Historic Oscar Campaign Begins for ‘Hold Onto Me’ Directed by Myrsini Aristidou
According to Variety, 2026 has been a landmark year for Cypriot filmmaker Myrsini Aristidou, whose debut feature ‘Hold Onto Me’ won the audience prize in the World Cinema Dramatic competition at Sundance. In September, the film made history by being selected as Cyprus’s entry for the Academy Awards’ international feature category, marking the first time the small island nation has submitted a film for the Oscars.