Before the first full week of June ends, an artistic event will take place in Limassol exhibiting the work of several local creatives. Ιn the framework Radical Afterlives: The Cyprus Movements Archive Project, the resident artists Belinda Papavasiliou, Emily Demetriou and x.ypno present their works at Vinegar Factory this month. The works were already presented … Read more
Fidias Panayiotou, a Cypriot candidate for MEP and famous YouTuber, claimed that his car was stolen while he was abroad in Greece. This was the first time his car had been stolen. Despite not having filed a complaint with the police, he is polling high in the MEP elections as an independent candidate.
Fact: Cyprus is a place that has been enriched by many hands and voices down the centuries, making it a living example of cultural synthesis and innovation.
– Cypriot filmmaker Stelana Kliris sold the rights of her romantic comedy “Find Me Falling” to Netflix, set to premiere on July 19.
– Stelana Kliris began her film career in 2004 and has worked on various projects including romantic comedies and social dramas.
– She founded her own company, Meraki Films, and utilized her experiences to produce “Find Me Falling.”
– The film was completed in 2023 and sold to Netflix after a private screening for distributors.
– The original title of the film was “The Islander,” but Netflix changed it to “Find Me Falling.”
– The film was inspired by an article about a kind man living near a ‘suicide hotspot’ in Sydney.
– “Find Me Falling” was shot over six weeks in May/June 2022 in Peyia and Nicosia, Cyprus.
– The main cast includes Agni Scott, Ali Fumiko Whitney, and Harry Connick, Jr.
– The film received funding from the deputy ministry of culture and was the first to utilize both the national fund and the Cyprus Film Commission’s cash rebate.
– Stelana Kliris is preparing her next feature “Apart from Her” and developing other projects.
The performance “Bodies We Fall For” will be presented on March 29 at Skala Municipal Theatre in Larnaca, focusing on the theme of love and the types of bodies people are attracted to. It features two young women, Naya and Panayiota, who share their experiences and thoughts on love, dating, and accessibility. The play is notable for its inclusivity, offering features such as live interpretation in Cypriot Sign Language, subtitling for the hearing impaired, tactile guidance, and audio description for the visually impaired. This performance, which was first shown at the 2nd Beyond DisDance Festival in Limassol, is designed to be accessible to individuals with visual, auditory, and mobility impairments. Tickets are available for €12.
The Second Science Café, organized by the University of Cyprus (UCY) with support from the Bank of Cyprus (BoC), aimed to dispel myths about the Cypriot dialect. The event took place on February 29 at Aglantzia’s Caffè Nero, featuring UCY Lecturer in Linguistics Spyros Armostis and author Antonis Georgiou as hosts. Armostis emphasized the importance of public engagement in scientific and artistic discourse regarding language, while Georgiou discussed the freedom of choosing a linguistic medium for self-expression and the value of effective language use over form. They addressed topics such as language usage in education, the Cypriot dialect’s ability to convey complex ideas, its relationship with modern Greek, and the importance of its preservation. Armostis holds a PhD and MPhil in Linguistics from the University of Cambridge, specializing in phonetics, phonology, socio-linguistics, and clinical linguistics, with research in Cypriot Greek and Cypriot Arabic. Georgiou, a Limassol-based lawyer with a prolific literary career, has received national and international acclaim, including prestigious awards and theatrical adaptations of his novels. The University of Cyprus organizes Science Cafés and a Science Talks podcast series on Spotify to promote informal scientist-public interactions and combat misinformation.