
Yannis Economides was born in 1967 in Limassol, Cyprus. In 1987 he moved to Athens to study filmmaking. After several short films and documentaries, in 2003 he wrote and directed his first feature film, MATCHBOX. His second feature SOUL KICKING premiered in The International Critics' Week at Cannes Film Festival in 2006 and his third, KNIFER (2010) won seven awards from the Greek Film Academy, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay. His fourth feature, STRATOS, premiered in the Competition Programme of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival in 2014. For each one of his four feature films, Economides has been honored with the Greek Film Critics Association Award for Best Greek Feature Film of the Year. In October 2016, his first theatrical production premiered at the New Stage of the National Theatre in Athens, with Economides directing his own play SLEEP, STELLA, SLEEP. He has also performed as a supporting actor in several greek films. In 2017 he had a small but crucial part in Fatih Akin's latest film, "In the Fade".

Suntan
MOVIE • 2016

In the Fade
MOVIE • 2017

Ελλάς το Μεγαλείο σου
TV • 2003

Patty Is Such a Girly Name
MOVIE • 2025

Wasted Youth
MOVIE • 2011

Directing Hell
MOVIE • 2011

Amercement
MOVIE • 2021

Ki An Fygo Tha Ksanartho
MOVIE • 2005

Boobheads
MOVIE • 2008

The Golden Grip
MOVIE • 2026

From The Balcony
MOVIE • 2022

Go For Broke
MOVIE • 2018