Megaklis Vintiadis

Undoubtedly one of the most well-known TV directors in Greece. He is also considered by many one of the founders of Greek TV, back in 1969. His significant participation to national TV channels, as TV director and production counselor, from 1969 until 1988, introduced him as the director of high rated live shows. For almost nineteen years as director for the state television, he directed sitcom, dramas and soap operas, a great number of game shows and musical entertainment shows; whereas the majority of these programs were broad casted live. From 1966 until 1969 he was gaining experience studying in WGBH in Boston Massachusetts, Educational Foundation where he graduated in production and direction He went back to Greece in 1969 from Boston, after his graduation and work experience in WGBH in order to share knowledge and experience organizing the state TV which was in infantry that time. In 1988 he joined the private television, ANT1 TV as the station's exclusive director and counselor, giving the best of his talent and passion for direction. He is responsible for countless of live broadcasting of music shows, variety shows, game shows, talk shows, beauty contests, which all of them were counted as the top rated viewing. This was the period that he establishes his name as the "director of live shows". During the 40 years of his career have recorded live concerts and work closely with several worldwide famous and demanding artists like: Charles Aznavour, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gloria Gaynor, Barry White, Frank Sinatra, Paul Anka, Tina Turner, Celine Dion. From 1962 until 1965 he studied in Drama School of Athens attending classes in Music School of Athens who was graduated with distinction. As a professional actor he made performances in Athenian theaters for two (2) years. He performed in Australia and New Zealand, for six months in theatre tour as an actor performing Ancient Greek Comedy and Classic Musical Play under the authority of "Elizabethan Theatre Trust".