Zoe Manta was born and raised in Athens, Greece. In 2005 she got a degree in Film Studies from New York College, Athens. After experimenting with the medium on different positions (including direction, script writing, animation), she specialized in Cinematography. Since then, Zoe has worked as a Director of Photography in more than twenty short films (‘What is that?’, ‘Small Pleasures’), seven feature films (‘Defunkt’, ‘Across Her Body’, ‘The Guide’), advertisement (Toyota. Vichi, Vodafon, Lacta), video clips, internet series and live events.
Furthermore, her love for experimenting with visual language has led her to be part of several projects, working on video art, photography and art-academic research.
Her artwork have been presented in various and diverse places, from Romantso in Athnes, to Sumida Hokusai Museum in Tokio and from theaters in Istanbul to underground art galleries in Berlin.
She is a Berlinale talent Campus alumni. Films that she worked for, have been screened and awarded in noumerous national and international festivals. Latest she got the Best Cinematography award for the movie ‘Mykonian Pastoral’ in Chalkida Documentary Festival.
She is always interested in different perspectives, new challenges, fresh collaborations and all forms of beauty and poetry.
She desires and strives to use her experience to help express stories, perceptions, and emotions that will bring us closer to a brighter world.
www.zoemanta.com