Oxbelly was created in 2015 by the founder of Faliro House, Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, and started as a family-inclusive event and community, inviting filmmakers and industry professionals from all over the world to Costa Navarino, Greece, for a series of screenings, masterclasses, workshops and seminars. From 2016 to 2018, Oxbelly hosted the Faliro House | Sundance Institute Mediterranean Scr
eenwriters Workshop, created in partnership with the Sundance Institute and filmmaker Athina Rachel Tsangari, with the aim to support first and second-feature filmmakers from the Mediterranean region. Following the workshop’s successful 3-year run, Oxbelly launched its Screenwriters and Directors Labs in 2019, based on the same principles, expanding its outreach to include countries from around the world. The Oxbelly Screenwriters and Directors Labs – held every summer in the coastal area of Costa Navarino, Greece – allow first and second feature filmmakers to further develop their projects, with guidance from established filmmakers and under the artistic direction of Athina Rachel Tsangari. Over the period of 6 years, Oxbelly has directly supported 49 projects from 69 filmmakers and screenwriters across the world by connecting them with 33 renowned industry professionals who offered their expertise and worked on their projects as Creative Advisors.