Biography

Zeus Kontoyannis is a producer and writer with more than a decade of experience in the film industry. He began his career at Cinetic Media, working on the Banksy documentary “Exit Through the Gift Shop.” After a short time at Cinetic, he got an opportunity to work under veteran Hollywood and Broadway producer Scott Rudin. During his time at SRP, Zeus worked on films including “The Social Network,” “True Grit,” “The Dictator,” and the original theater production of “Book of Mormon.” He’s also boarded projects produced by Terry Leonard, Mynette Louie, Peter Berg, and Academy Award Winning director Ross Kauffman. As an independent producer, he develops new, compelling projects under his company Zeus Pictures. His films have screened at Sitges, SXSW, Tribeca, Fantastic Fest, Cleveland International, Sarasota, Tallgrass, L.A. Shorts, Athens International Film and Video Festival, Santa Barbara, Fantaspoa, and many others. As he continues to write, produce, and acquire feature length projects, he is also developing his first television series with a veteran TV writer/showrunner and Sundance Film Festival adviser, and he has partnered with Animetropolis on two adult-animation T.V series. Zeus was born in the United Kingdom, raised in Athens, Greece, and has studied film in both New York and Texas. In addition to his creative endeavors, Zeus also serves as a board member for The Nikolas Symposium, a charity founded by his parents to find a cure for LCH, a rare disease that affects his brother Nikolas.