Tassos Psarras has studied at the University of Thessaloniki, the Thessaloniki School of Theatre and Film, the Stavrakos Film School and the Hadzikos Film School in Athens. He was a member of the board of directors of the National Theater of Northern Greece from 1979 to 1987. For a brief period Psarras served on the board of directors of the Greek Film Centre. He was president of the Greek Film Directors Guild from 1984 to 1985 while from 1998 he is a member of the board of directors of the Thessaloniki Film Museum. Apart from his work in cinema, Psarras has directed documentaries on cultural and social subjects as well as a dramatized series for television. In May 2000 he was honored with a special life achievement award in documentary filmmaking by the Thessaloniki Film Centre Documentary Section.