Eleanna Santorinaiou

Director Writer

My name is Eleanna Santorinaiou (she) I come from Greece and I am a stage and film director based in London. I begun directing children plays in 2008 in Athens. After 2012 I moved in London and started directing short films. I participated in Theatre Workshops at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. In 2019 I directed my first long form play "The Promise - My Poor Marat" at Fournos Theatre in Athens. At the moment I am adapting the book "Canis Major" into a play.

I am interested in stories that focus in human relationships and notions such as loneliness, empathy and self growth. Taking these stories I want to focus on contemporary problems that are raised in our society and how it is influenced from the social media.

Credits

Director/Dramaturg, "Canis Major", Pre-production

Director, Monologues, WoLab, 2 shows, 2019

Director, “The Promise – My Poor Marat”, Fournos Theatre, 10 weeks, 2019

Director, “The Sweetest Recipe”, “Fournos” Theatre, 01/2018- Present

Director (pre-production/table read) , "All In Your Head", Haversham Festival, 2 weeks, 2018

Director - Writer “Merber and the boy with the Blue Hair”, “Fournos” Theatre, 09/2015- Present

Director - Writer, “Joy’s Window”, “Fournos” Theatre, 09/2012 – 05/2015

Director - Writer, “Mark the Cat”, “Fournos” Theatre, 09/2010 – 12/2017

Director - Writer, “Apples, Sugar and Cinnamon”, “Fournos” Theatre, 12/2008 – Present

Training

Directing for Stage
05/2017 – 06/2017 Central School of Speech and Drama – London, England

Scriptwriting for Film & Television
28/05/2014 – 04/06/2014 National Film And Television School– Beaconsfield, England

Filmmaking Diploma
09/2012 – 09/2013 London Film Academy– London, England

Bachelor Degree “Philosophy & History of Science” (PHS) – Athens, Greece
09/2006 – 02/2012 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
§ GPA 8.03/10
Significant Courses Creative Writing, Philosophy of Law, Philosophy and Cinema
Ethics, Cognitive Science, Introduction to Historiography
Final Project Philosophy and Cinema, The issue of death: How philosophy influences the way we see death
through cinema

Location

London

Experience

5-10 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Comedy
  • Film - documentary
  • Film - feature
  • Film - short
  • Gaming and interactivity
  • New technologies / digital
  • Theatre / Live perfomance
  • TV - documentary
  • TV - drama
  • Visual arts

What I do

  • Directing
  • Dramaturgy
  • Editing
  • Puppetry
  • Video Design
  • Working with young people
  • Workshopping & Development
  • Writing

Additional Languages

Greek (mother tongue), French, Spanish

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