In 2000 Yianna Sarri graduated with a BA and MA in Communication Studies and Film Studies from Coventry University and City University in the UK. From 2000 she is based in Athens and worked for KINO SA. In 2003 she started working at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival and Thessaloniki Documentary Festival as a programmer. The last years she is Head of the Market for both festivals and recently has been appointed as consultant for innovative programs & new technologies (she is also programming the VR Competition section of both festivals). She is also Head of Program at the Greek Film Festival in Berlin.