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BEAUTYISTANBUL Exhibition 2026

FOCUS 2026 Monday 7 Dec Tuesday 8 December

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Giannis Karagiannis

Producer/managing director

Kapa Studios

kapastudios.com/

About the Speaker

Giannis Karagiannis is the owner and CEO of Kapa Studios and J.K. Productions S.A. He has a degree in Electrical Engineering, an MBA as well as participation in seminars for professional producers through the MEDIA programs. With over 26 years of experience in audio-visual productions, he has created in total around 100 television series, with an average of 5-6 per year. He has created some of the most popular television series in modern Greek television, "Wild Bees","Sasmos”, “The Witch”, “Electra”. Kapa Studios has twelve soundstages from 600 m2 to 2,100 m2, offices and Backlots. Kapa Studios has provided studio facilities for productions such as "Rise" for Disney +, “Crimes of the Future", "My Big Greek Fat Wedding 3», “Handling the Undead, “Teheran”, “Killer Heat”, The “Assassin” and “House of David”.
For the future, he aims to be involved in international co–productions, as well as the promotion of its own produced Greek content in foreign markets.
 

Attending

Freelancing in Focus: Building a Sustainable Career in the Film and HETV Industry
Conference

Freelancing in Focus: Building a Sustainable Career in the Film and HETV Industry

Monday, Dec 8, 2025
5:30 PM - 6:10 PM | Europe/Istanbul
Theatre 1
Human Intelligence v. AI in Film Creation
Conference

Human Intelligence v. AI in Film Creation

Monday, Dec 8, 2025
2:40 PM - 3:20 PM | Europe/Istanbul
Theatre 2
Paying for Ideas: What’s Creativity Worth Now?
Conference

Paying for Ideas: What’s Creativity Worth Now?

Monday, Dec 8, 2025
5:40 PM - 6:20 PM | Europe/Istanbul
Theatre 2
Greece as a Destination for Global Audiovisual Productions:Hellenic Film Commission’s Vision and a Case Study of a High-End International Production
Exhibitor Presentation + Networking

Greece as a Destination for Global Audiovisual Productions:Hellenic Film Commission’s Vision and a Case Study of a High-End International Production

Tuesday, Dec 9, 2025
7:30 PM - 8:10 PM | Europe/Istanbul
Presentation Theatre 1
Sponsor (1)
Hellenic Film Commission

Speaker's Sessions (1)

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Session
Exhibitor Presentation + Networking
Greece as a Destination for Global Audiovisual Productions:Hellenic Film Commission’s Vision and a Case Study of a High-End International Production
Tuesday, Dec 9, 2025
7:30 PM - 8:10 PM | Europe/Istanbul
FOCUS 2025 Exhibitor
Presentation Theatre 1
English

Greece as a Destination for Global Audiovisual Productions:Hellenic Film Commission’s Vision and a Case Study of a High-End International Production


The session will be structured in two rounds. On the first 20-minute round, Neoklis Mantas (Film Commissioner | Head of the Hellenic Film Commission by ΕΚΚΟΜΕΔ) will present HFC’s mission and role in attracting and facilitating foreign audiovisual productions in Greece. During the second 15-minute round, Maria Laskaridou (Producer/Argonauts Productions), Giannis Karagiannis (Producer, Managing Director of Kapa Studios) & George Karavokyris (Producer, Sound Stages Coordinator at Kapa Studios) will share insights from their work on the high-end international TV series ‘House of David’ and discuss their production experience in Greece.
Presentation followed by networking.
Speakers (4)
Giannis Karagiannis
Producer/managing director, Kapa Studios
George Karavokyris
Producer & Sound Stages Coordinator, Kapa Studios
Moderator (1)
Neoklis Mantas
Film Commissioner | Head, Hellenic Film Commission by ΕΚΚΟΜΕΔ
Sponsors (1)
Hellenic Film Commission