Philippos Tsitos was born in Athens in 1966 and he is a graduate of Financial University of Athens. He has worked as a photographer, assistant director and editor of pop promos, as well as the producer of a radio show. In 1991 Tsitos moved to Germany in 1991 where he studied directing at the German Film and Television Academy. He usually contested in the Film Festival of Drama for short films. From 1998 he has directed many awarded documentaries and full-length films. Besides his feature films, he works in Greece and Germany directing crime TV movies.