Maria Sidiropoulou is an Athens-based documentary filmmaker and producer. She worked for 10 years as a journalist in Greek and international media, covering the refugee crisis and gender-based violence in Greece, before moving into creative documentary filmmaking. She co-directed short films such as Girlhood, on sexism and body image among teenage girls, and Mommies, on assisted reproduction and egg donation, two Onassis Foundation productions. She is co-founder of Thunderbird Productions and produced Mommies. She also worked as a creative producer/researcher on the award-winning documentary Tack. Her latest project, “Momchki Kamen – The Girl’s Rock” received first prize at the Pitching Workshop of the Greek Documentary Association, the Meditalents award at the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, participating at Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival and CPH:DOX Industry sections.

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