Zoe Manta
Visual Poetry in various forms
Cinematography - Photography
www.instagram.com/zoemanta_
www.imdb.com/name/nm3666692
e-mail : zoemanta@gmail.com
Tel : (+49) 0 17676 353516
(+30) 6981285258
1. Professional Experience
Cinematography
Feature Films
2019-2022 'Mykonian Pastoral' Feature film / Documentary by Eliana Abravanel
2018 ‘Defunkt' Feature Film / Fiction, by Zaharias Mavroeidis
Distributed February 2020
2016-2017 ‘Singers' Feature film / Documentary , by Fofo Terzidou
2015-2016 ‘Across her Body'' Feature film / Documentary , by Zaharias Mavroeidis
Distributed January 2019
2014 ‘Enchanted Beats' Feature film / Doky-fiction , by James Rosalind, Maria Mitsopoulou
2010 ‘Immigrants and Workplaces' Documentary , 25' by Kostas Stamatopoulos
Production ΕRΤ
2009 ‘The Guide’ Feature Film / Fiction , 90’ , by Zaharias Mavroeidis
Distributed November-December 2011 – 2 films 4 athens
Short Films
2016 ‘Liebe’ Short film / Fiction , by Yiannis Kolios
‘Destruction of Dude’ Short film/ Queer porn, by Lo-Fi Cherry
2013 ‘Pictures of March' Short film / Fiction 23' , by Francisco J. Nicolas Ruy-Diaz
‘Birds of Paradise' Short film / Fiction 5' , by Craig McGuigan
Documentary for Berlin Music Video Awards 2013
‘Immigrants in Europe' Tv-Show Trailer , by Rania Majed
2011 ‘Refund Office' Short film / Fiction, 11', by Katerina Koliaraki
‘Saligaros' Short film / Fiction by Giannis Haritidis
2010 ‘Beautiful Dirt' Short film / Fiction, 11' by Kostis Kontogeorgos
‘Lazy Boy' Short film / Fiction , 10'by Lia Tamviskou
‘Chef A La Place Du Chef' Short film / Fiction , 8' by Euthimios Kosemund Sanidis
2008 ‘Small Pleasures' Short film / Fiction , 5' , by Constantin Pilavios
Distributed by Village Films with the feature film ‘Bank Bang'
‘We'll see' Short film / Fiction , 9' by Teo Babouris
2007 ‘What Is That?' Short film / Fiction , 5' by Constantin Pilavios
Distributed by Village Films with the feature film ‘The Kiss of Life'
2007 ‘The Series' online series of self-existent short films based on stories by blogs
7 episodes by Constantin Pilavios
2005 ‘The Trojan Guy' Short film / Fiction, 16mm , 10' by Alexander Leontaritis
Advertisement
2021 ‘Doing what you can’t’ Commercial for Caddyboo
2012 Erasmus International Viral Commercial for ‘American College'
‘Crowne Plaza Hotel' Internet Commercial – ‘The Agent'
2008 ‘Toyota iQ unboxing' Viral Internet campaign for Toyota
Agency: OgilvyOne, Athens
"Mime" Viral Internet campaign for Vodafone
Agency: OgilvyOne, Athens
‘Love @first Site’ Interactive Love Story
Agency: OgilvyOne, Athens
‘Livefeeds 3’ Viral Internet campaign for Vodafone
Agency: OgilvyOne, Athens
‘How to Become a Millionaire’ Internet Banner Campaign for Peiraios Bank
Agency: OgilvyOne, Athens
‘Akazoo SPEC’ Internet Banner Campaign SPEC for akazoo.gr
Agency: Zen Team, Athens , Creatives: SPOC studio
2007 ‘The Old Year is Gone’ Christmas Viral Internet Campaign forVodafone
Agency: OgilvyOne, Athens
‘Soprano’ Video Banner Campaign for Vodafone
Agency: OgilvyOne, Athens
‘Vodafone OSFP’ Viral Campaign for the competition of Vodafone and Olympiakos
Agency: OgilvyOne, Athens
‘Vichy Homme World’ Video for the new Vichy Homme’s website
Agency: BoldOgilvy
‘Feeling Out of Place?’ Video Banner for Holmes Place health clubs
Agency:OgilvyOne, Athens
‘Openings Interamerican.gr’ Video Banner for Interamerican
Agency: OgilvyOne, Athens
‘Money at the Moment’ Viral Internet campaign for Peiraios Bank
Agency: OgilvyOne, Athens
‘Livefeeds 2.0’ Viral Internet campaign for Vodafone
Agency: OgilvyOne, Athens
‘Livefeeds’ Viral Internet campaign forVodafone
Agency: OgilvyOne, Athens
Video Clip
2011 Ilias Pantoleon – Rebicycling
‘‘Kites'' – Anu
2007 Domna Kountouri – Panta Meno
” Balance Games” - Heaven Music
Fashion
