Dennis Iliadis (1969) is a cosmopolitan Greek filmmaker who has made a name for himself in Hollywood as a director of horror films and thrillers. He was born in Athens but grew up in Paris and Rio de Janeiro. Dennis Iliadis studied filmmaking at Brown University in Rhode Island and the Royal College of Art in London. With his graduation film “Ole” (1994), he won the European Film Comet Award. Iliadis’ first feature film, “Hardcore” (PÖFF 2004) – which depicts the lives of four teenage prostitutes in modern Greece – topped the Variety Critics' Choice: Europe Now list. The director’s Hollywood debut, a remake of the thriller “The Last House on the Left” (2009), was also successful, winning the Silver Raven at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival. Dennis Iliadis is also an acclaimed playwright.

Hardcore (PÖFF 2004), The Last House on the Left (Viimane maja vasakul, 2009), +1 (2013), Delirium (2018), Buzzheart (2024)