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Cyprus film days and more

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Cyprus film days and more

The 22nd Cyprus Film Days International Festival, scheduled for April 2024, will feature screenings, masterclasses, workshops, and parallel events aimed at industry professionals, cinephiles, and children. The festival will include AI and Physical Movement in Film Development training sessions, with a workshop on using Artificial Intelligence in film projects and a masterclass on storytelling through physical movement. The AI workshop will be led by Taç Romey and Markus Walsch, supported by CYENS Centre of Excellence, and held at The Studio in Nicosia. The movement masterclass will be led by Marie Scherzer, supported by Dance House Lefkosia, Dance House Lemesos, and Nea Kinisi Cyprus, and hosted at Dance House Lefkosia. The festival will also feature Cinema Talks for film professionals, covering topics like public film funding opportunities in Germany, the Minority Co-Productions Scheme, Creative Europe’s funding programmes, and investment incentives in Cyprus. Additionally, there will be film workshops for children and youth, including a masterclass on Screenlife technique, a collaborative filmmaking workshop for children with autism, a hand-drawn animation workshop, and a Speed Filmmaking workshop. The festival will take place from April 12-20 at the Rialto Theatre in Limassol and Zena Palace in Nicosia.

Exhibition celebrates local scenographers

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Exhibition celebrates local scenographers

The exhibition titled “Staging Worlds: Cypriot Scenographers in Retrospect” is being held in Cyprus to celebrate the local theatre scene and honors the contributions of distinguished theatre artists Stefanos Athienitis, Andy Bargilly, and Nikos Kouroussis. It is organized by the Cyprus Centre of Stage Designers, Architects, and Theatre Technicians (CYCSTAT) and features designs, drawings, maquettes, stage objects, masks, and interview materials. The exhibition is curated by Elena Katsouri and Edward Georgiou and is located at the Film Etc Creative Space in Nicosia, running from March 19 to March 29.

Cypriot film community denounces Cyprus-Israel partnership

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Cypriot film community denounces Cyprus-Israel partnership

The ratification of a film co-production agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and Israel is condemned by 100 individuals from the Cypriot film industry. This condemnation was organized by the network Film Workers for Palestine – Cyprus, under the call titled “No to the exploitation of cinema as an alibi for whitewashing the genocide of Palestinians.” The individuals opposing this agreement express their concern over the use of cinema to whitewash the actions of the state of Israel and its government against Palestinians.