Born in Tirana, raised in Athens; Neritan Zinxhiria lived his own cinema paradiso at Cinema Trianon, a historical movie theatre in Greece. He created his first short film at the age of 18 and four years later he wins all major Greek film festivals with his second short Chamomile. Regarded as one of the best Greek short films ever made, the film was also credited internationally by Cineuropa as one of the most important short films of 2013. His third short The Time of A Young Man About To Kill, a prize winner in Audi’s hometown Ingolstadt, was produced by Gabriele Oricchio and Valeria Golino and shot in Italy.
In 2016, he presents A Country of Two - an experimental mosaic of found footage and photos, which had a successful run in film festivals, art venues and museums around the world (New Museum+DESTE, Encounters IFF, Festival Des Cinemas Differents de Paris/Pompidou). Holder of 2018 Artworks Excellence Award by the prestigious Stavros Niarchos Foundation, his films have been screened in more than 200 film festivals around the world.
Light of Light, a Slamdance Grand Prix winner; had its World Premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, nominated for a Tiger Short Award.
In 2025, he unveils two new films: Noi and Electra7. Shot within an isolated community in northern Greece, Noi premiered at Raindance Film Festival, one of the world’s leading showcases for independent cinema. Commissioned by the Athens Epidaurus Festival to celebrate its 70th anniversary, Electra7 united seven of the most compelling contemporary voices in Greek cinema, with him among the co-directors reimagining Sophocles’ Electra in a remarkable medium-length film work.
Upcoming
Flora Filmica/ short
Artworks Production Fund 2025
The Appalling Human Voice of the Animals/ feature
Hubert Bals Development Fund, EKKOMED Development Fund (European Union/Next Generation EU Fund), Greener Screen Consultancy Award
The Gospel According to Kimon/ featureCNC Development Award, Sarajevo’s Cinelink Eave+Award, GFC Development Fund, Sofia Meetings, GFC Production Fund
Bellerophon/ theatre
Selective commission work
Stelios Kois, Jannis Varelas, Stavros Niarchos Foundation
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