Yorgos Mavropsaridis graduated from the “Theatrical Workshop’ (Athens-1975) and “The London Film School” (1978). Since 1980 he works as a freelance film editor.
His editing work has been awarded in the Thessaloniki Film Festival and the Greek State Awards for the feature films ‘Enchantress’ (1984) and ‘A Touch of Spice” (2003), from the Hellenic Film Academy for ‘Dogtooth” (2009) and ‘Enemy Within” (2013) and from the Antalya film festival and the Turkish State award for the the editing of ‘Sivas’ (2014).
Films he has edited include
‘Love me Not?’ (dir. Y. Panousopoulos) 1989 Venice Film Festival
Hardcore(dir.Iliadis)2004 Oldenburg Film Festival (viewers award), Stockholm Film Festival
Kinetta (dir. Y. Lanthimos) 2005 Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Toronto film festival
Dogtooth (dir. Y. Lanthimos) Oscar nominated for best foreign film in 2009, winner of ‘Un Certain
Regard’ competition as well as 17 more awards and nominations
Alps (dir. Y.Lanthimos) 2011 Venice Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival
Porfirio (2011 editing consultant-dir. Alejandro Landes) best film International Film Festival of India,
San Sebastian, Thessaloniki, Warsaw, Cartagena and Biarritz Film Festivals
Fynbos (dir. H.Patramanis) 2012 Slamdance Film Festival
Luton (dir. M.Kostantatos) 2013 San Sebastian International Film festival, Stockholm Film Festival
Plus One (dir. D. Illiadis) SxSW Film Ferstival 2013
Modris (dir. Juris Kursietis) 2014 San Sebastian International Film Festival, Warsaw International
Festival, Toronto Film Festival
Sivas (dir. Kahn Mujdeci) 2014 Venice Film Festival.
‘Lobster’ (dir. Y.Lanthimos) Jury Price at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.