Yannis Karpouzis is an Athens-based filmmaker and visual artist. His art works have been presented in major Greek and international institutions (Artgenève, New museum of New York – Deste Foundation, Benaki Museum, Rencontres d’Arles, Association of Icelandic Artists, Jeune Création, PHotoEspana – Centro de Arte Alcobendas). He has been awarded the Newcomer film-maker award by the Greek Film Center in 22nd Thessaloniki documentary festival for “Nikos Karouzos: Poems on the Tape Recorder” among other festival awards. In 2023 he was selected in Sarajevo Film Festival Talents Program and received the Pack & Pitch award and since 2025 he is a Berlinale Talents alumni. His projects explore areas associated with political identities, time travel and melancholy.
Andreas Vakalios was born in Budapest where he spent half of his life’s summers. He shot his first film, a Star Wars parody, at 12. He studied Digital Arts (MFA) at the Athens School of Fine Arts. He is a Talents Sarajevo alumnus. In 2020 he received the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Artist Fellowship Award. He has participated in over 45 international film festivals as a director, he was selected at the Brussels Short Film Festival Oscars® Qualifying, receiving rave reviews and 7 awards, including that of Best Short Greek Film by the Greek Film Critics’ Society for ‘‘Mila‘‘. ‘‘Nikos Karouzos – Poems on the Tape Recorder’’, for which he co-wrote the screenplay, was awarded at the 22nd Thessaloniki Documentary Festival. He works in Athens as a screenwriter and a director.
Lina Samoili is a London-based film professional currently working as Film Festivals & Distribution Coordinator for the award-winning Greek documentary Nikos Karouzos – Poems on the Tape Recorder. She has worked in large film festivals including BFI London Film Festival and Sheffield Doc/Fest. Also, she has been a Short Film Preselector & Student Competition Programmer at the Encounters Short Film & Animation Festival since 2016. In the past, she worked in TV publicity for large-scale projects, such as Fleabag, and as a Film Writer for online outlets such as DMovies and Sounds and Colours. She holds an MA degree in Film Studies (University of Bristol) and she has completed a Professional Film Programmer Training (supported by Creative Skillset) and an Art History Course (Bristol School of Art).