Iannis is an award-winning writer and filmmaker. His romantic dramedy script "Only Loves Matters" won a Gold Award for Original Screenplay from the Hollywood Gold Awards, during the film’s successful festival run, while his noir thriller screenplay “Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case” was a Finalist at the Manhattan Film Festival and his romantic action comedy script “Valentina, Relationship Killer” won Best Unproduced Screenplay at the Berlin International Art Film Festival. Prior to that, his dramedy screenplay "Mary and Dionysus" was a Semi-Finalist at the Shore Scripts Feature Screenplay Competition, and his short film "Headz" won a Gold Lion Award at the London Film Awards. When not writing screenplays or making films, he scribes short stories and comic books. He’s a sucker for rakomelo, dark chocolate, and honey. Finally, he's a firm believer that humankind was at its best during the thousands of years of hunting and gathering but knows that, unfortunately, he wouldn't last two days alone in the wilderness.