Yannis’ career has spanned thirty years in film production. He is the director of Amerika Square, Greece's official selection for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar nominations 2018 and has recently been appointed as the Creative Director of Drama International Short Film Festival.

Yannis lived in London for 18 years where he has directed and edited, documentaries for Channel 4 and BBC, Cinema trailers for Warner Brothers and experimental short films. His first feature film as a director Wild Duck was premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2013. The film went on to enjoy a successful festival run.

Amerika Square premiered at the 2016 Busan International Film Festival and was shown in the prestigious Chicago Film Festival and Palms Springs Film Festival. It was released in the USA, China, Spain, UK, HBO and was screened and awarded at a number of festivals.