Yorgos Avgeropoulos

{{Short description|Greek journalist and filmmaker}}

Yorgos Avgeropoulos ({{Langx|el|Γιώργος Αυγερόπουλος}}; born 1971) is a Greek journalist and documentary filmmaker. He is the creator of the Greek awarded documentary series "Exandas".{{Cite web|title=Ο Γιώργος Αυγερόπουλος, αυτόπτης μάρτυς στα παρασκήνια της κρίσης, μιλά για το νέο, εκρηκτικό φιλμ του|url=https://www.lifo.gr/articles/cinema_articles/267546/o-giorgos-aygeropoylos-aytoptis-martys-sta-paraskinia-tis-krisis-mila-gia-to-neo-ekriktiko-film-toy|access-date=2021-02-10|website=LiFO|date=24 January 2020 |language=el}}

He was born in Athens in 1971. He has worked for Greek television stations covering news stories in Greece and major events around the world. He has also worked as a war correspondent in the wars in Bosnia, Croatia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo and Palestine. In 2000, he created the documentary series "Exandas" (meaning sextant) which has won many awards in film festivals and documentary festivals in Greece and around the world and is currently broadcast on Greek public television.{{cite web|url=http://www.exandasdocumentaries.com/gr/exandas/exandas-stuff/giorgos-avgeropoulos |script-title=el:Συντελεστές - Γιώργος Αυγερόπουλος |work=www.exandasdocumentaries.com |language=el |access-date=2010-10-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007091808/http://www.exandasdocumentaries.com/gr/exandas/exandas-stuff/giorgos-avgeropoulos |archive-date=October 7, 2010 }}

His documentary Agora deals with the Greek financial crisis. Political actors and everyday people are interviewed on the social effects of austerity.{{cite web|last1=Avgeropoulos|first1=Yorgos|title=Agora: The Greek financial crisis From democracy to the market - we examine the devastating impact of the Greek financial crisis on ordinary citizens|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/specialseries/2015/07/agora-democracy-market-150701120718536.html|website=Al Jazeera|access-date=11 September 2016|language=en, el|date=3 July 2015}} In 2021, George Avgeropoulos presented the timely documentary PARONTES about the Covid-19 pandemic, which is available online.{{Cite web|url=https://www.patris.gr/2021/03/19/parontes-to-ntokimanter-gia-tin-pandimia/|title="Παρόντες", το ντοκιμαντέρ για την πανδημία|date=2021-03-19|website=ΠΑΤΡΙΣ|language=el|accessdate=2021-12-25}}