Prelude To A Supernova

 
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Prelude To A Supernova

10-year-old Persephone has a school project due tomorrow — but first, she must find her mother, who’s been missing for days.

Christos Artemiou is a Greek-Cypriot filmmaker based in Athens. With a passion for cinema since childhood, he pursued film directing through self-study, hands-on practice, and participation in film school seminars, screenwriting workshops, and development labs. In 2023, he was selected to participate in the international script development workshop What’s the Story? — a collaboration between the Zurich Film Festival (ZFF), Talents and Short Film Market (TSFM), the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, and the North Macedonia Film Agency. Christos is drawn to stories grounded in realism, often exploring the raw, unfiltered realities of urban life in contemporary Greek society. His work is shaped by personal experience, focusing on marginalized characters navigating poverty and fragile family dynamics. Prelude to a Supernova is his first short film.

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• 2025, Athens International Film Festival – Opening Nights – AIFF Onassis Film Award
• 2025, Drama Short Film Festival – DISFF Best Set Design – Student
• 2025, Cyprus International Short Film Festival – ISFFC Best Film, Best Director, Best Performance
• 2025, Thessaloniki International Film Festival – TIFF DISFF Award-Winning Films
• 2026, San Francisco Greek Film Festival – SFGFF Best Actress
• 2026, Houston Greek Film Festival – HGFF
• 2026, KINO Athens Best Film – Golden Deer Award
• 2026, Positively Different Short Film Festival – PDSFF Audience Award, Second Best Film Award

YEAR:

2025

DIRECTOR(S):

Christos Artemiou

PRODUCER(S):

Christos Artemiou, Haris Apostolou

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER(S):

George Frentzos GSC, Nikos Sempos

WRITER(S):

Christos Artemiou

CAST:

Flomaria Papadaki, Naria Athanasopoulou, Konstantinos Samaa, Maria Antoulinaki, Myriam Vourou

EDITOR:

Giorgos Alefantis Gfe

CINEMATOGRAPHER:

Nikos Sempos

RUNTIME:

26 mins

COUNTRY:

Greece

PREMIERE:

LA Premiere

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