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Klelia was born in Thessaloniki. Straight after school she went to study Journalism and Mass Communications at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, but at the same time though, she was modeling, traveling around the world and staying in Paris, where she was represented by Marilyn Agency. At the age of 19, she landed a part in the TV series Brousko, where she got bitten by the acting bug and decided to study theatre at the Athens Conservative Drama School. Since graduation she has starred in two successful plays, "Motel" by Vassilis Mavrogeorgiou and "Butterflies in the Stomach" by Konstantinos Rigos. She is starring in the upcoming film "The Last Taxi Driver" by Stergios Paschos, an official entry at the Thessaloniki Film Festival in September 2023 and has already lent her voice in the Greek version of Disney's "Elemental" (June 2023) for the role of Ember Lumen. Currently she is filming the second series of TV's "Maestro in Blue" by Christopher Papakaliatis, the first Greek production included in Netflix.

Mustafa was born in 1881 in Salonica, then an Ottoman Turkish city, in modern day Greece. His father, Ali Riza, a customs official-turned-lumber merchant, died when Mustafa was still a boy. His mother, Zubeyde, a devout and strong-willed woman, raised him and his younger sister by herself. First enrolled in a traditional Islamic religious school, he soon switched to a modern school. In 1893, he entered a military high school where his mathematics teacher gave him the second name Kemal (meaning perfection in Turkish) in recognition of young Mustafa's superior achievement. He was thereafter known as Mustafa Kemal.

In 1905, Mustafa Kemal graduated from the War Academy in Istanbul with the rank of Staff Captain. Posted in Damascus, Syria, then a part of the Ottoman Empire, he started with several colleagues a clandestine society called "Homeland and Freedom" to fight against the Sultan's despotism. In 1908, he helped the group of officers who toppled the Sultan. Mustafa Kemal's career flourished as he won his heroism in the far corners of the Ottoman Empire during the Italo-Turkish War of 1911-12 as well as the Balakan Wars of 1913 in which he saw action in Albania and Tripoli, Libya. He also briefly served as a staff officer in Salonica and Istanbul and as a military attache in Sofia, Bulgaria.

In October, 1914, the Ottoman Empire offically entered World War I alongside Germany and Austria as part of the Central Powers fighting the Allies of Great Britian, France, Italy and Russia. In 1915, when the Dardanelles/Galipoli campaign was launched, Mustafa Kemal, recently premoted to Colonel, became a national hero by winning successive victories against the landing British French and ANZAC armies, pinning them down at their beacheads, which finally forced the invaders to evacuate Galipoli in January 1916. Promoted to General later that year, at age 35, he liberated two major provinces in eastern Turkey against the Russian armies. In the next two years, from 1917 to 1918, he served as commander of several Ottoman armies in Palestine, Aleppo, and elsewhere, achieving another major victory by stopping the British advance at Aleppo just before the war-weary Turkish armies agreed to an armistice with the British on October 31, 1918 which ended World War I in the Middle East. As a result of the Ottoman Empire's defeat, the Turks lost all of their Middle East territories with the exception of the traditional Turkish area around the region of Asia Minor.

On May 19, 1919, Mustafa Kemal Pasha landed in the Black Sea port of Samsun to start the Greco-Turkish War, (known to the Turks as the War of Independence.) In defiance of the Sultan's government, he rallied a liberation army in Anatolia and convened the Congress of Erzurum and Sivas which established the basis for the new national effort under his leadership. On April 23, 1920, the Grand National Assembly was inaugurated. Mustafa Kemal Pasha was elected as its President. Fighting on many fronts, he led his forces to victory against rebels and the invading Greek armies. Following the Turkish triumph at the two major battles at Izunu in Western Turkey, the Grand National Assembly conferred on Mustafa Kemal Pasha the title of Commander-in-Chief with the rank of Marshal. At the end of August 1922, the Turkish armies won their ultimate victory. Within a few weeks, the Turkish mainland was completely liberated, an armistice with Greece was signed, and the rule of the Ottoman dynasty was abolished.

