Lefteris is a Greek filmmaker based in London. His dance film “Ruins Within Ruins” has been selected by more than 60 film festivals worldwide and has won 20 awards and accolades. His short film “Latent” was also screened in festivals around the globe and was distributed by Shorts International.
Lefteris is a BAFTA Connect member since 2017. He also works as a Script Supervisor with credits on multiple award-winning productions in the UK , such as Peter Strickland’s latest feature film “Flux Gourmet.” He holds an MA in Filmmaking, specialising in Directing from Goldsmiths, University of London. Additionally, he studied Theatre at the University of Athens, Greece and Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.
Beyond filmmaking, Lefteris is a keen volunteer and has traveled extensively with NGOs in India, Iceland, and Japan. His experience living, working and studying in various parts of the world enhanced his interest in the subjects of heritage and identity. Challenging the notion of being a citizen of the world against the desperate need to belong, Lefteris explores the ideas of home, memory and abandonment with a distinct emphasis on movement and physicality. Currently, he is developing another dance film and a narrative short project.
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FESTIVALS & EXHIBITIONS
2025
Pittsburgh International Dance Film Festival, Official Selection, Panelist Picks + Constructed Sight, USA, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Your Way International Film Festival, Official Selection, Best Dance Film, Malta, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Intervalli Festival, Official Selection, Best Director, Italy, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
V.i.Z. Film Fest, Official Selection, Ukraine, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
ScreenDance Festival, Official Selection, Sweden, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
The International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA), Official Selection, Canada, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Greensboro Dance Film Festival, Official Selection, USA, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Kalakari film fest, Official Selection, India, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Cuadro por Danza Festival, Official Selection, Venezuel, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Post Punk Online Video Premiere, V.V.I.A. : What do we know
2024
Portland Dance Film Festival, Official Selection, USA, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Athens Video Dance Project, Official Selection, Greece, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
ADF's Movies By Movers, Official Selection, USA, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
InShadow Lisbon Dance Film Festival, Official Selection, Portugal, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Inspired Dance Film Festival, Official Selection, *Finalist, Australia, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Greenwich Film Festival, Official Selection, UK, *Best CinematographyAward, Nominated for Best Dance Film RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Moving Body Festival, Official Selection, Bulgaria, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Boreal Screendance Festival, Official Selection, Iceland, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Muestra Movimiento Audiovisual, Official Selection, Mexico, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Exeter Dance International Film Festival, UK, * Nominated for Best Editing and Best Location, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Festival Fotogenia, Official Selection, Mexico, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Short To the Point, Official Selection, Romania, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
YoFiFest, The Yonkers Film Festival, Official Selection*Audience Choice Honorable Mention, USA, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Dancecinema, Official Selection, CANADA/USA, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
International Dance Festival of New Orleans, Official Selection, USA, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Idaho Screendance Festival, *Audience Choice Film Award, USA, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
On Art Film Festival, Official Selection, Poland, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
INTERFACCIA DIGITALE, Official Selection,*Honourable Mention, Italy, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur, Fass Forward *Honourable Mention, Canada, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
XIV Festival DanzaTTack2024 de CineDanza *Primer Premio Award (1st Prize), Spain, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Encuentro Para Cinéfagos (Festival de CineArte en la Frontera), Official Selection, Venezuela, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
36 Girona Film Festival, Official Selection, *Honourable Mention,Spain, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
