Court and European tours amongst others. After getting married she moved to LA, started a family, continued to work in voicovers and wrote her first book, The Seamstress of Ourfa, the first in a trilogy beginning in the Ottoman Empire in 1895 and following four generations of women until the present day. Seamstress of Ourfa is set to be published in 2018 by Armida publishing Cyprus.
"A Flock of Birds" is her first film as writer/director/producer/DP. Based on a chapter from her book it is based on a family story with a fictional twist. Previously she produced, wrote and appeared in "Cyprus Summer 1974" a short documentary based on a diary she wrote during the coup and subsequent war that divided Cyprus, her home. It also details an exhibition staged in summer 2014, in which the diary was enlarged and displayed to the public.
She has just completed shooting her book trailer and is currently working on another project, "Rest in Pieces", a docudrama about death and what it means to be buried in a cemetery in no man's land.
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