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2023 International Emmys

Honored and excited to participate as jury member at the 2023 International Emmy Awards.

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TELEVISION / STREAMERS

  • Κάτω Παρτάλι Kato Partali Αμαλία Γιαννίκου Amalia Giannikou Greek Female Director σκηνοθέτης σκηνοθέτις

    KATO PARTALI

    COMEDY • SERIES DIRECTOR • 29 Eps • MEGA TV 2013-15

    A cursed village. Three city slickers. One caged-canary headpiece.

  • AKATA MAKATA

    KIDS SHOW • CREATOR • 280 Eps • ALPHA/ ZTV+ 2012-23

    A bubbly pixie. Her loafing human neighbor. Magic.

  • STO KALO

    COMEDY • SERIES DIRECTOR • 12 Eps • ANTENNA 2016-17

    Lethal pigs-in-a-blanket. An accidental kidnapping. Elections.

  • OLA STON AERA

    COMEDY • SERIES DIRECTOR • 26 Eps • MEGA TV 2008-9

    TV station romance. Mystery solving. Cosplay.

  • SE EIDA (O ALLOS PANTELIS)

    ROM COM • EPISODE DIRECTOR • 1 Ep • ALPHA 2007

    A newspaper ad. Posing as someone else. Romantic misunderstandings.

THEATER

  • AKADOU

    WRITER/ DIRECTOR • ALIKI Theater 2011-12

    Stolen football. Fairy godmother. Musical whodunit.

  • MAZOO & THE ZOO 1

    WRITER/ DIRECTOR • ALIKI Theater 2009-10

    Parrot gone missing. Quest to save the rainforest. Jukebox musical.

  • MAZOO & THE ZOO 2

    WRITER/ DIRECTOR • ALIKI Theater 2010-11

    Same story. More songs. Different ending.

LIVE EVENTS

  • YOUTUBE PULSE '18

    STAGE DIRECTOR/VIDEO CREATOR (2018)

    Client: GOOGLE Greece

  • REDMI NOTE 11 LAUNCH

    STAGE DIRECTOR (2022)

    Client: XIAOMI

  • YOUTUBE PULSE '15

    STAGE DIRECTOR/ VIDEO CREATOR (2015)

    Client: GOOGLE Gree

  • GOOGLE TRAVEL FORUM '12

    STAGE DIRECTOR/ VIDEO CREATOR (2012)

    Client: GOOGLE Greece

AMALIA GIANNIKOU

Filmmaker working in Television, Theater, Live Events, Streaming Platforms, Kids Content and Animation.

Best known for her directing work in the hit show Kato Partali, Amalia has  series-directed three TV shows and created a stage musical which spun off her acclaimed 280-episode kids show, Akata Makata.

She is the recipient of an MFA in Film and multiple scholarships from prestigious USC School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles, where she also worked as development intern at Miramax/ Dimension  and Misher Films/ Universal. 

Besides her freelance writing/ directing work, Amalia co-owns Baby Walrus, a boutique production company inhabited by talented people who specialize in content creation.

Amalia Giannikou Female Writer Director Greece Live Action Animation Theater Αμαλία Γιαννίκου Σκηνοθέτης Σκηνοθέτις Κάτω Παρτάλι
Amalia Giannikou Female Writer Director Greece Live Action Animation Theater Αμαλία Γιαννίκου Σκηνοθέτης Σκηνοθέτις Κάτω Παρτάλι

drop me a line…

amaliagiannikou @gmail.com

…or find me here…

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