The First Cypriot Astronaut
The First Cypriot Astronaut is a feature film that is in pre-production with Boycott Films, Iron Box Films and Atalante Productions and 3 others attached. Stavros Pamballis (director), Ioanna Bolomyti (executive producer) and Joyce Pierpoline (executive producer) are attached. It is scheduled to shoot in Nicosia, Cyprus from November 2026 to December 2026. Production List last updated this listing on August 4, 2026.
Project Summary
The First Cypriot Astronaut is a Cypriot-British-Greek co-production feature film written and directed by Stavros Pamballis, currently in pre-production ahead of a winter 2026 shoot. The project follows a physics professor who, after receiving a life-changing brain tumor diagnosis, assembles a colorful cast of characters to steal a Soviet space capsule and build a rocket in a garage near the UN buffer zone that divides Nicosia. Pamballis, whose debut feature Siege on Liperti Street won five awards at Thessaloniki in 2019, brings together producers Marinos Charalambous of Boycott Films (Cyprus), Bernhard Pucher of Iron Box Films (UK), with executive producers Ioanna Bolomyti of Atalante Productions (Greece) and Joyce Pierpoline. The confirmed cast includes Loris Loizides, Ioanna Papamichalopoulou, Daphne Alexander, and Tanya Lialina, with composer Patrick Jonsson scoring the film. Principal photography is scheduled to run from November 2 through December 23, 2026, entirely in Nicosia. The production has secured support from the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Culture and the European Union's Media Programme, with theatrical distribution in Greece and Cyprus set through Tanweer Alliances.
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Cast & Crew
Directing
| Director | Stavros Pamballis |
Writing
| Writer | Stavros Pamballis |
Production
| Producer | Marinos Charalambous |
| Producer | Bernhard Pucher |
| Executive Producer | Ioanna Bolomyti |
| Executive Producer | Joyce Pierpoline |
Sound & Music
| Composer | Patrick Jonsson |
Contact details for each person listed are on file and available to members.
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Source: Production List, published by the Film & Television Industry Alliance. Cite this page as https://www.productionlist.com/production/the-first-cypriot-astronaut (last updated Aug 4, 2026).