NICHOLAS ALAVANOS (1981) is the CEO and Executive Producer of Filmiki, a production company based in Athens, Greece. He studied Communications at the American College of Greece (Deree) and completed his master’s degree in filmmaking at the University of East London. He began his career as a film assistant director, working with some of the most important Greek directors, such as Nikos Panayiotopoulos, George Panoussopoulos, etc. In 2008 he formed the Core, a trio director’s team with Vasilis Katsoupis and Stathis Mourdoukoutas, directing and producing music clips & commercials. Core created its style that influenced many young directors, leaving a legacy of innovative and fresh video work that circulated later in the Greek market. His participation at the Core allowed Nikolas to experiment with different directors and cutting-edge technologies and let him become better at what he knows best, producing video content that matters and collaborating with big teams. In 2010 he began to work in Filmiki, mainly as a producer building on his experience in advertising, film & TV production. His innovative ideas, communication skills and entrepreneurship secured him to the CEO position of the company and gave Filmiki respectively the final boost it needed to enter the field of international co-productions and the big markets. Nowadays, he is a member of the Hellenic Film Academy and SAPOE counting many awards, and he is one of his generation's most respected and experienced producers.