FILIPPOS TSAPEKIS

ABOUT

 

Filippos is an award-winning creative director and video editor based in Los Angeles, originally from Athens, Greece. He started his career as a copywriter and then a creative director. With over eight years of experience including commercials, social media ads, music videos, promotional videos, short films, and more, he has worked for multiple international clients like Disney, Warner Brothers, Buzzfeed, Intel, Mondelēz and Little Dot Studios.

Filippos' academic experience includes a Bachelor's degree in Communication and Advertising at the American College of Greece, a One-year Filmmaking program, and a Master's degree in Filmmaking and editing at the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles.

HIS WORK

Filippos loves editing and directing commercials and films because it's his way to communicate and share messages. The most exciting thing about his job is that in every project, he has to think differently and adapt while keeping his identity. His latest work includes a children's show for Disney and Frozen, a promotional video for Intel and a short film 9 to 5. Nine to Five received more than 35 awards and positive reviews at multiple festivals worldwide. Nine to Five is a dystopian dark comedy that introduces us to a society where tiredness is illegal and comes with uniquely severe punishments. Nine to Five was also presented to American students at Yale and New York University. Additionally, it is available via Dust TV on Apple Tv, Samsung Tv plus, Roku channel, Xumo, Vizio, IMDB Tv, and Xfinity stream.

"We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity. More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness." -Charlie Chaplin, from The Great Dictator.