Nikos Kolioukos

Nikos Kolioukos (b. 1996) is a film director who graduated from the Film Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki’s School of Fine Arts. “The Chaos She Left Behind” is his award-winning debut film. The film won the second prize in the competition section of “La Cinef” at the 77th Cannes Film Festival (2024), where it made its international premiere. In the same year, Arte, Europe’s leading public culture channel, acquired distribution rights in France and Germany as part of a special program with selected award-winning films from Cannes. The film participated in the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival (2024). In Greece, it has received multiple awards, including the Iris Award for Best Student Film 2024 from the Hellenic Film Academy, as well as the awards for Best Director and Best Actress (Marina Siotou) at the National Student Competition of the 46th International Drama Festival. He is currently developing his new short film, “Amnesia,” produced by Homemade Films.