biography

ANNA OIKONOMOU
Filmmaker | Photographer | Architect

Anna Oikonomou studied Architecture before pursuing an MSc in Design at the Royal College of Art in London, where she began exploring the boundaries between space, image, and narrative.

As a member of the creative collective Studio Loop.ph, she collaborated with artists including Mathias Gmachl and Rachel Wingfield on installations, performances, and audiovisual works presented at venues such as the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A).

Her desire to move from space into moving images led her to MetFilm School London, where she wrote and directed her first short film, Depth Over Distance. She continued her studies at the London Film School, completing an MA in Filmmaking, specialising in Fiction Directing.

Her documentary project IONATHAN was selected for funding by the Hellenic Film & Audiovisual Centre and through the Creative Europe MEDIA Slate programme.

Alongside her filmmaking, Anna is an experienced mountaineer and rock climber, having spent many years exploring remote mountain landscapes. Her profound connection to the natural world has become an integral part of her artistic vision, shaping both the subjects she explores and the way she approaches visual storytelling.

Her photography has been published internationally in magazines and books, including Rock & Ice, Ascend, Sidetracked, Gestalten, Mountain Lines, Glénat Éditions, and Climb Magazine.

She has also created independent personal films, taking on the roles of director, cinematographer, sound recordist, and editor.

Her work frequently returns to the unseen, the symbolic, and the metaphysical. She is drawn to human nature and to what lies beneath visible reality: memory, instinct, dreams, and the subconscious.

Symbolism runs throughout her work, whether in poetry, photography, or moving images. As a filmmaker, she seeks stories in which humanity and nature intersect, somewhere between the real and the inexplicable.