Our company
BYRD is the film production arm of Topcut Modiano, one of the oldest production houses in Greece. Continuing the company’s legacy in cinema and co-productions including Kinetta (Yorgos Lanthimos, 2005), L (Babis Makridis, 2021), Arcadia Lost (Phedon Papamichael, 2010), and under the new structure BYRD has completed documentary Dogwatch (Gregoris Rentis, 2022) [Visions Du Réel, True/False, Raindance] and short films Pendulus (Dimitris Gotsis, 2022) [4 awards at Drama Film Festival] and Super by Nikolas Kouloglou (in post production).
Our legacy
Our parent company, Topcut Modiano has been active in the industry since the 1990s. Named Production House of the Year in Greece six times by Ermis Awards, and with work awarded at Cannes Lions, New York Festivals and Epica awards among others, Topcut Modiano has co-produced a number of feature films including Yorgos Lanthimos' Kinetta (2005) [Toronto International Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival], Babis Makridis' L (2012) [Sundance Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival], Phedon Papamichael's Arcadia Lost (2010) [São Paulo International Film Festival] and Light Falls (2022).
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Our Name
BYRD FILM PRODUCTION
BYRD FILM PRODUCTION
We believe that each project takes us into the unknown. Our name has been inspired by US Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his expeditions in the North and South Poles. According to popular culture, Byrd’s journeys not only led him to the far edges of the world but also inside it, as he is one of the few to have discovered the entrance to what has been known as the Hollow Earth. Whether this actually happened or not, his fervour for adventure and the imagination his explorations have inspired, shines as a beacon for our filmmaking escapades.