Director

Efthimis Filippou

Writing

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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 19

TMDB ID: 136427

IMDb ID: nm3328207

Known for: Writing

Born: January 16, 1977

Age: 49

Place of birth: Acharnes, Grecia

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2009 - 2026

Years active: 18

Average TMDB rating: 6.6

Wikidata: Q12877360

Also known as

Ευθύμης Φιλίππου • Efthymis Filippou

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Biography

Efthimis Filippou is an author, playwright, screenwriter, and journalist. His works for the stage have been presented at the Athens Epidaurus Festival, the Greek National Opera, the National Theatre of Greece, Onassis Stegi, and elsewhere in Greece and beyond. His works for the screen have been awarded at such film festivals as Cannes and Venice, and nominated at the Oscars. He regularly collaborates with director Yorgos Lanthimos, with whom he has co-written the screenplays for several acclaimed films, including Dogtooth (2009), Alps (2011), The Lobster (2015), The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), and Kinds of Kindness (2024).