Olympia Mytilinaiou is a cinematographer based in Athens, Greece. She is a member of the Greek Society of Cinematographers (GSC), IMAGO, and the ICF+C. She is also a member of both the European and Hellenic Film Academies. Born in 1967, she grew up in Litochoro, at the foot of Mount Olympus in Central Macedonia.

She studied Cinematography at the Lykourgos Stavrakos Film and TV School, starting her career as a camera assistant, focus puller, and camera operator in film, documentaries, and commercials. She made her debut as Director of Photography in 1999 with the feature film ’17 sta 18′ directed by Mimi Kougioumtzis. Olympia gained international attention with ‘Strella (A Woman’s Way)’ (2009), directed by Panos H. Koutras, which premiered in the Panorama section of the Berlinale.

She has since collaborated on numerous award-winning productions, including ‘Miss Violence’ (2013) by Alexandros Avranas, winner of multiple awards at the Venice Film Festival. In 2023, she returned to Cannes with Panos.H.Koutras’s ‘DODO’. Also come back to Venice with the film Quiet life director Alexandros Avranas.

Her work spans fiction, documentary, and video art, recognized for its emotional depth and visual precision. She has received awards including the International Gianni Di Venanzo Cinematography Prize in Italy.

Website: https://www.olympiamytilinaiou.com