08/11/2024
𝟏𝟗𝐓𝐇 𝐂𝐘𝐏𝐑𝐔𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐌 𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐋
𝐆𝐎𝐋𝐃𝐄𝐍 𝐀𝐏𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒 𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐘
WIFT CY Women in Film and Television Cyprus LIFE AWARDS to:
-Ivi Vassilopoulou, poet
-Arianna Economou, choreographer
The Cyprus International Film Festival is awarded with the EFFE Label which is Europe’s quality stamp for remarkable arts festivals showing their engagement in the field of the arts, community involvement and international openness.
The Golden Aphrodite Awards Ceremony of the 19th Cyprus International Film Festival was held at Melina Merkouri Hall on Saturday, November 2nd. This highlighted the sixth day Festival in Nicosia.
Petra Terzi, the Festival’s Director, expressed her gratitude: “I would like to thank the Bi-Communal Choir For Peace LENA MELANIDOU, the two maestros Kürşat Tilki and Georgia Poliniki and the pianist Gökhan Süt, for the beautiful program they just performed, the amazing presenter, actor, Marios Sarpetsas, the Festival team, who worked tirelessly over the past months to bring this nineteenth edition to life. My thanks also go to our sponsors, the Municipality of Nicosia, the Organization for European Programmes & Cultural Relations – Creative Europe Desk Cyprus, Opap Cyprus, Vino Cultura Restaurant, and the generous Post Production Award, sponsored by Copper Island, valued at 3,000 euros. A special thank you to the Ambassador of Serbia Susana Boskovic Prodanovic, the Serbian Consul in Cyprus Kypros Eliades, Mia Eliades, Photiades Group, Manolis Karapatakis of K-Cineplex cinemas, and each of our dedicated volunteers. I’m also grateful to The Classic Hotel for their warm hospitality, which made us all feel at home, as well as to our esteemed jury members and all participants—whether filmmakers, scriptwriters, or simply visitors attending the Festival’s activities and screenings at Melina Mercouri Hall. I hope we can gather again at the 20th Cyprus International Festival, stronger, healthier, and inspired, with more peace in our hearts and in our world.”
𝗔’ 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 - 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗩𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗨𝗦 𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗚𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦
We start with the awards for short films, documentaries, and various categories.
The jurors in several categories are:
A̳l̳e̳x̳i̳s̳ ̳C̳h̳a̳v̳i̳a̳r̳a̳s̳ ̳(̳G̳r̳e̳e̳c̳e̳)̳,̳ ̳C̳h̳a̳r̳l̳i̳ ̳B̳r̳o̳w̳n̳ ̳(̳U̳S̳A̳)̳,̳ ̳B̳e̳j̳a̳y̳ ̳B̳r̳o̳w̳n̳e̳ ̳(̳C̳y̳p̳r̳u̳s̳)̳,̳ ̳D̳i̳m̳i̳t̳r̳i̳s̳ ̳K̳a̳n̳n̳a̳v̳o̳s̳ ̳(̳G̳r̳e̳e̳c̳e̳)̳
ＨＯＮＯＲＡＲＹ ＭＥＮＴＩＯＮ
The challenging subject of inclusion and diversity is skillfully handled by both the director and the cast.
