ZAFEIRIS HAITIDIS
Biography
Zafeiris Haitidis is a British-Greek director, filmmaker, producer, writer and photographer with 28+ years in the Media & Entertainment industry, and experience in film, documentary, TV and theatre productions. He holds a B.Sc. in “Broadcasting and Film” from Boston University, and became a U.S. O-1 Visa beneficiary for “Extraordinary Ability / Achievement as a director,” verified by Directors Guild of America, and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
His body of work as a director includes: innovative (multimedia) theatre performances; fashion, dance and music videos; TV cultural shows and educational programs; web-series and documentaries; as well as award-winning short films, which have participated in international film festivals (Los Angeles, Cannes, Paris, Montpellier, London, Munich, Rome, Moscow) and have been released theatrically.
As director-cinematographer, his collaborations include, among others, media companies such as Netflix, National Geographic Studios, BBC, Arte, National Film Board of Canada and VICE Greece.
He is the creator of the extensive interactive web-documentary, Greek Chronicle Project: Footage Archive (2.000+ videos and 50+ hours), which chronicles the fiery Greek socioeconomic crisis and the Refugee crisis between 2011-2016. Stock footage from this Archive has been broadcast on TV programs and included in international feature films and documentaries.
In July 2022, he became Co-Founder and CEO of the Hellenic cultural production company, AnthroPhos Productions, whose mission is to preserve and promote Hellenism and its cultural legacy, globally, while creating original content of international appeal.
Currently, he is in development of several projects, including his debut feature film, a World War II-inspired survival adventure / psychological thriller.
Zafeiris’ goal is to produce vital audiovisual works, with a fascinating approach, aimed to captivate and cultivate international audiences.
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Filmography
2022 My People (documentary) Producer / Director of photography
2017 Maniera Greca (short film) Director of photography
2016 Refugee (political music video) Director / Cinematographer / Stock footage
2016 NO/WAY OUT (feature film demo) Director / Producer / Writer
2016 Metalmark (performance art video) Director / Cinematographer
2016 Breaking Free (music video) Director / Cinematographer / Stock footage
2016 Smile (music video) Director / Cinematographer
2016 Vice Greekology (documentary web series – 1 episode) Director / Cinematographer
2016 Vice Meets (documentary web series – 4 episodes) Director / Cinematographer
2016 Vice Metropolitans (documentary web series – 12 episodes) Director / Cinematographer
2015 Talk Of The Town (TV show – 5 episodes) Director / Cinematographer
2015 Paolo’s Dream (documentary) Director of photography
2015 Art Of Theatre (backstage documentary) Director / Cinematographer
2014 Promakhos (feature film) Second Unit Director / Cinematographer / Stock footage
2014 Trip Of The Chef (web show – 2 episodes) Co-Creator / Director / Cinematographer
2013 9+1 Muses (cultural TV show – 15 hourly episodes) Director
2012 Greek Chronicle Project 2012 (documentary series – 10 videos) Director / Cinematographer
2012 Mousiki Mastoura (music video) Director / Cinematographer
2011 Red Zone (documentary) Director / Writer
2010 Web Odyssey (educational TV program – 5 episodes) Director
2009 Stories Without Ending (educational TV program – 5 episodes) Director
2009 S For Sugah (music video) Director / Cinematographer
2009 Beatbox Project (documentary) Director / Cinematographer
2009 Scetchophrenia: Frame By Frame (documentary Pilot) Director
2009 West of Eden (short film) Director / Co-Producer / Writer
2007 Eternal Kiparissia (documentary) Director
2006 Time Out (short film) Director / Co-Producer / Writer
2002 Panic Room (short film) Director / Producer / Writer
