THE ACTORS’ SPACE

She studied at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, in the Department of Theatre Studies, and went on to complete a postgraduate degree in the same field. She has been working as a casting director since 2000, across all types of productions, including feature films, television series, commercials and theatre productions. She now works as ready2cast, together with Fragkiskos Xydianos. Her international collaborations include "Maria" by Pablo Larraín, "Voluntaria" by Nely Reguera, "November" by Cédric Jimenez and "Carpenter’s Son" by Lofty Nathan. In Greece, she has worked with almost every director, including Menelaos Karamaghiolis, Angelos Frantzis, Asimina Proedrou, Penny Panayotopoulou, Elina Psykou, Vardis Marinakis, Stergios Paschos, Giorgos Gikapeppas, Christoforos Papakaliatis, Tonia Mishiali, Giorgos Goussis, Thanasis Neofotistos, Christos Chouliaras, Dimitris Papathanasis, Dimitris Koutsiabasakos, Thodoris Papadoulakis, Jacqueline Lentzou and others. She is a member of the HCA, EFA and ICDA.

He has studied theatre at New York University, music at the National Conservatory and the Hellenic Conservatory, and film at New York College. He has worked in theatre since 1997 and has been working as a casting director in film, television and theatre since 2004.

He has collaborated with filmmakers including Theo Angelopoulos, György Pálfi, Constantine Giannaris, Panos H. Koutras, Alexis Alexiou, Zacharias Mavroeidis, Pigi Dimitrakopoulou, Christoforos Papakaliatis, Asimina Proedrou, Angeliki Antoniou, Kyros Papavassiliou, Sonia Liza Kenterman, Giorgos Gikapeppas, Dimitris Kanellopoulos, Eva Nathena, Vasilis Myrianthopoulos, Christos Dimas, Aliki Danezi-Knutsen, Efthymis Hatzi, Orfeas Peretzis, Nikolai Hamel, Haris Raftogiannis, Alki Politi, Memi Koupa, Nikos Kyritsis, Kostas Gerampinis, Sofia Sfyri and others.

For his work on “Behind the Haystacks”, he received, alongside other Greek casting directors, a nomination for the Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting in 2023.

He is a member of the European Film Academy, the Hellenic Film Academy and the ICDA (International Casting Directors Association).

After studying film directing in Athens, Sotiria Marini worked as an assistant director in Greece. Since 1998, she has been working as a casting director, counting over 70 feature films and TV productions in her credits. She has collaborated with prominent directors such as Costa Gavras, Theo Angelopoulos, Tassos Boulmetis, Kostas Kapakas, Sotiris Goritsas, Constantine Giannaris, Yiannis Economides, Angeliki Antoniou, Panos H. Koutras, Zacharias Mavroeidis, Sonia Liza Kenterman, Assimina Proedrou, and Yorgos Zois, among others. In 2018, she co-founded the production company KPG entertainment alongside George Kyriakos. She is a member of the European Film Academy, the Hellenic Film Academy, and the International Casting Directors Association (ICDA).

Stavros Raptis has worked as a casting director on international productions, collaborating with directors such as Park Chan-wook, David Cronenberg, Christopher Nolan, Damien Chazelle, Fatih Akin, Fernando Trueba and Edward Berger, as well as on series produced by Netflix, Amazon, Universal, BBC, ITV and others. He has also worked on Greek productions with directors including Babis Makridis, Yorgos Zois, Sofia Exarchou, Sotiris Goritsas, Alexis Alexiou, Filippos Tsitos and Christos Nikou, among others.

As a screenwriter, he has worked on Christos Nikou’s feature films “Apples” (the opening film of the Orizzonti section at the Venice Film Festival, and winner of awards at the Seville, Dublin, Thessaloniki and Denver film festivals, as well as the Best Screenplay Award at the Chicago International Film Festival) and “Fingernails” (produced by Cate Blanchett, FilmNation and Apple Original Films, and starring Jessie Buckley, Riz Ahmed, Jeremy Allen White and Luke Wilson, the film screened at the Toronto, Telluride, San Sebastián, BFI London and Karlovy Vary film festivals).

Fragkiskos Xydianos is a casting director with over 25 years of experience in film, television and advertising. With a focus on authenticity, the power of performance and the essence of each character, he has collaborated with leading Greek and international filmmakers, helping bring distinctive performances and authentic characters to the screen.

He is a member of the Hellenic and European Film Academies, as well as the International Casting Directors Association (ICDA).