Andreas Dermanis

Andreas Dermanis is a self-shooting film-maker and editor based between the UK and Greece. He has collaborated with a number of channels across Europe and the USA including the BBC, Channel 4, France 2, MTV, Sky Arts, Sky Italia and Vice plus record labels including Sony, Universal and Warner Music.

With an initial grounding in entertainment television in the UK, Andreas moved towards human story focussed content, creating a portfolio of work across the Balkan region. Premiered on Greek television in 2017, ‘Andi’ became his first feature documentary and tackled themes of identity and migration through the eyes of actor Nikos Gelia, part of a generation of Albanians that moved to Greece after the collapse of the Hoxha regime. 'Andi' was selected to play at Tirana International Film Festival and the following year in Kosovo.

His second feature ‘Lost Youth’ was made in collaboration with the Rosa Luxemburg Institute and filmed across Greece, Serbia and Turkey. The film explored the complex world of a group of young Afghan men chasing a western dream. Premiered at Moviement Film Festival in Athens in 2019, ‘Lost Youth’ was later featured on Mubi and screened at Al-Riwaq Gallery in Bahrain and Hofkino in Germany.

Following the explosion in Beirut, Andreas co-wrote, produced and edited ‘I Love Beirut’, a 95-minute streamed event which incorporated elements of documentary, readings and live performance. ‘I Love Beirut’ was watched online in over 120 countries and later televised in Canada, France, Italy and Lebanon. The program featured performances from Mika, Kylie Minogue, Rufus Wainwright, Mashrou Leila and Danna Paola.

Andreas is currently completing his military service with the Hellenic Armed Forces and developing two new films, ‘Agrinio’ and ‘Little River’, due to be shot in spring 2022. Andreas also volunteers alongside Kinoniko EKAV (Hellenic Social Welfare Assistance Unit) which is an independent social organization aimed at combating any form of social exclusion.