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Dimitra Kouzi, Creative Producer\/Director, Curator, Audience developer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

Dimitra Kouzi grew up in a multicultural environment, attending an international school in Bavaria, Germany, since the age of 6. She became a citizen of the world and learned to communicate and interact with children from 20+ nationalities.<\/div>\n
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Today she is a filmmaker, journalist, curator and creative producer working in communication strategy and audience development.<\/div>\n
A Media and Communications graduate from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Magister KW, Politik, Recht), she also studied Photography and began her career as a journalist. She worked in Print in Germany and Greece, in Radio (producing and moderating Doc Stories<\/em> a one hour weekly programme dedicated to creative documentaries at ERT 3rd programme radio) and in TV as a host for the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), ARTE and ZDF.<\/div>\n
She was commissioner for ERT, acquiring 1700 hours of independent documentaries per year for the digital channels. It is there were she created an extensive network in the documentary industry and put all her experience into creatively making films stand out.<\/div>\n
Her creative production skills have shaped the scope for filmmakers, festivals, doc workshops and clients in film and television, museums, contemporary art and entertainment. She is an active member of the film community, whether in front of the camera as host and presenter for major media events like the 24 hours ARTE Greek Theme Day 2013; the ZDF Live, moderation Olympic Games opening Athens 2004, or behind the camera as a director \/ producer:<\/div>\n
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Selected filmography\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n
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\u2022 Connecting with Mit (Mitropoulos) ARNode<\/a>, feature-length documentary, co-production between Greece and France (in development) director and cinematographer<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\u2022 Good Morning Mr Fotis, 2020, 70\u02b9, Greece, Producer\/Director: Docs in Progress Award, Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2019; official selection and Youth Award, Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2020\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n
\u2022 Passage to Europe, 2021, 48\u2019, Greece, Producer\/Director, 2021 San Francisco Greek Film Festival Jury Award winner for Best Documentary; Los Angeles Greek Film Festival, Jury Special Mention; Documentary 2021, Japan Foundation President\u2019s Prize, Japan Awards 2021 (NHK Japan Broadcasting Corporation); #ThisisEU European Values Award, E.C. in Greece, Chania Film Festival 2021<\/div>\n
\u2022 Art Crimes<\/a>, six part series, by Unknown Media Berlin (production company focusing on high end documentary series), producer Stefano Strocchi, research and line producer for one of the episodes, 2022-23<\/div>\n
\u2022 Shach im Slam, dir. Jan Schmidt Garre, Pars Media, Germany \u00a02023, creative producer<\/div>\n
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\u2022 Love with Obstacles, The History of the Relation between Greeks and Germans, 2019, Germany, Co-author with Ingo Helm (commissioned by ARTE\/NDR)\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\u2022 People, Gods and Other Creatures, dir. Svetlana Strelnicova, produced by Doppelplussultra Hamburg, creative producer, 2024\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2022 Little Land, dir. Nikos Dayadas, based upon her original idea, research and story development, (commissioned by ARTE), 2014<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Audience development and communication strategy (selection):\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n
\u2022 La Chana, dir. Lucija Stojevic: Audience Developer for the premiere at IDFA \u2013 <\/a>Winner IDFA Audience Award 2016<\/a><\/div>\n
