Christina Katsiadakis wrote her first script at the age of 17 and has held writing close to her heart ever since. But life took a different turn. She studied history, then cinema and she plunged into working in film and TV productions with passion and dedication. She kept writing and improving her craft through practice and a series of workshops. She also went on to direct her short Marching Muse.<\/em> But she was reluctant to share her work and make the leap towards being a professional screenwriter. All of this changed with her move to Montreal and the arrival of her son. The time felt write. She started writing more and soon her scripts won her honorable mentions and awards in international festivals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam: What projects are you currently working on?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We are\ngoing through\nuniquely strange\ntimes. We\nare all\nstuck at\nhome, in\nmy case\nwith 2\nyoung kids.\nYou would\nthink that\nbeing at\nhome would\nbe a\nwriter\u2019s heaven.\nIt should\nmean more\ntime to\nwork on\nour projects.\nBut at\nthe same\ntime our\nminds are\npreoccupied with\nso many\nquestions and\nso much\nanxiety. I\ntry to\nkeep focused\nas much\nas I\ncan by\nkeeping busy\nand religiously putting aside\ntime to\nwrite every\nday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I am\ncurrently working\non two\nvery personal\nprojects. One\nis a\nfeature film\nbased on\nmy experience of having\nmy best\nfriends scattered\naround the\nglobe. I\nwant to\nexplore how\ntechnology helps\nus keep\nin touch,\nbut at\nthe same\ntime builds\nbarriers that\nwe cannot\neasily overcome.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n The second\none is\nan interactive story, based\non my\ngrand mother\nand great\ngrand mother\u2019s\nexperience during\nthe Holocaust. Communicating with\nour loved\none is\nalso a\ncentral theme\nin this\npiece. How\ndid they\ntry to\nstaying connected\nwhile separated\nin such\nextreme situations as was\nWorld War\nII?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, I\nam very\nexcited, because\nmy short\nscript I-commute\nwas picked\nby a\nvery talented\nyoung director\nand hopefully\nwe will\nbe moving\nahead with\nit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam: What makes a film great for you? Are there certain qualities that make a film better for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I personally like dark\nand open\nended stories.\nI mistrust\nfilms that\ntie up\neverything in\na pretty\nbow at\nthe end.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n But if\nI have\nto identify\none main\nquality in\nthe films\nI love,\nit would\nbe creating\na world\nso real\nand powerful\nthat I\nget completely immersed into\nit. If\nI carry\na piece\nof it\naway with\nme, long\nafter the\nfilm is\nover, the\nfilmmakers have\nsucceeded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam: As a screenwriter, what is the most important aspect of building a character? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As an\nemerging writer,\nbuilding a\ncharacter is\na constant\nstruggle. I\nthink it\nconsists in\nworking on\ntwo directions. Going deeper\ninwards to\nunderstand your\ncharacter\u2019s wishes\nand fears\nand at\nthe same\ntime outwards\nto find\nways to\nvisualise and\nvocalise the\ncharacter, bring\nthem to\nlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam: Top 3 favorite projects that you have been involved in?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I work\nmostly in\nproduction, my\nscreenwriting career\nis just\nstarting, but\nas a\nproduction manager\nthere are\ntwo projects\nI am\nstill very\nproud of.\nOne is\na feature\nfilm called\nArt Therapy,\nby veteran\nGreek director\nNikos Perakis.\nThe second\none was\na short\nfilm by\na young\nand very\ntalented Greek\ndirector: Hamomili\nby Neritan Zinxhiria. <\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam: Do you express yourself creatively in any other ways?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I take\na lot\nof photos.\nNot just\non important\nevents. Actually\nrarely on\nimportant events,\nbut mainly\non small\ndaily details.\nI find\nit is\na great\nway to\nfreeze time\nand emotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam: What advice would you give to someone who wants to have a career in filmmaking?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Find your\ntribe, people\nyou can\nwork with,\ncan support\neach other\nand be\naccountable to.\nHaving left\nmine back\nin Greece\na few\nyears ago,\nI feel\ntheir absence\nevery day.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, filmmaking is such\na vast\nworld, so\nmany you\ncan participate in creating\na film.\nBe honest\nwith yourself,\nfind your\nstrengths and\nwork around\nthat. It\nis the\nbest way\nto shine\nand be\ncreative and\nhappy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam: What can we expect from you in 2020?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I will\nbe very\nhappy if\nI manage\nto get\nmy interactive project live\nin the\nnext few\nmonths. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I am\nalso hoping\nmy short\nfilm I-commute\nwill be\nready by\nthe end\nof the\nyear, but\nit will\ndepend in\nso many\nfactors, starting\nwith how\nthe pandemic\nwill evolve.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam: Where can everyone keep up with you to learn more? \u2026social media\u2026website<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I understood early on\nthat I\nam not\na writer\/\ndirector. Just\na writer.\nSo for\nthe longest\ntime I\nfound it\nhard sharing\nmy work.That\nhas kept\nme back\nfor many\nyears, but\nrecently I\ndecided to\nshare my\nwork more,\nso I\ncreated a\nwebsite where\nI showcase\nmy work:<\/p>\n\n\n\n