Director
Dimitris Papaioannou
January 1, 1964 · Athens, Greece
Dimitris Papaioannou (Greek : Δημήτρης Παπαϊωάννου) is a Greek artist who gained early recognition as a painter and comics artist, before his focus shifted to the performing arts. He was a student of the iconic Greek painter Yannis Tsarouchis before studying at the Athens School of Fine Arts. Papaioannou formed the company company Edafos Dance Theatre in 1986. He gained global recognition as the creator of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
Often works with
Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki
2 titles together
Athens 2004: Olympic Closing Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad), Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
Jacques Rogge
2 titles together
Athens 2004: Olympic Closing Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad), Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
Constantinos Stephanopoulos
2 titles together
Athens 2004: Olympic Closing Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad), Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
Costas Karamanlis
2 titles together
Athens 2004: Olympic Closing Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad), Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
Natasa Pazaiti
2 titles together
Athens 2004: Olympic Closing Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad), Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
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Georgios Dritsakos
2 titles together
Athens 2004: Olympic Closing Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad), Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
Full filmography · 7
Lambda Pi
cast
2018
Primal Matter
cast and Director
2012
Inside by Dimitris Papaioannou
Director
2011
Dimitris Papaioannou 2
Director
2007
Athens 2004: Olympic Closing Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
Director
2004
Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
Director and Writer
2004
Black Out p.s. Red Out
cast
1998