Cyprus to Launch Tax Incentives Scheme
NICOSIA: The Cypriot cabinet approved a scheme to attract foreign productions, which will offer tax incentives of up to 35% per cent of expenditure incurred in Cyprus and capped at…
PRODUCTION: Tonia Mishiali in Postproduction with Pause
NICOSIA: The drama Pause directed by Tonia Mishiali is currently in postproduction and is set to be completed in October 2017. This coproduction between Cyprus and Greece was selected for…
FESTIVALS: Wednesday with Goddard Wins the 16th Countryside Animafest Cyprus Views of the World Festival
NICOSIA: The British short film Wednesday with Goddard directed by Nicolas Menard was awarded best film in the International Competition of the 16th Countryside Animafest Cyprus Views of the World…
FESTIVALS: Seven Awards for I Still Hide to Smoke
PAPHOS: The big winner of the 12th Cyprus International Film Festival Golden Aphrodite in Paphos was I Still Hide to Smoke directed by Rayhana Obermeyer, taking seven of the festival’s…
FESTIVALS: 12th Cyprus IFF opens in Paphos
NICOSIA: The 12th Cyprus International Film Festival Golden Aphrodite opened 14 June 2017 in the European Capital of Culture 2017 Paphos, where it will run through 24 June.
FESTIVALS: Cyprus Animation Fest Announces Competition Films
NICOSIA: Eleven animated films from Cyprus will screen in the National Competition of the 16th Countryside Animafest Cyprus – Views of the World festival, which will take place in Limassol,…
FESTIVALS: Paphos IFF Brings Shorts and Docs to Cyprus
NICOSIA: The second annual Paphos International Film Festival (PIFF), which runs 16-18 June 2017, will screen short films and documentaries from around the world, as well as run workshops, master…
FESTIVALS: Cyprus Festival Call for Short Film Scripts
NICOSIA: The 12th Cyprus International Film Festival, which will run from 14 to 24 June in Paphos, has opened a call to script writers of short films to submit their…
FNE at Cyprus Film Days International Festival: Rosemarie wins 2017 Festival
NICOSIA: Cypriot director Adonis Florides’ production Rosemarie won the Glocal Images Best Film Award at the 15th Cyrus Film Days International Festival held in Limassol and Nicosia from 27 April…
FNE at Cyprus Film Days: Rosemarie
NICOSIA: The feature film Rosemarie by Adonis Florides will have its world premiere at the 15th Cyrus Film Days International Festival, to take place between 27 April and 6 May…
FNE at Cyprus Film Days: Boy on the Bridge
NICOSIA: The drama Boy on the Bridge by Petros Charalambous will have its Cyprus premiere at the 15th Cyrus Film Days International Festival, to take place between 27 April and…
FESTIVALS: Cyprus Film Days Announces 2017 Films
NICOSIA: The 15th Cyrus Film Days International Festival, which takes place 27 April - 6 May 2017 in Nicosia and Limassol, will showcase 11 films from across the globe, including…
Cyprus Puts New Focus on Film Industry
NICOSIA: A planned visit by a delegation of Bollywood producers could inspire the Cyprus government to establish conditions suitable for growing a film services industry.
PRODUCTION: Cypriot Debut Feature Pause Moves to Postproduction
NICOSIA: Cypriot director Tonia Mishiali is currently in postproduction with her debut feature Pause aka Menopause. This Cypriot/Greek coproduction is expected to be completed by early 2018.
GRANTS: Cyprus Announces Grants
NICOSIA: Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture announced the winners of the official funding programme for 2016-2017. The Ministry allotted 85,500 EUR as script development grants for low budget feature…
CYPRUS: Country Report 2016
Due to the financial crisis that hit Cyprus in 2013, the Ministry of Education and Culture was forced to stop funding the film industry. For the first time since then,…
FESTVALS: Cyprus Short Film Fest Call for Entries
LIMASSOL: The International Short Film Festival of Cyprus is accepting films for the festival, which will take place 14 – 21 October 2017.
Digital Project Premiered in Cyprus
NICOSIA: Life Routes: Cyprus, a research project by five young people from Cyprus exploring spaces of everyday life, division and co-existence in their country, premiered in Nicosia on 12 December…
Cypriot Doc Premieres in Nicosia
NICOSIA: The Cyprus documentary film The Incredible Story of ArachnobeeA had its national premiere in Nicosia last week.
Boy on the Bridge Set for World Premiere
NICOSIA: Petros Charalambous’s debut feature Boy on the Bridge is set to have its world premiere in the official competition of the Festa del Cinema di Roma - Alice in…
