DIMITRIS ARMENAKIS

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DIMITRIS ARMENAKIS

Dimitris Armenakis is an animation director, born in Athens, Greece. He graduated from the Department of Audio and Visual Arts of the Ionian University, where he directed his first animated short film entitled Absorbed (2017). In 2019, he completed the MA Animation programme of the Royal College of Art in London. During his studies, he directed two animated short films: First Thirst (2018) and All You Can Eat (2019). All You Can Eat participated in more than 40 animation and film festivals around the globe, including: London Short Film Festival, ReAnimania International Animation Film & Comics Arts Festival of Yerevan, Berlin British Shorts Film Festival, Animateka (Slovenia), and Athens International Film Festival. The film was nominated for Best Sound Design at Watersprite Film Festival (London) and for Best International Animated Short Film at UWPG Film Festival (Canada) and at the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival, while it was awarded the Stratos Stasinos prize for Best Student Film in 2020. At the moment, Dimitris is working on the sequel of All You Can Eat. He has been awarded the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Artist Fellowship by ARTWORKS (2021).

First Thirst, 2018, 04:38

First Thirst, 2018, 04:38

All You Can Eat, 04:20

All You Can Eat, 04:20

Aykroyd, 03:57

Aykroyd, 03:57

Absorbed, 2017

Absorbed, 2017

Simon Serpent Jam, 00:07

Simon Serpent Jam, 00:07