Nick Samaras

Prolific guerilla filmmaker Nick Samaras, was born and raised in the beautiful city of Thessaloniki, in Northern Greece. In his early twenties, he started working as a self-taught non-linear video editor for major Greek TV stations which provided him the means and experience to later become involved with the local heavy metal scene and the emerging music video circuit, in which he was to appear as an occasional actor and director of photography. His breakthrough collaboration with Firewind, starring as the groups' enigmatic hooded singer for the shoot of the "I Am The Anger" video, remains a fan favorite to this day. In 2005, Nick teamed up with Philip Halatsis of Macabrofilms, lending him his considerable expertise in the technical field as well as advanced production design techniques. Even though the partnership was short-lived, Macabrofilms put out six feature films -including the cult classic "Brutal"- and three music videos in two short years, largely due to Mr. Samaras' ability to come up with on-the-fly solutions within budget limitations as well as his extremely tenacious work ethic. Staying true to his underground roots, he continued working with musical acts such as Homoiratus, producing high-quality videos possessed of his distinct aesthetic and artistic vision ("Hollow shell empty vessel, faithful as shadow"). 2007 was a breakthrough year for Mr. Samaras, with his first full-length feature "Greek Psycho Cannibal" opening to wide international acclaim amongst horror aficionados. It's unique blend of contemporary satire coupled with extreme levels of gore, harking back to the golden age of Troma Films, was an instant hit with audiences, amalgamating GCP's status as an underground cult favorite. Nick founded Crazy Greek Productions while he was working in Holland, in the wake of CGP's wild success and has gone on to produce another five full-length features in addition to the little known -and brilliant- short "The Exiled". 2010 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for Crazy Greek Productions, with a very well received premiere of Conspiracy of Blood in Athens, and two films in the pipeline, "Nick The Geek" and "The Losing Hand" both of which have generated a great amount of speculation amongst fans and could very well break this talented and elusive filmmaker into mainstream consciousness.