Dimitris Tzetzas

Film Director

I am a film director from Athens, Greece. I studied filmmaking at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco between 2003 and 2007, directing shorts and dissecting the mysteries of the local experimental filmmaking scene whose 16mm celluloid culture and unorthodox artistic methods left an imprint on me.

After graduation I relocated to Los Angeles where I worked in post production at Jerry Bruckheimer Films. I was fortunate enough to work and learn under many Academy Award winning and nominated film editors such as Michael Kahn, Mark Goldblatt, David Brenner, Bud Smith and William Goldenberg.

In 2015 my directorial feature debut “The Republic” premiered at the Athens International Film Festival. The movie addressed with an unapologetic, saturated and humorous tone many of the pathogenies of 21st century Greek politics.

I am currently working on new scripts, including the Midpoint Institute selected “Outsider” Mini Series with British screenwriter Alex Moran. I enjoy walking through the streets shooting photographs, and to teach the craftsmanship of film editing the way I learned it from some of Hollywood’s finest Motion Picture Editors.