ARIA / APIA

A film by

Cyprus / France | 14' | 09/2017 | fiction

Athens, today. Seventeen-year-old Aria, who is working at Jimmy’s local kebab place is waiting for a driving lesson with her father. When he finally arrives, it is not to go for a drive; on the contrary, he confides in her the care of a young Chinese immigrant who speaks neither Greek nor English.

Square Eyes - kit-grafico-2017
Square Eyes - Sundance 2018
Square Eyes - kit-grafico-2017
Square Eyes - Sundance 2018

Myrsini Aristidou

Biography

Born and raised in Limassol Cyprus, Myrsini Aristidou is an award winning  filmmaker, based in New York and Paris. She graduated with an MFA in Film Production from NYU Tisch School of the Arts with a full Scholarship. In 2013, she completed her BFA in Film and History of Art at Pratt Institute in New York where she was part of the President’s List.

Her latest short film Semele won multiple awards around the world, including the Special Jury Prize for Best Short Film at the Berlinale Generation Kplus in 2016. Other works of the filmmaker include the short documentary shot in Argentina Ma’ (2014), and the award winning short  lm Not Now (2013).

In May 2009, Myrsini had her first photographic book publication and exhibition Mother India, with all the proceeds donated to the Médecins Sans Frontières. Myrsini is also the co-founder of S’agapo Children’s Foundation, which aids in the education of children internationally.

She is currently developing her first feature length film, “Borders”, which has been selected at the TIFF Talent Lab 2016, the Berlinale Talents 2017, the Cannes Cinéfondation Residence Spring of 2017, and the Torino Script Lab 2017.

Filmography

  • Aria – 2017 – 13’
  • Semele – 2015 – 13’
  • Ma’ – 2014 – 6’
Square Eyes - Director - Myrsini Aristidou - Square Eyes

Crew

Director: Myrsini Aristidou
Screenplay: Myrsini Aristidou
Producer: Myrsini Aristidou, Robin Robles
Line Producer: Etienne Larragueta
Sound Editor: Clément Badin, Xavier Thieulin
Cinematographer: Federico Martin Cesca
Sound Operator: Vangelis Zelkas
Sound Mixer: Xavier Thieulin
Composer: Leonardo Heiblum
Editor: Myrsini Aristidou, Alexandre Donot
Production Designer: Michalis Samiotis
Cast: Chrysa Platsatoura, Yiannis Stankoglou, Audrey Giacomini, Takis Spyridakis

