Biography
Eleni Ampelakiotou was born in Athens/Greece in 1959 and moved with her family in 1962. From 1977 onwards, she studied Philosophy and German in Heidelberg and Berlin. In 1990, she began studying at the German Academy of Television and Film in Berlin (dffb). Since 1988, she has collaborated with Gregor Schnitzler to make several short films, including: "Should I Kill The Snare" (1989), "Das Fenster" (1990), "Ellipse 01/Plus Minus Null" (1991), "Sonntage" (1993) and "Der Atem der Steine" (1995). "Finnlandia" (2000) is the first full length feature they have made together.
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