Athena Xenidou
Associate Lecturer in Media Production
[email protected]
+357 24694000
Qualifications
MA in International Relations ‘Global Media, Local Sensitivities’ (University of Nicosia, 2010)
MA training as a Film Producer, American Film Institute, Los Angeles (1998)
BA in Film Studies (University of California Santa Barbara, 1997)
Studies in Music and English Literature (University of Switzerland, Fribourg, 1992-93)
Specialization
Producing, Screenwriting, Directing and Acting for Film and Television and Theatre
Employment Track
Head of Filmmaking Workshops, Cyprus Film Days International Film Festival 2022-2024
Artistic Director Cyprus Film Days International Film Festival, 2024
Founder/Artistic Director of The Film and Stage Studio 2008-present
Producer, Advertising Campaigns, MOI Worldwide, 2017-2019
Director, TV series, Kryfos Kaiadas (45 episodes), Sigma TV 2016
Director, TV series, Osa Den Ksereis (35 episodes) CYBC 2015
Director, TV series, Roua Mat (3 episodes) ANT1 2014
Director, Reality TV shows (Survivor, The Farm) Greece, Fremantle Media, 2001-2006
Memberships (Academic/Professional)
Jury Member, International Emmy Awards, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Vice-President, Board of Directors, Cyprus Symphony Orchestra Foundation 2021-2024
Head of Television, BD, Directors Guild Cyprus 2021-2023
Member of FERA, Federation of European Screen Directors
Women in Film and Television, Greece 2023
Scholarships/Awards
Award, Best Micro Film, Roma Short Festival for Saving Joy 2021
Distinction, Stockholm Film Festival for Insidious, Invisible 2021
International Women’s Day Award for my contribution in Arts and Culture 2016
Award for Best Performance, The Shadow Box, National Theatre Awards 2008
Special Jury Award for Best Documentary, Worldfest Houston for Unwitnessed Memories, 2001
Best Documentary Award, Cyprus International Documentary Film Festival, for Unwitnessed Memories 2001
Best Cinematography Award, Reel Loud Film & Arts Festival Santa Barbara, USA for The Made Guy 1997
Best Project, Arts and Humanities Award and Scholarship, University of California, Santa Barbara, for Dead End, 1996
