Dafni Kalogianni is a Production Designer and Art Director based in Athens, Greece.
She had an early professional start, working on set designs for short films and TV commercials even before the completion of her studies in Film School in Athens.
After graduating she moved to the U.S. and pursued a degree in set design at San Francisco State University, where she acquired great experience on various projects and advanced her drafting and model making at the American Conservatory Theater as an intern.
She returned to Greece and continued working for TV commercials, feature films and contemporary dance performances.
Her work for TV commercials gave Dafni the opportunity to design a large number of very different and demanding sets.
Her big love though has always been feature films and she has designed quite a few.
After 30 years of experience Dafni can balance between strict professionalism and genuine passion for every new project.
Member of the Hellenic Film Academy.
CREDITS
1986-2025 More than 500 TV Commercials
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
2024 THE BOY WITH THE LIGHT BLUE EYES – directed byNeofotistos. Feature Film
2023DÉTAILS : ABOUT THE END OF THE WORLD – directed by E.Papadiamanti. Short Film
2022 BUZZHEART– directed by D.Iliadis. Feature Film.
2022 MIDNIGHT SKIN directed by M.Mavris. Short Film
Special Screening Semaine de la Critique, Cannes 2023
2021 BRUTALIA DAYS OF LABOUR directed by M. Mavris. Short Film
Golden Dionysus award at DISFF
Honorary Distinction for the Production Design at DISFF
Honorable Mention for Production Design Athens International Film Festival Short Stories 2021
2018DIGGER – directed by G.Grigorakis. Feature Film
Panorama Berlinale 2020 CICAE Art Cinema Award.
Silver Alexander 61st Thessaloniki International Film Festival
10 Hellenic Film Academy Awards 2021
2021 Hellenic Film Academy Award for Best Production Design
Greek entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards
2015LIMBO – directed by K. Kotzamani. Short Film.
Semaine de la Critique du Festival de Cannes 2016
Nominated for the European Film Award 2016
2015ASTROMETAL directed by E.Kosemund Sanidis. Short Film
2015NOCTURNE – directed by K. Frangopoulos, produced by Bona Fide, UK and Boo Productions, Greece
2013HISTORY ZERO directed by S.Tsivopoulos for the 55th Venice Biennale
2011L – directed by Babis Makridis.
Official competition Sundance Film Festival 2012
2010ATTENBERG – directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari.
67th Venice Film Festival – Prizes Coppa Volpi and Lina
Mangiacapre.
51st Thessaloniki Film Festival. Winner Silver Alexander
Greek entry at the 84th Academy Awards.
1999SIGNS & WONDERS directed by Jonathan Nossiter.
1997PROSTATIS OIKOGENIAS directed by Nikos Perakis
1996THE ORGASM OF THE COW directed by Olga Malea
1988-87SHABLO directed by O.Lappas,
SHADOWS directed by F.Kotrotsi
ASFAEL of P.Sevasticoglou.
First Prize For Set and Costume Design,
28th Short Film Festival, Thessaloniki 1987
ART DIRECTOR
2025The Odyssey, as GR Art Director. Directed by C.Nolan
2024The Assassin,for Amazon Prime, as Supervising Art Director.
Directed by Lisa Mulcahy and Daniel Nettheim, produced by
Two Brothers Picture and Faliro House Productions
2023The Castaways, for Amazon Prime, as Supervising Art Director.
Directed by Andy and Ryan Tohill, produced by Clapperboard and Blackbox Multimedia.
2022My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, Feature film directed by Nia Vardalos, produced by Faliro House Productions, Playtone, Gold Circle
2021Rise, Feature film directed by A.Omotoso produced by Faliro House Productions, Sepolia Productions and Walt Disney Pictures.
2017 Dubai Parks & Resorts/ Theme Park.
2011ANTM, ALL STARS cycle 17, Crete-Greece.
SET DESIGNER
THEATER – DANCE
2015Hellenic Film Academy Annual Awards Ceremony
SGT Theater, Central Stage
1997PROSO OLOTIHOS directed by A.Papadamaki,
Sine Qua Non Dance Company
1993CAMINO CONFUSION directed by Roy Conboy
SFSU, SAN FRANCISCO.
1992OUR COUNTRY’S GOOD directed by James Newell.
SFSU, SAN FRANCISCO
ASSISTANT SET DESIGNER
THEATER
1995TO PARAMITHI HORIS ONOMA directed byPapageorgiou.
National Theater of Greece
1992THE MERCHANT OF VENICEdirected by M.Addison.
CALIFORNIA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
1993-94SET DESIGN INTERN, American Conservatory Theater,
SAN FRANCISCO.