In July 1923, the national government signed the Lausanne Treaty with Great Britain, France, Greece, Italy, and others countries which regonized the new country of Turkey. In mid-October, Ankara became the capital of the new Turkish State. On October 29, the Republic was proclaimed and Mustafa Kemal Pasha was unanimously elected President of the Republic. Kemal married Latife Usakligil in early 1923. The marriage ended in divorce in 1925.

The account of Kemal Atatürk's fifteen year Presidency (1923-1938) is a saga of dramatic modernization. With indefatigable determination, he created a new political and legal system based on a Swiss Civil Code, abolished the Islamic Caliphate and made both government and education secular, gave equal rights to women, changed the Turkish language by transfering the written language from the Arabic script to the Roman alphabet, and the attire from Islamic to Western, and advanced the arts and the sciences, agriculture and industry.

In 1934, when the surname law was adopted, the national parliament gave him the name "Atatürk" (Turkish for Father of the Turks). A heavy drinker most of his life, Atatürk developed liver and kidney problems durng the last year of his life. He died on November 10, 1938, at age 57. The "national liberator" and the "Father of modern Turkey" was dead. But his legacy to his people and to the world endures to this very day.

Christina Kallas is one of the few women writer-directors actively working today with three critically acclaimed feature films under her belt. Having started out as a musician and lived in several countries and continents, Kallas's diverse background profoundly influences her filmmaking approach. A two-time Berlinale and Slamdance alumna, she has made her mark as the writer-director of genre-bending feature films "Paris is in Harlem" (2023), "The Rainbow Experiment" (2018), and "42 Seconds of Happiness" (2016), as well as the writer-producer of the Golden Berlin Bear-nominated political thriller "The Commissioner", starring John Hurt.

"Paris is in Harlem" was one of only six feature films selected for Slamdance International Film Festival's prestigious Breakouts slate, which features films by "directors who demonstrate a determined vision of filmmaking that is distinctly their own. These artists continue to push the boundaries of filmmaking, creating their own genres and forms." "Paris is in Harlem" screened in competition at several international film festivals, including Galway, Munich, and Thessaloniki, receiving rave reviews and a perfect RT score. It has also been featured on airlines like Emirates and Qatar Airways.

"The Rainbow Experiment" was lauded as a "21st Century Rashomon" and was picked up by Paramount after its international debut at the Moscow International Film Festival, the FIRST International FF in China, and an impressive run at festivals such as Moscow, Slamdance, Cinequest, Cleveland, and St. Louis, winning several accolades. In 2019, Kallas was nominated by a panel of 30 international film critics for Best Director in Film Threat's and Comedy Central's inaugural Award This! initiative, alongside Debra Granik, Josephine Decker, Chloe Zhao, Mimi Leder, Boots Riley, Bo Burnham, Alex Garland, Ali Abbasi, and Paul Dano.

In 2016, after a highly successful career as a screenwriter, TV writer, and film producer, Kallas made her mark on the film festival circuit with her award-winning debut feature as a director, "42 Seconds of Happiness". Her prior credits include BBC Films' hooligan drama "I.D.", Toronto and Berlinale doc/narrative hybrid "Mothers", and European TV series hits "Edel & Stark" and "Danni Lowinski", as well as limited series "The Second Attack", which she was originally going to direct. She departed the series to focus on limited series "Displaced".

Kallas served as President of the European Writers Guild equivalent, FSE, for eight years and as chair of film funds such as the German Federal Film Board (FFA) and the Balkan Fund. Holding a PhD in film studies, Kallas has taught screenwriting and directing at Columbia, NYU, Feirstein, and the DFFB. She is also a mentor for the Venice International Film Festival's Biennale College Cinema and the author of books such as "Creative Screenwriting: Understanding Emotional Structure" and "Inside the Writers' Room". Kallas is a voting member of the European Film Academy and the German Film Academy.

