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8. The Journey of Making her Dream of Director, Producer and Writer Come to Life
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In this episode Stelana Kliris shares about the grit and determination that was required on her path to making her dreams as Director, Writer and Producer come to life!
Stelana is a South African Cypriot writer/director/producer with a background in production on international film and commercial productions in Greece and Cyprus. Stelana is inspired by stories with heart and humanity and she has a wealth of tales from her multi-cultural upbringing in countries with complicated political situations, like South Africa and Cyprus.
She recently completed her second feature THE ISLANDER starring Harry Connick Jr, which she wrote, directed and produced.
Her first feature, COMMITTED, was distributed internationally and optioned for Hollywood and German remakes.
She also produced award-winning director Tonia Mishiali’s debut feature film PAUSE which premiered at the 2018 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and has received multiple awards since.
She is currently developing several new projects under her production company Meraki Films, including her next feature film GIZEM and the TV series LIFE UNEXPECTED which participated in the 2019 Midpoint TV Launch Programme.
She is a member of the European Women’s Audiovisual Network (EWA) and the Directors Guild of Cyprus, as well as a graduate of the 2018 EAVE Producers Workshop.
2022 The Islander / Feature / Writer - Director – Producer
USA-Cyprus co-production starring Harry Connick Jr, Agni Scott and Ali Fumiko Whitney-Currently in post-production / Expected release 2023
2018 Pause / Feature / Producer (Cyprus-Greece co-production)
Director: Tonia Mishiali
World premiere at 2018 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival “East of the West”
Awarded the FIPRESCI and the ERT Award for best Greek Film at the 2018 Thessaloniki Intl Film Festival
2018 To the Moon and Back / Short Film / Writer - Director – Producer
World premiere at 2018 Drama International Short Film Festival
Awarded 2nd prize for Best Film in the National Competition at the 2018 Intl Short Film Festival of Cyprus
2014 Committed / Feature / Writer - Director - Producer
Distributed commercially and optioned for Hollywood and German remakes
2009 The Fiddler / Short Film / Writer – Director - Producer
Greeks of the World Award at the 2011 Drama Intl Short Film Festival
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