Director, Writer and Producer and more at AFIN

Biography

Yanni Dellaportas is a professional visual and aural storyteller who resides and works on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia, as a well-established photographer and digital artist. Yanni has worked as director, cinematographer, editor, and composer on around 80 short films and music videos. His work - including collaborations with creative partner Heather Forbes-McKeon - has earned awards at film festivals in Australia and around the world. Yanni collaborated with Heather Forbes-McKeon on the short film series ‘Dreamweavers’ (2021- 2023) as co-director, cinematographer, editor and music composer. Past credits include: ‘The Shell’ (2018), ‘Liquid’ (music video- 2018), Beautiful Storm (2023) and as co- director on ‘Dreamweaver - Jacquie Beddows’ (2022). He is currently collaborating as co-director on web-series of documentaries entitled ‘Dreamweavers’. Yanni’s award-winning photographs have been exhibited in fine art and photographic exhibitions across Australia. His work is widely recognised having been published in leading Australian newspapers, magazines, photo books and international novels. Since the 1990s his work as a photojournalist and innovative digital artist has kept Yanni’s work in the public consciousness. His photographs are immediately recognizable. From iconic landscapes to breathtaking thunderstorms, local wildlife or the people in his community, Yanni’s photographs are synonymous with quality and insight.