After a long career as a writer for a corporate bank, Panayiota cheekily wrote screenplays in the Green Room whilst working on set as a Supporting Artiste.In 2013, Panayiota graduated from the prestigious Screenwriting MA at the University of Arts London, London College of Communication. She has since been selected for the BFI Network Writer's Lab and the BFI Network Feature Treatment Lab at the AMPLIFY! Film Festival and London Playwriting Lab.In 2019, Her debut play, BACK TO HACKNEY, which she wrote, produced and directed received critical praise, with The Camden New Journal calling it "an important reminder of how the sick and disabled have borne the brunt of austerity."Panayiota is a second generation Greek-Cypriot based in the South East. She explores themes of social justice, disability and social care and writes from a personal authentic experience.Panayiota has recently completed the BFI Network South East Short Film Development Programme and is set to go into preproduction on her first industry supported short film. Show less «