Yorgos Angelopoulos

George Angelopoulos graduated from the Film School of Fine Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, specializing in Directing. He then obtained a Master's degree in Screenwriting from the University of The Arts, London, on a scholarship. In 2017, he began working at the Development and Production Directorate of the Hellenic Film Center, for which he assumed the duties of Director in 2020. He put into effect a new modern Regulation of funding programs with a provision for the immediate absorption of young professionals into work and incentives that encouraged inclusivity among the contributors of short films. During his tenure, the evaluation mechanism was formed with a register of readers and clear artistic criteria, and hundreds of film projects at the writing, development and production stages were funded. He has been active in adult film education and participated in the creation and implementation of the Script Development workshop for Children and Youth Films of the O...