Manos Cizek is an actor and award-winning film director known for “Red City” (2012), “The Winter” (2013) and “The Penal Colony” (2017). His debut feature film, “Red City”, premiered at the 53rd Thessaloniki International Film Festival and his short film, “The Penal Colony”, which was developed in collaboration with Pussy Riot and supported by the American filmmaker David Lynch, won the Best Director award and multiple nominations at the Sydney Indie Film Festival.