Spiro Kafarakis

Background

About Spiro Kafarakis

I am first and foremost a marketer, turned technology driven entrepreneur, investor and social advocate with over 25 years of leadership experience working with global F500 enterprises, medium-sized firms and start-ups. I am now pursuing my passion projects;'horyio' which is developing affordable communities that will advance the care and quality of life for our aging population. The idea of saving a deserted villages from extinction by re-using what’s already there is what we are excited about.'Eptanisos Films' with 2 projects actively in development that are based here in Greece. A TV serial on the life of Aris Onassis the Greek shipping tycoon who married JFK's widow, Jacqueline Kennedy, in 1968. He continued his relationship with Maria Callas was one of the best-known opera singers in the world and this love triangle's story has yet to be told. Our second project is a remake on the iconic Greek film 'Never on Sunday'. In 1961 the movie won the Academy Award for Best Original Song ("Never on Sunday"). It was nominated for Academy Awards in the following categories: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Mercouri), Best Costume Design, Black-and-White, Best Director, and Best Writing, Story and Screenplay as written directly for the screen. Melina Mercouri also won the award for Best Actress at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival for 'NOS'.