Stelios Polychronakis has worked in higher education since 2003, both in Greece and in the UK. As a freelancer, he has worked in the UK in the capacity of Assistant Art Director and Graphic Artist on films like The Hours, Billy Elliot and Cold Mountain. In Greece, he has completed projects in the capacity of Production Designer and Art Director (several short films of fiction & animation, commercials, and events). He is also a classic 2D and stop motion animator, and director of award-winning animation short films "The Village" and "A Night at the Cemetery".