2013 ‘Dark Matters' Lilith-Viktorija Valsø Clothes, video by Jiannis Kollios
Live Events
2021 Making of ‘7th Tinos World Music Festival' + trailer
2018 Making of ‘6th Tinos World Music Festival' + trailer
2017 Making of ‘5th Tinos World Music Festival' + trailer
2014 Direction of Video Coverage for Berlin Music Video Awards 2014
2013 Direction of Video Coverage for Berlin Music Video Awards 2013
2005 Making off rodos Ecofilms 2005
2004 Making off rodos Ecofilms 2004
2002 Making off Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People
Direction+
Short Films
2023 ‘Do Deep Sea Creatures Dry?' Short film, 16 min
2020 ‘Ai – Eternal Blue' Documentary, 11 min
Screened at Sumida Hokusai Museum, Japan
with the installation ‘The Color Of Phenomenon' by George Stamatakis
2016 ‘Pass The Ammunition' Animated movie, 4 min
Presented at Tuyap International Art Fair, Istanbul
2006 ‘Dehiscence' Experimental DIY Animated movie , 20 min
(Direction, Cinematography, Editing, Animation)
2005 ‘In the Red jaws of Death' Short film / Fiction, 16mm , 5 min
(Direction, Cinematography, Editing)
Videography
2022 ‘Durational-Site Specific Performance' Video Performance at OrizontasGegonotwn with Axaireutos, Giorgos Efthimiou and Anosia
‘SuperSport' Video Performance Series at Eleonas with ANOSIA
‘It's my Life' Promo Video for Alcatraz Athens Strip Show'
2021 ‘Wandering in Overtone' video around ‘Overtone' excibition by painter G. Stamatakis at Paxos Festival 2021
‘Observing the Color of Phenomenon' video on ‘Color of Phenomenon' instalation
2021 Trailer for ‘7th Tinos World Music Festival'
2018 Trailer for ‘6th Tinos World Music Festival'
2017 Trailer for ‘5th Tinos World Music Festival'
Video Installations for Theater Plays
2010 ‘Apt Pupil' by Zafeiris Haitidis
Theater based on the book of the same name by Stephen King.
2008 ‘S.L.V. -Sex, Lies and Videotapes' by Kostis Bassogiannis
Theater based on the film of the same name by Steven Soderbergh.
(Silent person with camera (Zoe) , live camera , video instalations)
Photography Exhibitions
2023 ' The Martyrdom of Holy Pleasure’ Photo-Synthesis
Presented in
‘The Anti-darwinian Dream’
Group Exhibition in Academia Romantica, Athens
‘What makes you wet II’
Group Exhibition in Romantso, Athens
2022 'The Flowers that bloom under your Skin, ’ Photo-Synthesis
Presented in
‘Authentic Self’
Group Exhibition in Digital Chroma Gallery, Berlin
‘The Anti-darwinian Dream’
Group Exhibition in Academia Romantica, Athens
‘What makes you wet’
Group Exhibition in Lalalava, Athens
2014-2015 ‘Containers as Social Landscape’
Video Presentation and Photo Exhibition
Presented in Istanbul, Athens, London, Lesvos
Camera
Cinema
2009 ‘You my Mirror' Feature Film , Documentary by Lucia Rikaki
2006 ‘Unitas' Feature Film, Fiction ,75' ,by Kostis Bassogiannis
(Camera , Assistant Director)
2006 ‘2' by Dimitris Papaioannou Video Coverage
2006 ‘The Cup' Short film / Fiction, 16mm , 8' by Yiannis Bougioukas
Distributed with the feature film ‘Ourania'
ΤvSeries
2009 ‘If You Love Me’
Pld productions , 5 episodes
Assistant Director
Cinema
2004 ‘Le Coocoo’ Short film / Fiction, 16mm by Nikos Vouteniotis
Honorary award actor Andreas Varouhas
“They Live Among Us” Documentary , 34’ by Nikos Zoiopoulos
2003 ‘Fragile’ by Nikos Vouteniotis Short film / Fiction, 16mm
Continuity
ΤvSeries
2006-2007 ‘Honorable Cheated’ by Mirna Tsapa
Ata productions , 30 episodes
2005-2006 ‘Quicksand’ by Mirna Tsapa
Pld productions , 32 episodes
Cinema
2005 “Valse Sentimentale” by Constantina Voulgaris
Feature Film, Fiction
2. Education
2010 Plug-in (Balchik)
Training courses founded by the EU ‘Youth in Action' Programme
2000-2005 Film And Tv Studies New York College (Athens)
Script , Direction, Cinematography, Editing, Animation