Joanna Fyllidou is an actress originally from Greece. She studied at the National Theater of Northern Greece and from the very beginning of her career , Joanna managed to establish herself as a lead actress as she managed to land a series regular role in the first TV show she auditioned for "Litsa.com". Since then, she became very popular through TV, Film and Theater in Greece and also the Finnish film "The island of Secrets" which was distributed all over the world and was awarded in numerous film festivals. Skilled in dancing and singing , Joanna also held lead roles in musicals such as "Dirty Rotter Scoundrels" and "Fiddler on the Roof" directed by Rob Ruggiero. In 2018, she hosted "Bake Off Greece" , the Greek version of BBC's "The Great British Bake Off" which was created for the first time in Greece. Joanna Fyllidou has trained with Bob Krakower, Lesly Kahn, Muchelle Danner and Allan Burton at the Beverly Hills Playhouse. She has participated in the second season of "Swedish Dicks" on Pop TV with Peter Stormare and Johan Glans and independent films.

Yorgos Tsiantoulas was born on 29 April 1990 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He is an actor, known for Greatest Days (2023), Music (2023) and Swimming Home (2024).

Titos Vandis was born on 7 November 1917 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He was an actor and writer, known for Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972), Prosohi, kindynos! (1983) and Dawn on the Third Day (1962). He was married to Nancy Hall, Eleanore Mahlein, Ketty Asprea, Aleka Paizi, Maria Alkaiou and Betty Valassi. He died on 23 February 2003 in Athens, Greece.

Yvonne Sanson was born on 29 August 1925 in Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece. She was an actress, known for The Conformist (1970), Chains (1949) and Nobody's Children (1951). She died on 23 July 2003 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

Christos Passalis is a theatre and film director and actor, born in Thessaloniki, Greece. He participated as an actor in Yorgos Lanthimos' Dogtooth (Prix Un Certain Regard, 2009 Cannes IFF, Best Foreign Language Film nomination at the 83rd Academy Awards), Syllas Tzoumerkas' Homeland (Venice 2010) and The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea (Berlinale 2019), Vardis Marinakis' Black Field (Karlovy Vary IFF 2010), and Fiona Tan's History's Future. His co-directed with Syllas Tzoumerkas, hybrid film The City and the City had its world premiere at the Encounters Competition of the 72nd Berlinale and its North-American premiere at the New Directors/New Films by MoMA and Film at Lincoln Center. His debut feature film Silence 6-9 had its world premiere at the Crystal Globe Competition of the 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

Simeon Tsakiris was born on 29 February 1976 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He is an actor, known for Kyuka: Before Summer's End (2024), Saison Morte (2021) and Siopilos dromos (2021).

Andriana Parisi born and raised in Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia Greece, she combines uniquely the highest Greek qualities of philosophical thinking and strategically fighting. Andriana with a very long working experience in Accounting and Business Consultation, she is a member of the Economic Chamber of Greece, and a Certified Consultant - Specialist from the Hellenic Organization of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises and Handicraft - EOMMEX, for the program "Expansion of Women Entrepreneurship."

Andriana as a single mother and entrepreneur overcomes unstoppable obstacles, but her whole existence starves for a significant change. Her explosive creative energy, mixed with her strong instinct, courage, daring, and perseverance, guide her in 2009, right after the big recession to move into the US - a little before the big financial crisis in Greece - with an enormous dream, to spread with her Artwork through her company "AspisNet," Peace and Harmony to the World.

Her first stop is in New York City, where she takes acting classes, but her artistic quest is not yet satisfied. Her powerful instinct, combined with her great tenacity to find her "reason to live," and her passion for the Chinese philosophy of "Feng Shui" and the Plumeria flower, they drive her very soon to Hawaii, where she instantly creates her first game "Flying Flowers." From that point, Andriana knows 100% that she is on the right path.

After that, the ideas keep coming, and in the next three years from 2010-2012, she creates 15 original board games, 3 TV game shows, 1 Internet-Marketing Game, and two children's books. Her passion for her games leads her finally to Los Angeles, and right into the film school, with the clear vision to write stories and make movies related to her unique and wonderful games!

From LA City College & CAL State University Northridge, Andriana gains so much knowledge, and on-set experience as she writes, directs and produces several short films, documentaries, music videos, commercials and web series. Andriana works in different positions mainly as a writer, director, and producer; other credits include cinematographer, editor, production designer, and art director.

