About Me
Filmmaker & Visual Storyteller.
Cameron Kostopoulos is a multi award-winning immersive storyteller, and the Founder & CEO of Kost.
He is a Summa Cum Laude graduate from USC's School of Cinematic Arts, with a BFA in Film & Television Production and Future Cinema. He has a Masters of Arts from ASU's Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts in the Narrative & Emerging Media program under Nonny de la Peña, where he was awarded the school's most Outstanding Graduate.
After a traumatic outing, he begin building safe spaces for queer communities. In 2023, his XR experience “Body of Mine” won the Special Jury Award at SXSW, a BAFTA Student Award, Best XR at Games for Change, a premiere at Venice International Film Festival, and more. His 2020 student short film “A Mother’s Soliloquy” was shortlisted for the Student Academy Awards.
With a multidisciplinary approach to filmmaking, the overlap between his alternative writing & directing and his technical
expertise frees him to create deeply intimate experiences.
Awards
SXSW
Special Jury Award - "Body of Mine"
Student Academy Awards
Semi-Finalist - "A Mother's Soliloquy"
IndieX Film Festival
Best Experimental Film - "A Mother's Soliloquy"
Best Young Director
Summer of Love Film Festival
Best Picture - "A Mother's Soliloquy"
Independent Shorts Awards
Best Screendance - "A Mother's Soliloquy"
Idaho Screendance Festival
Best Picture - "A Mother's Soliloquy"
Experimental, Dance, & Music Festival 2020
Best Performance - "A Mother's Soliloquy"
IndieCade 2019
Best Location-Based & Live Play Award -"Ama's Momento"
Florence Film Awards 2019
Best Director - "Requiem"
Experimental, Dance, & Music Festival 2019
Best Cinematography - "PERSON(a)"
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Grant Recipient
Steven & Alexandra Cohen Scholarship
Edward Thomas Troutner Endowed Fund
Vyre Film Festival - Finalist
Richmond Dance Festival - Finalist
Dumbo Film Festival - Semi-Finalist
Las Cruces International Film Festival - Selected
ReThink REEL Recovery Film Festival - Selected
Divulge Dancers' Film Festival - Selected
Silicon Beach Film Festival - Selected