Nikias Chryssos

Nikias Chryssos is an award-winning director and writer based in Berlin, Germany. Born near Heidelberg to Greek-German parents, Nikias studied Film & Video Production in England and directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Wurttemberg. His films have been screened at festivals such as Berlinale, Tribeca, Rotterdam and Oberhausen and received numerous international awards. He is an alumnus of the Residence du Festival de Cannes, the Berlinale Talents, the Karl Steinbuch Scholarship, the Saatchi & Saatchi New German Directors Showcase and the Masterclass The Hollywood Perspective at the UCLA, California. In 2012, he founded the production company Kataskop Film and produced and directed his first feature film Der Bunker in co-production with GFF KG (Berberian Sound Studio, Uncle Bonmee). The film premiered at Berlin International Film Festival and picked up several international awards. Nikias' second feature film is called A Pure Place.