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ā€œGHOSTSā€ in GREECE
ā€œGHOSTSā€ in GREECE

Thrilled to be series-directing the Greek adaptation of the BBCā€™s iconic comedy, GHOSTS.

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2024 International Emmys
2024 International Emmys

Happy to return as jury member for the 2024 International Emmy Awards.

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2023 International Emmys
2023 International Emmys

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

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TELEVISION / STREAMERS

  • TA FANTASMATA (GHOSTS)

    COMEDY ā€¢ SERIES DIRECTOR ā€¢ 10 Eps ā€¢ Star Channel 2025-26

    The Greek adaptation of BBCā€™s iconic GHOSTS. British format, Greek ghosts.

  • ĪšĪ¬Ļ„Ļ‰ Ī Ī±ĻĻ„Ī¬Ī»Ī¹ Kato Partali Ī‘Ī¼Ī±Ī»ĪÆĪ± Ī“Ī¹Ī±Ī½Ī½ĪÆĪŗĪæĻ… Amalia Giannikou Greek Female Director ĻƒĪŗĪ·Ī½ĪæĪøĪ­Ļ„Ī·Ļ‚ ĻƒĪŗĪ·Ī½ĪæĪøĪ­Ļ„Ī¹Ļ‚

    KATO PARTALI

    COMEDY ā€¢ SERIES DIRECTOR ā€¢ 29 Eps ā€¢ MEGA TV 2013-15

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

  • AKATA MAKATA

    KIDS SHOW ā€¢ CREATOR ā€¢ 280 Eps ā€¢ ALPHA/ ZTV+ 2012-23

    A bubbly pixie. Her loafing human neighbor. Magic.

  • STO KALO

    COMEDY ā€¢ SERIES DIRECTOR ā€¢ 12 Eps ā€¢ ANTENNA 2016-17

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

  • OLA STON AERA

    COMEDY ā€¢ SERIES DIRECTOR ā€¢ 26 Eps ā€¢ MEGA TV 2008-9

    TV station romance. Mystery solving. Cosplay.

  • SE EIDA (O ALLOS PANTELIS)

    ROM COM ā€¢ EPISODE DIRECTOR ā€¢ 1 Ep ā€¢ ALPHA 2007

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

THEATER

  • AKADOU

    WRITER/ DIRECTOR ā€¢ ALIKI Theater 2011-12

    Stolen football. Fairy godmother. Musical whodunit.

  • MAZOO & THE ZOO 1

    WRITER/ DIRECTOR ā€¢ ALIKI Theater 2009-10

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

  • MAZOO & THE ZOO 2

    WRITER/ DIRECTOR ā€¢ 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

Amalia is a writer, director and show creator, currently series-directing the Greek adaptation of the BBCā€™s iconic comedy Ghosts. Past credits include series-directing the hit show Kato Partali, as well as writing/ directing 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 scholarshipsfrom prestigious USC School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles, where she also worked as development intern at Miramax/ Dimension  and Misher Films/ Universal. 

Amalia co-owns Arcadium, a boutique production company inhabited by talented people who specialize in content creation.

Amalia Giannikou Female Writer Director Greece Live Action Animation Theater Ī‘Ī¼Ī±Ī»ĪÆĪ± Ī“Ī¹Ī±Ī½Ī½ĪÆĪŗĪæĻ… Ī£ĪŗĪ·Ī½ĪæĪøĪ­Ļ„Ī·Ļ‚ Ī£ĪŗĪ·Ī½ĪæĪøĪ­Ļ„Ī¹Ļ‚ ĪšĪ¬Ļ„Ļ‰ Ī Ī±ĻĻ„Ī¬Ī»Ī¹
Amalia Giannikou Female Writer Director Greece Live Action Animation Theater Ī‘Ī¼Ī±Ī»ĪÆĪ± Ī“Ī¹Ī±Ī½Ī½ĪÆĪŗĪæĻ… Ī£ĪŗĪ·Ī½ĪæĪøĪ­Ļ„Ī·Ļ‚ Ī£ĪŗĪ·Ī½ĪæĪøĪ­Ļ„Ī¹Ļ‚ ĪšĪ¬Ļ„Ļ‰ Ī Ī±ĻĻ„Ī¬Ī»Ī¹

drop me a lineā€¦

amaliagiannikou @gmail.com

ā€¦or find me hereā€¦

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nothing is impossible. the word itself says ā€œIā€™m possible!ā€

Audrey Hepburn