Alana Kakoyiannis
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Alana Kakoyiannis

Managing Editor, Video
Freethink

Alana Kakoyiannis is a documentary filmmaker, who is currently the Supervising Producer for CNBC, Make It. She develops and oversees a slate of ambitious, premium nonfiction stand-alone videos and series covering a wide range of topics.

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Alana Kakoyiannis is a New York based, Cypriot bred filmmaker with over fifteen years of experience working in digital video. She specializes in developing and overseeing premium, non-fiction series and standalone videos e.g. mini-docs, explainers for digital news publications and brands on YouTube and streaming platforms. Her core strengths are executing on ideas, video optimization and managing complex, character driven stories. She is currently the Managing Editor of Video at Freethink Media. In her role as Supervising Producer for CNBC Make It she launched 12 series including the viral hits Millennial Money and Suddenly Obsessed. Previously, Alana was a Senior Producer at Business Insider where she co-directed, IKARIA: The Island Where People Live Forever and helped lead a team of high performers producing long form documentaries. In the past, she created content for Monocle, Etsy, and the United Nations throughout Europe and the Levant. She was also the Technical Officer for the Cyprus Community Media

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