COSTA KALOGIROS GDG (Greek Directors Guild)

ABOUT ME
Filmmaker, writer, director, musician Costa Kalogiros, was born in Athens, Greece on August 28, 1978. In 1986 and at the age of 8, he was an actor to big theatre productions and TV shows, credited then as “a wonder-kid.”
Always passionate and captivated about the work behind the cameras, he started filming with a VHS from the age of 12. In 1999 he went to Perth, Australia to study filmmaking at the Murdoch University. Coming back to Greece in 2003, he started working as a production coordinator for “Max Productions,” in concerts with artists such as “Shakira, George Michael, Scorpions, Whitesnake, Tori Amos, Pink” and many more. Also, started directing all the TVC’s for the company. In 2005, he quickly drew attention of the producers by one of the biggest TV stations in Greece “Alpha TV,” where they assigned him to be the director of one of the most successful TV shows in the country “Change it,” with Spiro Soulis. He stayed there for 3 years. After that, in 2008, he left for Berlin to start his film life.
In 2009 he wrote and directed his first short film entitled “Apology.” It had a big acceptance by critics and audience and it made its official premiere , in Cannes Film Festival , during the short film corner, in 2010. Shortly after he is winning the award for “Best Director,” at the “Cyprus international film festival,” and special mentions in many other festivals as well.
After “Apology,” he started writing his feature film entitled “picnolepsy,” which is now in development. He directed also many short films and music videos while in Berlin, such as “Buenos Aires nos vemos en Berlin,” “in the skin,” “Mens Rea” and more.
He went back to Greece in search for his roots again, in 2014. He filmed some more shorts, feature documentaries, music videos, corporate videos while always working on developing his feature film and a mini series for a big broadcasting platform.
Costa has also launched the creative writing workshop entitled “A bunch of blank paper,” and is also working as a script and story consultant. He is also the host of a podcast entitled “A bunch of blank paper.”
Education
2003
Film & TV Directing, Murdoch University, Perth, WA
Scholarship with Jacob Krueger, the JKS writting school, in a collaboration with Deree The American College of Greece and the Aegean Film Festival.
Skills
Contact
FILMOGRAPHY
Άλλαξε το, (Alpha TV, Plus Productions), (2006-2008)
Apology, (short film) – (2010) Festival de Cannes 2010 , winner , golden Aphrodite, in CYIFF, best new director, “A special Mention” shortcutz, Berlin, award for contribution in art and culture of the city of Dafni, Athens” Buenos Aires nos vemos en Berlin (short documentary), (2010),
Effter “mens rea,” (music video), (2011),
In the skin, (short film) (2012)
A shimmering urban mirage (short film), (2015)
Planting roots, (short film), (2016)
Toi, (short film), (2017)
Marecage, (2016), (short fim), Winner , Othermovies Lugano film festival, A special mention
Spit the blood , (music video ), (2017)
DOAN, ( short film), (2017)
Rotten Apple, (short film), (2018)
For poetry can fix you, (short film), (2019)
Sociopath, (short film), (2020)
Picnolepsy, (feature film), (in development)
29th Hexagram, (feature film), (in development)
Hunting – A rational discourse (Feature documentary), (2022)
HGS – Muck & Cheese, (music video), 2022
TESCO – TFT, (corporate video), 2022
Multihall yaught, (commercial), 2022
Greek Family Farm, (commercial), 2022
Valia Calda Blues, (feature Documentary), 2024
Dav C Deep Breaths, (music video), 2024
Film Arche Berlin, tutor in screenwriting (2018-2019)
A Bunch of blank paper, creative writing school, founder and teacher, 2016 – ongoing