nikoskourou

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Gender	Male
Location	Greece
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Introduction	Nikos Kourou was born in Kozani in northern Greece. He has studied acting and attended seminars on directing and cinema. He has also participated in theatrical performances and in the 2004 film ''Brides”. In 2013 he directed his first short film, "Into the Darkness'' (two Audience Awards in the 2015 Fantastical Film Festival of Athens). Other short films: Fear (2014), Thanks for Accepting Me (2015-The Judges' Selection in Pervolia International Film Festival 2015, ''We Can Do'' Award in Bridges Peloponnesian International Film Festival 2015, a Honorary Prize in the AIDFF 2015 and a Prize in CreActive International Open Film Festival), Idomeni (2016), No One (2018), Cinephile Quarantine (2020-Best Directors Award in Quarantine Film Challenge), No Oxygen (2021). His first feature film ''Utopia, An Adult's FairyTale'', won 2 awards in the 11th Cyprus Film Festival, for Best leading actor (Nikos Kourou) and Best Score (Giannis Papadimitriou), award for Best Score in the 7th Bridges Film Festival, an award for Best Feature Film in the 6th Athens International Digital Film Feastival. His second feature film was ''A Night in Hell'' that released in 2019.