About

Yannis Simos studied at the Film Studies Department in Thessaloniki and graduated with a major in Cinematography. In 2017 he was selected to attend Sarajevo Talents. In 2018 he received a Best Cinematography award for his work in Torpor short film, granted by the Greek Society Of Cinematographers(GSC). His films have participated in Poitiers IFF, Manaki IFF, Athens IFF, Drama IFF and many others. In 2019 he served as the 2nd Unit cinematographer in the German feature A Pure Place produced by ZDF, Violet Pictures and View Master Films. In 2020 he was selected to be part of Meet The Future program as a DP in Thessaloniki IFF. His first feature film as a Director of Photography Amercement is bound to premiere in Thessaloniki Film Festival. Yannis is based in Athens working as a cinematographer in films, music videos, commercials and documentaries.