3. Festivals - Awards
Berlinale Talent Campus #10 , 2012
'Mykonian Pastoral' (Direction of Photography)
🏆 Best Cinematography - Festival of Greek Documentary Chalkida DocFest
2nd Best feature length Documentary - Festival of Greek Documentary Chalkida DocFest
2nd Best Documentary - Hierapetra Documentary Film Festival
Best Sound - Hierapetra Documentary Film Festival
‘Dehiscence' (Direction, Cinematography)
🏆 2nd best Greek film - Ecofilms Rodos International Film & Visual Arts Festival 2007
Honorary music award - Athens Fantasy film festival 2007
Drama Short Film Festival 2006
Athens Psarokokalo film festival 2007
'Defunct' (Direction of Photography)
Best Full-Length Feature Film Award, KineNova Film Festival 2020 Awards
Fischer Audience Award – Best Movie Award of Youth , Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2019
Across her Body (Direction of Photography)
Thessaloniki International Documentary festival 2018
NYC Greek Film Festival
Docfest
Burgas International Film Festival (Special recognition)
‘The Guide' (Direction of Photography)
24 image+nation: Montreal International LGBT Film Festival
Inside Out Toronto LGBT film and video festival 2011
1st Greek film festival Chicago
51st Thessaloniki international film festival 2010
‘Chef A La Place Du Chef' (Direction of Photography)
Sarajevo Talent Campus #5 2011
Berlinale Talent Campus #9 2011
Thessaloniki International Short Fim Festival 2010
‘What Is That' (Direction of Photography)
Drama international short film festival 2007 - Greek State award of Quality 2007
‘Small Pleasures' (Direction of Photography)
Best Greek short film - 1st Kos international health film festival 2008
Athens Psarokokalo film festival 2009
Diversity festival in Athens 2011
‘Refund Office' (Direction of Photography)
Special Prize for contemporary Social Message - Larisa Short Film Festival
‘Love @first Site' (Direction of Photography)
Gold Award in the Branded Content category of IAB's MIXX Awards 2009 in New York
Bronze Award in the International category of MIXX Awards 2009
Bronze World Medal in the Confections / Snacks category of the New York Festivals 2009
Honors at the Webby Awards 2009
Favourite Webside Award "FWA"
Advertising Age's "Idea of the Week"
3 Grand Ermis 2009 (Direct , Web , Intergrated Campaign )
5 Gold Ermis Awards 2009 (Direct - Business to Consumer, Websites & Microsites, Web Games , Viral Campaigns , Integrated Online Campaign )
Bronze Ermis Media (Internet)
‘Livefeeds’ (Direction of Photography)
Best International – Gold , ΜΙΧΧ Awards 2008
3rd Award - Telecommunications / Technology / Other Consumables, Effie Hellas 2008
Silver World Medal - Best Viral Advertising Campaign ,New York Festivals 2008
Grand Ermis 2007 – Web
4 Gold Ermis 2007 ( Websites Telecom , Viral , Integrated Online Campaigns , Interactive Marketing)
Ermis Direct Innovation Award 2007
‘How to Become a Millionaire' (Direction of Photography)
Gold Ermis Web 2008 (finance banners)
‘The Old Year is Gone' (Direction of Photography)
Silver Ermis Direct 2008 (Interactive Marketing)
Bronze Ermis Web (Viral campaigns)
‘Vichy Homme' (Direction of Photography)
Gold Ermis Web 2008 (FMCG websites & microsites)
Bronze Ermis Web 2008 (Others)
‘Livefeeds 2.0’ ‘Livefeeds 3’ (Direction of Photography)
Bronze Ermis Direct 2008 (Marketing)
‘Money at the Moment’ (Direction of Photography)
Grang Ermis Award – Web
3 Gold Ermis Awards ( Web -Viral Campaigns , Finance , Direct -Interactive Marketing)
Silver Ermis Award 2008 (integrated campaigns)
‘Unitas' (Camera)
Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2008
London Greek Film Festival 2008
‘The Cup' (Camera)
Best Student Film - 29th short Film Festival of Drama,
E.T.E.K.T. Award
Ministry of Culture State FIlm Award 2006