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GEORGE SIOUGAS

Oscar® & BAFTA® Shortlisted Director

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BIO

George Siougas is an award-winning film and television director celebrated for his emotionally driven storytelling and dynamic visual style.

 

Over a 25-year career, he has directed more than 1,000 hours of drama and comedy for some of Britain’s most popular and prime-time shows, including Casualty, EastEnders, Coronation Street,Hollyoaks, and Emmerdale. Equally at home in long-form television and film, George has built a body of workdefined by its human focus, stories centred on character, emotion, and universal experience. His six short films and feature debut have earned more than 100 international awards, with his most recent short, The One Note Man, shortlisted for both the Oscars and BAFTAs. The 21-minute film has won over 60 international awards, screened on two major airlines, sold in over 50 territories, and been acquired amongst other platforms by Amazon Prime and Disney+.

 

The success of George’s short films highlight his strength as a visual storyteller.A London Film School alumni, George embodies the golden rule of the medium: don’t say it if you can show it. His strength lies in communicating emotion and narrative through imagery, performance, and rhythm, crafting stories that speak powerfully without words. The One Note Man stands as the purest expression of this skill, a testament to his belief that cinema’s greatest language is visual.Blending American cinematic energy with European sensibilities, George’s work combines visual flair with deep emotional resonance. His films aim to captivateaudiences holding them to the screen while quietly touching their hearts.

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UK EXPERIENCE

22 minutes

THE ONE  NOTE MAN (SHORT FILM 2023)

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

14 x 60' episodes (2021/22)

CASUALTY (WINNER BEST CONTINUING DRAMA RTS & BAFTA 2021/2023)

Director, BBC

80 x 23' episodes

Hollyoaks

Director, Channel 4

65 x 23' episodes

Coronation Street

Director, ITV

1 x 28' episode

EastEnders

Director, BBC

32 x 23' episodes

Emmerdale

Director, ITV

12 x 45' episodes

So Awkward

Director, BBC

NOMINATIONS / AWARDS

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My short film "The One Note Man" was Oscar shortlisted and BAFTA shortlisted (2023) and has won a total of 63 international awards. The film is now available on Amazon Prime and in various territories across the world.

 

I have also directed three more award-winning short films and have won two Best Director awards for my TV work in Greece.

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My "Casualty" episode "Two Minutes" (S36 E12) was one of the four episodes selected to represent the show at the BAFTAs in 2022.

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: Gina Andrews

The Agency

24 Pottery Lane

London
W11 4LZ

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

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