The 10th International Film Festival «Cyprus Film Days 2012» opens its doors and launches an exciting programme of screenings, featuring some of the most talked about films of the year, along with some of the most exceptional films from the international independent cinema scene. Tributes, special screenings, a photographic exhibition, workshops and music events make up this year’s much anticipated programme of the official international film festival of Cyprus.
The tenth, anniversary edition of the festival will take place between the 20th and 29th of April 2012, in Limassol at the Rialto Theatre and in Nicosia, at the Zena Palace Cinema.
The festival is co-organised by the Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Rialto Theatre.
The festival aims at promoting international and Cypriot cinema, supporting and promoting the work of independent filmmakers, showcasing new talent and becoming a meeting point for filmmakers from the three continents surrounding the island of Cyprus. ‘Cyprus Film Days International Film Festival’ is a successful event that brings the international independent cinema closer to the Cypriot audience, and fosters an atmosphere for creative dialogue as well as entertainment.
The selection of films and programming of screenings and parallel events, is undertaken by a three-member Artistic Committee, consisting of Adonis Florides (film director), Costas Constandinides (Film Scholar), and Constantinos Sarkas (Journalist).
Festival Sections
Glocal Images – International Competition Section
- "Paradise" (Greece)
- "The Good Son" (Finland)
- "Restoration" (Israel)
- "My Only Son" (Belgium)
- "Invisible" (Israel & Germany)
- "The Dry Valley" (Russia)
- "Fish n' Chips" (Cyprus)
- "Combat Girls" (Germany)
- "Lover Boy" (Romania)
The international jury will grant the following awards to the films competing: Best Film Award (accompanied by €7.000 cash prize), Special Jury Award (accompanied by €2.000 cash prize) and Glocal Images Award (accompanied by of €1.000 cash prize).
Viewfinder - A Close-up of Contemporary International Cinema
- "The Artist" (France)
- "Alps" (Greece)
- "Shame" (England)
- "We Need to Talk About Kevin" (England & USA)
- "Drive" (USA)
- "Las Acacias" (Spain)
- "Elena" (Russia)
- "Tomboy" (France)
Parallel Screenings - Events
"Cinema Speaks"
"Comic Art in Motion"
"The return of Neorealism: The cinema of Ramin Bahrani"
"'Sunday Awaking': A Tribute to Michael Cacoyannis"
Throughout the festival, an open photographic exhibition will be set up with photographs from the filming of the documentary film Cyprus is an Island (1946) by Ralph Keene, in which at the time, Michael Cacoyannis participated as an assistant director, taking his first steps in filmmaking.
All the films included in Glocal Images, Viewfinder, Comic art in motion, and the tribute to Bahrani will be Cyprus premieres. In the Viewfinder section there will be a special screening of the film Tomboy.
Additional InfortmationAll films will be screened in their original language, and will be subtitled both in Greek and in English.
A full, detailed programme of the festival is available on the festival’s website at www.cyprusfilmdays.com
For more info and for the detailed screenings programme please call 77 77 77 45 and 77 77 25 52, visit the festival website at www.cyprusfilmdays.com or find us on facebook ‘Cyprus Film Days’.
Date: April 20th 2012- April 29th 2012
Time: 1900-2100hrs
Venue: Rialto, Limassol
Cost: The entrance will be free to all afternoon and late midnight screenings
- €6 day card
- €25 general entry card (for all festival screenings)
- Free entrance for students upon display of student card