Nikos Pastras

Born in Athens in 1982. Works as a director and editor of short and feature films, and adverts. His first short film Theremin (director / screenwriter / editor) was screened at many international festivals and won the Best Short Film Award at the Cyprus International Film Festival (2008). For the theatre, he has collaborated as a video artist and projections specialist with the directors Angela Brouskou, Michael Marmarinos, Angelos Frantzis, Aris Biniaris, Anestis Azas, Prodromos Tsinikoris and Io Voulgaraki, as well as with institutions such as the Athens Festival, the Comédie-Française and the Onassis Cultural Centre. His video art has been exhibited in Greece, Germany, India, the Netherlands, and Spain (in the Museo Reina Sofia). He has directed music videos and making-of documentaries. Since 2011, he has been in charge of video content creation (direction / cinematography / editing) for the film website flix.gr. In 2012, he completed his second short film, Lost Girl, and took part in the Talent Campus at the Berlin International Film Festival. In 2013, he edited Nikos Panayotopoulos' feature film The Limousine, as well as his next feature Rembrandt's Daughter in 2014. From 2013 until 2015, he oversaw (creative direction / film direction) all the advertising spots for Greek National Opera performances. During 2014 and 2015 he directed four hour-long episodes of the Greek State Television documentary The Haunts: Common Culture Stories. He just completed his third short film, Acrylic, which was selected and funded by the Athens Film Lab of the Athens International Film Festival: Opening Nights. He is currently developing his first feature film.