Natasha Smyrnaiou's work explores time, memory and internal conflict. Using screenwriting, cinematography and sound, she creates worlds where the familiar becomes uncertain, revealing the subconscious and the depths of the human psyche.
Natasha Smyrnaiou is a Greek filmmaker, director, screenwriter and actress. She studied Acting at the Dramatic Art School of Grigoris Konstanti Masalas, Peiraikos Syndesmos Drama School, completed Professional Training in Screenwriting and studied Photography & Audiovisual Arts at the University of West Attica. She has experienced children’s theatre, Ancient Greek Drama and has created several short films, including Toy, Cycle of Emotions, Horror Night and Knight’s Memory, which have screened at international film festivals.
  • Editor (4 Credits)
    Knight's Memory2025
    Experimental, Short
    Horror Night 2023
    Experimental, Short
    Cycle Of Emotions2022
    Experimental, Short
    Toy2022
    Short
  • Producer (4 Credits)
    Knight's Memory2025
    Experimental, Short
    Horror Night 2023
    Experimental, Short
    Cycle Of Emotions2022
    Experimental, Short
    Toy2022
    Short
  • Writer (4 Credits)
    Knight's Memory2025
    Experimental, Short
    Horror Night 2023
    Experimental, Short
    Cycle Of Emotions2022
    Experimental, Short
    Toy2022
    Short
  • Director (4 Credits)
    Knight's Memory2025
    Experimental, Short
    Horror Night 2023
    Experimental, Short
    Cycle Of Emotions2022
    Experimental, Short
    Toy2022
    Short
  • Acting (1 Credit)
    Horror Night 2023
    Experimental, Short
Official Selection
Toy
Cinekinima Greek Independent Film Festival
Athens
2026
Official Selection
Toy
7th Siding Festival of Film
Creston
2025
Winner - Best Short Film
Toy
European Film & Screenplay Festival
2025
Official Selection
Toy
European Film & Screenplay Festival
2025
Winner Best Story
Toy
Toronto Fantasy / Sci - Fi Film & Screenplay Festival 2025
Toronto
2025
Best Experimental Film
Horror Night
Toronto Feedback Female Film Festival
Toronto
2025
Official Selection
Horror Night
10th Edessa Short Film Festival
Edessa
2025
Official Selection
Horror Night
Midnight Monster Club Short Film Festival
Texas
2025
Official Selection
Cycle Of Emotions
Pure Identities Festival 2: HERizons
Thessaloniki
2025
Official Selection
Knight's Memory
International Forum of Performance Art
Drama
2025
Official Selection
Cycle Of Emotions
Feedback Female Film Festival
Toronto
2025
Winner - Best Visual Design
Cycle Of Emotions
Feedback Female Film Festival
Toronto
2025
Best Micro-Short Film - Audience Award
Knight's Memory
Black and white film festival
On line
2025
Official Selection
Toy
Edessa Short Film Festival 2024
Edessa
2024
Honorable Mention
Toy
Golden FEMI Film Festival
Sofia
2024
Official Selection
Toy
FerFILM Festival 12th Edition
Ferizaj
2024
Official Selection
Cycle Of Emotions
Black & White Film Festival
Toronto
2024
WINNER - Best Fantasy Film
Toy
Family Film & Screenplay Festival 2024
Ontario
2024
Official Selection
Toy
CMS, INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL (ICFF)
Lucknow
2024
Nominee
Toy
World Indie Film Awards
On Line
2024
Official Selection
Toy
FAMILY Film & Screenplay Festival
Ontario
2024
WINNER Best Message Film Award
Cycle Of Emotions
Black & White Film Festival
Toronto
2024
Honorable Mention
Cycle Of Emotions
Golden FEMI Film Festival
Sofia
2024
Official Selection
Cycle Of Emotions
Edessa Short Film Festival
Edessa
2024
Official Selection
Cycle Of Emotions
International Forum of Performance Art
Drama
2024
Official Selection
Cycle Of Emotions
International Cinema Prize Film Festival
2024
Official Selection
Toy
International Cinema Prize Film Festival
2024
Official Selection
Horror Night
International Cinema Prize Film Festival
2024
Official Selection
Toy
Festival del Cinema di Cefalù
Cefalù, Palermo
2023
Official Selection
Toy
Student World Impact Film Festival (SWIFF)
Waldwick, New Jersey
2023
Official Selection
Toy
Balkan Film Food Festival
Tirana
2023
Official Selection
Toy
1st Salamina Short Film Festival
Salamina
2023
Official Selection
Toy
First-Time Filmmaker Sessions Hosted by @LiftOffGlobalNetwork First-Time Filmmaker Sessions Hosted by @LiftOffGlobalNetwork
2023
Official Selection
Toy
First-Time Filmmaker Sessions - hosted by Lift-Off Global Network
2023
Official Selection
Toy
Lift-Off Sessions 2023 @Pinewod Studios
2023
Official Selection
Toy
Photopolis Agrinio Photo Festival
Agrinio
2023
Honorable Mention
Toy
International Female Directors Festival
Beirut
2023
Official Selection
Cycle Of Emotions
Lift-Off Sessions 2023 @Pinewod Studios
2023
Official Selection
Cycle Of Emotions
First-Time Filmmaker Sessions - hosted by Lift-Off Global Network
2023
Official Selection
Cycle Of Emotions
First-Time Filmmaker Sessions Hosted by @LiftOffGlobalNetwork First-Time Filmmaker Sessions Hosted by @LiftOffGlobalNetwork
2023
Official Selection
Cycle Of Emotions
1st Salamina Short Film Festival
Salamina
2023
Honorable Mention
Cycle Of Emotions
