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GEORGE C. SIOUGAS

Oscar® & BAFTA® Shortlisted Director

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BIO

I was born in Athens Greece and studied at the London Film School (LFS) where I made 5 short films which competed in more than 30 international short film festivals. Between them they won 7 Best Film and 4 Best Director awards. Two of these shorts have since gone on to be used as examples of “High Quality and Vision” in the LFS curriculum.

 

I returned to Greece in 2002 CLOSE YOUR EYES (S02) and SUDDENLY, both High End dramas for Greece's biggest network at the time, Mega Channel. The shows were popular and kickstarted my TV career, winning between them 4 awards at the 2003 and 2004 Hellenic TV Awards including Best Director. This success enabled me to work non-stop for the next 11 years across both the High End and continuing drama platforms for the next 11 years.

 

Burning Heads (Greek title “To Gala”), my debut feature, was released in Greece in 2012 (Odeon). It was nominated for 11 awards by the Hellenic Film Academy including Best Director, and went on to win Best Male Actor and Best Female Actor awards at the Alexandria Film Festival (2012) as well as Best Actor and Best Film at the  London Greek Film Festival (2012). In addition, it was selected to close the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival in 2012.

 

When Greece's economy collapsed in 2011, my family and I relocated to Cyprus where I continued to direct several TV dramas over the next four years. 

 

In 2015 my family and I moved to the UK where I have established myself as a well sought out director. 

 

A CASUALTY episode of mine was amongst the four episodes nominated for a BAFTA (2022) and I was also nominated for a BAFTA Craft Award for my work on a stunt block on CORONATION STREET (2022).

 

In 2023 I wrote and directed THE ONE NOTE MAN, a short film starring BAFTA winner Jason Watkins with the voice of Ian McKellen and music by Oscar winning composer Stephen Warbeck. The film is Oscar® shortlisted in the Best Live Action Short Film category as well as BAFTA® long listed in the Best British Short Film category and has won 23 awards so far, including 11 Best Short Film, 3 Best Director, and 4 Best Original Score awards.

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I am currently developing THE ONE NOTE MAN feature film and I'm attached to direct CARNIVAL, a heist movie set during the Notting Hill carnival.

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UK EXPERIENCE

22 minutes

THE ONE  NOTE MAN (SHORT FILM 2023)

Writer, Director, Co-Producer - Cusp Films / Moseley Road Productions

6 x 60' episodes (2021/22)

CASUALTY (WINNER BEST CONTINUING DRAMA RTS 2021)

Director, BBC (UK)

35 x 25' episodes (including Super Soap Week 2021)

CORONATION STREET (WINNER BEST CONTINUING DRAMA RTS 2021)

Director, ITV (UK)

50 x 25' episodes (2018-20)

EMMERDALE (WINNER BEST CONTINUING DRAMA NTA 2019)

Director, ITV (UK)

80 x 25' (2015-2020) including 3 x 60' Christmas Specials (2015-2020)

HOLLYOAKS (WINNER BEST CONTINUING DRAMA BROADCAST AWARDS 2018)

Director, Channel 4 (UK)

13 x 28' episodes (2016/17)

SO AWKWARD (WINNER BEST COMEDY BAFTAKIDS 2018)

Director, CBBC (UK)

NOMINATIONS

Best Continuing Drama

BAFTA TV AWARDS 2022 (CASUALTY)

My episode "Two Minutes" (S36 E12) was one of the four episodes selected to represent the show.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

52 x 35' (2014/2015)

YOUR FAMILY

Director, Alpha (Greece)

120 x 40' (2014)

CODE OF SILENCE

Director, Sigma (Cyprus)

200 x 30' (2014)

7TH HEAVEN

Director, Sigma (Cyprus)

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

61 x 45' (2012)

GUILTY SECRETS

Director, Mega Channel (Cyprus)

61 x 45' (2012)

ZERO

Director, Mega Channel (Cyprus)

50 x 45' (2011/2012)

THE THIRD SIGN

Director, Mega Channel (Cyprus)

INTERNATIONAL TV EXPERIENCE

615 x 43' (2008-2011)

SECRETS OF EDEN (WINNER BEST CONTINUING DRAMA 2010)

Director, Mega Channel (Greece)

410 x 43' (2005-2007)

WEDDING RING (WINNER BEST CONTINUING DRAMA 2006/2007)

Director, Mega Channel (Greece)

20 x 45' (2004-2005)

JUST LIKE THAT (WINNER BEST ACTOR)

Director, Mega Channel (Greece)

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

CLOSE YOUR EYES (WINNER BEST DIRECTOR)

28 x 45' (2002/2004)

Director, Mega Channel (Greece)

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FILM EXPERIENCE

Feature, 104' (2011)

BURNING HEADS (AKA TO GALA) (WINNER BEST FEATURE, BEST ACTOR, BEST DIRECTOR)

Director
Odeon (Greece)/CL Productions/Faliro House Productions/GFC

Short, 24' (2002)

THE FRIDGE (WINNER BEST SHORT/BEST DIRECTOR)

Director
Cinegram/GFC

Short, 19' (2008)

LOVE TENDER

Director
Anosi

FILM EXPERIENCE

SKIN FLICK (WINNER BEST SHORT/BEST DIRECTOR)

Short, 14' (1995)

Director
London Film School

B-MOVIE STATUS (WINNER BEST DIRECTOR)

Short, 18' (1996)

Director
London Film School

LET’S CONNECT

Agent: Jennifer Thomas

United Agents

12-26 Lexington Street
London
W1F 0LE

Larry Robinson (LA Manager) e: larry@avatarent.com

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