WILD AT HEART - Maria Kontogianni

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Contact Details
Audiovisual Work Expertise
Animation, Documentaries, Feature Films
Company Profile
Maria Kontogianni is an Athens-based film producer who has built her career on set since 2004. She has overseen 18 internationally-awarded co-productions on the side of Twenty Twenty Vision and Pallas Film in Germany. In 2021, she founded WILD AT HEART with the aim to create audiovisual works of unique cinematic culture and to foster collaboration between foreign and Greek talent. She holds a BSc in Business Administration (ACG 2001) and a Master’s Degree in Audiovisual Management (Media Business School of the European Union, 2011).
Member Of
Audiovisual Producers’ Association of Greece (SAPOE), Hellenic Film Academy (HFA)
Most Prominent Awards
  • Hellenic Film Academy IRIS Awards
    2023 Hellenic Film Academy IRIS Awards Best Leading Actress
  • Locarno International Film Festival
    2023 Locarno International Film Festival Pardo for Best Performance
  • Los Angeles Greek Film Festival
    2023 Los Angeles Greek Film Festival Audience Award
  • Los Angeles Greek Film Festival
    2023 Los Angeles Greek Film Festival Best Feature Film
  • Thessaloniki International Film Festival
    2023 Thessaloniki International Film Festival Golden Alexander
  • Thessaloniki International Film Festival
    2022 Thessaloniki International Film Festival Audience Award (Meet The Neighbors)
  • Thessaloniki International Film Festival
    2022 Thessaloniki International Film Festival Audience Award (Michael Cacoyannis)
  • Thessaloniki International Film Festival
    2022 Thessaloniki International Film Festival Best Feature Film by the Youth Jury
  • Thessaloniki International Film Festival
    2022 Thessaloniki International Film Festival Best Newcomer Director Award
  • Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
    2020 Thessaloniki Documentary Festival WIFT Award
  • Hellenic Film Academy IRIS Awards
    2019 Hellenic Film Academy IRIS Awards Best Editing
  • Hellenic Film Academy IRIS Awards
    2019 Hellenic Film Academy IRIS Awards Best Music
  • Hellenic Film Academy IRIS Awards
    2018 Hellenic Film Academy IRIS Awards Best Director
  • Hellenic Film Academy IRIS Awards
    2018 Hellenic Film Academy IRIS Awards Best Film
  • Hellenic Film Academy IRIS Awards
    2018 Hellenic Film Academy IRIS Awards Best Supporting Actor
  • Sarajevo Film Festival
    2017 Sarajevo Film Festival C.I.C.A.E Award
  • Tribeca Film Festival
    2017 Tribeca Film Festival Best International Narrative Award