Cannes 2026 Interview: TITANIC OCEAN Director Konstantina Kotzamani on How Personal Experience Inspired Her Dreamlike Debut

Greek filmmaker Konstantina Kotzamani’s feature debut premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. The dreamlike work draws inspiration from both Japanese aquarium industry practices and classical Greek mythology, constructing a romantic and melancholic narrative around mermaid performers that examines feminine agency and the liminal space between childhood and adulthood through contemporary fairy tale conventions. Developed over a decade-long creative process, the film employs vivid chromatic elements to establish its world while engaging with themes of power, identity, and transformation within a distinctly art-house sensibility.

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