Dimitris Sirinakis (''
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: Δημήτρης Σειρηνάκης'') is a Greek erotic films director and producer. He is also the founder of Sirina Entertainment, and the owner of Sirina TV, the first Greek TV channel featuring adult content, that broadcasts via OTE TV.
Biography
Sirinakis was born in
Palaio Faliro
Palaio Faliro ( el, Παλαιό Φάληρο, ; Katharevousa: Palaion Faliron, Παλαιόν Φάληρον, meaning "Old Phalerum") is a coastal district and a municipality in the southern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. At the 2011 c ...
, Athens on 18 October 1974. He served his military service as a member of the Special Forces. In 2000, he founded ''Sirina Entertainment'', the first Greek erotic film production company with an international appeal.
Career and Sirina Entertainment
With the completion of his military service, Dimitris Sirinakis studied business management in Washington University
and upon its graduation, he worked for a multinational company. In 2000, he began his career in the sensual films industry, as an exclusive distributor of international erotic films in Greece (e.g.
Hustler
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Professions
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** Pimp
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,
Marc Dorcel
Marc Dorcel (born in March 1934) is a French-Hungarian producer of adult erotic films who founded the company Video Marc Dorcel (or simply Marc Dorcel). Besides producing films by himself, he also produces films in partnership with people like ...
, etc.) In 2007 he started directing and producing his own erotic films, where one may enjoy the performance of Greek models.
Dimitris Sirinakis is said to be the only professional erotic film producer in Greece,
while Sirina Entertainment productions have met with great success in the Greek market.
In 2010, his infamous cooperation with actress/model
Julia Alexandratou
Julia Alexandratou ( el, Τζούλια Αλεξανδράτου) is a Greek socialite, media personality, glamour model, singer, actress, and pornographic actress. In 2002, at age 16, she won the beauty pageant title "Miss Young" in Greece. Fou ...
and the release of her sex DVD “Banned”, marked a peak time in Sirina Entertainment producer's career. The tumult brought by the release of the DVD surpassed Greek borders, while top media channels reported extensively on the subject. The aftereffects of the release of Julia Alexandratou's sex tape were quite impressive, as foreign media even talked about an effort of manipulating public opinion, due to the fact that the release occurred at the same time as the
IMF bailout program for Greece. Meanwhile, numerous Greek TV shows and features dealt with the issue for months.
Although initially, Julia Alexandratou argued that the DVD content was about personal footage that was leaked by one of her exes, after 13 days Julia Alexandratou finally admitted the whole truth in
Tatiana Stefanidou
Tatiana Stefanidou ( el, Τατιάνα Στεφανίδου; born April 18, 1970 in Athens) is a Greek television host and journalist on Greek television.
Personal life
In 1995, Stefanidou married entrepreneur Panagiotis Stavropoulos. They sepa ...
's a TV show. She confessed that everything was legally agreed between both parties; she signed a contract with the production company that was submitted to the revenue office, she was properly paid and the relevant invoice was issued.
In any case, the success of the Julia Alexandratou film was used as an excuse for questioning Greek showbiz taboos, regarding sensual productions. Soon after that, more big names, such as Marianna Douvli, Voula Vavatsi, and Christina Rousaki, followed Julia's lead.
The scandalous style, which is typical in Dimitrinis Sirinakis productions, involves the participation of renown showbiz names and the use of fairly provocative sets, as well as his ability of taking advantage of publicity. All the above contributed equally to the promotion of Sirina Entertainment in Greece and abroad.
Company Expansion
In 2007, Sirina Entertainment was involved with print media, publishing the newspaper Sirina news and the monthly magazine Sirina.
Sirina News
Sirina News was the first-ever politics-gossip newspaper
available in stands that offered two DVDs as freebies: an erotic film, produced by Sirina Entertainment, and an action movie.
Sirina TV HD
Since October 2013, Dimitris Sirinakis is the owner of the first Greek erotic TV Channel Sirina, which is included in the “Adult Pack” of OTE TV.
Web (sirina.tv)
The webpage sirina.tv is the official website of the company.
The website that started operating in 2010, features all the latest Sirina Entertainment productions, as well as video, images, and news of erotic interest.
Awards and recognition
*2004: “Best Development for Eroticism in Greece” Award, in the
Brussels International Festival of Eroticism
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*2008: Honorary Award in the 7t
Festival of Greek Cult Cinema “For its overall contribution and bold achievements in the field of the 7th art”.
References
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1972 births
Greek film directors
Greek film producers
Living people
Greek pornographic film directors
Greek pornographic film producers
People from Attica