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Elina Psykou

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Elina Psykou
Born in Greece in 1977, Elina studied filmmaking and sociology in Athens. She continued her studies in cultural history in Paris and participated in the 2007 Berlinale Talent Campus. Her first feature, "The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas", won the Works in Progress Award at the Karlovy Vary IFF in 2012 and premiered at the Berlinale Forum in 2013. During that same year, trade publication Variety singled her out as one of the "10 European Directors to Watch". Her second feature, "Son of Sofia", was selected to participate in the 2013 Berlinale Residency program, as well as the 2014 Berlinale co-production market, won the Works in Progress Award at the Les Arcs EFF in 2015, premiered in competition at the Tribeca FF in 2017 and won the Best International Narrative Feature Award. Currently Elina is researching her first documentary, "Europe, oh Europe", supported by Creative Europe and EAVE, and is writing her third feature. She occasionally works as a producer.
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Christos Stergioglou in The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas (2013)
The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas
5.6
  • Producer(as Elina Psikou)
  • 2013
Valery Tscheplanowa and Victor Khomut in Son of Sofia (2017)
Son of Sofia
6.3
  • Director(as Elina Psikou)
  • 2017
Summer Holidays (2006)
Summer Holidays
5.9
Short
  • Director(as Elina Psikou)
  • 2006
Boy Eating the Bird's Food (2012)
Boy Eating the Bird's Food
6.3
  • Producer(as Elina Psikou)
  • 2012

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Smaragda Karydi in The Heiress (2009)
    The Heiress
  • Martha Karagianni, Eleni Randou, Iosif Polyzoidis, Fanis Mouratidis, and Nektarios Loukianos in I'm Dying for You! (2009)
    I'm Dying for You!
    • (as Elina Psikou)
  • Se eida... (2008)
    Se eida...
    • (as Elina Psikou)
  • To 10 (2007)
    To 10
    • (as Elina Psikou)
  • Christos Stergioglou, Taxiarhis Hanos, Errikos Litsis, Alexia Kaltsiki, Makis Papadimitriou, and Angeliki Papathemeli in Ores koinis isyhias (2006)
    Ores koinis isyhias
    • (as Elina Psikou)
  • Furtive Smiles (2004)
    Furtive Smiles
    • (as Elina Psikou)

Producer

  • Homo Perfectus (2022)
    Homo Perfectus
  • Ageli provaton (2021)
    Ageli provaton
  • Abigael Loma and Hasmine Killip in Holy Emy (2021)
    Holy Emy
  • Joanna (2015)
    Joanna
    • (as Elina Psikou)
  • Christos Stergioglou in The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas (2013)
    The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas
    • (as Elina Psikou)
  • Boy Eating the Bird's Food (2012)
    Boy Eating the Bird's Food
    • (as Elina Psikou)
  • Stathis Apostolou and Thanos Peristeris in Farewell Anestis (2011)
    Farewell Anestis
    • (as Elina Psikou)
  • Daddy, Lenin and Freddy (2011)
    Daddy, Lenin and Freddy
    • (as Elina Psikou)
  • Romanna Lobach and Yiannis Papadopoulos in Mesecina (2009)
    Mesecina
    • (as Elina Psikou)
  • Kyriakatikes diadromes (2004)
    Kyriakatikes diadromes
    • (as Elina Psikou)

Director

  • Valery Tscheplanowa and Victor Khomut in Son of Sofia (2017)
    Son of Sofia
    • (as Elina Psikou)
  • Christos Stergioglou in The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas (2013)
    The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas
    • (as Elina Psikou)
  • Summer Holidays (2006)
    Summer Holidays
    • (as Elina Psikou)
  • Kyriakatikes diadromes (2004)
    Kyriakatikes diadromes
    • (as Elina Psikou)

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