Daina Papadaki
- Director
- Producer
- Production Designer
Daina Papadaki is a female film and commercial director.
Graduate with a BA in Visual Communications and an MFA in Motion Pictures Production/ Directing (University of Miami). Since 2007 Daina is based in Cyprus, works in a local production studio where she professionally directs and produces TV commercials, corporate and music videos. Her short films were selected and awarded in numerous renown International Film Festivals. Her previous short film, 5 Ways 2 Die, was an official selection in the competition segment in more than 150 international renown international film festivals: Cleveland International, Palm Springs Shortsfest, Edmonton, Fantasporto, Woodstock, Short Film Festival in Drama, Sarasota Film Festival, Palm Beach Film Festival etc and won 49 awards. Amongst these recognitions Daina gets recognized with Best Director awards. She was also, recognized for her directing work with a Madame Figaro Cyprus Women of the Year 2015 Award in the creator/ artist category. Daina is currently the president of the board of the Directors Guild of Cyprus (in the past she was the secretary and treasurer of the board) , in an attempt to contribute in the better conditions of filmmaking in Cyprus. In 2019 she just completed two new short films "The Monster" and "Off Guard" and is in the development stage of her first feature film.