Sergio Ko is a multi award winning designer/director using “please insert coin” as his production alias.
Sergio Kotsovoulos is a Greek multi award winning designer/director using "please insert coin" as his production alias.
Since the summer of 2018 Sergio is part of MAL-VI www.mal-vi.com the award-winning, interdisciplinary design and communication agency based in London, UK and Thessaloniki, Greece.
From 2014 to 2019 he co-found and was part of the holistic design and film bureau, WITHIN and was one of the Creative Directors of SYNERGASTIRION an award winning Art & Design collective In Athens Greece.
Sergio has vast production experience on set and in post production starting as a 3d animator and continues as a director and a set designer for various tv shows and television commercials for the major production companies in Greece.
Specialties:
Sergio has worked on all pre/shoot/post fields he can handle budgets wisely for all kinds of production be it theater, television, web, Virtual Reality or advertisements.
find me at sergio@pleaseinsertcoin.com
official selection
Echo
13th Tehran International Animation Festival
Tehran
2024
BEST ANIMATION AWARD
Echo
DIGITAL FILM FESTIVAL ISTANBUL
ISTANBUL
2023
Official Selection
Echo
SPICY INDIE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Athens
2023
Official Selection
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Waterford International Film Festival
Waterford
2023
"Best Director Nominee"
Echo
Barcelona indie Film festival
Barcelona
2023
Official Selection
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Caorle Film Festival
Venezzia
2023
Cinematic Achievement Award Winner
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KISSFO 1st Karditsa International Short Film FEstival Opseis
Karditsa
2023
"Official selection"
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Shorts México
Mexico City
2023
Best Animation. Best Writer
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2 11 17 International Film Festival
Trichy
2023
Best 2d animation winner
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Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology
Portland Oregon
2023
Special mention for visual design
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Constantine’s Gold Coin
Nis
2023
official selection, Best Director nominee
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Lisboa Indie Film Festival • LISBIFF
Lisbon
2023
Out of competition
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20th IN THE PALACE international film festival
Sofia
2023
Panorama International Showcase
Echo
Cartoons on the bay
Pescara
2023
Official Selection
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GOLDEN KUKER THE INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL (IAFF)
Sofia
2023
Best Animated film, best script nomination, best sound nomination
Echo
Tietê International Film Awards
Tietê
2023
Best Animated Short Film
Echo
Mamadurai international film festival
Mamadurai
2023
Official selection
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Animatiba - FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE ANIMAÇÃO DE CURITIBA
CURITIBA
2023
Selection Officielle
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Festival du film d'animation d'Abidjan
Abidjan
2023
Official Selection
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Palm Springs International Animation Festival
Palm Springs
2023
Best Animation
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Eko International Film Festival (EKOIFF)
Lagos
2023
Official Selection
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Apedemak Sudan International Animation Film Festival
Chartum
2023
Official selection
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Madrid Film Awards
Madrid
2023
Official Selection
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BAYAMÓN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Bayamon
2023
Best Short Animation
Echo
Liverpool Indie festival
Liverpool
2023
Official Selection
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Barcelona indie Film festival
Barcelona
2023
Semi Finalist
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AniMate - Australia Animation Film Festival
Newtown
2023
Official Selection
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Zagreb International Film Festival
Zagreb
2023
Best Professional Animation 2022
Echo
“Stratos Stasinos 2022” award by ASIFA Hellas and the Greek Film Centre
Athens
2023
Best Animated Film Nominee
Echo
Prague Film Awards
Prague
2023
Official Selection
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Out of Africa International Film Festival (OOAIFF)
Nairobi
2023
Best Animation
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Pambujan International Film Festival
Pambujan
2023
Panorama Selection
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International Amity Short Film Festival / Dostluk Kısa Film Festivali
Istanbul
2022
Official Selection
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Athens International Digital Film Festival AIDFF
Athens
2022
Best Animated Film
Echo
Lulea Film Festival
Lulea
2022
"Echo" 2nd Place - Greek Professional Short Animation - Jury
Echo
Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival ICONA 2022
Corfu
2022
BEST SHORT NOMINEE
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Montreal International Animation Film Festival ANIMAZE 2022
Montreal
2022
Official Selection
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TIAF - Tbilisi 5th International Animation Festival
Tbilisi
2022
Best Animation Nominee
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Jakarta Independent Film Festival 2022
Jakarta
2022
Official Selection
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Aesthetica Film Festival 2022
York
2022
Official Selection
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The Animattikon Project 2022
Paphos
2022
Official Selection
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Cambridge Film Festival 2022
Cambridge
2022
Official Selection
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10th Chania Film Festival
Chania
2022
Official Selection
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Micro μ 2022
Athens, Thessaloniki, tba
2022
Official Selection
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Animasyros 2022
Ermoupolis Syros
2022
Best Animation Nominee
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Cardiff Mini Film Festival
Cardiff
2022
Best Animated Short
Echo
ME fest Milledgeville-Eatonton Film Festival 2022
Milledgeville-Eatonton, Georgia
2022
Official Selection
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6th Chaniartoon 2022
Chania
2022
Official selection Animation for Teenagers
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Linoleum Contemporary Animation and Media Arts Festival 2022
Kyiv
2022
Special Screening
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Drama International Short Film Festival
Drama
2022
Official Selection
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Serbest International Film Festival 2022
Chișinău
2022
Official Selection
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Festival Vic Film 2022
Ciudad Victoria
2022
Panorama Naff 2022
Echo
Neum Animated Film Festival 2022
Neum
2022
Official selection
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Dropull International Film Festival
Dropull
2022
Best Animated Short Film
Echo
RIFFA Regina International Film Festival and Awards 2022
Regina
2022
Fantasia Special mention
Echo
AXD Film Festival 2022
Alexandroupolis
2022
Official shorts selection
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Oakville Film Festival 2022
Oakville
2022
Official Selection
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Psarokokalo International Short Film Festival
Athens
2022
Seleccion oficial
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"ficcsur" Southern Cone International Film Festival 2022
Valparaíso
2022
Official Selection
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El ojo iluso animation film festival 2022
San Christobal
2022
Best Animated Short Film
Echo
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF MALACCA 2022
Malacca
2022
Official selection
Echo
American Documentary and Animation festival 2022 (amdocs)
Palm Springs CA
2022
2nd Prize
Echo
Athens ANIMFEST
Athens
2022
Best Animation Film
Echo
Cannes world film festival 2021
Cannes
2021
Best Director award
Echo
Cannes world film festival 2021
Cannes
2021
“Silver character-based short”
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Los Angeles Animation Festival 2021
Los Angeles
2021
“Filmfest award for excellence”
Echo
Los Angeles Animation Festival 2021
Los Angeles Animation Festival 2021
2021
College
A.K.T.O.
Animation
19962000
Birth Date
January 29
Birth City
Athens
Current City
Athens
Hometown
Athens
Height
183
Gender
Male
Eye Color
Blue
Sergio Ko is a multi award winning designer/director using “please insert coin” as his production alias.
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