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Prelude to a Supernova
27’, 2025
Greece, Cyprus
Fiction
Synopsis
In the heart of Athens, ten-year-old Persephone is struggling to survive while trying to finish a school project. Despite her best efforts, things spiral out of control, and she finds herself slipping into chaos.
Credits
Directed by: Christos Artemiou | Screenplay: Christos Artemiou | Cinematography: Nikos Sempos | Editing: Giorgos Alefantis GFE | Art Direction: Myrto Andronidi | Costume Design: Persa Fragkoulaki | Sound Design: Panagiotis Mina, Stephanos Pissourios | Cast: Flomaria Papadaki, Naria Athanasopoulou, Konstantinos Samaa, Maria Antoulinaki, Myriam Vourou | Producer: Haris Apostolou, Christos Artemiou
Director's Bio
Christos Artemiou is a Greek Cypriot filmmaker based in Athens. With a passion for cinema since childhood, he pursued directing through self-study, hands-on practice, and participation in seminars, screenwriting workshops, and development labs. He was selected to participate in the international script development workshop 'What’s the Story?' at the International Short Film Festival Cyprus in 2023. Christos is drawn to stories grounded in realism, often exploring the raw, unfiltered realities of urban life in contemporary Greek society. His work focuses on marginalised characters navigating poverty and fragile family dynamics. Prelude to a Supernova is his first short film.
Filmography
2025 Prelude to a Supernova
Notes From Planet Three
14’, 2025
United Kingdom
Documentary
Synopsis
A boy shares the science of our solar system with his two-year-old sister, while internet contrarians share ideas of their own. Science versus science fiction in the misinformation age.
Credits
Directed by: Simon Ellis | Screenplay: Simon Ellis | Cinematography: Simon Ellis | Editing: Miss O'Neill | Music: Tom Bailey | Cast: Eben Harris-Wilby, Mala Harris-Wilby | Producers: Simon Ellis, Rachel Robey, Alastair Clark | Production Company: Bub, Wellington Films
Director's Bio
Simon Ellis’ short film awards have included the International Jury Prize at Sundance, Best Short Film at the BIFAs, plus BAFTA and European Academy Award nominations. Working in fiction, animation, hybrid documentary and interactive, his work has been presented collectively in retrospective shows at many international film festivals.
Filmography
2023 The Terminator
2020 Ostrich Theory
2016 World War Cup
2013 Stew & Punch
2011 Jam Today
2007 Soft
2002 What About The Bodies
2000 Telling Lies
1998 Thousand
Trailer
The Crumbs / Smulene
13’, 2025
Norway
Fiction
Synopsis
Erik is the second most important person in his stepson’s life, but he wants to be number one.
Credits
Directed by: Michael Mellemløkken Renjo | Screenplay: Erik Fernandez Lundberg, Michael Mellemløkken Renjo | Cinematography: Even Grimsgaard | Editing: Geir Ørnholt | Cast: Erik Fernandez Lundberg, Inga Longvastøl Flem, Bror Borge Flem, Edith Borge Flem | Producers: Deepti Rao, Erik Fernandez Lundberg | Production Company: Skive Film
Director's Bio
Michael Mellemløkken Renjo is a director and cinematographer from Oslo, with a background in Photography from Arts University Bournemouth and an MFA in Directing from The Norwegian Film School. His films have been shown at international film festivals such as Palm Springs, Oberhausen and Doc Leipzig.
Filmography
2025 The Crumbs / Smulene
2023 Taste of Nothing
2018 Plastic Bullets
2016 Daughter of Guang Nan
All that remains
Tot ce rămâne
23’, 2024
Romania
Fiction
Synopsis
Elena, a 77-year-old woman, has few options to choose from. She decides to put her mentally handicapped son in a social care centre. The decision turns out to be harder to bear than she had ever imagined.
Credits
Directed by: Andrei Redinciuc | Screenplay: Andrei Redinciuc, Carol Ionescu | Cinematography: Cătălin Rugină | Editing: Sabin Mardare | Costume Design: Adeline Andreea Bădescu | Music: Adrian Piciorea | Sound Design: Ștefan Azaharioaie | Cast: Coca Bloos, Cezar Antal | Producers: Tudor Giurgiu, Bogdan Crăciun, Carol Ionescu | Production Company: Libra Films
Director's Bio
Andrei Redinciuc is an actor and director, born in Botoșani, Romania. He studied Acting at the National University of Theatre and Film I.L.Caragiale Bucharest, graduating in 2016. Since then, he has been part of over 20 theatre shows performed on various stages in Bucharest. He wrote and directed his first short film, The Debt, in 2020. Soon after, came another short, titled Extravaganzia Large, Thin Crust and Hot Sauce, completed in 2021. All That Remains is his latest short film. He currently works as a commercial and film director and is developing scripts with his friend and co-writer, Carol Ionescu.
Filmography
2024 All That Remains
2021 Extravaganzia Large, Thin Crust and Hot Sauce / Extravaganzia Mare, blat subțire, sos iute
2020 The Debt / Datoria
Awards
- Best Live Action Short Film Award, Warsaw Film Festival, Poland, 2024.
