Student Competition
Student
Competition
The future of cinema is already here
Twelve new films. Twelve different perspectives. A new generation of filmmakers bringing fresh ideas, courage and a desire to experiment.
The Micro μ Student Competition gives space to filmmakers at the beginning of their journey, bringing their first films to the big screen and giving them the opportunity to meet a real audience.
Because great cinematic journeys can begin with a short film.
12 student films | 3 cities | 1 audience favourite
Street rats
22’ - 2025
Director & Writer: Aris Kapelanos | DOP: Leonidas Milopoulos | Sound: Giannis Iliadis | Edit: Aris Kapelanos
Cast: Giannis Venizelos, Panagiotis Kampouris, Theodoros Themeliotis, Nikolas Avramoglou, Nikitas Karagiorgostantinides
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Five old friends reunite at a country house to celebrate Michael's birthday. Over a night of card-playing and heavy drinking, their fragile bond reaches a breaking point when buried grudges and toxicity rise to the surface.
The goldfish
18’ - 2025
Director & Writer: Spyridoula Diasparra | DOP: Sofia Gkivisi Mama | Sound: Christos Parapagkidis | Edit: Ioanna Pogiantzi
Cast: Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos, Martha Chaloudi, Spyros Toutziarakis, Michalis Lalos, Mateo Valera, Romanos Katsaris, Giorgos Vlachopoulos
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This short film follows the wandering of a homeless blind man through the streets of Athens, his only companion is a glass bowl of goldfish. The only thing that feels like it belongs to him or at least that’s what he believes.
Oops!
12’ - 2025
Director & Writer: Ilya Tranoudi | DOP: George Apostolou, Nikolas Koskinas | Sound: George Sarantinos, Evangelos Makris | Edit: Elisavet Pirounia
Cast: Athina Varnava, Gabriel Konstantinides
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Stefanos decides to make a fresh start. On the night before he leaves, he happens to see a story posted by Aliki, someone from his past. It brings back old memories and drives him to meet her one last time, hoping to finally close the chapter between them.
Although Aliki has moved on with her life, she agrees to join him for “one last adventure.” But things take an unexpected turn. Will it really be the last time?
The monsters of the city
7’ - 2026
Director & Writer: Giorgos Vlassis | DOP: Giorgos Vlassis | Sound: Kostas Zabos | Edit: Giorgos Vlassis
Cast: Maria Olga Parasiri (voice over)
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Strange monsters appear in the city, seeking to dominate its inhabitants through constant surveillance. Inspired by Michel Foucault’s concept of the Panopticon, the film explores how human behaviour changes when the feeling of being watched becomes a permanent condition.
Concrete summer
15’ - 2026
Director & Writer: Damianos Branidis | DOP: Deniz Guner | Sound: Zu Bolikowska | Edit: Dawid Skiba, Nadia Gieryng
Cast: Alexandros Tsitsos, Eleni Georgakopoulou, Christos Strepkos, Fanis Diplas, Christos Stamatopoulos, Ioanna Karageorgou, Dimitris Vamvakas, Sofia Moroni, Venediktos Sklivaniotis Sevi Mandragou, Ioannis Giannakoulias, Chrysafenia Giannakoulia, Eleftheria Vlahaki, Cezaris Grauzinis, Angelos Sellianakis, Vasileios Manoudakis
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When the relentless urban heat and routine life push him to the edge, a young food courier Vasilis embarks on an impromptu quest to create a rooftop escape for him and his girlfriend Katerina to save the relationship.
A trip to his room
20’ - 2026
Director: Eleni Georgiou | Writer: Damianos Chrysochoidis | DOP: Giorgos Dellis | Sound: Kostas Fylaktidis | Edit: George Stratakis
Cast: Thanasis Isidorou, Kalliopi Antoumbafi, Fani Panagiotidou
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Lily, a fictional character, breaks free from her script and suddenly appears in the real world, where she finds herself facing another mess: her screenwriter’s unresolved issues with his mother.
Find Fenia
20’ - 2026
Director & Writer: Lila Barmpa | DOP: Marios Karvelas | Sound: Alex Koulouris | Edit: Ioanna Pogiantzi
Cast: Niki Briskola, Zografia Mentesidou, Theodoros Skiftoulis
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Fenia disappears, and Niki loses her best friend. Through an imagined journey of search and discovery, Niki tries to understand what has happened. The scenarios she constructs in her mind spiral out of control, yet the answer is probably far simpler than she imagines.
5 unusual stories about human needs
15’ - 2026
Director & Writer: Filippos Kordalis | DOP: Nikos Sempos | Sound: Thanos Zarkalis | Edit: Athina Boutari
Cast: Paul Giakoumidis, Giannis Kanis, Maria Apostolakea, Vasileios Anastasiopoulos, Konstantinos Avarikiotis, Ioanna Toumbakari
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Five seemingly unrelated stories unfold across five chapters, forming an anthology short film based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.
Lonely count
3’ - 2026
Director & Writer: Nikolas Nikolenas | DOP: Panagiotis Nikolenas | Sound: Ektoras Georgaras | Edit: Ektoras Georgaras
Cast: Nikolas Nikolenas (voice-over)
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Hidden within the shadows of a decaying castle, a melancholic vampire mourns his late wife, trapped in an endless cycle of loneliness and grief. As he searches for a way out of his emotional prison, he confronts the tragic reality of his own isolation.
Aleksandra
15’ - 2026
Director & Writer: Antonis Giavroglou | DOP: Ioannis Donev | Sound: Giorgos Sarantinos | Edit: George Oikonomou
Cast: Christina Martzakli, Pinelopi Kiritsi, Chrisyida Golfinopoulou, Natalia Margomenou
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Alexandra and her grandmother were once very close. Over the years, however, everyday life has created a distance between them. As Alexandra struggles to find time for her grandmother, she tries to keep alive a bond that seems to be slowly fading.
Clara
20’ - 2026
Director & Writer: Panos Sifogiorgakis
Cast: Efi Stamouli, Nikolais Bibli
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Clara is caring for bedridden Nitsa, who is gradually losing her lucidity. Between them, in a relationship that starts out of necessity and a day's wage, a tender and personal way of communicating begins to develop.
HADI
16’ - 2025
Director & Writer: Ekati Koukoutsaki | DOP: Michalis Kalidonis | Sound: Pavlos Charbalis | Edit: Ekati Koukoutsaki
Cast: Giorgos Kasapakis, Eirini Dabasi, Eirini Charitopoulou, Katerina Chatzitheodorou
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The film explores the coexistence of a human and a semi-human character.
It takes place in a small, familiar house by the sea — a quiet, limited space that allows us to focus on the small details of their daily interactions.
The Cyborg character raises questions about learning, behavior, and whether an artificial being can show signs of emotion.
The film looks at the possibility of her going beyond her original programming — learning through interaction, developing some kind of independence, and creating something unexpected.
Silence plays an important role between the two characters.
Their relationship slowly shifts — from distance and discomfort to a quiet sense of connection and acceptance — not through words, but through rhythm, shared space, and simple daily presence.