Lina is a London-based set and costume designer

She began her professional career by undertaking projects on an independent basis for a wide variety of films and theatre productions. Her work includes collaborations with the National Theatre of Greece, the Barbican Theatre, and the Athens Olympic Games. She has production-designed independent feature and short films that have traveled in International Film festivals (Festival of Cannes, Rotterdam Film Festival, Edinburgh Film Festival). Her experience in various projects in different roles within the art and costume department has provided her with a versatile skillset and a wealth of practical and conceptual knowledge. Alongside, she has created a portfolio of digital concept art showcasing environments modeled in Sketchup and rendered in Vray and Photoshop.

She is a member of BFDG and Design Associates.

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FILMOGRAPHY (selected works)

Production designer:

  • Landscape Depressionsby Janis Rafa,  Art for the World, Rome/Greece 2022
  • Retribution (short) by Nick Wall, Daniel Stissen film productions, London 2018
  • A Tell-Tale Garden by Kl. Danopoulos, Greek Film Center, Athens 2009
  • In the Name of the Sparrow (short) by K. Papavasileiou ( Festival de Cannes), Athens 2007
  • Evil by G. Nousias, Greek Film Center, Athens 2005
  • White Light (short) by Th. Sarantos, Greek Film Center, Athens 2004
  • Head in the Clouds by N. Spanos, Greek Film Center, Athens 2003

Costume Designer:

  • White Chamber feature by Paul Raschid, Aviary films, London 2018
  • My friend the Polish Girl feature film by Ewa Banaszkiewicz and Mateusz Dymek, London 2015
  • Second Sephard’s Day by D. Morse, Cambridge 2015
  • The Seed by Iph. Kotsoni (short) Greek Film Center, Athens 2015
  • Lois (short) by A. Schepisi, Filmografic, Sydney/Sifnos 2012
  • Instructios (short) by K. Gialouridis, Ecofilms, Athens 2008
  • Here We Are by S. Tsiolis, Greek Film Center, Greece 2003
  • In-session Costume designer:
    Stolen Life (TV series), (22 episodes), Noir Productions, Athens, 2006-2007

In-session Art Department:

  • Oi Vasileiades (TV series), (18 episodes), ATA Studios, set decorator, Athens, 2012-2013

In-session Costume and Wardrobe Department:

  • Pilot Immersive theatre experience, Disney, HOD: Rebecca Brower, costume assistant /costume illustrator, London, 2023
  • Identical, Nottingham Theatre, HOD: Jonathan Lipman, assistant costume designer, London, 2022

Art department:

  • A Place Called Home by M. Douza, Steficon SA, set decorator, Athens 2012
    BSB commercial, STEFI, set decorator, 2007
  • Uranya by K. Kapakas, CL Productions, set decorator, Crete 2006

Costume and Wardrobe department:

  • San gluko tou koutaliou (TV series) ANT, assistant costume designer, Gr. 2005
  • 101 entoli (TV series) ALPHA, assistant costume designer, Gr. 2004-2005
  • Niovi (historical TV series) NET, assistant costume designer, Gr. 2004

 

THEATRE (selected works)

  • A Streetcar named desire by Tennessee Williams, National Theatre of Greece, Costume designer (dir: Th.Sarantos), Athens 2021
  • Hamlet by W. Shakespeare, Barbican Theatre, assistant costume designer (des: Katrina Lindsey), London October 2015
  • Bend it like Beckham by Gur. Chadha, Pnoenix Theatre, assistant costume designer (des: Katrina Lindsey), London 2015
  • Bodyko-Ensemble by Hadas Selbst, Cambridge Junction, costume designer, Cambridge 2015
  • Speed the Plow by David Mamet , Faust Theatre, stage/costumes designer (dir: G. Moschos), Athens 2013
  • Blasted by Sarah Kane , National Theatre of Northern Greece, stage designer (dir: R. Pateraki), Thessaloniki 2013
  • The Wish by V. Paraskevopoulou, Thission Theatre, stage designer, Athens 2013
  • Americano by A. Papadiamantis, M. Cacoyannis Foundation, costume designer (dir: Th.Sarantos), Athens 2013
  • Dirty Words by Diffunta Correa , Polychoros KET, costumes designer (dir: Diffunta Correa), Athens 2013
  • Little Eyolf by H. Ipsen, Municipal Theatre of Ioannina, stage/costumes designer (dir: N.Kamondos), Greece 2012
  • State of Emergency by F.Richter, Thission Theatre, stage/costumes designer (dir: N. Kamondos,  Athens 2011
  • September Tide by Daphne du Maurier, Amiral Theatre, stage designer (dir: R. Pateraki), Athens 2009
  • Puerto Grande by M. Lambrakis, Historical Centre Korai, stage/costumes design (dir: R. Pateraki), Athens 2009
  • The Dog the Night and the Knife by M. V. Mayenburg, Apomichanis Theatre stage designer (dir: Th. Sarantos), Athens 2008
  • The Ugly One by M .V. Mayenburg, National Theatre of Greece, stage/costumes design (dir: Th. Sarantos), Athens 2008
  • Blood Enemies by Arkas, National Theatre of Cyprus, stage/costumes designer (dir: M. L. Papadopoulou), Cyprus 2008
  • Peri aloseos by S. Mavidis, Municipal Theatre of Volos, stage designer (dir: S. Mavidis), Greece 2003
  • Wizzard of Oz by F. Baum, Municipal Theatre of Thessaly, stage/costumes designer (dir: K.Argyropoulos), Greece 2002
  • Assistant Designer:
  • Microsoft event, assistant set designer (concept: Myriad&Go) , London 2015
  • Athens Olympic Games Opening Ceremony , model maker for the ceremonial costumes (concept: A.Mentis), Athens 2003
  • Assistant set/costume designer for a variety of theatres ( including: National Theatre of Greece. Mousouri Theatre, Metaxourgeio Theatre) 2002-2003
  • 50th Greek Film Festival Opening Ceremony, assistant costume designer, Thessaloniki, 2007 (concept: A.Fratzis)

 

TRAINING

  • 2014/ Central Saint Martins London, short courses in art direction for Film
  • 2010-2012 / Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Postgraduate in Drama and Performance Theory • 1996-2000 / Academy of Fine Arts, Lecce Italy, Degree in Stage Design

 

AWARDS

  • Award for best costume design for the film The Seed by Iphigeneia Kotsoni, 38th National Short Film Festival in Drama, Greece 2015
  • Honorary Distinction for best costume design for the film The Seed by Iphigeneia Kotsoni, 38th International Short Film Festival in Drama, Greece 2015

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