Katerina Athanasopoulou
| Katerina Athanasopoulou | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Katerina Athanasopoulou Athens |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Alma mater | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki |
| Occupation | Animation artist and Film director |
| Years active | 2002–Present |
| Spouse(s) | Ian Clark (2006– Present) |
Katerina Athanasopoulou (Greek: Κατερίνα Αθανασοπούλου) is a Greek film maker and animation artist.
Katerina Athanasopoulou was born in Athens and studied painting at the School of Fine Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and then completed an MA on animation at the Royal College of Art in London.
Since finishing her MA in 2002 she has directed several short films and provided animation for many more. Her films, which often mix animation and live action, have been seen at festivals around the world. She has been particularly associated with the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival where seven of her films have been screened and where, in 2007, she was a member of the festival jury.
In 2005 she wrote and directed Sweet Salt for Channel Four's animation series Animate!. The film was broadcast in December 2005 and went on to win several awards.
In 2009 she designed and directed the animation for My blood is my tears, part of the Animated Minds series commissioned by Channel Four.The films focus on young people and their experiences of specific mental health problems. My blood is my tears explores self-harm. The series went on to win a BAFTA Children's Award for Secondary Learning (2009), a Mind Mental Health Media Award (2009), a Royal Television Society Award for Best Educational Television (2009), Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Award for Best Animation (2009), and Best Educational Film at the Holland Animation Film Festival (2009).
In 2010 she made Engine Angelic; commissioned by Animate Projects. The film has been shown at many exhibitions and galleries including at Paradise Lost, Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Turkey; Hands on at COLLECT 2011, The Saatchi Gallery, London; Moves - International Festival of Movement on Screen, Liverpool; Animacall, Contemporary Art Center of Thessaloniki; Animfest, Athens; Special Anniversary Screening, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival; The Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art. Animate Projects presented Engine Angelic in a programme called Move on Up which was shown at Canary Wharf station during the summer of 2012.
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