Kalliopi Ismini Xekalaki

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About me

Ismini was born in 1980 in Athens, Greece. She studied Industrial Design in Akto College of Art and Design for three years. By the end of her third year, she decided to take her studies towards combining her love and so far knowledge of design, with her passion for film and theatre.
In 2001 she moved to Middlesbrough, England to study set, costume and prop design in Teesside University, graduating in 2004 with a Ba(Hons) in Entertainment Design Crafts with specialty in set. During that period she had the chance to work for a big Greek film production: The Valiants of Samothrace (Oi Gennaioi tis Samothrakis) by the director Stamatis Tsarouchas. There, she worked as an assistant along side production and costume designer Labrini Kardara, who inspired and introduced her to the application from theory to practice in filming.
During 2004- 2006 she lived in Athens and worked in various projects including theatre and short films. Most of her work however was for TV productions as an art director assistant. Deciding to specialize further on film, she moved to London, UK and studied Production Design in Film and Television, a MA degree at the University of Kingston.
Since then, Ismini has been working professionally both in England and Greece, for many independent productions as well as some selected shorts. Film Festivals, that some of the films she has worked for, have featured in:

"Love After Sunrise"by director Hadi Ghandour

Official Selection:
-Dresden Film Fest: British Focus
-United Film Festival- Los Angeles
-United Film Festival- New York *WINNER: BEST SHORT FILM
-Freshly Squeezed Film Festival
-Reality Bytes Film Festival
-Riverside International Film Festival
-Norwich Film Festival *WINNER: BEST STUDENT FILM
-Vegas Indie Film Fest
-Los Angeles New Wave International Film Festival *WINNER: BEST ACTRESS, BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, BEST SOUND DESIGN
-Love Unlimited Film Festival
-Cornwall Film Festival


"Lowly Lucretia" by director Lorraine Nolan:

-The Female Lens, London Feb 2010
-The Centre for Creative Practices, Dublin, March 2010
Official Selection:
-Kinofilm Manchester European Short Film Festival *WINNER: 2nd BEST UK STUDENT Short Category
-Women, Power and Politics Festival, London
-31st Durban International Film
Festival July 2010
-Cyprus International Film Festival Oct 2010
-3rd Lima, "La Noches de Los Cortos" International Short Film Festival, Peru, Sept 2010.

"Plasticine" by director Lorraine Nolan:

-The Centre for Creative Practices, Dublin, March 2010
Official Selection:
-32nd Moscow International Film Festival, June 2010.
-3rd Lima, "La Noches de Los Cortos" International Short Film Festival, Peru, Sept 2010.
-Tutti nello stesso platto International Food, Film and Videodiversity Festival, Trento, Italy, Nov - Dec 2010.
-Cyprus International Film Festival 2010
-Turn the Light on Festival, March 2011.

"Kung Fu Flid" by director Xavier Leret:
-Disability Arts Festival, London Sept 2009.

"Marching Muse" by director Christina Katsiadakis:
Official Selection:
-30th Greek Short Film Festival in Drama, Greece, Sept 2007.

"The Valiants of Samothrace" by director Stamatis Tsarouchas:

-The Greek Film Week In Finland, Feb 2008.
-European Union Film Weeks, Johannesburg August 2007.
-4th Film Festival of the European Union, May 2006.
-San Francisco Greek Film Festival, June 2004.
-44th Thessalonica International Film Festival, Nov 2003.

"Isimeria" By director Efi Papazoglou:
Official Selection:
-7th International Short Film Festival in Drama , Greece Sept 2001

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Art Director
Job Titles	Storyboard Artist, Production Designer, Wardrobe / Wardrobe Support, Art Director, Props Master, Prop Maker, Props Buyer, Props Assistant / Support, Art Dept Assistant, Set Dresser, Set Artist / Designer, Art Dept Stylist
Years in industry	6+ years
Organisations / Memberships	Shooting People (UK)