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MINOS PAPAS - Director, producer, cinematographer & CEO of CFNY. Bio. Cinematography reel.
HARRY AYIOTIS - Assistant producer, cinematographer. Harry Ayiotis was born and raised in the island of Cyprus. He initially studied Law and received his Bachelor's from the University of Southampton in United Kingdom, but shortly gave it all up to pursue his dream and become a filmmaker. Packed with a DSLR and a few clothes, Harry relocated to New York City where he began his filmmaking education by finishing a six week intensive editing course at the Manhattan Edit Workshop. Harry now works as a freelance editor & cinematographer and is advancing his education in filmmaking by working as an assistant/apprentice for Cyprian Films under the fierce supervision and guidance of fellow Cypriot, Minos Papas.
SALLY DEL CASTILLO - Art director, Stylist. A native Pittsburgher, Sally studied Fashion Design and Merchandising at Shannon Rodgers & Jerry Silverman School of FD&M, Kent State University, Ohio and holds a BoS in Fashion Merchandising. She has designed sets and styled for multiple fashion companies including Tom James, Abercrombie & Fitch and production companies CFNY and Greenkat productions. Sally has also appeared in front of the camera on TV shows such as Sex and the City, Royal Pains and Law & Order SUV and was featured in Men In Black III. She also works as a food stylist for Roland Foods training videos and has a fashion accessory line of her own. Website.
TAO ZERVAS - Composer. Born in Athens, Greece and attended the “Deutsche Schule Athen” where he studied music. He was writer and guitar player of one of the first rock bands to emerge in Greece after the dictatorship. Tao has scored the films of Minos Papas and more recently he created the sound effects for PIXAR’s Oscar winner “The Incredibles” promo campaign web game, as well as music and sound effects for productions by FOX films, NBC and Barnes & noble ad campaigns. Website.
KAT ROHRER - Producer, director. Kat is producer/director of GreenKat productions, a New York based production company and frequent collaborator and co-producer with Cyprian Films, New York. A native of Austria, Kat is a filmmaker and alumni of SVA. Bio. Website.
More Team bios coming soon.
ANITA DIAMANTOPOULOU - Assistant producer. Anita grew up in Athens, Greece and in 2008 she graduated from the American College of Greece with a BA in Communication focused in journalism. Her passion for TV, film and creativity brought her to the US to pursue her masters’ degree from Emerson College. During her college years she focused on TV and Film production and created two short documentaries; "Going Forward" and "Art on Emotions". By combining her interest in the small screen and her desire to provide something valuable to its viewers, Anita tries to produce projects that will create awareness. She has worked for the reality shows Design Star7, All Star, and My Grand Mothers ravioli produced by CBS Eye Productions and for a 3 part documentary series Broadway or Bust for PBS.
AARON LEHMANN - Producer, director, screenwriter. Aaron is the owner of Lehmann Film Productions, a New York based production company, and has continually collaborated with Cyprian Films, New York on a variety of documentary, narrative and commercial projects. He is an Alumni of the School of Visual Arts and has been a member of the Actors Studio's Playwright and Director's Unit since 2004.
