Yannis Karpouzis

Specialising in multidisciplinary approaches to filmmaking, Yannis works in Athens as a director and producer. After studying fine arts and cinema, he co-founded the cooperative production company Empty Square and directed his debut feature documentary Poems on the Tape-recorder, which won the Newcomer Filmmaker Award at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival. Since 2025, he is an alumnus of both Sarajevo Talents and Berlinale Talents. He writes poetry and scripts. His work often explores themes of political identity, time travel, and melancholy. His upcoming feature essay film, Searching for Thule (P&P Sarajevo Award), is currently in production.