Thomas Zikos is a filmmaker based in Athens, Greece.
He holds a degree in Economics from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a post-graduate degree in Auditing and Applied Accounting from the University of Macedonia. His career as an economist was brief since he soon shifted his attention to photography as a vessel to express deeper thoughts and feelings, explore personal quests and the urge to see beyond the material.
He first studied architectural photography at the Leica Academy and then filmmaking at the Hellenic Cinema and Television School of Stavrakos in Athens.
From his earliest steps in the industry, he has been contributed as a camera assistant to various TV commercials for Stoiximan, Mamos Beer, Lay's, Melissa x Antetokoumpo, Stolichnaya Vodka, Nescafe and two feature films, The Greek Job (2024) and Patty is such a girly name (2024).
As a stills photographer, he has been commissioned to work on a number of architectural and advertising projects, some of which have been featured on Vogue Greece, Condé Nast Traveller, Archisearch and Benaki Museum.
His approach patiently searches for visual and decisive moments where the designed and informal elements of the landscape, human form and the surrounding light coexist in motion with an objective yet empathetic gaze. He has been the Director of Photography of five short narrative films that are soon to be released on the festival scene and music videos.
In February 2023, he attended the ARRI Academy Certified User Training for Trinity 2 and Artemis 2 Systems in Munich.
In May 2024, he has been selected by ARRI Academy to take part in the Lighting Fundamentals Masterclass with Chief Light Technician Craig Gambell (The Crown, James Bond No Time to Die, Bridgerton) in London.
In October 2024, he has been selected by the American Society of Cinematographers ASC to attend the Masterclass on shooting Film (16mm, 35mm, 65mm and iMAX) with Academy Award Winner Linus Sandgren ASC FSF (La La Land, First Man, Babylon, Saltburn), Academy Award Winner Wally Pfister ASC (The Dark Knight Trilogy, The Prestige, Inception), Autumn Durald Arkapaw ASC (The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Teen Spirit) and Edu Grau ASC AEC (The Room Next Door, Burried, Beverly Hills Cop) in Los Angeles.
In November 2024, he attended and completed the training on how to shoot on film (16mm, 35mm) held by the Greek Society of Cinematographers with Theodoros Michopoulos GSC, Filippos Kokkalis 1st AC and Vaggelis Kolokythas 2nd AC in Athens.
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