The grand opening on Saturday, 10 October
The International Short Film Festival of Cyprus raises the curtain on its 16th edition on Saturday 10 October at the Rialto Theatre in Limassol. For seven days, until 16 October, the festival welcomes filmmakers from Cyprus and around the world, with short films, special screenings and events beyond the big screen.
The festival draws its inspiration from the restless energy of adolescence. This year's edition overflows with a hunger for life: for the joy that exists in the world, despite everything happening in it, and perhaps even because of it. Shifting in mood and form, the programme moves between different stories and ways of seeing, making the festival a place of encounter, curiosity and shared experience.
The festival opens on Saturday 10 October at 8:00 p.m. at the Rialto Theatre with the ceremony "The Open Call: A Cheap, Ideal Idea", directed by Marios Kakoullis.
An ode to open calls.To those "submit your idea by 23:59" deadlines that keep us up all night, doubting, rewriting, hoping.To the ideas that sometimes get selected, and the many more that don't. To the projects that never happened, but carried us on to the next idea.Because that's how it all begins: with a cheap, ideal idea.
Director
Marios Kakoullis
Text / Lyrics
Eri Kyrgia
Music Composition / Sound Design
Anastasia Dimitriadou (Nama Dama)
Mixing & Additional Production
Lefteris Moumtzis
Lighting Design
Vasilis Petinaris
Costumes
Orestis Lazouras
Adult Choir Conductor
Michalis Grigoriou
Children’s Choir Conductor
Korina Vasiliou
Majorettes Choreography
Voula Ioannidou, Anna Genethliou, Savvina Georgiou
Conductor, Limassol Municipality Philharmonic Orchestra
Giorgos Krasidis
Sign Language Performance
Fanos Theofanous
Performers
Polyxeni Savva, Anna Konstantinidi
With the participation of
"Epilogi" Children's Choir, "Epilogi" Adult Choir, Limassol Majorettes, Limassol Municipality Philharmonic Orchestra, Passion in Motion Cheerleading Academy by Antonis Leontiou
The ceremony is followed by the first screenings of the International and National Competition Programmes, with five films officially opening the week. After the screenings, the filmmakers join the audience for a conversation.
Free Eliza (Notes on an Anatomical Imperfection): Alexandra Matthaiou, Cyprus / Greece / France, 20΄
Hyena: Altay Ulan Yang, USA / China, 21΄
Cosmonauts: Leo Černic, Slovenia / Italy, 14΄
Night Shift: Talat Gokdemir, Cyprus, 17΄
Kentucky Gaza: Omar Rammal, Jordan, 21΄
Opening Night Party
The first festival night continues at the ISFFC Hub in Heroes' Square with the Opening Night Party from 10:30 p.m. Ariadne takes over the decks, setting the rhythm for the official start of festival week. For those who want to get going earlier, Brandy Sour Hour awaits at the Hub from 7:00 p.m.
All films are screened in their original language with English and Greek subtitles.
Information:
Rialto Theatre, 77 77 77 45
Facebook: @Int'l Short Film Festival of Cyprus
Instagram: isffc_filmfestival
Tickets:
€5 day pass
€25 festival pass
Free admission is extended to students upon presentation of a valid student card, holders of a disability card, directors who are members of the Cyprus Directors' Guild, and actors who are members of the Cyprus Actors' Guild and of the Theatre Artists' Branch of SEDIKEK-PEO.
Screenings are suitable for audiences aged 18 and over.
ORGANISERS:
Deputy Ministry of Culture, Department of Contemporary Culture, and the Rialto Theatre
In collaboration with the Municipality of Limassol
Major Sponsors: APC Audit TAX Auditors, Green Olive, Digital Tree
Sponsor: AMP Filmworks
Technical Support: EventPRO
Award Sponsors: SteFilm, Dinos Katsourides Award, Master and Slave Limited
Hospitality Sponsors: Alinea, Mediterranean Beach Hotel
Media Sponsors: Check In, City Free Press, RIK
With the support of: the Organisation for European Programmes and Cultural Relations, Cyprus University of Technology, University of Cyprus Alumni Office, Lemesos newspaper, Limassol Film Club, Larnaca–Famagusta Film Club, Limassol Today, Lemesos Blog, Limassol Passenger Transport Company, Vestnik Kipra, Limassol Tourism Development and Promotion Company.
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