Penelope Mavropsaridi

Penelope Mavropsaridi was born in Athens in 1996. She studied film directing at the Stavrakos School (HCTSS) and theater at the Theater Studies Department of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She works as an assistant director on films and commercials. Her debut short, “Why Won’t You Dance?” premiered in the student section of the Drama Short Film Festival and has since traveled to 30 festivals around the world and won three awards. With another project, she has participated in pitching labs in Greece and Portugal.