Dimitris Armenakis

Dimitris Armenakis is an animation director, born in Athens, Greece. He graduated from the Department of Audio Visual Arts at Ionian University, where he directed his first animated short film entitled 'Absorbed'. In 2019, he completed the MA Animation program of the Royal College of Art in London. During his studies, he directed two animated short films: 'First Thirst' and 'All You Can Eat'. 'All You Can Eat' participated in more than 40 animation and film festivals around the globe, including: London Short Film Festival, ReAnimania, Berlin British Shorts Film Festival, Animateka and Athens International Film Festival. The film was nominated for Best Sound Design at Watersprite Film Festival and for Best International Animated Short Film at UWPG Film Festival and Los Angeles Greek Film Festival. 'All You Can Eat' won the Stratos Stasinos prize for Best Student Film in 2020, 1.4 Awards 2021 - In the Making Animation Silver Award and Best Greek Film Special Mention Award at Thessaloniki Animation Festival 2021. He has also been awarded the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Artist Fellowship by ARTWORKS (2021).