members: Mikis Modiano, Stamatis Athanasoulas, Mando Stathi
Topcut Modiano is an internationally oriented, award-winning, network-independent production company based in Greece. Multiple times recognized as Production House of the Year at the Ermis Awards and honored by Cannes Lions, the Epica Awards, and the New York Festivals, the company’s philosophy is to place creativity first and collaborate closely with directors and creative teams to deliver the highest production standards. Headquartered in Athens with an outpost in Belgrade, it was founded by Mikis Modiano and Stamatis Athanasoulas, with director Gregoris Rentis completing the management team. With more than 30 years’ experience in commercials and branded content, Topcut Modiano also provides service production and produces feature films and television, supported by in-house post-production, content development, sound design, and a strong commitment to equality and inclusion.
BYRD is the newly founded Film and TV production arm of Topcut Modiano. BYRD has completed the VR project The Exploding Girl by Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel (Immersive Competition at the Cannes & Venice Film Festivals 2025) documentary Dogwatch (Gregoris Rentis, 2022) [Silver Alexander award at Thessaloniki, Visions Du Réel, True/False, Raindance] and multi-awarded short films Super (Nikolas Kouloglou, 2023) [Busan International Short FF, PÖFF Shorts] and Pendulus (Dimitris Gotsis, 2022). BYRD 2023 slate has been funded by Creative Europe Media.