PRIMORDIAL

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The film PRIMORDIAL establishes an inner dialogue between poetry and a timeless landscape. Through cinema, word and music the film reflects nature’ s abandonment, spiritual emptiness and end times through the eyes of a woman, who could be nature, history, an idea or just a human being of our times.

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HONORABLE MENTION BEYOND THE SCREEN FESTIVAL 2026, ANTWERP, BELGIUM 2026
ΟFFICIAL SELECTION TULIP INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, ROTTERDAM, ZUID-HOLLAND 2026
ΟFFICIAL SELECTION BLACK OWL FESTIVAL, BODRUM, MUGLA, TURKEY 2026
SEMI-FINALIST ART GIRAFFE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, NICE, FRANCE 2025
AWARD WINNER BEST SYMBOLIC FILM PALMA FILM FESTIVAL, PALMA DE MALLORCA SPAIN 2025
HONORABLE MENTION DIALOG FILM FESTIVAL COLOGNE GERMANY 2025
WINNER BANGKOK SOCIETY OF FILM CRITIC' S AWARD (EXPERIMENTAL FILM), BANGKOK, THAILAND AUG 2025
QUARTER FINALIST ART GIRAFFE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, NICE, FRANCE 2025
OFFICIAL SELECTION SOFIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, SOFIA, BULGARIA 2025
OFFICIAL SELECTION NATURE & CULTURE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, COPENHAGEN-DENMARK, MALMO-SWEDEN, CALGARY- CANADA 2025
OFFICIAL SELECTION FABA FILMS BY ARTISTS FOR ARTISTS 2025
AWARD WINNER BEST INDIE SHORT FILM, CAMBRIDGE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM 2025
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD [STORY.LAND] INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FEST, PLOVDIV, BULGARIA 2025
OFFICIAL SELECTION LOS ANGELES MOVIE AND MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA 2025
AWARD WINNER BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM (OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT) & BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM - DIRECTOR (SPECIAL MENTION) iDEAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL iIFF 2025, SILLOD, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA 2025
ΟFFICIAL SELECTION ΒEST INSPIRATIONAL FILM, YOUR WAY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, MALTA 2025
OFFICIAL SELECTION NEW YORK FILM & ACTRESS AWARD, NEW YORK, USA 2025
OFFICIAL SELECTION ΝΕW YORK FILM & CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARDS, NEW YORK, USA 2025
POETRY EXPO 2025, VERSOPOLIS, THE ECOLOGY OF LANGUAGE - POETRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION
ΟFFICIAL SELECTION BELGRADE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL BIFF, BELGRADE SERBIA 2025
AWARD WINNER POETRY INTERNATIONAL ART FILM FESTIVAL IAFFEST 2024, LONDON 2024
AWARD WINNER BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM SPECIAL JURY AWARD, ASIAN TALENT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2024, AHMEDNAGAR, MAHARASHTRA INDIA 2024
OFFICIAL SELECTION HELIOS: FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE POETICO IV. MEXICO CITY, MEXICO 2024
OFFICIAL SELECTION 3rd SPICY INDIE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SIIFF 2024, ATHENS 2024
OFFICIAL SCREENING INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE POETRY BIENNIAL SYMPOSIUM-FESTIVAL PERPOSF 2024, THESSALONIKI 2024
OFFICIAL SELECTION SHORT SHOT FEST, MOSCOW 2024
OFFICIAL SELECTION FESTIVAL FOTOGENIA, MEXICO 2024
AWARD WINNER CINEMATIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, 2nd KARDITSA INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OPSEIS KISFFO 2024, KARDITSA 2024
OFFICIAL SELECTION EXPERIMENTAL BRASIL, RIO DE JANEIRO 2024
OFFICIAL SCREENING 10th TINOS INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL 2024, TINOS 2024
OFFICIAL SELECTION 11th INTERNATIONAL VIDEO POETRY FESTIVAL, ATHENS 2024

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The bοok PRIMORDIAL was longlisted for Poetry Awards 2023 of Literary Magazine Hartis.

