“Story, as it turns out, was crucial to our evolution -- more so than opposable thumbs. Opposable thumbs let us hang on; story told us what to hang on to.” - Lisa Cron
Iannis is a multi-award-winning writer and filmmaker. His romantic dramedy script "Only Loves Matters" was produced by KQ Movies and has now been released internationally on Apple TV 4K and Amazon Prime. It had previously won a Gold Award for Original Screenplay from the Hollywood Gold Awards and had undergone a successful festival run. Iannis' noir thriller screenplay “Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case” was a Finalist at the Manhattan film festival 2021 and his romantic action comedy script “Valentina, Relationship Killer” won Best Unproduced Screenplay at the Berlin International Art Film Festival. Prior to that, his dramedy screenplay "Mary and Dionysus" was a Semi-Finalist at the Shore Scripts Feature Screenplay Competition 2018 as well as reaching the Quarterfinals at the 2019 Scriptapalooza Screenwriting competition and his short film "Headz" won a Gold Lion Award at the2016 London Film Awards. When not writing screenplays or making films, he scribes short stories and comic books. He also loves to eat and sleep. He’s a sucker for rakomelo, dark chocolate, and honey. Finally, he's a firm believer that humankind was at its best during the thousands of years of hunting and gathering but knows that, unfortunately, he wouldn't last two days alone in the wilderness.
Semi-Finalist/Feature Script
Midnight Blues
Robinson Film Awards
Campania, Italy
2024
Semi-Finalist/Best Unproduced Script
Midnight Blues
Oakland Film Festival
Oakland, USA
2023
Official Selection/Best Romantic Screenplay
Midnight Blues
Chicago Script Awards
Chicago, USA
2023
Official Selection/Best Script (unproduced work)
Midnight Blues
Vesuvius International Film Fest
Campania, Italy
2023
Official Selection/Feature Script
Midnight Blues
Hollywood Gold Awards
Los Angeles, USA
2023
Semi-Finalist/Best Unproduced Script
Midnight Blues
Santa Monica International Filmmaker Awards
Santa Monica, USA
2023
Award Winner/Best screenplay
Of Vampire Born
Dreamz Catcher International film festival
Kolkata, India
2023
Finalist/Best Screenplay
Of Vampire Born
Washington Film Awards
Washington, USA
2023
Award Winner/Best Feature Script
Of Vampire Born
AJANTHA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVA
Mumbai, India
2023
Quarter-Finalist/Television Script
Bloodline Amazonian
Vail Screenplay Contest
Colorado, USA
2023
Quarter-Finalist/TV pilot
Bloodline Amazonian
Sunvale Table Read Screenplay
online
2023
Award Winner/Best Television Pilot Script-Pilot
Bloodline Amazonian
International Film & Script Festival Lotus
Athens, Greece
2023
Award Winner/Television Script
Bloodline Amazonian
Sweet Democracy Film Awards
Cannes, France
2023
Official Selection/Best TV Screenplay
Bloodline Amazonian
Sofia International Film Festival
Sofia, Bulgaria
2023
Award Winner/Best Pilot Script
Bloodline Amazonian
Spring Time International Film Festival
Kolkata, India
2023
Award Winner/Best Television Pilot Script
Bloodline Amazonian
Pacific International film festival
Chennai, India
2023
Award Winner/Best Television Script
Bloodline Amazonian
Poombukar Independent film festival
Tamil Nadu, India
2023
Official Selection/Thriller Screenplay
Sherry the Gangster
New York Script Awards
New York, USA
2023
Official Selection/Feature Script
Sherry the Gangster
Frida film festival
Online
2023
Award Winner/Best Feature Script
Lady Crimson
Cuckoo International Film Awards
Chennai, India
2023
Official Selection/Best Feature Script
Lady Crimson
Hercules Independent Film Festival
Sevilla, Spain
2023
Finalist/Action Screenplay
Lady Crimson
Hollywood Screenplay Awards
Hollywood, USA
2023
Quarter-Finalist/Drama
Luise and Melissa
Sunvale Screenplay Contest
Sunvale, CA, USA
2023
Official Selection/Feature Screenplays
Luise and Melissa
The Macoproject Film Festival
New York City, New York, USA
2023
Semi-Finalist (Drama)
Luise and Melissa
The Big Break Screenwriting Contest
Burbank, ca, USA
2023
Official Selection/Best Feature Script
Act of Loyalty
British Indie Festival Film & Music
London, UK
2023
Official Selection/Large Script
Act of Loyalty
FESTIVAL ANGAELICA
Pasadena, CA, USA
2023
Official Selection/Best Script
Act of Loyalty
International Manhattan Film Awards
New York, USA
2023
Award Winner/Best Feature Script
Act of Loyalty
Birsamunda International Film Awards
Tamil Nadu, India
2023
Official Selection/Horror Screenplay
Demeter
Brno Film Festival
Brno, Czech Republic
2023
Finalist/Best Unproduced Script
Valentina, Relationship Killer
Delta International Film Festival
Online
2023
Official Selection
Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case
All Genre Screenplay Contest
Los Angeles, USA
2023
Official Selection/Best Script Unproduced
Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case
Liber Films International Festival
Athens, Greece
2023
Official Selection/Best Feature Screenplay
Mary and Dionysus
Oxford Script Awards
Oxford, United Kingdom
2023
Official Selection/Best Music Video
Raw (music video)
Hercules Independent Film Festival
Sevilla
2023
Official Selection/Best Un-produced Feature Screenplay
Sherry the Gangster
International Cosmopolitan Film Festival of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
2022
Nominee/Best Screenplay/Unproduced and Produced
Sherry the Gangster
Berlin International Art Film Festival
Berlin, Germany
2022
Best European Screenwriter
Sherry the Gangster
Sweet Democracy Film Awards
Cannes, France
2022
Award Winner/Feature Script
Sherry the Gangster
8 & Halfilm Awards
Rome, Italy
2022
Award Winner/Feature Script
Sherry the Gangster
Shiny Sparkle Independent Online Film Festival
International/Online
2022
Award Winner/Best Screenwriting
Sherry the Gangster
Eastern Europe Film Festival Eastern Europe Film Festival
Județul Dolj, Romania
2022
Award Winner/Fantasy Screenplay
Lady Crimson
Chicago Script Awards
Chicago, USA
2022
Nominee/Best Unproduced Script
Lady Crimson
LA Independent Film Channel Festival
Los Angeles, USA
2022
Semi Finalist at Best Feature Unproduced Script
Lady Crimson
Sacramento World Film Festival
Sacramento, USA
2022
Award Winner/Script
Lady Crimson
Roshani International film festival
Maharashtra, India
2022
Official Selection/Best Feature Screenplay
Lady Crimson
Stockholm Gold Awards // SGAIFF
Stockholm, Sweden
2022
Official Selection/Best Feature Screenplay
Lady Crimson
Snow Leopard International Film Festival Madrid
Madrid, Spain
2022
Official Selection/Best Unproduced Script
Luise and Melissa
Chicago Indie Film Awards
Chicago, USA
2022
Official Selection/Best Unproduced Script
Luise and Melissa
Toronto Film and Script Awards
Toronto, Canada
2022
Award Winner for Best Unproduced Feature
Luise and Melissa
Atlanta Movie Awards
Atlanta, USA
2022
Semi-Finalist Best Feature Screenplay
Luise and Melissa
Seattle Movie Awards
Seattle, USA
2022
Semi-Finalist Original Screenwriting
Luise and Melissa
Rotterdam Independent Film Festival
Rotterdam, Netherlands
2022
Official Selection/Best Unproduced Screenplay
Luise and Melissa
New York Independent Cinema Awards
New York, USA
2022
Best Script/Screenplay Winner
Luise and Melissa
Critics' Choice International Film Festival
Online
2022
Feature Script Official Selection
Act of Loyalty
Hamburg Film Awards
Hamburg, Germany
2022
Semi-Finalist Best Original Screenwriting
Act of Loyalty
Dublin World Film Festival
Dublin, Canada
2022
Official Selection/Best Script (unproduced work)
Valentina, Relationship Killer
Vesuvius International Film Fest
Campania, south of Italy
2022
Best Screenplay
Valentina, Relationship Killer
Andromeda film festival
Istanbul, Turkey
2022
Award Winner Best Script (Feature film)
Valentina, Relationship Killer
World Indie Film Awards World Indie Film Awards
International
2022
Story/Scriptwriting-Official Selection
Valentina, Relationship Killer
Kalakari Film Fest
Dewas, India
2022
Honorable Mention/Best Feature (Long) Script
Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case
New York Tri-State International Film Festival
New York, USA
2022
Official Selection/Best Original Screenplay
Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case
Arrow International Film Festival
Paris, France
2022
Finalist for Script
Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case
Manhattan Film Festival
New York, USA
2022
Quarterfinalist Best Unproduced Script
Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case
Rio de Janeiro World Film Festival
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2022
Semi-Finalist Best Unproduced Feature Script
Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case
Madrid Arthouse Film Festival
Madrid, Spain
2022
Quarterfinalist Best Unproduced Script
Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case
Vancouver Independent Film Festival
Vancouver, Canada
2022
Official Selection/Best Screenplay
Mary and Dionysus
Art Film Spirit Awards
Toronto, Canada
2022
Official Selection/Best Unproduced Script
Mary and Dionysus
Boston Independent Film Awards
Boston, US
2022
Award Winner Feature Script
Act of Loyalty
Shiny Sparkle Independent Online Film Festival
Worldwide/Online
2021
Best Characters in Horror Screenplay Winner
Demeter
Adbhooture Film Festival
Kolkata, India
2021
Horror/Thriller Screenplay Official Selection
Demeter
Nosferatu Film Festival