Andriana is currently a senior student of a B.A. in Cinema & Television Arts - Screenwriting at California State University Northridge. At the same time, she completes several Associate's Degrees in Business Administration, Management/Leadership, Merchandising, Entrepreneurship, and Public Policy at Santa Monica College.

She holds an Associate Degree in Cinema Production from LA City College & Department Certificates in Directing and Beginning TV Production; a Certificate in Acting from TVI New York; an Associate Degree in Accounting-Bookkeeping from IESE School of Business and Economics in Thessaloniki.

Andriana is a member of several Societies: Phi Theta Kappa, Sigma Tau, Golden Key, and National Society of Leadership & Success; member of the organization Women in Animation; eligible to join the SAG-AFTRA, Film & TV Association. She deeply enjoys to work with people who share the same perspectives, and are from a diverse background, as one of her objectives is to foster diversity and balance in the entertainment industry.

Andriana with "AspisNet" wants to create unforgettable moments through high-quality media, that respect and propel humanity and family values. One of her projects in development, the documentary "True Wealth: A Journey Beyond the American Dream," it is the base on which she intends to form the Nonprofit organization "Born to Thrive," with its mission to educate children around the world and create awareness for the benefits of Open Education. Andriana strongly believes that a shift in early education from the current conservative to the progressive "Open Education" can open minds; open minds have the power to bring social changes; therefore, this is the best way to recover "The American Dream" for "Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."

She loves to spend her free time with her family, meditate, do yoga, travel, play tennis, dance, think, create and, of course, watch movies and play games!

Vaso Laskaraki is an actress, known for I Polykatoikia (2008-2011), Klemmena Oneira (2011-2013), To soi sou (2014-2019), Erotas meta (2019-2020). She has been married to Lefteris Soultatos since April 29, 2019. She was previously married to Yannis Tsimitselis with whom she has a daughter named Eva (born in November 10th 2013).

A graduate of Harvard University and the American Film Institute (AFI), Akis has lensed more than 20 feature films and 100 scripted/unscripted projects. He began his career serving as a 2nd Unit DP for Oscar nominated cinematographer, Phedon Papamichael, ASC. Over the past 12 years, Akis has worked all over the US and around the world, having shot films in Greece, Bulgaria, Israel and Costa Rica. Feature credits include the period romantic drama Running For Grace ("masterfully photographed by Akis" - Variety); Light Falls, a thriller set on the Mediterranean coast directed by Phedon Papamichael; Inside Game, an indie-drama based on the infamous 2007 NBA betting scandal and Late Bloomer, Kevin Pollak's directorial debut. Most recently, he lensed D.J Caruso's latest film, Shut In and Aitch Alberto's Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of The Universe, based on the best-selling novel, and produced by Lin-Manuel Miranda and 3pas Studios. In addition to his feature work, Akis has photographed a variety of international commercials and music videos for such prominent clients as: Cher, Paul Mitchell, Samsung, Anabel Englund, National Bank of Greece, FX, HBO. Akis is an active member of the International Cinematographer's Guild (ICG) and the honorary Greek Society of Cinematographers (GSC). He resides in Los Angeles and is represented worldwide by the Murtha Skouras Agency.

Kostas Voutsas was born in Athens, in 1931. He studied at the Drama School of the Macedonian Conservatory of Thessaloniki and made his stage and screen debut in 1953. His breakthrough came in 1961, when Giannis Dalianidis gave him a key part in his phenomenally successful youth melodrama Spoiled Rotten (1961). He soon became one of the best and most popular comic actors of his generation and created personal groups, starring in many Greek comedies by top play-writers and classics like Aristophanes' "Sfikes" (as Philokleon), Molière's "Le bourgeois gentilhomme" (title role) etc. He also starred in about 60 movies, mostly comedies and musicals of the 'golden era' of Greek commercial cinema and received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Thessaloniki Film Festival in 1984.

