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Ένα μοναδικό πεδίο καλλιτεχνικής εξερεύνησης και αισθητικής απόλαυσης θα αποτελέσει και φέτος το Διεθνές Φεστιβάλ Κινηματογραφικές Μέρες Κύπρος 2025. Χρονιά με τη χρονιά, εμβαθύνει στην αποστολή του να φέρει στο κοινό του νησιού ένα συναρπαστικό πανόραμα των δυναμικών ρευμάτων του σύγχρονου σινεμά. Η 23η διοργάνωση επιφυλάσσει στο κοινό ταινίες που ενθαρρύνουν τον διάλογο και καθιστούν τις προβολές αφορμή για συζητήσεις πάνω στις κυριότερες κοινωνικές και καλλιτεχνικές θεματικές του σήμερα. Το φεστιβάλ προσφέρει σταθερά ποικίλες οπτικές γωνίες και αξέχαστες εμπειρίες θέασης. Πέντε από τις πιο πολυαναμενόμενες ταινίες των τελευταίων μηνών, που κέρδισαν την προσοχή του διεθνούς κοινού, προβάλλονται εκτός διαγωνιστικού στο Τμήμα Viewfinder – Ματιές στον Σύγχρονο Διεθνή Κινηματογράφο.

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The 23rd Cyprus Film Days International Festival 2025 places a special focus on its educational endeavours through a rich programme of parallel events. Curating a series of masterclasses, hands-on workshops and specialized seminars, the festival augments the participants’ experience whilst empowering the interaction between artists, professionals and the public. This year’s parallel actions include a masterclass in VR Filmmaking at CYENS featuring award-winning filmmaker Deniz Tortum, a practical filming workshop inspired from hidden Cypriot myths, and a special casting workshop by celebrated professionals.  All these events are offered for free. Everyone interested can submit an application to participate by 15 March. For more information and guidance on how to apply, please visit the link: cyprusfilmdays.com/programme/parallel-events Μasterclass in VR Filmmaking The day-long masterclass will look into the history and contemporary practices of virtual reality (VR)...

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Από τις 4 έως τις 12 Απριλίου, η Κύπρος υποδέχεται και φέτος τη μεγαλύτερη κινηματογραφική διοργάνωση κι ένα από τα κορυφαία φεστιβαλικά γεγονότα της χρονιάς. Διατηρώντας σταθερά τον οικουμενικό του προσανατολισμό, το 23ο Διεθνές Φεστιβάλ Κινηματογραφικές Μέρες Κύπρος 2025 φιλοδοξεί να προσφέρει μια πολυσυλλεκτική εμπειρία κινηματογραφικής τέχνης και αφήγησης. Το Θέατρο Ριάλτο στη Λεμεσό και το Ζήνα Πάλας στη Λευκωσία θα μετατραπούν σε χώρους ζωντανού διαλόγου για δημιουργούς και θεατές, φιλοξενώντας ένα συναρπαστικό πρόγραμμα προβολών και παράλληλων δράσεων. Το Φεστιβάλ διοργανώνεται από το Τμήμα Σύγχρονου Πολιτισμού του Υφυπουργείου Πολιτισμού και το Θέατρο Ριάλτο, προσφέροντας στο κοινό μια σπάνια ευκαιρία να ανακαλύψει πρωτοποριακές κινηματογραφικές δημιουργίες.

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Call for Projects: 9 December 2024 – 17 January 2025 Dot.on.the.Map Ιndustry Days, the co-production, training and networking platform for film industry professionals will hold its sixth edition in Limassol, Cyprus (10 – 12 April, 2025), in the framework of the 23rd Cyprus Film Days International Festival (4 – 12 April 2025). Τhe Cyprus Film Days IF is an institutional event of the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Culture, organised by the Department of Contemporary Culture in collaboration with the Rialto Theatre.  Dot.on.the.Μap Industry Days is a co-production, training and networking platform that brings producers, directors and scriptwriters from the Mediterranean region, from across the three neighbouring continents of Cyprus, together with international film professionals in Limassol. It provides an opportunity to filmmakers to present their new feature film projects and network with international industry professionals. Producers and directors will “pitch...

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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 (Singapore, Indonesia) received the Special Jury Award; Greek film director Sophia Exarchou received the Glocal Images Best Director Award for her film ANIMAL, which also garnered the Best Cinematography ...

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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...

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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 written herself. Alternating between the roles of singer and stand-up performer, Haraki will channel the show into a live sound piece that pays tribute to creators and the complexity of the creative pr...

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Dot.on.the.Map Ιndustry Days, the co-production, training and networking platform for film industry professionals of the 22nd Cyprus Film Days IF, will hold its 5th edition in Limassol, Cyprus (18 – 20 April, 2024). Τhe CFD IF is an institutional event of the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Culture, organised by the Department of Contemporary Culture in collaboration with the Rialto Theatre. Cypriot producer – director Danae Stylianou is head of Dot.on.the.Map Ιndustry Days. During the 3-day event, producers, directors and scriptwriters from the Mediterranean region, will have a unique opportunity to pitch their feature length fiction film projects to members of the international film industry, in Cyprus. Dot.on.the.Map Industry Days provides an excellent opportunity to network with industry professionals from across Europe, and the MENA region, and to explore co-production and distribution opportunities, discuss new projects in development, and pursue cross border collabo...