Maria Michael

Director

BIOGRAPHIE

Maria Michael is a London-based writer/director originally from Cyprus. Maria graduated with an MA in Directing from MET Film School (Ealing Studios, London), a BA in Acting from Athens Conservatoire Drama School and a BA in Political Sciences from University of Cyprus. Maria has worked as an actress, director, producer, writer and assistant director in films, theatrical performances, and TV series in London, New York and Athens. In 2020, Maria wrote and directed her debut 3min short film "Reflections." Following this, Maria wrote and directed the short film "The Pulse Within Us" in New York City, which is distributed by Amazon Prime in the United States of America and the United Kingdom. The film has earned nine official selections from film festivals worldwide, including the Topaz Film Festival in Texas, he Female Filmmakers Fuse Film Festival in Los Angeles, the Toronto International Women Film Festival, the Montreal International Film Festival, and the First Time Filmmaker Sessions. The film was selected as a Semi-Finalist at the Thess International Shorts - TiSFF, a Finalist at the Sunset Film Festival Los Angeles, and it has received an honourable mention from the Athens International Monthly Film Festival. In 2021, Maria received the AWARD BEST NEW FILM DIRECTOR at the Athens Marathon Film Festival for her film "The Pulse Within Us". Since January 2021, Maria has been a member of the Greek Directors Guild, which is a member of the European Federation F.E.R.A and the International Federation M.E.I. ​ .

FILMOGRAPHIE