International Competition Programmes Programmers Yiorgos Tsangaris and Gerben Schermer (Netherlands) selected 32 films from 19 countries for the international competition programme, among more that 650 submissions from around the world. The selection aims to present to the Cypriot public the most cutting-edge international films and at the same time to foster and expand the audience through works characterised by universality and humanist values. The children’s competition programme, targeted towards our ever-increasing younger audience, includes 8 from from 7 countries. The winner of the children’s competition will be decided by a 3-member children’s jury comprised by young school students. National Competition Programme and Cypriot Artists This year for the first time and in collaboration with the Cyprus Association of Graphic Designers and Illustrators a selection committee was appointed for the National Competition Programme. The committee members are Eleni Chadriotou, visual artist, Denis Constantinou, brand and motion designer, and Popi Pissouriou, graphic designer. The committee will also curate a panorama of Cypriot films. Within the framework of the Cyprus programme, visitors will have the opportunity to experience a unique exhibition of animated posters in the streets of Salamiou, organised in collaboration with the Cyprus Association of Graphic Designers and Illustrators, with the participation of twelve graphic designers and animators, as well as an installation by Andri Andreou entitled ‘Mnithi’ and a a VR Installation by Michalis Haralambous and Marios Lizides entitled ‘Anima’, with text by Marios Psaras and VR Developing Panayiotis Kyriakou. Acclaimed Cypriot artist Pantelis Diamantides will present an audiovisual performance on the festival’s big screen. Finally, during the festival we will inaugurate the zero-zero experimental stage, with after-midnight presentations by young Cypriot musicians and visual artists. This year’s performers and artists are Ichomagnetic Thoughts, the duet of Tasos & Panayiotis, Giorgos Y. Tsangaris and Nikolas Karatzas. And finally, we will experience two very special events by two acclaimed Cypriots from the field of creative writing: ‘Walking/Writing Salamiou’, an immersive, site-specific writing workshop through the streets of Salamiou, under the guidance of Nicoletta Demetriou, founder and director of Topos Retreat, and The Writing Room, and ‘Story typer’ Yiorgos Papakonstantinou who will be writing stories on typewriter inspired by conversations by members of the public. Panorama of student films Another first this year is the screening of a panorama of school student films, created in the workshops for students and teachers led by the festival team in more than 50 secondary education schools all over Cyprus since 2017. |
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