Maria Hatzakou

Maria Hatzakou is a film writer/director and producer, based in Athens, Greece. She was awarded a BA in Film and Video at the London College of Printing before going on to work extensively as a film programmer, at the Athens International Film Festival (2000-2004) and the Thessaloniki International Film Festival (co-coordinating the “Independence Days” section, 2005-2008).

In 2007, she joined Haos Film – a pioneering filmmaker-run production and post-production studio based in Athens, founded by Greek director Athina Rachel Tsangari – as a producer.

She has produced several projects: Athina Tsangari’s “Attenberg,” “The Capsule,” “24 Frames per Century,” and “Chevalier”; Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Alps” (co-producer), and Georgis Grigorakis’ “Digger.”

Her first short film as a writer/director titled “Amygdala” premiered at the 44th Drama International Film Festival (September 2021) and won a Special Mention for Best Original Music Score (written by Marilena Orfanou). “Amygdala” is currently traveling to festivals worldwide.

She is currently producing Alkis Papastathopoulos’ latest short film “Honeymoon” and is in development of her second short, “Starflyer.”