Iconoclast
4’, 2025
Cyprus
Experimental
Synopsis
In a militarised landscape, war breaks out, and a once diehard soldier is consumed by terror—until a mirror reflects both the national identity and the national enemy back at her. Peace is as fragile as a soldier looking into a mirror.
Credits
Directed by: Aris Stefani | Screenplay: Aris Stefani | Cinematography: Aris Stefani | Editing: Aris Stefani | Production Design: Aris Stefani | Costume Design: Aris Stefani | Music: Hasan Rachvancıoğlu, Lambros Asvestas | Sound Design: Hasan Rachvancıoğlu | Cast: Izabela Tsujimoto | Producer: Aris Stefani | Co-producer: Youth Peace Ambassadors Network
Director's Bio
While studying Architecture, Aris Stefani created the animation Storm the Heavens and the film No Promised Land, dealing with the topic of refugees. He later directed the documentary Disposable Depression, which explored polarities. In his science fiction film Ash, he searched for the lowest common denominator, earning awards at international festivals. In 2021, he was selected for the official competition of the Directors' Guild of Cyprus, focused on global issues, with his tailor-made meta-drama Camera for Sale, a film about a film worker entering the same competition while facing issues. In 2023, dance and landscape, work and death came together in his film Conductor, produced by Dance House Lemesos.
Filmography
2025 Iconoclast
2023 Conductor
2021 Camera for Sale
2020 Ash
2018 Disposable Depression
2016 No Promised Land
Because Today is Saturday Porque Hoje é Sábado
12’, 2025
Portugal, France, Spain
Animation
Synopsis
It is Saturday, and a woman struggles with the difficulty of reconciling her home life and her need to escape.
Credits
Directed by: Alice Eça Guimarães | Screenplay: Alice Eça Guimarães | Editing: Alice Eça Guimarães | Music: Gisela Fullà Silvestre | Sound Design: Gisela Fullà Silvestre | Producers: Vanessa Ventura, Nuno Amorim | Production Companies: ANIMAIS, AVPL | Co-producers: Claire Beffa, Sidonie Garnier, Carlota Pou, Bruno Simões, La Clairiére Ouest, Studio Kimchi
Director's Bio
Alice Eça Guimarães has worked both in advertising and animated films for over a decade. Her films have received prestigious awards, including the Sophia Award for Best Portuguese Short Film.
Filmography
2025 Because Today is Saturday / Porque Hoje é Sábado
2018 Entre Sombras
2015 Nossa Senhora Da Apresentação
2015 Amélia & Duarte
2001 Um Estranho Ruído Que Passa
Trailer
Dear Mother / Kära Mor
13’, 2025
Sweden
Fiction
Synopsis
Julius returns home to find his mother has replaced him with Albert, a lodger who now occupies his old room—and her affections. As Julius struggles to adapt, hidden tensions resurface, unveiling a dysfunctional family dynamic.
Credits
Directed by: Theodor Solin | Screenplay: Theodor Solin | Cinematography: Majaq Julén | Editing: Theodor Solin | Cast: Rikard Kleinberg, Rina Fridell, Carl Kumlin | Producer: Daniel Sandberg | Production Company: Vildand Film Aktiebolag
Director's Bio
Theodor Solin is a filmmaker based in Stockholm. He discovered his passion for filmmaking while living in Shanghai. He is educated at the European Film College and holds a BA in Film & TV from Edinburgh College of Art. Currently, he is doing his MA in Directing Fiction at SKH in Stockholm. As a writer and director, his shorts have been screened at various festivals, including Palm Springs Shortfest, Gothenburg Film Festival, and Uppsala Short Film Festival. Home Care and Från Strandvägen till Rigagatan have aired on Swedish Television SVT and been seen by over a million viewers. Theodor is also a DoP and editor, which can be seen in his commercial and freelance documentary work.
Filmography
2025 Dear Mother
2024 The Viewing
2022 Från Strandvägen till Rigagatan
2019 Home Care
2017 Lucky Land
Adoption is an Option
15’, 2024
Cyprus
Fiction
Synopsis
In a utilitarian state, an elderly woman refuses to be "adopted" as a surrogate grandparent. Faced with state-enforced euthanasia, she chooses defiance — determined to exit life on her own terms rather than submit to a system that devalues individual agency.
Credits
Directed by: Christina Tryphonos | Screenplay: Nikolas Kouroumtzis | Cinematography: Stephan Metzner | Editing: Goran Vukic | Art Direction: Sossee Eskidjian | Costume Design: Caterina Ttakka | Sound Design: Marco Lopez | Cast: Lenia Sorokou, Spyros Stavrinides | Producer: Constantinos Nikiforou | Production Company: Caretta Films | Co-producer: Darko Popov, Focus Pocus Films
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Director's Bio
Christina Tryphonos is a Cypriot director. She spent the first five years of her career directing Cypriot TV shows and then transitioned to assistant director within the country's film industry. She has spent ten years working in the industry, and this is her first official short film. Christina has always aspired to direct compelling, character-driven stories that can reach the audience the same way the films she so admires have done for her.
Filmography
2024 Adoption is an Option