Festivals

  • Venice International Film Festival, Italy (30 August – 9 September, 2017)
    Orrizonti
  • Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy, Finland (14 – 24 September, 2017)
    Emerging Talents
  • Philadelphia Film Festival, United States (19 – 28 October, 2017)
    Official Competition
  • Stockholm International Film Festival, Sweden (8 – 19 November, 2017)
    Short Film Competition
  • Zagreb Film Festival, Croatia (10 – 18 November, 2017)
    Out of Competition: Venice International Film Festival spotlight
  • International Short Film Festival Leuven, Belgium (2 – 9 December, 2017)
    European Competition
  • Sundance Film Festival, United States (18 – 28 January, 2018)
    Short Film Competition
  • Trieste Film Festival, Italy (19 – 28 January, 2018)
    Short Film Competition
  • First Run Film Festival, United States (2 March, 2018)
  • Sharm El Sheikh Film Festival, Egypt (3 – 9 March, 2017)
    Short Film Competition Won: Best Film Award
  • Subversive Film Festival, Croatia (6 – 13 May, 2018)
    Short Film Competition
  • Tampere Film Festival, Finland (7 – 11, March 2018)
    International Competition
  • Akbank Short Film Festival, Turkey (19 – 29 March, 2018)
    International Competition Won: Best International Short Film Prize
  • Aspen ShortsFest, United States (3 – 8 April, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • Athens International Film and Video Festival, United States (9 – 15 April, 2018)
    Official Selection Won: Special Jury Mention
  • Ashland Independent Film Festival, United States (12 – 16 April, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, United States (12 – 18 April, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Sarasota Film Festival, United State (13 – 22 April, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Brussels Short Film Festival, Belgium (25 April – 6 May, 2018)
    International Competition
  • International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Germany (3 – 8 May, 2018)
    Children’s and Youth Film Competition
  • VIS Vienna Shorts, Austria (29 May – 4 June, 2018)
    International Competition Fiction & Documentary
  • Los Angeles Greek Film Festival, United States (6 – 10 June, 2018)
    Short Film Competition
  • Cinema in Sneakers – Film Festival for Children & Youth, Poland (7 – 17 June, 2018)
    Youth Short Film Competition
  • Art Film Fest, Slovakia (15 – 23 June, 2018)
    International Competition of Short Films
  • FEST New Directors New Films Festival, Portugal (18 – 25 June, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • Valencia International Film Festival Cinema Jove, Spain (22 – 29 June, 2018)
    Short Film Competition & Educational Screenings
  • Outdoor Short Film Festival of Grenoble, France (3 – 7 July, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • Red Eye Festival, United Stated (14 – 17 July, 2018)
    Shorts night
  • Guanajuato International Film Festival, Mexico (20 – 29 July, 2018)
    Official Selection Won: Award for Women In Film & TV
  • Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art, Ukraine (6 – 12 August, 2018)
    Out of competition
  • Still Voices Festival, United States (16 – 19 August, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Open Air Filmfest Weiterstadt, Germany (16 – 20 August, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • FeKK – Ljubljana Short Film Festival, Slovenia (20 – 25 August, 2018)
    Special program: East of Eden
  • Black Canvas Festival de Cine Contemporáneo, Mexico (21 – 26 August, 2018)
    International Short Film Competition
  • Bueu International Short Film Festival, Spain (7 – 15 September, 2018)
    Panorama
  • Quebec City Film Festival, Canada (13 – 22 September, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Jameson CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival, Hungary (14 – 23 Septenber, 2018)
    Short Film Competition
  • International Short Film Festival in Drama, Greece (16 – 22 September, 2018)
    National Competition Honorary Distinction for Editing
  • Athens International Film Festival, Greece (19 – 30 September, 2018)
    Greek Short Film Competition
  • Middle Coast Film Festival, United States (21 – 23 September, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Manaki Brothers International Cinematographers Festival, Macedonia (22 – 29 September, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • Olhares do Mediterrâneo, Portugal (27 – 30 September, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Art for Peace Film Festival, Iran (September, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Festival of Mediterranean Short Film Tangier, Morocco (1 – 6 October, 2018)
    Official Competition Won: Best Actress
  • Guam International Film Festival, United States (3 – 28 October, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • Tacoma Film Festival, United States (4 – 11 October, 2018)
    International Competition
  • Films Femmes Méditerranée, France (5 – 19 October, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • BRNO 16 International Short Film Festival, Czech Republic (10 – 13 October, 2018)
    International Competition
  • International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, Cyprus (13 – 19 October, 2018)
    National Competition Won: Best National Film
  • San Francisco Greek Film Festival, United States (13 – 20 October, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • 15 Short Film Festival, United States (14 October, 2018)
  • THESS International Short Film Festival Thessaloniki, Greece (19 – 21 October, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Cinemed – International Mediterranean Film Festival of Montpellier, France (19 – 27 October, 2018)
    Short Film Panorama
  • International Izmir Short Film Festival, Turkey (30 October – 4 November, 2018)
    International Competition
  • Asiana International Short Film Festival, South-Korea (1 – 6 November, 2018)
    International Competition
  • Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece (1 – 11 November, 2018)
    Greek Program
  • Brest European Short Film Festival, France (6 – 11 November, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival, Serbia (8 – 11 November, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Tehran International Short Film Festival, Iran (9 – 13 November, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • Soria International Film Festival, Spain (11 – 25 November, 2018)
    Out of competition
  • FIKE – Évora International Short-Film Festival, Portugal (12 – 23 November, 2018)
    International Competition
  • START International Short Film Festival, Azerbaijan (14 – 17 November, 2018)
    International Competition
  • CINESSONNE – Portraits de Jeunesses #3, France (14 – 27 November, 2018)
  • PRINDIE – Princeton Independent Film Festival, United States (13 – 16 November, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • SOUQ Film Festival, Italy (16 – 18 November, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Fenêtres sur Courts, France (17 – 24 November, 2018)
    European Competition
  • EUROPANORAMA, European countries (October 2018 – December 2019)
  • Blue Danube Film Festival, Austria (24 – 28 November, 2018)
    Official Selection Won: Best Cinematography
  • Magma – Mostra Di Cinema Breve International Short Film Festival, Italy (29 November – 2 December, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Brussels Mediterranean Film Festival, Belgium (30 November – 7 December, 2018)
    Coup de Coeur du Court
  • Olympia International Film Festival, Greece (1 – 8 December, 2018)
    Competition
  • Verín International Short Film Festival, Spain (1 – 10 December, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Zubroffka – International Short Film Festival, Poland (5 – 9 December, 2018)
    Youth Competition
  • Eindhoven Film Festival, the Netherlands (6 – 10 December, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Internacional Festival Signos de la Noite, Portugal (4 – 7 January, 2019)
    Official Selection
  • Hellas Filmbox Berlin, Germany (16 – 20 January, 2019)
    Official Selection
  • Internationales Festival Zeichen der Nacht, Germany (18 – 21 January, 2019)
    Official Selection
  • Pendance Film Festival, Canada (31 January – 3 February, 2019)
    Official Selection
  • Filmfestival Einsiedeln, Switzerland (18 – 19 February, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Festival Filministes, Canada (8 – 11 March, 2019)
    Official Selection Won: Best Short Film
  • Dortmund | Cologne International Women’s Film Festival, Germany (9 – 14 April, 2019)
    Educational Program
  • Filmfest Dresden, Germany (9 – 14 April, 2019)
    International Competition
  • Cairo International Womens Film Festival – Caravan “Between Women Filmmakers”, Lebanon (11 – 15 April, 2019)
    Short film Selection
  • The Smalls Film Festival, United Kingdom (6 – 9 September, 2019)
    Student Program
  • Female Themed International Independent Film Festival Bejing, China (17 – 18 August, 2019)
  • Marmaris International Short Film Festival, Turkey (15 – 20 October, 2019)
    Balkan Beyond Borders Retrospective
  • FILMETS Badalona Film Festival, Spain (18 – 27 October, 2019)
    Official Section
  • Ankara Photography Artists Association Film Festival, Greece (13 – 15 December, 2019)
    Balkan Beyond Borders program

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