\u2022 21 X New York, dir. Piotr Stasik: Communication strategist for EFA Awards 2016<\/div>\n
\u2022 Yo no soy de aqu\u00ed, Dir. Giedr\u0113 \u017dickyt\u0113, Maite Alberdi Communication strategist for EFA Short Documentary Awards 2016<\/a><\/div>\n
\u2022 Nowhere to Hide, dir. Zaradasht Ahmed: Audience Developer for the premiere at IDFA \u2013 Winner Best Feature-Length Documentary IDFA 2016<\/a><\/div>\n
\u2022 Siberian Love, dir. Olga Delane, IDFA 2016, audience development and visual identity, including communication strategy\/c\u03bfnsultancy for the first appearance of Hamburg-based Doppelplusultra production company.\u00a0<\/div>\n
\u2022 Communion, dir. Anna Zamecka: Communication strategist for EFA Awards \u2013 Winner EFA Best Documentary 2017<\/a><\/div>\n
\u2022 Reconciliation, dir. Marija Zidar: fine cut consulting and communication strategy, CPH:DOX 2021 Next Wave\u00a0<\/div>\n
\u2022 Radiograph of a Family, dir. Firouzeh Khosrovani: Audience Developer for IDFA premiere \u2013 Winner Best Feature-Length Documentary IDFA 2021<\/a><\/div>\n
\u2022 The Balcony Movie, dir. Pawe\u0142 \u0141ozi\u0144ski: Audience Developer for EFA Awards 2022<\/div>\n
\u2022 Holy Dilema, dir. Julianna Ugrin, M\u00e1rton V\u00edzkelety: Audience Developer, including visual identity for Astra Film Festival 2022<\/div>\n
\u2022 Fairy Garden, dir. Gerg\u0151 Somogyv\u00e1ri, Audience Producer, the film was selected to close the Sarajevo Film Festival 2023, additionally it won the Special Jury Award 2023<\/a><\/div>\n
\u2022 Girls\u2019 Stories<\/a>, dir. Aga Borzym, Premiere Audience Developer for IDFA premiere Young Audiences 2023<\/div>\n
\u2022 Apolonia, Apolonia, dir. Lea Glob, Strategy and Audience for EFA Awards 2023\u00a0<\/div>\n
\u2022 Child of Dust<\/a>,<\/i> <\/b>dir. <\/b>Weronika Mliczewska: <\/b>main Competition, (winner special mention) Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2024
\u2022 The Lions by the River Tigris<\/a><\/i>, dir. Zaradasht Ahmed, Thorvald Nilsen \/ Indie Film Bergen, CPH DOX 2024<\/div>\n

\u2022 Amilcar,<\/a> dir Miguel Eek, <\/i>IDFA, Envision<\/i> <\/b>(Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution Envision) <\/i>2025<\/i>
<\/i><\/b>\u2022 In Hell with Ivo, dir. Kristina Nikolova, Divia dir. Dmytro Hreshko and I saw a <\/i>Suno, dir. Katalin Barsony, Documentary Competition Sarajevo Film festival <\/i>2025
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TUTORING\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n
Dimitra works as a tutor at the LMU Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and for established workshops such as The Balkan Documentary Centre<\/a> and Docu Rough Cut Boutique<\/a> (since 2019) pitching preparation for Sarajevo Film Festival.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Beyond consulting and tutoring, she is a speaker, moderator and jury member in several documentary festivals.<\/div>\n
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In 2015 she founded Kouzi Productions; in the same year, she also graduated from EURODOC. She has been collaborating with filmmakers, festivals and distributors, including IDFA, Prix Europa, Vision du Reel, Institute of Documentary Film Prague, CineDoc Greece (co-organiser of event-based, documentary-themed evening screenings in Athens and Europe 2009\u20132016), KineDok, Deutsche Film und Fernsehakademie Berlin, MIA Market and Japan Prize.<\/div>\n
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In 2016 she founded KinderDocs Festival for children and young audiences at the Benaki Museum in Athens and MOMus Contemporary Art Museum in Thessaloniki, Greece, in collaboration with IDFA, Doxs Ruhr and doxs! in Germany. KinderDocs<\/a> produces interdisciplinary educational material for schools which facilitates learning from the environment.<\/div>\n
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She is fluent in Greek, English and German<\/div>\n
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Dimitra Kouzi\u00a0<\/div>\n
Mob 00306946060862<\/div>\n
Tel 00302107219909<\/div>\n
dimitra@kouziproductions.com<\/div>\n
kouziproductions.com<\/div>\n
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