“A migrant carries within them two worlds and they live within the friction and unease of many contradictions. They try to reconcile them.
They look for lumber.
When they find their lumber, they build a bridge.
I build mine by telling stories through the creative arts. ”
— Vicky Yiannoutsos

BACKGROUND

Black and white portrait of a woman with hands behind her head, wearing a suit and scarf.

Vicky Yiannoutsos holds a BA from Victoria University and began her career in London as an assistant film editor on commercials. Upon returning to Aotearoa/New Zealand, she freelanced on various projects including commercials, documentaries, and feature films.

Her passion for authentic screen performance began in the 1980s while working in post-production, where she noticed a lack of genuine connection between actors. This led her to a transformative decade that began in Los Angeles, training as an actor and director at the Jeremiah Comey Acting Studios.

Back in Aotearoa/New Zealand, Vicky founded two acting studios in Auckland and taught at the main national institutions including Toi Whakaari (National Drama School) Unitec (Performing and Screen Arts), Auckland University, amongst others. Her teaching extends internationally to Relativity Film School in Los Angeles.

As a filmmaker, Vicky embraces both traditional and innovative approaches to film development and production. She champions deep collaboration and has developed a training system for industry creatives, using guided, actor-focused Inside Out methodologies to uncover story and narrative.

Vicky’s Greek heritage profoundly influences her artistic journey. She divides her time between Aotearoa/New Zealand and Greece, drawing inspiration from both cultures.

Biography

  • Film Acting Workshops & Masterclasses - Auckland/Wellington

  • Film Acting Workshops.
    Further development in Persephone Project

  • Persephone’s Return Duologue | Opera development

  • Executive Producer, Director - Bye Bi Island (23 mins)  short film. Unitec

  • Director - KiwiDip (48mins) Short Film. Unitec

  • How To Throw A Party And Get Away With it (25 mins) (Executive Producer, Director) short film Unitec
    Behind the scenes documentary (Director) Unitec

    Māori Bacchae (NZ Producer/ Videographer)
    Theatre production with multi-media dimensions. In development.
    Māori Bacchae International Ltd

  • Boots, Bullets, and Balls - WW1 exhibition (Producer/ Director)
    Ian Mune (writer) filmed segments with the New Zealand Rugby Museum. Vix PIx Productions Ltd

    Cat (Producer, Supervising Director) Stabilize (Producer, Supervising Director)
    The Library (Producer, Supervising Director)
    Into The Light (Producer, Director)

    Short films Unitec

  • Socrates Now Theatre Down Under Tour
    (NZ Producer/ Marketing Executive) - Vix PIx Prods Ltd

    Born To Dance Feature Film. Acting coach

  • Awatea Pacific International Jazz Day Festival
    Multi-cam film production.
    (Producer, Director) Vix Pix Prods Ltd

    Faded Star
    music video for Andrew McLennan (Producer, Director) Vix Pix Prods Ltd

    International Ionian Film Festival:
    Judge on film competition jury.

  • Rabbit Hole
    Theatre Production For Unitec Performing Arts School- with full Polynesian Cast (Director)

    Persephone’s Plight
    Multi-Media Installation Exhibition Kefalonia International Arts Festival, Greece. (Producer, Director, Writer) Vix Pix Prods Ltd

    International Ionian Film Festival:
    Judge on film competition jury.

  • Love and Loss at Galatos
    half hour film With Unitec PASA graduates, Auckland (Producer, Director, Co-Writer) Vix Pix Prods Ltd

  • Persephone’s Plight
    Multi-Media Installation Exhibition Moving Image Centre, K Rd, Auckland (Producer, Director, Writer) Vix Pix Prods Ltd

    High-Jacked on Remote
    Short story produced for National Radio (Writer)

  • From Hollywood to the Manawatu
    Doco/drama For “Best - Dressed” Art Exhibition, Te Manawa Museum, Palmerston North. (Producer, Director, Writer) Vix Pix Prods Ltd

    Overcast On A Summer’s Day
    half-hour film With Auckland UNITEC students.
    (Producer, Director, Co-Writer) Vix Pix Prods Ltd

  • Between You and Me
    half-hour film With Auckland UNITEC students

  • Melody's Song
    Short Film. Creative New Zealand.
    (Co-Producer, Director, Writer) Co-Producers Vix Pix Prods and Leanne Saunders.

    FESTIVALS
    Larissa Film festival. 1st prize Panorama Section
    Film des Femmes. Creteil. In competition.
    Torino Film festival. Italy. In competition
    Women In The Directors Chair. Chicago. In competition
    Corto Imola Festival. Italy. In competition.

  • Trained at Jeremiah Comey Acting Studios in Los Angeles as actor and director. Began teaching on returning to New Zealand.

  • Visible Passage
    Documentary (Writer/ Director) TVNZ/ NZFC co-production Pinflics Sold SBS, Cyprus, Scandinavia, South Africa.

  • King Pin, The Tribe, Prisoners.
    Feature Films (Assistant Film Editor)

  • Commercials London. (Assistant Film Editor)

  • BA - Theatre and Film Studies. Victoria University

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