Rinio Dragasaki

Rinio Dragasaki (b. 1980, Athens) studied film in Athens and got an MA in Documentary & Society at ESCAC. Since then, she has worked in the film, television, and advertising industries. She has written and directed four short films and a feature. Her short film, “Dad, Lenin, and Freddy,” was selected at numerous international film festivals (Clermont-Ferrand, São Paolo, Chicago, Edinburgh, among others) and has won several distinctions. In 2012, it was awarded for Best Short Film of the Hellenic Film Academy and three more awards at the Short Film Festival of Drama. The film was broadcast by CANAL+ in France and SBS in Australia. “Schoolyard,” her next short, premiered at the 64th Berlinale and was nominated for the Crystal Bear; it was also one of the five nominees for the Best Short Film at the 2014 Hellenic Film Academy Awards. The film was selected by many international film festivals (Guanajuato, Edinburgh, Dresden, Brest, etc.) and won distinctions for its experimental nature. Her debut film, “Cosmic Candy,” was selected to participate in the Sundance Istanbul Lab and had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas.