Lefteris Fylaktos

I am a documentary filmmaker living in Athens, Greece. Since 2020, I am HoD of Culture, Education and Children’s Programming for ERT, the Greek Public Broadcasting Corporation. I am also the National Coordinator for INPUT – International Public TV Organization – Greece and a member of ERT’s Film Commission.
I have been active since 1997 in the conception and production of audio-visual content as Television Director and Commissioning Editor for ERT and as Independent Documentary Filmmaker and Freelance Director/Producer. My expertise includes several award-winning documentaries – including two audience awards at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival – and video projects for public, private and international organizations. Additionally, I have experience in cross-media projects and web-documentaries working for the Korsakow Institut in Berlin and ERT’s Hybrid TV Content Development Committee. I have served as jury and delegate for media organisations such as INPUT, Prix-Europa, the Japan Prize, Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, the Balkan Documentary Center, CinemaJove, i.a. In 2012, I was awarded a Master’s Degree in Visual and Media Anthropology from Freie Universität Berlin.