Marinos Kartikkis

Born in Limassol, Cyprus in 1963. He studied Fine Arts at UCLA (Bachelor of Arts, Honors) and at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid (scholarship by the Spanish government) and Filmmaking at the London International Film School. His credits include: TV productions, commercials, twelve solo painting exhibitions, three short films and three feature films. His first feature film Honey and wine (2006) won the best feature film award at the Thessaloniki 9th panorama of independent cinema and also represented Cyprus in many festivals of European Cinema around the world. His second feature By miracle (2010) was also screened in a number of international festivals. Family member (2015), his third feature film, is still showing in festivals around the world with great success (Best Cinematography at the London Greek Film Festival). He taught art in secondary education while continuing with painting and filmmaking.