Angeliki Antoniou (
Greek: Αγγελική Αντωνίου, born 12 July 1956) is a Greek film director, screenwriter and producer. She studied architecture in Greece and film direction at the
German Film and Television Academy in Berlin. She works as scriptwriter and director in Greece and in Germany. In 2006 she taught film direction at the Film School of University in
Thessaloniki. She lives in
Athens and
Berlin. She has directed feature films and documentaries which have been screened and awarded in prestigious international festivals (Locarno, Berlinale, Göteborg, Montreal, Palm Springs, Moscow, Thessaloniki etc) and distributed world-wide.
Her critically acclaimed feature film Eduart based upon true events, participated in more than 40 film festivals, including the
29th Moscow International Film Festival,[1] and has received 18 awards[2][3][4][5] in Greece, France, the US and the UK..Eduart was selected by the EFA for the 2007 European Film Awards [6] and it was Greece's submission for Best Foreign Film 2008.
Filmography (selection)
Director and screenwriter
Persephone (1987)
Gefangene des Meeres ("Prisoners of the Sea") (1989)
1992: Nominated for Pardo d’ Oro (Golden Leopard) at the Locarno International Film Festival for Donusa
Youth Jury Award for Best Film (A' Prix de la Jeunesse) for Donusa
1992: Nominated for the Golden Alexander at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival for Donusa
1997: Nominated for the Golden Alexander at the Thessaloniki International Film festival for Verspielte Nächte(Nights Gambled Away)
1997: Greek Film Awards for Best Film & Best Director (Angeliki Antoniou) & Best Screenplay (Angeliki Antoniou and Kriton Kalaitzidis) & for Best Actress (Jasmin Tabatabai) for Verspielte Nächte (Nights Gambled Away)
1997: Award for Best Set Design at Hof International Film Festival for Verspielte Nächte
2006: Winner of 9 Greek State Film Awards, at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival among them for Best Film & Best Director & Best Screenplay (Angeliki Antoniou) for Eduart
FIPRESCI Award at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival for Best Greek Film for Eduart
2007: Selected by the European Film Academy for the 2007 European Film Awards, Eduart
2007: Golden Antigone Award (Antigone d'or de la Ville et de l'Agglomération de Montpellier) at the Montpellier International Mediterranean Film Festival & Special mention by the Young People's Award (CMCAS) for Eduart
2007: Nominated for the Competitive Section, “Europe-Europe” at the Sevilla International Film Festival, for Eduart
2007: Nominated for the Golden St. George at the Moscow International Film Festival, for Eduart
2007: Nominated for Grand Prize at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, for Eduart
2008: Special Recognition for Best Ensemble Cast at The Method Fest Film Festival, for Eduart
Greece's submission for an Oscar Nomination for Best Foreign Film 2008 for Eduart
2020: Nominated for the Golden Alexander (International Competition) at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, for The Unknown Athenians
2020: Audience Award at the Kitzbühel Film Festival for Green Sea
2021: Award for Best Greek Documentary at the AegeanDocs International Documentary Film Festival for The Unknown Athenians
2021: Efebo d’Oro «Ande» Cinema Donna Award at the Efebo d’Oro (International Competition) for Green Sea
2021: Hellenic Film Academy Award for Best Documentary for The Unknown Athenians