Artemis Anastasiadou

BA/Integrated MA in Drama & Theater Studies, School of Fine Arts, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, MFA in Film and Media Production, Radio-TV-Film, The University of Texas at Austin.

Artemis Anastasiadou is a director, screenwriter, editor and film instructor. She has taught film production, editing, and screenwriting classes and workshops at the high school, undergraduate, and graduate level at the University of Texas at Austin, The University of Missouri at Columbia, and at the Greek Public Educational System through the film initiatives of Neaniko Plano. She is a Fulbright Scholarship recipient. Her work has been presented at the #MeetThe Future 2019 by the Onassis Foundation and has been awarded by the Greek Film Center, ERT SA and the Austin Film Society. Her films, centered around gender, identity, and the female experience, have been awarded and screened internationally in prestigious festivals (SXSW, BFI, POFF, Austin Film Festival, Drama Int Short Film Festival, among others).

Research Projects

• “To Vancouver.” Coming-of-age short film. Dur: 24 min.2021. GR / CY. International Premiere: Berlin International Film Festival. IRIS award for best Greek short film by the Hellenic Film Academy (2022)
• “I am Mackenzie,” a coming-of-age short film. Dur: 20min. 2019. USA / GR. World Premiere: SXSW International Film Festival. Grand Jury Prize for best Texas Short.
• “Charlotte & Charlie.” Live action–Animation short comedy film. Dur: 10 min. USA. World Premiere: SXSW ATX City of Austin
• “Calling.” Dur: 16min. Social Drama short film. 2017. USA / GR. World Premiere: Austin FilmFestival.
• “Into the Fields.” Coming-of-age short film. Dur: 10min. 2016. USA. World Premiere: Oak Cliff Film Festival
• “Mother Queen.” Comedy short film. Dur: 13 min. 2013. GR. World Premiere: Athens International Short Film Festival