London, UK
2021
Best Feature Script/ Screenplay winner
Valentina, Relationship Killer
Hodu International Film Festival
Pondicherry, India
2021
Best Screenplay Winner
Valentina, Relationship Killer
Dreamz Catcher International Film Festival
Kolkata, India
2021
Best Unproduced Screenplay Winner
Valentina, Relationship Killer
Berlin International Art Film Festival
Berlin, Germany
2021
Best Feature Script/Screenplay Winner
Valentina, Relationship Killer
2 11 17 International Film Festival
TAMIL NADU, India
2021
Best Unproduced Script/Official Selection
Valentina, Relationship Killer
Toronto Film and Script Awards
Toronto, Canada
2021
Best Unproduced script/Official Selection
Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case
Chicago Indie Film Awards
Chicago, USA
2021
Best Feature Screenplay/Official Selcetion
Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case
HIFF - HALO International Film Festival
Saint-Petersburg, Russia
2021
Best Screenplay/Official Selection
Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case
Toronto Film Magazine Fest
Toronto, Canada
2021
Best Unproduced Screenplay/Official Selection
Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case
New York Independent Cinema Awards
New York, USA
2021
Thriller Screenplay/Official Selection
Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case
Kosice International Film Festival
Kosice, Slovakia
2021
Best Script/Official Selection
Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case
LA Indies
Los Angeles, USA
2021
Best Unproduced Script/Official Selection
Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case
LA Sun Film Fest LA Sun Film Fest
Los Angeles, USA
2021
Best Thriller Script
Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case
Gold Star Movie Awards
US
2021
Best Feature Screenplay
Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case
GLIFF - Golden Lemur
Portugal
2021
Semi-Finalist Best Unproduced Script
Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case
Hong Kong Indie Film Festival
Hong Kong
2021
Feature Script
Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case
World Film Carnival - Singapore
Singapore
2021
Semi-Finalist Best Feature Script/Screenplay
Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case
Indo French International Film Festival
PONDICHERRY
2021
Phenomenal Attainment Award
Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case
Krimson Horyzon International Film Festival
Kolkata, India
2021
Outstanding Achievement Award
Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case
Tagore International Film Festival
West Bengal, India
2021
Silver Award
Mary and Dionysus
Virgin Spring Cinefest
Kolkata, India
2021
A Top 10 Screenplay 2018
Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case
Crime/Mystery Film and Writing Festival
US
2019
Quarterfinalist
Mary and Dionysus
Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Festival
USA
2019
Semi Finalist
Mary and Dionysus
Shore Scripts Feature Screenwriting Competition
US
2018
Semi-Finalist/Music Video
Raw (music video)
Los Angeles CineFest
Los Angeles
2018
Official Selection/Music Video
Raw (music video)
The Indie Horror Film Festival
Dekalb, IL
2018
Official Selection/Horror Themed Music Videos
Raw (music video)
A Night of Horror International Film Festival
Sydney
2017
Official Selection
Headz (short film)
Bucharest Shortcut Cinefest 2017
Bucharest
2017
Official Selection
Lady Crimson (short film)
Jehlum Short & Long Film Festival
Jehlum
2016
Silver Award
Headz (short film)
Los Angeles Film Review Independent Film Awards 2016
Los Angeles
2016
Gold Lion/Narrative Short (under 40 minutes)
Headz (short film)
London Film Awards 2016
London
2016
Official Selection
Headz (short film)
12 Months Film Festival
Cluj-Napoca, Cluj
2015
Official Selection/Short Film (60 min or less)
Headz (short film)
Los Angeles CineFest
Los Angeles
2015
Official Selection
Headz (short film)
Portobello Film Festival 2015
London
2015
College
Middlesex Universcity
Creative Writing
20022005
Birth City
Sydney
Current City
Athens
Gender
Male
Ethnicity
Hellenic
Eye Color
Brown
Zodiac Sign
Libra
"The more things you do, the more you can do." -Lucille Ball
"You can't blame gravity for falling in love." -Albert Einstein
"I only believe in intoxication, in ecstasy, and when ordinary life shackles me, I escape, one way or another. No more walls." -Anais Nin
"The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware." - Henry Miller
“Story, as it turns out, was crucial to our evolution -- more so than opposable thumbs. Opposable thumbs let us hang on; story told us what to hang on to.” - Lisa Cron
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