Sotiris Goritsas was born in 1955 in Athens. He is a Greek film director. He has also worked in advertising. He studied economics at ASOEE (now the University of Economics) and cinema at the London International Film School (LIFS) in London. From 1985 to 1988, he directed over 25 documentaries for the public television channel ET1, for the programmes ERT in Northern Greece and Periscope. His films have been presented in international competition festivals (Cannes, Tokyo, Montreal, Chicago, Amiens, Cairo etc.), where they have received awards and distinctions for their script and direction. His first medium-length film Despina was awarded in 1990 as the best film at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. His first feature film, From the Snow, won the Golden Alexander Award at the 1993 Thessaloniki International Film Festival. His second film Valkanizater (1997) was a commercial success, which marked the beginning of the public’s return to Greek film. His film Welcome to All Saints was awarded in 2011 as the Best Film at the Los Angeles Film Festival and by the Greek Film Academy for its actors and editing. Among his regular collaborators is Nikos Portokaloglou who has composed most of his films’ soundtracks, many of which have become commercial hits. He is a founding member of the Greek Film Academy and has also participated in script review committees of both the Greek Film Centre and the Hellenic broadcaster ERT.