Daphne Matziaraki

Daphne Matziaraki is a Greek director, writer and producer, graduated from University of California, Berkeley.^[1] Her thesis-film 4.1 Miles (with Kyriakos Papadopoulos) received critical appraisal and recognition earning her a Gold Medal at 43rd Annual Student Academy Awards,^[2][3] The film went onto receive a nomination for Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) at the 89th Academy Awards.^[4][5][6]

Her first feature length documentary The Battle for Laikipia premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and went on to win multiple awards and accolades allover the world.

Filmography

• 2014: Frontline TV Series documentary, production assistant - 1 episode
• 2015: Independent Lens - TV Series documentary, intern - 1 episode
• 2016: 4.1 Miles - director, writer, producer, cinematographer, editor
• 2018: Container - director, writer, producer, cinematographer
• 2023: The Battle for Laikipia - director, producer, cinematographer

Awards and nominations

• Selected: The Battle for Laikipia for the 2024 Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Documentary Competition^[7]
• Won: The Battle for Laikipia for the 2024 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Land Sky Sea Award
• Won: The Battle for Laikipia for the 2024 El Gouna Film festival Green Star Award
• Nominated: Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)
• Won: Peabody Award
• Won: International Documentary Association
• Gold Medal: Student Academy Award for Best Documentary
• Won 2017 Pell Center Prize for Documentary

References

1. "J-School alums Daphne Matziaraki and lecturer Dan Krauss named Academy Award finalists". January 24, 2017. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
2. "2016 Student Academy Awards Finalists - Congratulations to our new Student Academy Awards finalists! See the full list below. Keep checking back to Oscars.org to find out the winners and get more information about our awards ceremony on September 22, 2016". Academy. August 1, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
3. "2016 Student Academy Awards Winners". 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
4. "Oscar Nominations 2017: See the Full List". Vanity Fair. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
5. "Oscar Nominations 2017: Best Documentary Short Subjact". Oscars.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
6. "Oscar Nominations 2017: The Complete List - 89th Academy Awards". Oscars.com. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
7. Debruge, Peter (2023-12-06). "Sundance 2024 Lineup: Kristen Stewart, Jesse Eisenberg and Aubrey Plaza Join a Diverse Mix of Newcomers for 40th Edition". Variety. Retrieved 2023-12-08.

External links

• Official website
• Daphne Matziaraki at IMDb