Based in Nicosia, Cyprus, Stavros has been working professionally as a screenwriter since 2009. He has written four produced features, including the multi-award winning Shirley Adams, co-written with director Oliver Hermanus; an official selection at festivals including Locarno, Toronto, London, and Dubai. Siege on Liperti Street, his debut as a writer-director had its national premiere at the 2019 Thessaloniki International Film Festival where it won 5 awards including the FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) Award and the Audience award. He is currently in development on a number of screen writing projects, and prepping The First Cypriot Astronaut, his second feature as a writer-director.