George Zorbas

Director
Nana Papadaki

Director
George Zorbas

Cinematography
Nana Papadaki

Writer
Vassilis Tzavaras

Music
Nana Papadaki

Cast
Katerina Tzigotzidou

Editing
Maldoror AMKE

Producer

Project Title (Original Language):

PRIMORDIAL
Project Type:

Experimental, Short, Other
Runtime:

12 minutes 34 seconds
Completion Date:

January 22, 2024
Production Budget:

8,000 EUR
Country of Origin:

Greece
Country of Filming:

Greece
Shooting Format:

Digital
Aspect Ratio:

16:9
Film Color:

Black & White
First-time Filmmaker:

Yes
Student Project:

No
Digital Cinema Package:

Unavailable

BEYOND THE SCREEN FESTIVAL

Antwerp
Belgium
May 30, 2026
OFFICIAL SELECTION
TULIP INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Rotterdam
January 10, 2026
OFFICIAL SELECTION
BLACK OWL FESTIVAL

Bοdrum
Türkiye
February 10, 2026
OFFICIAL SELECTION
PALMA FILM FESTIVAL

Palma
Spain
November 11, 2025
AWARD WINNER BEST SYMBOLIC FILM
ART GIRAFFE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

NICE
France
January 2, 2026
FRENCH PREMIERE
SEMI FINALIST
DIALOG FILM FESTIVAL

COLOGNE
Germany
October 31, 2025
German Premiere
HONORABLE MENTION
BANGKOK MOVIE AWARDS

BANGKOK
Thailand
September 17, 2025
WINNER BANGKOK SOCIETY CRITIC' S AWARD (EXPERIMENTAL FILM)
SOFIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

SOFIA
Bulgaria
November 21, 2025
OFFICIAL SELECTION
NATURE & CULTURE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

COPENHAGEN
Denmark
October 11, 2025
OFFICIAL SELECTION
CAMBRIDGE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

CAMBRIDGE
United Kingdom
July 13, 2025
AWARD WINNER BEST INDIE SHORT FILM
[STORY.LAND] INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FEST

PLOVDIV
Bulgaria
June 4, 2025
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
iDEAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL iIFF 2025

SILLOD
India
May 25, 2025
AWARD WINNER BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM (OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT) & BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM - DIRECTOR (SPECIAL MENTION)
LOS ANGELES MOVIE AND MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS

LOS ANGELES
United States
July 13, 2025
OFFICIAL SELECTION
YOUR WAY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

LA VALLETTA
Malta
June 4, 2025
OFFICIAL SELECTION BEST INSPIRATIONAL FILM
NEW YORK FILM & ACTRESS AWARD

NEW YORK
United States
May 13, 2025
OFFICIAL SELECTION
HOLLYWOOD STAGE SCRIPT FILM COMPETITION

Hollywood
United States
April 15, 2025
OFFICIAL SELECTION
ΝΕW YORK FILM & CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARDS, NEW YORK, USA 2025

NEW YORK
United States
April 9, 2025
USA PREMIERE
OFFICIAL SELECTION
BELGRADE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL BIFF

BELGRADE
Serbia
September 30, 2025
OFFICIAL SELECTION
POETRY EXPO 2025, VERSOPOLIS, THE ECOLOGY OF LANGUAGE - POETRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION

LJUBLJIANA
Slovenia
February 3, 2025
OFFICIAL SELECTION FOR EUROPEAN PLATFORM OF INTERNATIONAL POETRY FESTIVALS
INTERNATIONAL ARTS FILM FESTIVAL IAFFEST 204

London
United Kingdom
December 13, 2024
AWARD WINNER POETRY
ASIAN TALENT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2024

Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
India
December 31, 2024
ASIAN PREMIERE
AWARD WINNER BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM SPECIAL JURY AWARD
HELIOS: FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE POETICO IV.

