LONDON GREEK FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS 2026 - ACTING CODE AWARDS, COSMOCINEMA AWARDS, ODYSSEUS AWARDS

20th London Greek Film Festival 2026

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ACTING CODE AWARDS - COSMOCINEMA AWARDS - ODYSSEUS AWARDS

There are three kinds of Awards: Acting Code (more modern approach), Cosmocinema (more classic cinematic), Odysseus (more personal journey).

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>>> laurels

AWARDS 2026

Best Documentary – Acting Code Awards

Desmond Child Rocks the Parthenon. Dir. by Heather Winters. USA, Greece. 2026.

Best Documentary – Cosmocinema Awards

Democracy's Idol. Dir. by Despoina Sotiropoulou. Greece. 2026.

Honorable Mention for Documentary – Acting Code Awards

The World Behind Our Words. Dir. by Marleine Van der Werf. Netherlands. 2026.

Honorable Mention for Fiction Feature Film – Acting Code Awards

Maricel. Dir. by Elias Demetriou. Cyprus, Greece. 2025.

Best Short Fiction Film – Acting Code Awards

Our Stories, Our choice. Dir. by Takis Ageladarakis. Belgium. 2025.

Best Short Fiction Film – Cosmocinema Awards

If there is hell. Dir. by Petros Tsapilis. Greece. 2026.

Best Experimental Film – Acting Code Awards

Daimon. Dir. by Michael Tzivleris. Greece. 2026.

Best Video Art – Acting Code Awards

Corps Liquides. Dir. by Amandine Garrido, Matthew Gaines. Canada. 2026.

Best Music Video – Cosmocinema Awards

Paliatsos (Clown). Dir. by Christina Georgiou. Cyprus. 2026.

Best Fiction Feature Screenplay – Acting Code Awards

Minerva Sturdy. Written by Catherine Williams. UK.

Honorable Mention for Fiction Feature Screenplay – Acting Code Awards

The Well of Shame. Written by Marianna Maniati. Greece.

Honorable Mention for Fiction Feature Screenplay – Cosmocinema Awards

Balance. Written by Nicholaos Kyriallidis. Greece.

Honorable Mention for Short Fiction Screenplay – Acting Code Awards

The love that drowned in the waves. Written by Dionysia Lappou. Greece.

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FINALISTS (list with no specific order)

Fiction Feature Films
Diversion. Dir. by Marinos Kartikkis. Cyprus. 2026.
Riviera. Dir. by Orfeas Peretzis. Greece. 2024.
Volume 7. Dir. by Panos Pappas, Despina Charalampous. Greece. 2025.

Documentaries
Where Shadows Rest. Dir. by Marianna Economou. Greece. 2026.
Evros River - Where Fresh Water Ends. Dir. by Petros Gioumpasis, Sakis Gioumpasis. Greece. 2026.
Running on Waves. Dir. by Yiannis Karapiperidis. Greece. 2026.
Novamax Skyland. Dir. by Dionysia Kopana. Greece. 2025.
Vassilis Michaelides - Hidden Winds. Dir. by Thomas Kallis. Cyprus. 2025.
Single Headlocks. Dir. by Panagiotis Papoutsis. Greece. 2025.

Short Fiction Films
Amoris. Dir. by Lee Anduze. Greece. 2026.
Heimweg. Dir. by Magdalini Spyranti. Germany. 2026.
This Will Make You Sleep Instantly. Dir. by Michalis Langas. UK. 2026.
Electra. Dir. by Dimitris Zapatinas. Greece. 2026.
Dust to Dust. Dir. by Dimitris Papathanasis. Greece. 2025.
White Tower Computers LTD. Dir. by Johnny Pappas. Greece. 2025.
Posidonies. Dir. by Antis Iakovou, Evie Demetriou. Cyprus. 2023.
Centaurs. Dir. by Stella Michael. UK. 2026.

Experimental Films
voxel verdict. Dir. by Anastasia Manou. Greece. 2026.

Video Art
Do not fall in love with me. Dir. by Gm Touliatou. Greece. 2026.

Music Videos
Stairs to freedom. Dir. by Kyriacos Demetriou. Cyprus. 2026.
The Windmills of Your Mind. Dir. by George Mike Skaroulis. USA. 2025.

Fiction Feature Screenplays
The Labyrinth. Written by Mark Paul Mamalakis. USA.
Soyzede (Stricken by Ancestry). Written by Elif Nalcakan. Türkiye.
Phylactis. Written by Christiana Gregoriou, Tim Wileman. UK.
Vempo. Written by Pamela I Theodotou. USA.
The Papadopoulos Boys. Written by Andrew Tzembelicos. Greece.
Marianthi. Written by Evan Langston. USA.
City In Flames. Written by S. J. Horan. UK.
Ash. Written by Nektarios Mpouterakos. Greece.

Short Fiction Screenplays
Butterflies. Written by Ioanna Kampani. UK.
Champagne in the Basement. Written by Despina Moraitou. USA.
Lets Make The Ignoramus Great Again. Written by George Sivetidis. UK.
Champagne in the Basement. Written by Despina Moraitou. USA.
Atalanta. Written by Arthur Ericsson. USA.

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SEMI-FINALISTS (list with no specific order)

Fiction Feature Films
Zeus in Love. Dir. by Simone Sarantuya Vasata. Germany. 2026.
Εκάλη και Θησέας. Dir. by Vasiliki Valia Kouvela. Greece. 2026.
In harmony. Dir. by Patomkrit Sudsara. Thailand. 2026.
One Greek Man in The Black Forest. Dir. by Angelos Karakikes. Germany. 2026.

Documentaries
The Wait. Dir. by Nafsika Polemis. Greece. 2026.
Roots. Dir. by Mary E. Velentza. Greece. 2025.
HillTen. Dir. by George Papastamoulos. Greece, Ireland, Kenya. 2025.
Memory of Stone and Snow. Dir. by Athanasios Gioumpasis. Greece. 2025.

Short Fiction Films
Another Goddamn Masterpiece. Dir. by Alkyoni Valsari. Germany. 2026.
Epitaphios. Dir. by Thalia Kent-Egan. UK. 2026.
Dad look at me. Dir. by Voula Stampelou. Greece. 2026.
The Greek Tavern. Dir. by André Evan Stergoulis. UK. 2026.
Match. Dir. by Sebastián Puentes Méndez. Greece. 2026.
Hercules the Insane. Dir. by Sam Fayed. USA. 2026.
My Friend. Dir. by Mary E. Velentza. UK. 2025.
The day we became heroes. Dir. by Selini Papageorgiou. Greece. 2025.
Everything Goes Punk. Dir. by Giannis Karathanasis. Greece. 2025.
Annie. Dir. by Laura Neri. Greece, Belgium. 2026.
Debunking the Myth. Dir. by Athina Chatzigiannaki. Greece. 2026.
Latera. Dir. by Dimitris Glyfos. Greece. 2025.

Fiction Feature Screenplays
Meatloaf. Written by Nick Karandrikas. USA.
Lightmouse. Written by Constantinos Frixou. Cyprus.
Renting Love. Written by Bob Corley, Calliope Corley, Sandra Polizos. USA.
Brother of Zeus. Written by James Mark Mabey, Katie Caron Crawford. UK.
Jacks of Heart. Written by Mike Mousicos. UK.
Athena and Medusa's curse. Written by Maria Zavakou. UK, Greece.
The Scarlet Thread. Written by John Martins III. USA.
Immortal Apology. Written by Demetre Sdougas. USA.

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Odysseus Awards, Cosmocinema Awards and Acting Code Awards

are not accompanied by cash prize or funding.

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