Team
Nikkos Mistriotis
Co-Owner, Producer, Director, Cameraman-DP
A co-founder of XYZ, Nikos launched his career in Canada as a producer and cameraman. Since 1994, he has produced and directed TV shows, documentaries, and corporate events in Greece and abroad. Even in the stickiest situations on location in the Balkans, the Middle East, North Korea or Sierra Leone, Nikos never loses his sense of humour.
Yannis Kopsias
Co-Owner, Executive Producer, Cameraman DP
Prior to co-founding XYZ Productions in 2000, Yannis worked as a freelance cameraman. He now produces TV commercials, large-scale events, features and documentaries for major international corporations and broadcasters, including Red Bull Media House, ZDF, ARTE, Bloomberg and The Associated Press. Known for his super organizational skills and love of practical jokes, no project is too complex for Yannis to handle.
Georgia Pantazi
Production Coordinator
The hub. Born in Germany, Georgia studied journalism and TV production. She joined XYZ Productions in 2005 as our office manager and head of client services. Apart from employing her dulcet tones to answer the telephone, Georgia has a knack for assigning the right person to the right job. Cooperative, fast, and forward thinking.
Dimitris Maris
Video Editor
Unflappable and utterly dependable, Dimitris is equally adept using Final Cut, Motion or DVD Studio Pro. Whether he is editing a documentary, feature film, corporate video, or commercial, his work is consistently characterized by high productivity and high quality. He joined XYZ Productions in 2008.
Nikolaos Papadopoulos
Video Editor, Mixing Engineer, Graphic Designer
A multi-skilled and multi-dimensional professional, Nikos is equally adept as an editor, sound engineer, and graphic designer. Nikos studied computer and audio production in London. After cutting his teeth as a sound engineer and sound designer for various recording studios, short films, and live TV shows, he joined XYZ Productions in 2008.
Panagiotis Manolitsis
Multi-skilled Cameraman
Panayiotis has shot everything from football matches to pop videos and news features for global broadcasters. Incredibly fast, when he isn’t biting his nails Panayiotis is devising solutions for problems nobody else can solve. Prior to joining XYZ Productions in 2005, he worked for Satellite Productions and ALTER TV channel.
Charalampos Giannakakis
Sound Engineer, Polecam Operator, On-Board Camera Specialist
Charalambos started out in radio and news production, before joining XYZ as a sound engineer, cameraman, and polecam operator. He also serves as our on board specialist, personal trainer, musician and singer. We call him Leonardo da Vinci or the multiplier. His quiet demeanour masks a restless, creative soul.
Thodoris Nikoles
Multi-skilled Cameraman
Known as the Captain, Theodoris was born in Germany. He has wide-ranging experience shooting short films, music videos, corporate films, and news stories for leading international broadcasters. Thorough and quick on his feet, he likes to take initiatives on shoots. Theodoris joined XYZ Productions in 2006.
Petros Pogas
Cameraman
Half Greek, half Bulgarian, Petros trained as a cameraman in Athens before winning a scholarship to obtain a post-graduate degree in editing in Bulgaria. With extensive experience shooting for Greek and global broadcasters, Petros is renowned for his excellent framing skills and his silly hat. He has worked with XYZ Productions since 2005.
Dimitra Babadima
Director, Assistant Director
A director and assistant director of shorts, feature films and video clips, Dimitra studied Film & Media at Queen Margaret University. After a brief career in journalism, she jumped straight into music videos and extreme sports, both behind and in front of the camera. She only drinks Greek coffee.
Fire Extinguisher
Head of Corporate Safety. Our two-kilo colleague is amazingly quiet but can make a hell of a noise when duty calls. He joined XYZ two months ago and we are proud to have him on board.
Tasos Gikas
Sound Engineer
Half French and half Greek, Tassos knows what you’re thinking before you do. As well as sound engineering, he gets involved in all editorial aspects of any project, from the safety of the crew to making sure everyone is well fed. He’s also a musician and a budding farmer.
Expobar Coffee Machine
A cappuccino and espresso machine with a built-in coffee grinder. A real multi-tasker with exceptional skills, Expobar can produce froth, espresso and hot water at a moment’s notice. He takes a while to warm up, but once he reaches 14 bars he is unstoppable.
Theoni Reid
Assistant Director, Producer
Theoni began her career as a Casting Assistant and Assistant Director and went on to become a Script Editor, Executive Producer and TV Sales & Marketing Executive. She also has a wide range of experience in Education, Marketing and TV & Film Production. Like a ping pong ball, she bounces between England and Greece, armed with more experience every time.
Vlassis Skoulis
DOP Assistant
Appearances can be deceptive… Despite his wild look and tattoos, Vlassis is an unflappable professional with a knack for delivering quick fixes to any problems. Perhaps he owes it to his degree in literature or his earlier career in the scouts.
Chryssa Panousiadou
Producer
Both near and yet so far… With one foot in Greece and the other in England, Chryssa wears XYZ’s shoes in the UK. The embodiment of determination, Chryssa has a background in photo-journalism. An active defender of human rights with strong opinions about equality between the sexes, it’s not surprising her UK company is called “women with a movie camera”.