About me

Effie Pappa is an Award winning Director and Animator based in Athens and London. Her work explores characters and discusses universal themes depicting human concerns through allegory, absurdism and black humour. Her films have been screened and awarded internationally; with her stand out film “My Stuffed Granny”, which won twenty Awards for Best short film during 2014; (Edinburgh Film Festival, Tokyo Anime Awards, Palm Springs, New York amongst others) and nominated in hundreds. She also directs for commercials and music videos - "Wild World" by Yusuf/Cat Stevens, “The Little Elephant” by George Hadjipieris and “STAR” by Locomondo considered the most popular ones. Her work is featured in Rolling Stone, BFI Showcase, Short of the Week, ABC and The Fader amongst others. Effie is currently developing feature and series projects in animation and live action. UK representation A.R.C. (A Running Commentary)

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Projects

• 23

  DIRECTOR + ANIMATOR Showreel '18
• 2

  They Know - Amateur Best
• 9

  MY STUFFED GRANNYTimes are hard for little Sofia, as the Greek recession is taking its toll. With her father out of work, they rely solely on Greedy Grumpy Granny's pension. Desperate times call for desperate measures: to what extremes will they go, when Granny is no more?

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Projects credited in

• 5

  SYZYGY (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)https://youtu.be/2e39FGSvq8M
• 1

  Transition to EUphoria1st prize at the European Animation Competition "An animated EUphoria", organized by Eleusis 2021 / European Capital of Culture in cooperation with Animasyros International Animation Festival. Creative/ Director: Effie Pappa Original Music & Sound Design by Thomas Balogiannis
• 2

  Let's Talk About Yes • Pretty52 + Amnesty InternationalDirected by Effie Pappa Produced by Pretty 52 Producer: Faye Sharpe Creative: Samantha O'Sullivan __________ Illustrations/ Animation: Effie Pappa Actress: Izabella Malewaska DOP: Tristan Chenais Voice Over: Joy H VA Photography: Edoardo Brunetti @studioebureau Sound mix: Thomas Balogiannis

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Work history

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Animation DirectorFreelancer
Nov 2010London, United KingdomFreelance
Effie Pappa is an Award winning Director and Animator based in Athens and London. Her work explores characters and discusses universal themes depicting human concerns through allegory, absurdism and black humour. Her films have been screened and awarded internationally; with her stand out film “My Stuffed Granny”, which won twenty Awards for Best short film during 2014; (Edinburgh Film Festival, Tokyo Anime Awards, Palm Springs, New York amongst others) and nominated in hundreds. She also directs for commercials and music videos - "Wild World" by Yusuf/Cat Stevens, “The Little Elephant” by George Hadjipieris and “STAR” by Locomondo considered the most popular ones. Her work is featured in Rolling Stone, BFI Showcase, Short of the Week, ABC and The Fader amongst others. Effie is currently developing feature and series projects in animation and live action. UK representation A.R.C. (A Running Commentary)

Skills

• Advertising
• Film
• Theatre
• TV
• Visual Arts
• Print Design
• Art Direction
• Design
• Final Cut Pro
• Illustrator
• Indesign
• Photoshop

Education

Directing AnimationNational Film and Television School (NFTS)
Nov 2012 - Nov 2014Beaconsfield, United Kingdom
MA DIRECTING ANIMATION

Awards

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Best British Short Film (McLaren Award) Edinburgh Int. Film FestivalEdinburgh Int. Film Festival
"My Stuffed Granny" http://www.effiepappa.co.uk/