Calliope Legaki is a screenwriter and director. She was born in Piraeus, studied at the School of Philosophy of the University of Athens, and worked for a period as a philologist. At the same time, she studied film and television at the Stavrakos School, and since 2000, she has been involved in short films and documentaries. She has also attended acting classes and creative writing workshops. She collaborates regularly with producer Maria Gentekou and the production company Portolanos Films. Her films have been screened in Greek cinemas and on Greek television and won Awards and Distinctions at Greek and international festivals.