16th CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021
Where: CLASSIC HOTEL NICOSIA
When: 13/11/2021 - 16/11/2021
Tickets: €7 (1-DAY PASS NICOSIA) | €10 (2-DAY PASS NICOSIA) | €150 (WORKSHOP) | €8 (1-DAY PASS LARNACA)
Duration: 7 Hours
About the event:
The Cyprus International Film Festival returns for the 16th consecutive year with screenings and parallel events in selected venues such as the K-Cineplex Nicosia Prime cinema the week of November 11-17, 19:15-21:45 and at The Classic Hotel in Old Nicosia the weekend of November 13-14, 10:00-18:00 with the presence of many directors.
*Ticket price includes coffee and cake
The event is of mixed attendance and entry is allowed upon presenting one of the following certificates:
1. Negative rapid or pcr test within 72 hours
2. Covid-19 Completed vaccination scheme
3. Certificate of release from covid-19 disease within the last six months.
More about the event:
FOR THE FESTIVAL SCREENING PROGRAM IN NICOSIA CLICK HERE
FOR THE FESTIVAL SCREENING PROGRAM IN LARNACA CLICK HERE
On Monday 15 November and Tuesday 16 November from 12:00-23:00 the Cyprus International Film Festival will present films with the theme "Limitless Limits" at the 2nd Larnaca Biennale at the Larnaca Municipal Theater under the auspices of the Municipality of Larnaca.
The Cyprus International Film Festival collaborates with the Cyprus branch of the international organization "Women in Film and Television" and organizes on Monday, November 15, at 19:00 at the Larnaca Municipal Theater within the Larnaca Biennale an event that includes music, screenings and an open discussion on "Equal opportunities in the Audiovisual Sector – Stereotypes and Facts”. The Gender Equality Commissioner of the Republic of Cyprus Ms. Iosifina Antoniou will open the discussion. Directors and representatives from the Cyprus Directors Association, RIK, the Cyprus News Agency all will attend. The music program will be presented by the Russian pianist Tatiana Stupak, the violinist Olivera Rialas with songs by the Russian Natalia Kriventsova.
This will be followed by screenings of two award-winning feature-length documentaries by the directors and members of the newly formed Women in Film and Television, Cyprus chapter, "She Should Run - Cyprus" by Petra Terzi and "Life Starts at 90" by Bejay Browne.
The Cyprus International Film Festival, in addition to the global artistic interest with applications from 40 countries from the six continents, also offers a political benefit for Cyprus. The Cyprus International Film Festival promotes a unified Cyprus to the international press where movies from all over the world are shown and distinguished. The official program of the Festival has 111 films, 20 of which are Greek, of recent production from the six continents.
The Festival promotes new talents and debut directors with their first short film in the category "CYIFF Got Talent" and with their first feature film in the category "Golden Aphrodite". All other feature and short films fall into the "Veteran" category. The Festival is a pioneer, since its foundation in 2006, with the screening of films by expatriate directors of Greek origin in the category "Nostimon Imar". The Festival gives a new opportunity to Greek and Cypriot directors for an international festival participation.
The 16th Cyprus International Film Festival will also present the following events:
- films with a woman director and / or producer, for the "Aphrodite Cinematic Award",
- films in the category: "50/50" with equal participation of men and women in credits,
- human rights films with an emphasis on tackling domestic violence,
- CYIFF Scriptwriting Workshop “Bridging the Second Act” - with the acclaimed Scott Simpson
This year's VIP jury consists of prominent personalities from the field of cinema with international distinctions, such as the Indian producer Vivek Singhania, the American producer George F. Roberson, the director Bejay Browne, the screenwriter Scott Simpson from New York and others.
The Festival invites cinephiles from Nicosia and Larnaca to join the independent jury to see and distinguish films in various categories. Interested judges, volunteers as well as those who wish to participate in the screenwriting seminar on 14/11, can contact 99798112 and [email protected]
The Golden Aphrodite awards were commissioned to the artists Leni Loizou and Michail Christofinis. This year we celebrate the arts by taking a turn to where tradition meets contemporary Art. Choosing ceramic sculptures this year felt natural due to the island’s rich history and tradition. The awards are stoneware ceramic sculptures handmade, double fired and glazed at 1200degrees, a time consuming process involving earth, water, fire and air to create a uniquely beautiful and organic result. The artists worked for two months to complete this process in collaboration with local artists and businesses.
The Cyprus International Film Festival “Golden Aphrodite” holds the EFFE Label “Europe for Festivals, Festivals for Europe”. The EFFE Label is Europe’s quality stamp for remarkable arts festivals showing their engagement in the field of the arts, community involvement and international openness.
The Festival thanks K-Cineplex, the Municipality of Larnaca and the Larnaca Biennale, the National Mechanism for Women's Rights, Ardgon Advertising and the foreign embassies in Cyprus for their cooperation. Communication sponsors are RIK, ERT3, INSPIRE TV®, 95.1 Cosmo Radio, RadioMore.gr, Plus102.6 and Cine @ Art magazine.
ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΠΡΟΒΟΛΩΝ / SCREENING PROGRAM 11-17/11/21
11/11-17/11 19:15-21:45 Κ-CINEPLEX NICOSIA PRIME , Strovolos, Nicosia
13/11-14/11 10:00-18:00 ΤΗΕ CLASSIC HOTEL , Old Nicosia
15/11-16/11 12:00-23:00 ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΟ ΘΕΑΤΡΟ ΛΑΡΝΑΚΑΣ , Municipal Theatre of Larnaca @Biennale
Facebook: @cyprusfilmfest/ Twitter: @CyprusFilmFest Instagram: @cineart_cy
Highlights Video :https://youtu.be/y_ibCncrlxc
Golden Aphrodite: https://vimeo.com/409961597
CYIFF 2021 GR https://youtu.be/eeBL9OoSIuU
CYIFF 2021 EN https://youtu.be/sAeztPed44o
HIGHLIGHTS OF CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - CYIFF “Golden Aphrodite”
Since 2006, as part of the festival, there have been significant parallel cultural and educational events:
Poster Exhibition of films of Krzyzstof Kieslowski on loan from Lotz Film Museum in Poland
Russian Cultural Center (CYIFF 2008)
Photographic Exhibition “Byzantine castles of Greece”, by Angelos & Vangelis Rassias, in
transfer from the Benaki Museum in Greece, in Kastelliotissa (CYIFF 2006).
Workshop “Special Effects” with Alahouzos Brothers in Hotel Amathus (CYIFF 2006).
Workshop “Make up for the Cinema” with Alahouzos Brothers at Hotel Amathus (CYIFF 2006).
Overview of the history of Greek Animation in cooperation with the Hellenic Audiovisual
Institute, (CYIFF 2007).
Tribute to Russian Cinema in collaboration with Cine Fantom Club, the oldest film club in
Moscow, in Russian Cultural Centre (CYIFF 2008).
Tribute to contemporary Polish cinema in cooperation with the Polish Film Institute (CYIFF 2010).
Seminar «3D Animation» with Giotis Katsambas in the Russian Cultural Center (CYIFF 2008)
Seminar “Getting started in writing screenplays” with Dr Andrew Horton, Director of Film
Studies at the University of Oklahoma, U.S.A., and award-winning screenwriter (“The Dark
Side of the Sun” with Brad Pitt) in Hotel Amathus (CYIFF 2006)
Seminar / Workshop “Actor in front of the camera” with the award-winning actor and director
Thanasi Sarantos, which produced a short film (CYIFF 2010)
Seminar Masterclass with award winning Director of Photography Olympia Mytilineou
(“Strella”, “Miss Violence” – CYIFF 2013)
“CYIFF-Hollywood Scriptwriting Workshop” with the acclaimed U.S. writer and producer
Mitchell Peck (CYIFF 2014) and Jos Morin (CYIFF 2018)
Photo Exhibition “Human Relationships” (CYIFF 2017)
Photo Exhibition “Myths & Legends” (CYIFF 2018)
Masterclass with the acclaimed actor Anthony Skordi (CYIFF 2017)
Masterclass in film funding by the producer Carol d'Isle Bidault (CYIFF 2018)
“Pegasos Cinema Lab” produces a short film during the festival to be screened at the
Awards ceremony
CYIFF JURY MEMBERS – SPECIAL GUESTS “Golden Aphrodite”
They have served as members of the jury in 2006, several prominent artists and filmmakers such
as the following:
Papamichael Phaedon, production designer on films of John Cassavetes and Artistic
Director of the festival since 2007
Papamichael Phaedon Jr, award-winning cinematographer, (L.A., USA) and advisor to the
festival
Dr Andrew Horton, Director of Film Studies at the University of Oklahoma, U.S.A.
Stuart Alson, director of the New York Film & Video Festival (L.A., USA)
Directors: Chris Eyre (“Sundance”, USA), Nick Koundouros, Alice Danezi-Knutsen,
Archimedes Dennis Zervos (L.A., USA), Tony Srour, Nicolas Demetriou, Socrates
Lambropoulos, Michael Georgiades, Christos Georgiou, Oliver Kyr (Germany), Hu Xiuyang
(China), Wang Jingguang (China), Bejay Browne
Kakkavas Alexander, President of Scriptwriters, Greece
Stars: Q-Orianka Kilscher (“Pocahontas – New World”) (L.A., USA), Anna-Maria Marinca,
Sofia Shinas (L.A., USA), Costas Demetriou, Helen Petropoulos, Alexandra Pavlides,
Chloe Liaskou, Anna Synodinou, Anthony Skordi (L.A., USA)
Film Producers: Gregory Cascante (L.A.,USA), Georges Stephanopoulos (N.Y.,USA),
Vassos Giorgas (Greece), Vivek Singhania (India), George F. Roberson (USA), Mitchell
Peck (USA), Carol d'Isle Bidault (USA), Victoria Greene (USA), Julie Holman (USA)
Music Composers: Costas Cacoyannis, Dimitris Katis, Maro Theodorakis, Stavros Sideras
Alexandros Romanos Lizardos, film critic (ERT)
Olyna Xenopoulou, TV Presenter
Olympia Mytilineou, Director of Photography (Strella, Miss Violence)