CASCADIA Dance & Cinema Festival, Official Selection, Canada, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Experimental, Dance & Music Film Festival, *Best Direction, Canada/USA , RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Vienna International Film Awards, *Finalist, Austria, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Bratislava International Film Awards, *Best Dance Film Award, Slovakia, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
World Film festival in Cannes, *Best Dance Film Award,, France, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
London Greek Film Festival, *Finalist, UK, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Nottingham Film Festival, Official Selection, UK, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Moving Images Videodance Festival, Official Selection, Cyprus, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Cultur’halle Film Festival, Official Selection, * Prix du Public, Switzerland, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Beyond the Screen Film Festival, Official Selection, Belgium, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
RESONANS - A Fringe of Nature & Culture, Official Selection, Denmark, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Chania Film Festival and Chania Film Festival Edu, Official Selection, Greece, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Echoes Film Festival , Official Selection, *Best Dance Film Award, Greece, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Prokuplje Film Festival ProFiFest, Official Selection, Serbia, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Thomas Edison Film Festival, * Jury’s Citation Award, USA, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Dance Camera Istanbul / Dans Kamera Istanbul, Official Selection, Turkey, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
IMMAGI]NA Film Festival, Official Selection, *Premio Immagina Award (1st Prize) Italy, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Bogotá Music Video Festival, Official Selection, Colombia, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Vezuvius International Film Festival, Official Selection, Italy, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Lights Dance Festival, Official Selection, USA, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Cinedanza Festival, Official Selection, Italy, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
Wildsound Film & Screenplay Festival, Official Selection, Canada, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
International Dance Selection at Akbank Centre, Official Selection, Turkey, RUINS WITHIN RUINS
2023
KALTBLUT magazine Video Premiere, VENUS V0LCANISM : RESUSCITATION’S OSTINATO
2020
LONDON GREEK FILM FESTIVAL, Screenplay Competition, FINALIST, for HAPPY BIRTHDAY
2019
VOID, Athens, Greece, Zine/Workshop Exhibition
FRESH 19 CARBON AWARD, RUINS within RUINS Photo Series
FRESH 19 CARBON AWARD, photo Series COEXIST
THREE COLT GALLERY - Limehouse Open Salon, Group exhibition, AMORCE
CEFALU FILM FESTIVAL, Official Selection, Italy, OFF THE BOIL
DEPTFORD FILM FESTIVAL, United Kingdom, CRUEL MASTER
2018
THREE COLT GALLERY - Group exhibition, RUINS within RUINS Photo Series
SPHERE FESTIVALl, Kolkata India, LATENT
2017
UNRESTRICTED VIEW FILM FESTIVAL UK - Nominations for Best Short and Best Cinematography, LATENT
CARLOW INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Ireland, LATENT
STILL VOICES FILM FESTIVAL, Ireland, LATENT
SELBY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, UK, LATENT
PORTOBELLO FILM FESTIVAL, UK, LATENT
UK SCREEN ONE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, UK, LATENT
LINK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, UK - Finalist, LATENT
WAVES OF FILMS, Philippines, LATENT
PHOENIX FILM FESTIVAL MELBOURNE Australia, LATENT
KLEINKAAP SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, South Africa, LATENT
2016
EAST END FILM FESTIVAL, UK, LATENT
WEST NORDIC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Norway, LATENT
TIRANA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Albania, LATENT
BEST INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: AWARD for Best Score *, Germany, LATENT
GOA SHOTS INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, India, LATENT
FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE FANTASTICO DE TORREMOLINOS, Spain, LATENT
LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIFAL, USA, LATENT
ONLINE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Italy, LATENT
THE LONDON MONTHLY FILM FESTIVAL, UK, LATENT
INTERNATIONAL MONTHLY FILM FESTIVAL, UK , LATENT
RAILWAY CARRIAGE THEATRE, IN-BETWEEN
2015
ATHENS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Greece, LATENT
21st INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL IN DRAMA, STUDENT PANORAMA, Greece, LATENT
PENNINE FILM FESTIVAL, UK, LATENT
DURHAM FILM FESTIVAL, UK, LATENT
VISIONARIA FILM FESTIVAL, Italy , ORPHEUS’ LAMENT
VOICES FILM FESTIVAL, Bahrain, ORPHEUS’ LAMENT
2013
ATHENS HOUSE OF PHOTOGRAPHY, Group Exhibition