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.

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