Iannis Aliferis
Spec scripts in various genres. Script notes, story analysis and editing. Commissioned work.
Screenwriter
Produced Work
Bio
Iannis is a multi-award-winning writer and filmmaker. He recently won a Gold Award for Original Screenplay from the Hollywood Gold Awards for the romantic dramedy screenplay of the film "Only Loves Matters", while his noir-thriller screenplay “Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case” was a Finalist at the Manhattan film festival and his romantic action-comedy script “Valentina, Relationship Killer” won Best Unproduced Screenplay at the Berlin International Art film festival. Prior to that, his dramedy screenplay
"Mary and Dionysus" was a Semi-Finalist at the Shore Scripts Feature Screenplay competition 2018 as well as reaching the Quarterfinals at the 2019 Scriptapalooza Screenwriting competition and his short film "Headz" won a Gold Lion Award at the 2016 London Film Awards. When not writing screenplays or making films, he scribes short stories and comic books. He also loves to eat and sleep. He’s a sucker for rakomelo, dark chocolate, and honey. Finally, he's a firm believer that humankind was at its best during the thousands of years of hunting and gathering but knows that, unfortunately, he wouldn't last two days alone in the wilderness.
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Loglines for Specs
Title: Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case.
Genre: Thriller, detective noir.
It is the story of a bored and jaded female private-eye, who takes on another seemingly open and shut case of infidelity, only to put herself in grave danger when it turns out that the cheating spouse is in fact a professional killer.
Title: Mary and Dionysus.
Genre: Dark dramedy, romance.
A depressed woman goes to her holiday house to kill herself but finds a loud, eccentric artist hiding there and with no intention of going away. A relationship of extremes ensues.
Title: Lady Crimson.
Genre: Action and noir thriller with fairy tale elements.
A psychopathic aristocrat hires an infamous hit-man to kill his wife, after failing to do so himself, only for the assassin to fall for her considerable charms, and vow to protect her from her husband.
Title: Act of Loyalty.
Genre: Crime thriller, action.
It is the story of a gangster that falls in love with a woman he meets on the job, but when it’s revealed that she’s an undercover cop, his boss orders him to kill her.
Screenplays available upon request.
Title: Demeter.
Genre: Horror.
A career soldier returns to his loving and empathic fiancée after a two week special training program, only for her to start to feel that something bad has happened to him and to fear that he is slowly changing into a zombie.
Title: Scar Tissue.
Genre: Martial arts, action.
A facially scarred woman roams the streets at night fighting crime but gets targeted by a fascist group of criminals who vow to destroy her, starting with her interracial romantic relationship.
Loglines for Specs
Screenplays available upon request.
Title: Luise and Melissa.
Genre: Dramedy and crime thriller.
Pages: 100.
Tagline: She found her second chance but her violent past might take it all away.
A woman with a history of violence lives a depressing existence in a small town until she comes to look after a girl with traumatic mutism and life gets meaningful again but her past catches up with her and she must fight to protect those she’s come to care for.
Title: Valentina, Relationship Killer.
Genre: Romantic comedy actioner.
Pages: 113.
Tagline: When it comes to relationships,
she always misses the mark.
A hopeless romantic woman feels unlucky in love due to
the nature of her job as an assassin, but when she falls for
the fiancé of a woman she’s hired to kill, she feels she has
finally found 'the one'.
Title: Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case.
Genre: Noir, thriller actioner.
Pages: 106.
Tagline: Her latest case is a killer.
It is the story of a bored and jaded female private-eye who takes on another seemingly open and shut case of infidelity, only to put herself in grave danger when it turns out that the cheating spouse is, in fact, a professional killer.
Title: Mary and Dionysus.
Genre: Dark dramedy, romance.
Pages: 96.
Tagline: She came to her holiday house to die, but found love instead.
A depressed woman goes to her holiday house to kill herself but finds a loud, eccentric artist hiding there and with no intention of going away. A relationship of extremes ensues.
