Chris Vlahonasios is the founder of Byzanfest and TRANSFIGURE MEDIA. He is currently Director of Content Acquisitions at Logos Cinema, an Orthodox Christian streaming platform.
Chris graduated from Victoria University with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) / Bachelor of Marketing. Whilst at university, Chris made several short-films and worked on the sets of many others. Chris has much experience operating film festivals having established and directed Queen St Film Festival from 2005-2009.
Chris is the founder and festival director of Byzanfest, an international Orthodox Christian film festival which was established in 2014.
Byzanfest has been an Institutional Partner at Quo Vadis International Film Festival since 2024.
Chris helped establish and was Vice-President of the Greek-Australian Film Society (GAFS) from 2022-2024.
Chris worked in conjunction with the Serbian Film Festival of Australia in 2023. In collaboration with the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, TRANSFIGURE MEDIA sponsored the St Ypomoni Children’s Short-Film Competition in 2021.
Chris regularly speaks at international Orthodox events and conferences about film, creativity and social media.
