Dimitris Sirinakis

Sirinakis was born in Palaio Faliro, 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.

With the completion of his military service, Dimitris Sirinakis studied business management in Washington University{{Cite news|title=Porn all over Greece (Τσόντα και πάσης Ελλάδος)|date=Dec 2014|url=http://www.ethnos.gr/default.asp?catid=22733&subid=11&pubid=3306765&imgid=3223096|access-date=13 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103223/http://www.ethnos.gr/default.asp?catid=22733&subid=11&pubid=3306765&imgid=3223096|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}} 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, Marc Dorcel, 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 and the release of her sex DVD “Banned”,{{Cite news|title=Julia Alexandratou's DVD (Η Τζούλια Αλεξανδράτου σε DVD)|date=Mar 2010|url=https://www.madata.gr/diafora/showbiz/54545.html}} marked a peak time in Sirina Entertainment producer's career. The tumult{{Cite news|title=Julia's porn in numbers (Το πορνό της Τζούλιας σε αριθμούς)|date=Mar 2010|url=https://www.protothema.gr/life-style/Gossip/article/62578/to-porno-ths-tzoylias-se-arithmoys/}} brought by the release of the DVD surpassed Greek borders, while top media channels reported extensively{{Cite news|title=Julia-Cicciolina talks to Spiegel (H Τζούλια-Τσιτσιολίνα μιλά στο Spiegel)|date=Apr 2010|url=https://tvxs.gr/news/%CE%BA%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%BC%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%B1/h-%CF%84%CE%B6%CE%BF%CF%8D%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%B1-%CF%84%CF%83%CE%B9%CF%84%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%B1-%CE%BC%CE%B9%CE%BB%CE%AC-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF-spiegel}} 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,{{Cite news|title=What economic crisis? Greece focuses on porn movies by pop star Julia Alexandratou.|date=Mar 2010|url=http://worldtodayshow.wordpress.com/2010/03/25/what-economic-crisis-greece-focuses-on-porn-movie-by-pop-star-julia-alexandratou|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100702211427/http://worldtodayshow.wordpress.com/2010/03/25/what-economic-crisis-greece-focuses-on-porn-movie-by-pop-star-julia-alexandratou|archive-date=2 July 2010}} due to the fact that the release occurred at the same time as the IMF bailout program for Greece. Meanwhile, numerous Greek TV shows{{Cite news|title=Lazopoulos talks about Julia (Λαζόπουλος για την Τζούλια)|date=Mar 2010|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qngoLasDPoc}} and features{{Cite news|title=Julia in Star News (Η Τζούλια στο δελτίο του Star)|date=4 March 2010|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVddez22C1k}} 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's a TV show.{{Cite news|title=Julia: I shoot the hot DVD cause there was just too much money at stake! (Τζούλια: "Γύρισα το καυτό DVD γιατί ήταν πολλά τα λεφτά!")|date=Mar 2010|url=http://www.newsit.gr/default.php?pname=Article&art_id=18585&catid=10|access-date=2015-03-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322190143/http://www.newsit.gr/default.php?pname=Article&art_id=18585&catid=10|archive-date=2010-03-22|url-status=dead}} 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,{{Cite news|title=Austerity Porn: Greek Terrorists Rape Ministers' Wives in Controversial Revenge Movie|date=Feb 2013|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/greece-porn-movie-ministers-wives-austerity-troika-432670}} which is typical in Dimitrinis Sirinakis productions, involves the participation of renown showbiz names and the use of fairly provocative sets,{{Cite news|title=Tumult brought by an erotic film shoot in a bus! (Σάλος με ροζ ταινία που γυρίστηκε μέσα σε λεωφορείο!)|date=Sep 2011|url=http://www.espressonews.gr/%CF%80%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%B5%CF%87%CF%8C%CE%BC%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%BF/60779/%CF%83%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%82-%CE%BC%CE%B5-%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%B6-%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%B1-%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%B3%CF%85%CF%81%CE%AF%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BA%CE%B5-%CE%BC%CE%AD%CF%83%CE%B1-%CF%83%CE%B5-%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%89%CF%86%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%BF|access-date=13 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402093756/http://www.espressonews.gr/%CF%80%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%B5%CF%87%CF%8C%CE%BC%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%BF/60779/%CF%83%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%82-%CE%BC%CE%B5-%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%B6-%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%B1-%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%B3%CF%85%CF%81%CE%AF%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BA%CE%B5-%CE%BC%CE%AD%CF%83%CE%B1-%CF%83%CE%B5-%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%89%CF%86%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%BF|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}} 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.

In 2007, Sirina Entertainment was involved with print media, publishing the newspaper Sirina news and the monthly magazine Sirina.

Sirina News was the first-ever politics-gossip newspaper{{Cite news|title=New weekly newspaper published by porn producer Dimitrinis Sirinakis (Νέα εβδομαδιαία εφημερίδα απο τον παραγωγό πορνό Δημήτρη Σειρηνάκη)|date=Jan 2011|url=https://www.thebest.gr/article/51644-}} available in stands that offered two DVDs as freebies: an erotic film, produced by Sirina Entertainment, and an action movie.

• 2004: “Best Development for Eroticism in Greece” Award, in the Brussels International Festival of Eroticism
• 2008: Honorary Award in the 7th [https://web.archive.org/web/20111114155017/http://www.gagarin205.gr/category/festival/ Festival of Greek Cult Cinema]: “For its overall contribution and bold achievements in the field of the 7th art”.

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