Title: Demeter.
Genre: Horror.
Pages: 87.
Tagline: Hunger is stronger than love.
A career soldier returns to his loving and empathic fiancée after a two-week special training program, only for her to start to feel that something bad has happened to him and to fear that he is slowly changing into a zombie.
Title: Scar Tissue.
Genre: Martial arts, action.
Pages: 95.
Tagline:Whatever doesn’t kill her, makes her punch harder.
A facially scarred woman roams the streets at night fighting crime but gets targeted by a fascist group of criminals who vow to destroy her, starting with her interracial romantic relationship.
Title: Act of Loyalty.
Genre: Crime thriller, action.
Pages: 107.
Tagline: He was loyal, to the end.
It is the story of a gangster that falls in love with a woman he meets on the job, but when it’s revealed that she’s an undercover cop, his boss orders him to kill her.
Title: Lady Crimson.
Genre: Action and noir thriller with fairy tale elements.
Pages: 90.
Tagline: Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?
A psychopathic aristocrat hires an infamous assassin to kill his wife, after failing to do so himself, only for the killer to fall for her considerable charms, and vow to protect her from her husband.
Title: Of Vampire Born.
Genre: Action and supernatural.
Pages:84.
Tagline: Hell hath no fury like a mother scorn.
A woman working as a night nurse is, in fact, one of the last of her kind of mystical vampires. When the bigoted modern inquisition kidnaps her eight-year-old daughter, she’s forced into an epic battle to get her back.
TV Projects
Title: Sherry the Gangster.
Genre: Pulp noir, thriller.
Pages:82.
Tagline: Sherry has a brand-new ambition…
At motel Medusa, a woman lies bruised up next to her dead boyfriend and a bag full of gangster blow, while a deadly fiend is on the way to kill her and retrieve the drugs.
Title: Bloodline Amazonian.
Genre: Action and adventure.
Pages: 36 page pilot.
Tagline: Ancient blood is thicker than water.
An anxious and insecure woman’s life turns upside down as she gets embroiled in the world of intrigue and espionage and more so as she finds out that she’s the last of her kind of the Amazon warriors of myth.
Title: I, Demon.
Genre: Animation shorts in the post-apocalyptic sci-fi, action, and horror genres.
Pages: Between 5 to 15.
Tagline: Tales of vengeance, hope, and despair, in a world that’s turned into a waking nightmare.
The world has turned to hell and grisly reptilian creatures rule in terror, yet from the rubble of decay, some will rise to fight back and save what they can of their humanity.
News,
moodboard images and script extracts
Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case screenplay is a Finalist at the Manhattan Film Festival!
Nick turns to leave, hesitates, turns back again.
SAMANTHA: No, don’t say it goddamn it, not the bullshit line about never giving up on me.
NICK: Can’t help it, just don’t know how to.
SAMANTHA: You’re going to have to learn.
New dramedy and crime thriller screenplay Luise and Melissa wins its first award as well as two semi-finalist placements!
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My crime action thriller screenplay Act of Loyalty wins Best Feature Script at Shiny Sparkle Independent Online Film Festival!
"You've reached the end of the line little girl, and I'm the closest thing you're going to get to a prince charming." -Wolf (Lady Crimson)
Film noir and fairytale hybrid screenplay Lady Crimson is now a two time award winner by winning Best Fantasy at the Chicago Script Awards! This follows on the heels of its Award at Roshani festival and the Official Selection at the Snow Leopard International film festival!
HOT OFF THE PRESS: Only Love Matters, the romantic dramedy screenplay I wrote for KQ Movies is currently doing its festival run and has become a multi-award winner!
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Sherry the Gangster screenplay continues to win awards and placements!
Contact
For any screenplay inquiries, script notes and/or commissioned work:
Skype: iannis.aliferis2 | E-mail: iannis.aliferis@gmail.com
Manager: Bryan Unyimadu | E-mail: bryanunyimadu@yahoo.com
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