Nikolaos Stampoulopoulos
- Fiction and documentary writer and director
- Lecturer at the Film Department of SAE Athens
- Creator of the science fiction project Hex Space
- Dissemination Strategy Consultant at the SEESOX Diaspora project of the University of Oxford
- Founder and Creative Director of New Diaspora, a digital storytelling platform focusing on the new generation of Greeks abroad
Having graduated in 1993 from the University of Westminster with a BA (Hons) degree on Film, Video & Photographic Arts, Nikolaos returned to Greece and worked in TV advertising for a decade as a director and assistant director. Since 2002, he has supervised the making of over 40 student short films in various educational programs. In 2021, he wrote, directed, voiced and edited a series of 11 short videos on the language of audiovisual narrative, produced by Neaniko Plano for the Greek Ministry of Culture. He also conducts seminars on topics ranging from filmmaking practices to ethical use of generative AI.
Since 2004, Nikolaos has worked as an independent producer and director of corporate videos, occasionally servicing foreign productions filmed in Greece. He moved to Amsterdam in 2009, where he worked as a freelancer, producing promos and music videos for a variety of clients. Returning to Greece in 2014, he continued his work for the New Diaspora Foundation, at the same time working as a director, scriptwriter, script doctor, filmmaking lecturer and communication consultant.
Nikolaos speaks fluent English, and is skilled at film and image editing software. He is also a generative AI expert, as well as an amateur digital artist. As a speaker, he has participated in academic conferences about the Greek diaspora (Freie Universität Berlin, University of Oxford).
Selected Filmography
2023: “The Drone” (script, direction) // short fiction film, co-produced by Neaniko Plano, ERT S.A. (Microfilm program) and the Greek Film Center
2013-18: “New Diaspora” (direction, camera, editing) // 11 mini documentaries, independent production
2012: “Macromouse” (direction, editing) // 1 minute experimental film, participation in international film festivals
2009: “Vassilis Vafeas” (direction, editing) // 52′ TV documentary for the series “Silent Landscapes”, ERT Digital
2009: “The Old Men and the Fish – Return to Molyvos” (research, direction, camera, editing) // 25′ TV documentary, ERT Digital
2008: “Young Actors Searching” (research, direction, camera, editing) // 52′ TV documentary for the series “Paraskinio” of ERT
2006: “Epitaph: The Life and Work of Koralia Theotoka” (research, direction, camera, editing) // 52′ TV documentary for the series “Paraskinio” of ERT
2003: “Discovering Olympia” (research, direction) // 52′ TV documentary for the series “Paraskinio” of ERT
1999: “Camouflage” (script, direction) // 19′ fiction short film, produced by the Greek Film Center