Announcement for the start of the new film by Yorgos Lanthimos, with Emma Stone and Damien Bonnard, as part of The Artist on the Composer cycle

The Greek National Opera and NEON are proud to announce the start of a new short film production in Greece by Yorgos Lanthimos, with Emma Stone and Damien Bonnard, the second commission in the series The Artist on the Composer. The program is a coproduction of the Greek National Opera and NEON. 

The production is made possible by a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) to enhance the Greek National Opera’s artistic outreach.

The film will be presented as part of an installation, accompanied by live orchestral ensembles, on 22, 23 and 27 May 2020, at the Stavros Niarchos Hall of the Greek National Opera at SNFCC.

The programme The Artist on the Composer is a three-year collaboration between the Greek National Opera and NEON Organization for Culture and Development (www.neon.org.gr) which connects cutting-edge contemporary visual artists, composers and/or film producers with “live” performances of orchestral music.

Main Cast & Crew:

Director, Scriptwriter & Producer Yorgos Lanthimos

Cast Emma Stone & Damien Bonnard

Set Designer Anna Georgiadou

Costume Designer Angelos Mentis

Director of Photography Thodoris Mihopoulos

Film Editor Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Executive Producer in Greece Eleni Kossyfidou

Executive Producer Rebecca Skinner-Superprime Films

The Artist on the Composer is curated by Giorgos Koumendakis (Artistic Director, Greek National Opera) and Elina Kountouri (Director, NEON).