埃夫西米斯·菲利普，Efthymis Filippou was born January 18, 1977 in Acharnes, Athens, Greece. He is a writer, screenwriter and playwright. He has also been active as a journalist and copywriter. In 2007 Efthymis Filippou published the novel "Someone talking to himself while holding a glass of milk" on MNP Publications.Two years later in 2009 he wrote "Dogtooth" together with director/writer Yorgos Lanthimos. So far the two have collaborated in three feature films. Besides "Dogtooth", in "Alps" and "The Lobster". Filippou has also worked with the Greek directors Babis Makridis ("L") and Athina Rachel Tsangari ("Chevalier"). Efthymis Filippou has written two plays "Bloods" (2014) and "Excuse 4&5" (2016).