Penny  Panayotopoulou is a Greek filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. 
She holds a LLB in law from University of Athens and a degree in film and photo arts from the Polytechnic of Central London (University of Westminster). Some of her more notable works include the recent Wishbone (2024) which had the world premiere at the 36th Galway Film Fleadh, took part in numerous festivals around the world winning the audience award and best debut actor at the 65th TIFF, and best cinematography award at the 25th Festival del Cinema Europeo; September (2013), which premiered in the official competition of the 48th Karlovy Vary IFF to critical acclaim, was nominated for six Hellenic Film Academy Awards and won the award for best leading actress; Hard Goodbyes: My Father (2002), which premiered in the 55th Locarno Film Festival, was awarded the Bronze Leopard for Best Actor, and participated in numerous international festivals; and  the  documentary series, The Magic in People, which run for many years on Greek TV and consists of hour-long intimate narratives of individuals defined by the bereavement. She’s taught cinema at the Film Studies department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in the past and at the time teaches directing at the Stavrakos film school. She is a member of the European film academy.