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Alex Kalymnios Biography

Birth Name:Alex Kalymnios

Profession Director, Assistant director

Fast Facts

  • Won a Greenwich Film Festival Award for best new director for "More Than a Job's Worth" in 2005
  • Graduated from Bournemouth University with a degree in TV and video production in 2002 and from the BBC Directors Academy in 2009
  • Directed her first short film, "More Than a Job's Worth," in 2005
  • Quote: "Directing shows like 'Hollyoaks' and 'Eastenders' is what I refer to as a 'director's boot camp․' You have to be a really effective communicator with your crew and cast in order to achieve what you want within the time and budget constraints․"
  • Quote: "I am drawn to stories set within the teen world - perhaps because there is so much drama or maybe it's because I'm in denial about growing up!"
  • Best known as the director of "Becoming Human," "Cleveland Abduction" and "Salem․"

Awards

  • 2012BAFTA Cymru Award-Digital Creativity & Games: nominated
  • 2012Banff Rockie Award-Best Webseries Fiction: nominated