OLYMPIA MYTILINAIOU
This is the portrait of cinematographer Olympia Mytilinaiou, as part of the CharactHer campaign for gender equality in the cultural industries of film and media, produced by Collectif 50/50 with the support of the European Commission. As Mytilinaiou states in the video: “Cinematopgraphy is not just a profession, but a way of life".
Hind Bensari was born in Morocco, grew up in Britain and currently lives in Denmark. for an investment fund when she began filmmaking in 2013.
Olympia Mytilinaiou is a renowned and awarded cinematographer, based in Athens. Born and raised in Northern Greece, at the foot of Mount Olympus, from an early age she developed a passion and understanding for natural light. After working as a camera assistant in cinema for several years, she began her career as a cinematographer in 1999. Since then, she has made many feature and short films, documentaries, TV commercials, corporate and music videos, video art and more. Most of her film productions have premiered at many acclaimed film festivals around the world.
