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"Hold Onto Me" (Courtesy of Sundance) It’s been a whirlwind year for Cypriot filmmaker Myrsini Aristidou, whose 2026 started with a triumphant trip to Park City, where her debut feature, “Hold Onto Me,” won the audience prize in the World Cinema Dramatic competition at Sundance. Then, in September, the film made history when it was tapped to represent Cyprus in the international feature race at the Academy Awards — the first time the small island nation has submitted a film for what was formerly the foreign-language category.
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