Panagiotis Kountouras was born in Thessaloniki in 1991. In 2009 he became a student at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (School of Film Studies , Faculty of Arts). In 2007 he wins the CrashFest 2007 Audience Award for the short film "The end's beginning". In 2009 his feature film "The Pop Corn Movie" was an original selection of 49th T.I.F.F in the Digital Wave Section. He has also starred and worked as a director's assistant in many theatrical productions. He has directed music video clips, TV commercials and the short film Bitter Dreams. Heroes of the flicks is his first documentary film.