Stelios
apostolopoulos GSC
M: + 30 6932913656
Stelios Apostolopoulos (born 1962) studied electrical engineering and cinematography in Athens. He is an acclaimed director of photography with 35 years of experience in documentary, fiction, and advertising. He is also Greece's most accomplished underwater cinematographer, contributing to more than 100 projects, and a licenced drone operator. Recent award-winning work as DoP includes Dolphin Man, The Journey of Food, A Family Affair, Little Land, 1821, Sayome and A Place Without People. Stelios has co-produced, shot & directed The Call of the Mountain, which won the Prix Via Stella – France 3 at PriMed, Marseille, the Prize for Best Cinematography at the Sole Luna Festival, Sicily , the Audience Award at the Agon Int. Archaeological Film Festival and the Mid-Length Award at Halkida Docs. He has collaborated with global media companies & top greek and international directors, incl. Costa-Gavras, R. Manthoulis, G. Panousopoulos, P. Koutras, A. Tsangari & S. Tsiolis.
Stelios is the founder/CEO of Out of the Blue underwater filming services and was a founding partner at Anemon Productions until 2018. He recently established Aori Films together with long-time collaborator Nikos Dayandas, where he produces documentary, fiction, and commercial works. He is an alumnus of Documentary Campus Masterschool and Kids Kino Lab.
Selected Works
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Buried Secrets of Keros doc film | N. Dayandas | 2020
Enter the Otter fiction short | N. Dayandas | 2019
Dolphin Man doc feature film | L. Charitos | 2017
Nostos doc feature film | S. Dumas / 2015
The Journey of Food docu-series | 2016
A Family Affair doc feature film | A. Aristomenopoulou | 2015
Little Land doc feature film | N. Dayandas | 2013
1821 docu-series | Apostolidis, Dayandas, Charitos, Averof | 2010
Sayome doc feature film | N. Dayandas | 2009
Love is an Elephant fiction feature film | S.Tzitzis | 2000
Jaffa, La Mienne doc feature film | R. Manthoulis | 1999
La Dictature des Colonels Grecs doc film | R. Manthoulis | 1998
A Midsummer Night fiction feature film |P. Karanastassi | 1998
Anatomy of a Crime TV drama series | P. Kokinopoulos | 1997
UNDERWATER
Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown - Greece | CNN docu-series | 2015
Heatwave fiction feature film | J. Nashawati | 2014
Adventure in the Aegean fiction feature film | T. Vartia | 2014
Loveless Zorica fiction feature film | R. Pavkovic | 2010
Apnea fiction feature film | A. Bafalukas | 2009
Eden in the West fiction feature film | Costa-Gavras | 2008
Athens/Istanbul fiction feature film | N. Panagiotopoulos | 2007
Testosterone fiction feature film | G. Panousopoulos | 2005
Real Life fiction feature film | P. Koutras | 2004
Athens 2004 Olympics Opening Ceremony Videos | A. Tsangari | 2004
The Cruise of Gods TV Drama | D. Lowney, BBC1 | 2002
Anna's Summer fiction feature film | J. Meerapfel | 2000
The Absentees fiction feature film | N. Grammatikos | 1996
Free Diving fiction feature film | G. Panousopoulos | 1995
COMMERCIAL
Folli Follie global campaign | 2018
Plomari | 2016
TUI Kids | 2015
Plaisio Computers | 2012
The Bubble - Orange Telecom | 2006
Soundwave – Coca Cola | 2005
Sharks – Nestle | 2003
Gordon's Space | 2003
Divers – Cosmote Telecom | 2002
Perrier | 2001
Nescafe Frappe - Nestle | 2001