Student World Impact Film Festival (SWIFF)
Waldwick, New Jersey
2023
Official Selection
Cycle Of Emotions
Festival del Cinema di Cefalù
Cefalù, Palermo
2023
Official Selection
Cycle Of Emotions
Student World Impact Film Festival (SWIFF)
New Jersey
2023
Official Selection
Cycle Of Emotions
ONED Art / Experimental Film Festival
Beijing
2023
Official Selection
Cycle Of Emotions
KISFFO Karditsa International Short Film Festival Opseis
Athens
2023
Quarter-Finalist
Cycle Of Emotions
KISFFO Karditsa International Short Film Festival Opseis
Athens
2023
Nominee
Cycle Of Emotions
Festival del Cinema di Cefalù
Cefalù, Palermo
2023
Official Selection
Cycle Of Emotions
Annaba Mediterranean Film Festival (AMFF)
Annaba
2023
Quarter - Finalist
Cycle Of Emotions
7th AFSAD Short Film Festival
Ankara
2023
Honorable Mention
Cycle Of Emotions
Varsity Film Expo
Bulawayo
2023
Finalist
Toy
ROS Film Festival
Elche
2023
Semi-Finalist
Toy
ROS Film Festival
Elche
2023
WINNER - BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY AWARD
Toy
Sandpoint Film Festival
Sandpoint, Idaho
2023
Official Selection
Toy
ROS Film Festival
Elche
2023
Official Selection
Toy
AIU Film Festival
Jahra
2023
Nominee
Toy
Festival del Cinema di Cefalù
Cefalù, Palermo
2023
WINNER - Cinematic Achievement Award
Toy
KISFFO Karditsa International Short Film Festival Opseis
Karditsa
2023
Official Selection
Toy
KISFFO Karditsa International Short Film Festival Opseis
Karditsa
2023
Official Selection
Toy
Handmade & Recycle Theater Festival
Athens
2023
Finalist
Toy
KISFFO Karditsa International Short Film Festival Opseis
Karditsa
2023
Official Selection
Toy
Sandpoint Film Festival
Sandpoint, Idaho
2023
Finalist
Toy
Photopolis Agrinio Photo Festival
Agrinio
2023
Official Selection
Toy
Chania Film Festival
Chania
2023
Official Selection
Toy
Andritsaina Short Film Festival
Andritsaina
2023
Finalist Award Best Short Film
Toy
Student World Impact Film Festival (SWIFF)
Waldwick, New Jersey
2023
Nominee Best Short Film
Toy
Student World Impact Film Festival (SWIFF)
Waldwick, New Jersey
2023
Official Selection
Toy
Patras Steps Film Festival
Patra
2023
Official Selection
Cycle Of Emotions
Handmade and Recycle Theater Festival
Athens
2022
Official Selection
Cycle Of Emotions
Athens International Digital Film Festival
Athens
2022
Official Selection
Toy
Athens International Digital Film Festival
Athens
2022
Official Selection
Cycle Of Emotions
Kuala Lumpur International Film Academy Awards
Kuala Lumpur
Official Selection
Knight's Memory
Black and white film festival
On line
Official Selection
Knight's Memory
Lift-Off Sessions
Online
Winner “Cinematic Achievement Award”
Knight's Memory
3rd KISFFO (Karditsa International Short Film Festival Opseis)
Karditsa
Official Selection
Horror Night
Toronto Feedback Female Film Festival
Toronto
Official Selection
Horror Night
Very Short Film Festival
Cairo
SEMI-FINALIST
Horror Night
REWIND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Manchester
Official Selection
Horror Night
𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓-𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐌𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐓-𝐎𝐅𝐅 𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐁𝐀𝐋 𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊
Pinewood Studios, England
Official Selection
Horror Night
Student World Impact Film Festival (SWIFF)
Waldwick, New Jersey
Quarter-Finalist
Toy
International Istanbul Women's Film Festival
Istanbul
Semi - Finalist
Toy
World Culture Festival Karachi
Karachi
Official Selection
Toy
Ahmedabad International Film Festival
Ahmedabad
Official Selection
Toy
Kuala Lumpur International Film Academy Awards
Kuala Lumpur
Official Selection
Toy
SmallRig Awards
California
Official Selection
Toy
Golden FEMI Film Festival
Sofia
Official Selection
Toy
7th Photometria in Motion
Ioannina
Official Selection
Cycle Of Emotions
Golden FEMI Film Festival
Sofia
College
School of Dramatic Art Grigoris Konstanti Masalas
Method Acting
19982000
College
Drama School Peiraikos Syndesmos
Acting
20002004
College
University of West Attica
Department of Photography and Audiovisual Arts
2024Present
College
Screenwriting school
20192021
Birth Date
November 1, 1980
Birth City
Athens
Current City
Athens
Hometown
Athens
Height
1.73
Gender
Female
Ethnicity
Greek
Eye Color
Green
Zodiac Sign
Scorpio
All the world’s a stage.
William Shakespeare
I'm curious. Period. I find everything interesting. Real life. Fake life. Objects. Flowers. Cats. But mostly people. If you keep your eyes open and your mind open, everything can be interesting.
Agnes Varda
Breaking rules isn’t interesting. It’s making up new ones that keeps things exciting.
Christopher Nolan
Natasha Smyrnaiou's work explores time, memory and internal conflict. Using screenwriting, cinematography and sound, she creates worlds where the familiar becomes uncertain, revealing the subconscious and the depths of the human psyche.
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