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Stavroula Toska is an award-winning writer, director, actress and producer, originally from Sindos, a small town in Thessaloniki, Greece. She moved to New York to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and went on to act in off-Broadway plays, student films and tv shows. It was fun at first but she quickly realized that working behind the camera was much more exciting, meaningful, and satisfying and so she turned her focus on writing, directing, and producing.
Before working in film and television, Stavroula traveled the world and worked as a private tutor, executive assistant at a PR firm, professional organizer, celebrity assistant, restaurant hostess, and made history as the first ever female and immigrant to become the General Manager of the world famous The Paris Theatre in New York. She also worked as a professional Dominatrix while researching her series, SWITCH.
In 2017, Stavroula founded The Toska Matrix as her vehicle for sharing deeply meaningful stories and crafting work that taps into the essence of who we really are, and why. Her films have received support from Sundance Institute, Women Make Movies, Jerome Foundation, Chicken + Egg Pictures, NYSCA​, National Arts Club,. and have garnered international acclaim including multiple awards and honors from
New York Women in Film and Television, Tribeca Festival, Palm Beach Int. Film Festival, Thessaloniki Int. Film Festival, Flickers Rhode Island Int. Film Festival, Warsaw Film Festival. Stavroula has built a reputation as a compelling storyteller, someone who loves diving into unexplored worlds and sharing them with audiences. She and her team of collaborators have garnered more than 80 awards in the US and abroad. Some of her most notable projects include the feature documentary Beneath the Olive Tree - narrated and executive produced by Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis, SWITCH - a web series based on her research and experiences working as professional Dominatrix in New York City, The Sounding, Leylak, In The Vice, Pronoia, Livin' The Dream, The New Abolitionists, and A Photographic Memory. She is currently developing a number of projects for film and tv, based on original and pre-existing IP.
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Commercial and Branding Clients include: HSBC, Citizens Bank, Jameson Whiskey, William Hill Wines, MODELO Chelada, Frank's Hot Sauce, SmartWater, Saratoga, Origins, Poland Spring, Blue Triton and more.
Stavroula also serves on the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Film Society USA, and is the New York Events Director for Film Fatales New York, and has previously served as a mentor for underserved youth at Reel Works in New York, and as a companion for children with special needs at the St. Demetrios Institution in Thessaloniki, Greece.
STAVROULA TOSKA. writer. director. PRODUCER.
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