Elina Psykou (b. 1977, Athens) studied direction at Lykourgos Stavrakos Film School and sociology at Panteion University, both in Athens. She then studied cultural history at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. In 2007 she participated in the Berlinale Talent Campus for emerging filmmakers. She has written and directed two shorts, as well as TV spots for the Greek National Opera. In addition, she has worked as an assistant director and a film and theater producer. The film The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas won the Works-in-Progress award at KVIFF 2012 and was screened at this year’s Berlinale in the Forum section.
48. MFF Karlovy Vary
