Arethas Papathanasiou
Lighting · Born Feb 22, 2002
Arehas Papathanasiou was born in 2002 and lives and works in Athens. He studied Cinematography and Television Camera Operation at the "L. Stavrakos Film School" (2022–25) and is currently completing his studies at the "Filmschool - Directing Courses" seminar (academic year 2025–26). Currently, he is working with the Athens-Epidaurus Festival from May to August 2026. He has recently completed his short film "Rapture with the Zero" and the performance "The Taste of Cherry". His professional experience thus far includes participation as an extra in the short film "Kelsey", as Second Assistant Camera on the student short film "Earthbound" —which won the Best Screenplay Award at the 47th Drama International Short Film Festival— as Gaffer on the short film "Love is a Heavy Load", which won the Best Student Film Award at the Micro μ Festival, and as a cast member in the short film "Angelo".
