Rinio Dragasaki

Rinio Dragasaki Greek Ρηνιώ Δραγασάκη was born in 1980 She studied directing in Athens and documentary in Barcelona She has worked in cinema advertising and television and has written and directed four short films and one feature film The short film My Dad Lenin and Freddy was screened at many international festivals ClermontFerrand Sao Paulo Chicago Edinburgh etc where it was distinguished In 2012 it won the award for best short film from the Hellenic Film Academy and three more awards at the Drama Festival including the Argyros Alexandros The film was screened on Canal in France and on SBS in Australia The Courtyard premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and was nominated for the Crystal Bear while it was one of the five nominations for the best short film of 2014 by the Hellenic Film Academy The film participated in many international festivals Guanajuato Edinburgh Dresden Brest etc and was distinguished for its experimental form In 2014 she participated in the Sundance IF Instabul Screenwriters Lab with the script of her first feature film Cosmic Candy The film had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin Texas in September 2019