Memory clings to the wall
bent sapling, hair blowing
mast bent to the starboard.
The wind forever in motion
because time stumbles in darkness
on a splinter of light
"Camera" - A. M. Sullivan
Poet with a Camera
My Story

Hello, I am Kostas Petsas founder of the Cinema of Poetry. My passion for cinema, music and poetry has always been my driving force. Back in high-school I used to write poetry and to play guitar in a pop band.
After acquiring a strong scientific background in university, life has led me to follow quite different professional paths, focusing first on academic research and consequently on finance and business. But I never really found myself in this. I have eventually decided to quit the office life and to find my way back to arts, as a filmmaker and as a photographer. This made me start writing again.
I am a destination wedding filmmaker, based in Greece, Italy and France. Available all around Europe and the world to document your story in the most authentic and personal way. When crafting your film, I always dedicate a piece of my soul in it. My philosophy is to focus on the things that matter the most: people, moments and emotions. This is what makes your film unique, representative of who you are and a treasured heirloom for you and your family.

Nostalgia
The Greek word for return is nostos. Algos means suffering. So nostalgia is the suffering caused by an unappeased yearning to return
Connection, Dedication & Trust
Professional Ethos

Forget about clichés and protocols! Your wedding film is not a copy-paste of another couple's film. An authentic story is told from the heart: I love hearing all the details about you and your journey together. The way you met, the things you like to do, your dreams. All this helps me identify and unfold the story. Connecting with you on a personal level, building a true relationship based on mutual trust is a crucial part of the process. This is how I can create a short documentary that is not only about one day but about a lifetime.
Outdoors intimate weddings and adventure elopements always provide the best opportunity to spend more time with you and to unfold the story in the most creative and distinctive way. But, my advice as a wedding filmmaker, is to plan the wedding that represents your own, in-your-zone, personality and that gives you the freedom to be yourself. It is not about the location. It is about you.

Poetry of Memories
Cinema of Poetry celebrates my fascination with the intersection of poetry, film, and the avant-garde. It has a clear reference to the essay by the iconic Italian filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini, a poet himself, that explored the analogies of cinematic language with semiotics in written language. It also represents my initials...

WHY?
Every couple has a story worth telling. My motivation to be a wedding filmmaker is to capture this story through the prism of my own vision and inspiration. It is your story as a couple through your wedding and not simply the story of your day. Making an independent viewer connect with your wedding film is very challenging. But it is also what makes each story unique, authentic and true to yourselves. Storytelling is something inherent in human nature. We all crave for stories to connect with.

HOW?
Let's become friends. I want you to feel relaxed and in-your-zone. The whole process is laid back and follows your plans. I am not simply your wedding filmmaker, I am also your friend. An honest connection between us will help me help you be yourselves. We will also organize an after wedding (or engagement) filming session and, guess what: that's where additional magic happens. It is always a great satisfaction to hear from past couples and their families that they consider me to be a close friend of theirs and an indispensable part of their wedding story.

WHAT?
I get strongly involved and spend a lot of my personal time in the creative process to deliver you something that is unique, fresh and elegant, and at the same time something that you and your family will cherish over the years. Your film is delivered in an elegant engraved box or folio, crafted with organic materials. This is where your wedding filmmaker transforms the elusive into something tangible.

Your Memory Box
Love is Eternal but Memories can Fade
Testimonials
What has been and a promise of what is to come
Beautiful words from our couples for their wedding filmmaker... Swipe left or right to read more testimonials
Wedding Filmmaker Awards
All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them
In the past few years I have had the chance to receive over 60 top awards for my work as a filmmaker from important professional associations and from International Film Festivals that are not related to the wedding industry. Having my artistic approach recognized by a broader, independent, audience is definitely a strong incentive to continue telling stories the way I do. I believe that the secret of creativity lies in the fact of being authentic and following your heart, even when you need to go against the trends:
– International Wedding Filmmaker of the Year 2018, 2019 and 2020 (Golden Lens by Inspiration photographers)
– Videographer of the year 2019 and 2020 (Asia Wedding Photographers Association)
– Most awarded Wedding Filmmaker of the Year 2019 and 2020 (Golden Lens by Inspiration Photographers)
– Europe’s Best Wedding Film 2018 (Way Up North)
– Europe’s Top 3 Wedding Filmmaker 2018 (Way Up North)
– Best Wedding Film of the Year 2019 (Golden Lens)
– Best Pre wedding Film of the Year 2019 (Golden Lens)
– Best Video Colorist 2017 (WEVA International Annual Awards)
– Best Concept Film Grand Award 2019 (ASIA WPA)
– 15 Excellence Awards (ASIA WPA)
– More than 25 Top Awards from several International Film Festivals and screenings of our short films all around the world
– Associate of WPPI
– Elite Member of ASIA WPA
– Title of Master Wedding Filmmaker by the Italian Professional Videographers Association ANV
– Speaker in several International Professional Conferences and Workshops
– Judge in several International contests for Professional Filmmakers
– Organizer of the Caldera Workshop for Professional Photographers & Filmmakers