Mexico City
Mexico
December 12, 2024
OFFICIAL SELECTION
INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE POETRY BIENNIAL SYMPOSIUM - FESTIVAL (PERPOSF 2024)

Thessaloniki
Greece
December 7, 2024
OFFICIAL SCREENING
3rd SPICY INDIE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - SPICY IIFF 2024

Athens
Greece
December 4, 2024
OFFICIAL SELECTION
SHORT SHOT FEST - INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL FROM MOSCOW

Moscow
Russian Federation
OFFICIAL SELECTION
FESTIVAL FOTOGENIA - INTERNATIONAL FILM POETRY & DIVERGENT NARRATIVES FESTIVAL

Mexico City
Mexico
November 24, 2024
LATIN AMERICA PREMIERE
OFFICIAL SELECTION
2nd KISFFO - KARDITSA INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OPSEIS

Karditsa
Greece
August 29, 2024
ΑWARD WINNER - CINEMATIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
EXPERIMENTAL BRASIL - FILM FESTIVAL

RIO DE JANEIRO
Brazil
SOUTH AMERICA PREMIERE
OFFICIAL SELECTION
10th TINOS INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL

Tinos
Greece
July 25, 2024
OFFICIAL SCREENING AT TINOS INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL
11TH INTERNATIONAL VIDEO POETRY FESTIVAL

Athens
Greece
April 19, 2024
EUROPEAN PREMIERE
OFFICIAL SELECTION
ATHENS BOOK SPACE - MUNICIPALITY OF ATHENS

Athens
Greece
December 1, 2023
SCREENING OF FILM' S FIRST DRAFT AT BOOK PRESENTATION ORGANISED BY MELANI PUBLICATIONS AND ATHENS BOOK SPACE OF MUNICIPALITY OF ATHENS

Director Biography - George Zorbas, Nana Papadaki

GEORGE ZORBAS has studied Film Directing and Sound Engineering. He works as video director, assistant theater director, lighting designer, sound engineer and production manager, at several theater performances and films.

NANA PAPADAKI is an actress, director and poet. She is a graduate of Greek Art Theater Karolos Koun, Film School E. Hatzikou, Athens University of Economics and Business and German School of Athens. As an actress she has collaborated with Greek Art Theater Karolos Koun, National Theater of Greece, National Theater of Northern Greece, Athens and Epidaurus Festival, Municipality Theater of Piraeus etc. She has directed three theater plays and published four poetry books.

Their ARTISTIC COLLABORATION includes many theater plays presented, among others, in Athens, Elefsis, Skiathos and Brussels. Their latest theater work was subsidized by Greek Ministry of Culture and presented under the auspices of Greek Ministry of Culture and Swedish Institute of Athens.

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Director Statement

The film PRIMORDIAL expands our artistic collaboration from theater stage to film poetry, experimental film and the art of video poetry. It explores the potential of non-narrative construction and broadens our look into nature and the core of existence. The film is based on the poetry book of same name by Nana Papadaki.

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The film PRIMORDIAL

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The bοok PRIMORDIAL was longlisted for Poetry Awards 2023 of Literary Magazine Hartis

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Βοοk Reviews

“The poet searches, interprets, wonders about the creation of silence, existence, time, woman.”
Aggeliki Lalou, allyou

“Like another Prospero, the poet, with the magic of poetry, in her own strange island, prison or mental hospital cell, attempts a Descent, a journey to the Underworld of the Soul.”
Margarita Papageorgiou, fractal

“It affirms the concept of time, through the prism of acquired or approachable knowledge, where its truth is incarnated into consciousness.”
Vassilis Rouvalis, vassilisrouvalis.blogspot

“Primordial leaves you with a shakespearean and ibsenic aftertaste in the soul”
Pavlos Methenitis, athinorama

“Through the darkness of each of us, in that unconscious room of ourselves”
Dionysis Marinos, Bookpress

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Nothing is left.
She shivers in the wind.
She feels the wind in her bones.