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23rd CYPRUS FILM DAYSInternational Festival4-12 April 2025CALL FOR FILM SUBMISSIONS The Deputy Ministry of Culture of Cyprus and the Rialto Theatre launch a call for submissions of feature films in the two Competition Sections of “Cyprus Film Days”, the official international film festival of Cyprus. The Festival aims at broadening its horizons beyond the geographical boundaries of Cyprus, as well as at attracting international film industry professionals and audiences, thus turning Cyprus into a meeting hub for the three neighbouring continents. The 23rd edition of Cyprus Film Days IFF will take place between 4-12 April 2025 both in Nicosia and Limassol.The feature films to be submitted must be 2023 or 2024 or 2025 productions. You may submit your film via www.filmfreeway.com/cyprusfilmdays until 31/12/2024. COMPETITION SECTIONSΑ. “GLOCAL IMAGES” INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION SECTION:Glocal Images International Competition Section accepts films that showcase the “colours” of a local culture while highlighting, in an innovative way, issues that concern the global public opinion. An independent International Jury will award the following prizes: Best Film Award: a...

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The films 78 DAYS by Emilija Gašić from Serbia and EMBRYO LARVA BUTTERFLY by Kyros Papavassiliou garnered the Best Film Awards of Cyprus Film Days in the International and National Competition sections respectively. The festival wrapped up on Saturday 20 April at the Rialto Theatre, where the Audience Award, the international competition section awards and the Dot.on.the.Map Industry Days awards were announced and presented to the winners. The curtain drew on the 22nd CFD with a screening of Adonis Florides’ AFRICA STAR, followed by the closing and awards ceremony, curated by Lia Haraki and presented by visual artist PASHIAS. EMBRYO LARVA BUTTERFLY by Kyros Papavassiliou also received the Best Cypriot Director Award in the national competition section, while Cypriot actress Marina Makris received the Best Performance Award for her role in AFRICA STAR by Adonis Florides. In the Glocal Images International Competition Section, the film DREAMING & DYING by Nelson Yeo (Sin...

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The eagerly anticipated closing ceremony of the 22nd Cyprus Film Days International Festival caps a week filled with cinema, creative exchanges, and strong emotions. The ceremony will take place on Saturday 20 April at Rialto Theatre.  This edition wraps up with the screening at 20:00 of the new film by acclaimed Cypriot director Adonis Florides, Africa Star. The film focuses on the lives of three generations of Cypriot women –mother, daughter, granddaughter– whose lives are tragically affected by the act of a man succumbing to temptation. The screening will be followed by the closing ceremony, curated by Lia Haraki, along with the presentation of the festival’s highest honours. Music and sound design for the ceremony are by Yiannis Christofides with lighting design by Alexander Jotovic. Performance artist PASHIAS will be the presenter of the awards ceremony. The awards according to the verdict of the 5-member international jury will be presented to films featured in the Glocal Images International Competition Section and the Cypriot Films Competition Section. The jury is presided over by Slovak film producer Katarina Tomkova, accompanied by fellow jury members Berli...

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The Cypriot interdisciplinary performance artist Lia Haraki is at the helm of the opening ceremony, as the Cyprus Film Days International Festival launches its 22nd edition.  Together with a dream team of artists, Lia Haraki will immerse the audience into the festival’s spirit by exploring the process of independent creativity in a unique multimedia show. The Deputy Minister of Culture, Vasiliki Kassianidou, will officially declare open the festival on Friday 12 April at 20:00 pm at the Rialto Theatre. The opening ceremony will be followed by a screening of Embryo, Larva, Butterfly, the existential futuristic film by Cypriot director Kyros Papavassiliou, which had its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and garnered the Audience Award both at Thessaloniki Film Festival and at the 36th Panorama of European Cinema in Athens. As part of her opening ceremony performance, Lia Haraki will present a one-woman show she has directed, performed, and w...