Zoe Laskari was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. In 1959 she won the title of "Miss Greece" and two years later she played the female lead in Giannis Dalianidis's youth melodrama _Katiforos, O (1961)_. The success of that film made Laskari a star; she signed an exclusive contract with Finos Film, the most powerful Greek studio of the period, and appeared in many films, musicals, comedies and melodramas (most of them were directed by the prolific Dalianidis, who became her mentor). She made her stage debut in the late 1960s, but really concentrated on theater after the decline of the Greek commercial cinema in the mid-1970s; her stage work includes Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" (as Martha), Euripides' "The Trojan Women" (as Eleni), Neil Simon's "Barefoot in the Park" etc.

Anthem Moss was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. His real name is Anthimos Ananiadis. He started studying theatre at the age of 12. He joined the New York Film Academy in New York City and the National Drama School of Athens. At the same time, he landed an award winning role for the play "This is our Youth" (2004) as "a breakthrough artist of the year".

After spending a year in the army, Anthem returned to the silver screen in, "Loathing and Camouflage" and the T.V. show "Distance/Breath". These were both commercial and critical success. In 2006, his leading role in the movie "Straight Story" which is one of the most successful movies in the Greek film history , earned him a nomination for "Best Leading Actor" in the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. Anthem then landed the starring role as "Alexis" in the hit TV series, "Ugly Maria" which is the Greek version of "Ugly Betty". He received the award for "Best Leading Man" at the T.V. Faces Awards in 2007. He then portrayed Benjamin Braddock in a critically acclaimed performance in the stage production of "The Graduate" in Athens, Greece. Anthem also went on to star in the Greek version of the movies "Surf's Up" and "Up" (2007, 2009) and numerous other film, t.v. and stage productions.

In his first year in Los Angeles, Anthem landed the leading role in the movie "1001 Ways To Enjoy The Missionary Position" opposite Amanda Plummer and the leading role in the film " Sol". He has also starred in another five independent feature films such as "Brief Star" directed by Juan Ramos , "The Hollywood Percentage" directed by Eddie Romero, "Dreams" directed by Peter Ferguson, "Player A" directed by Joshua Perev and Sayulita directed by Jacob Swanson. Most recently he has performed on stage playing Stanley Kowalsky in the theater production, "The Street Car Named Desire", by Tennessee Williams (2011).

Themis Bazaka was born on 3 March 1957 in Thessaloniki, Greece. She is an actress, known for Rembetiko (1983), Stone Years (1985) and Akrovates tou kipou (2001).

Theoni V. Aldredge was born on 22 August 1922 in Thessaloniki, Greece. She was a costume designer, known for The Great Gatsby (1974), Addams Family Values (1993) and Ghostbusters (1984). She was married to Tom Aldredge. She died on 21 January 2011 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA.

Vladimiros Kyriakidis was born in 1964 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He is an actor and director, known for Straight Story (2006), O kloios (1987) and Common Denominator (2014). He has been married to Efi Mouriki since 17 May 1997.

Takis Kanellopoulos was born on 26 October 1933 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He was a director and writer, known for Parenthesi (1968), Ekdromi (1966) and Ouranos (1962). He died on 21 September 1990.

Renia Louizidou was born on 22 October 1966 in Thessaloniki, Greece. She is an actress, known for A Touch of Spice (2003), Oi aparadektoi (1991) and Esy ftais (2000).

George Mavridis was born in 1978 in Thessaloniki where he lives up to today. At the age of 18 he began tattooing as an amateur, applying graffiti skills that he earned from his experience. In Piraeus at the year of 1999, he establishes his first tattoo studio. He became widely famous for taking part as a host in the Greek TV series "World Party".

Despina Pajanou was born on 9 December 1958 in Thessaloniki, Greece. She is an actress, known for Der Unsichtbare (1987), Doppelter Einsatz (1994) and Danni Lowinski (2010).

Giorgos Kotanidis was born on 23 May 1945 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He was an actor and writer, known for Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001), Pretty Smart (1987) and The Girl from Mani (1986). He died on 28 January 2020 in Athens, Greece.

Nikos Psarras was born on 25 September 1971 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He is an actor, known for Mystikes diadromes (2001), The Shield (2002) and Eglimata (1998).

Thodoris Atheridis was born on 3 May 1965 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He is an actor and writer, known for Love Struck (2014), Perfect Strangers (2016) and Mia melissa ton Avgousto (2007).