🎉MEOW - Andreas Pavlou, Cyprus, 2023, 20’
ＨＯＮＯＲＡＲＹ ＭＥＮＴＩＯＮ
For the Outstanding Cinematography
🎉20 Euros - Stephan Metzner, Cyprus, 2024, 14’5”
ＰＯＳＴ ＰＲＯＤＵＣＴＩＯＮ ＡＷＡＲＤ
Value of 3000 euros by COPPER ISLAND
🎉To Savvas Stavrou
for Buffer Zone
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＢＥＳＴ ＭＯＢＩＬＥ ＦＩＬＭ
🎉Kyrenia - Maria Yiannouka, Cyprus, 2023, 2’8”
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＢＥＳＴ ＤＡＮＣＥ ＡＷＡＲＤ ΙΝ Α ＳＨＯＲＴ ＦＩＬＭ
🎉IN - Michal Bratt, Amnon Houri, Israel, 2024, 7’49”
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ΑΝΙΜΑΤΙΟΝ ＡＷＡＲＤ
🎉Medusas - Ola Szmida, Poland, 2023, 8’4”
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＢＥＳＴ ＶＲ ＩＮＴＥＲＡＣＴＩＶＥ ＦＩＬＭ
🎉Surrounded Serenity - Malak Quota, Saudi Arabia, 2024, 4’11”
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＢＥＳＴ ＰＲＯＯＦ ＯＦ ＣＯＮＣＥＰＴ
🎉The Ex*****on - Luke Bouchier, Australia, 2023, 17”
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＡＰＨＲＯＤＩＴＥ ＣＩＮＥＭＡＴＩＣ ＡＷＡＲＤ (the award is given to a female director with a promising filmmaking career)
🎉Triangle - Zhino Hadi Hasan, Iraq, 2023, 14’25”
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ５０／５０ (This category involves directors who do exceptional film productions with an equal number of male and female associates in the credits, crew, and actors)
🎉Bubbles - Meri Dishnica, Italy, 2023, 15’
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＧＯＴ ＴＡＬＥＮＴ (This category involves filmmakers with their first short film)
The award is shared :
🎉TAXI - Constantinos Nikiforou, Cyprus, 2024, 15’
🎉Jasteece - Christina Charcharidi, Greece, 2024, 13’24”
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＢＥＳＴ ＶＥＴＥＲＡＮ’ｓ ＳＨＯＲＴ
ＦＩＬＭ (these awards are given to filmmakers with more
🎉Memory Lane - Frederic Mosbeux, Belgium, 2023, 19’41”
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＢＥＳＴ ＧＲＥＥＫ ＳＨＯＲＴ
🎉Until You See Me - Eleanna Santorinaiou, Greece, 2023, 15’
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＦＩＬＭ ＷＩＴＨ Ａ ＰＯＷＥＲＦＵＬ ＭＥＳＳＡＧＥ ＦＯＲ ＰＥＡＣＥ
🎉The Divided Island - Cey Sesiguzel, UK, 2024, 96’
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＢＥＳＴ ＴＡＬＥＮＴ ＳＨＯＲＴ ＤＯＣＵＭＥＮＴＡＲＹ
🎉Carpenter - Xelîl Sehragerd, Iran, 2023, 13’
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＢＥＳＴ ＴＡＬＥＮＴ ＦＥＡＴＵＲＥ ＤＯＣＵＭＥＮＴＡＲＹ
🎉Atlas - Ioannis Katseris, Greece, 2023, 70’50”
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＢＥＳＴ ＣＩＮＥＭＡＴＯＧＲＡＰＨＹ ＩＮ Ａ ＴＡＬＥＮＴ ＦＥＡＴＵＲＥ ＤＯＣＵＭＥＮＴＡＲＹ
🎉The Divided Island - Cey Sesiguzel, UK, 2024, 96’
ＣＹＩＦＦ ＢＥＳＴ ＤＩＲＥＣＴＩＯＮ ＩＮ Ａ ＶＥＴＥＲＡＮ ＦＥＡＴＵＲＥ ＤＯＣＵＭＥＮＴＡＲＹ
🎉The Path Full Of Stars - Ahmad Syed Kashmiri, Iran, 2024, 60’
ＣＹＩＦＦ ＢＥＳＴ ＣＩＮＥＭＡＴＯＧＲＡＰＨＹ ＩＮ Ａ ＶＥＴＥＲＡＮ ＦＥＡＴＵＲＥ ＤＯＣＵＭＥＮＴＡＲＹ
🎉Homelandsickness - Gülsel Özkan, Germany, 2023, 84’29”
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＢＥＳＴ ＶＥＴＥＲＡＮ ＦＥＡＴＵＲＥ ＤＯＣＵＭＥＮＴＡＲＹ
🎉Shattered - Orhan Tekeoğlu, Nurdan Tekeoğlu, Greece, 2023, 60’
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＮＯＳＴＩＭＯＮ ＩＭＡＲ
🎉A Spartan Dream - M. Achilles, USA, 2024, 93’
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＰＨＥＤＯＮ ＰＡＰＡＭＩＣＨＡＥＬ ＴＥＣＨＮＩＣＡＬ ＡＷＡＲＤ
🎉ENESCU, skinned alive
Cinematography: Roberto Stan
Production Design: Catalin Bocirnea
𝗕’ 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 – 𝗩𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠𝗦
5 FEATURE FILMS COMPETE IN THE VETERANS FEATURE FILMS CATEGORY:
A Spartan Dream - M. Achilles, USA, 2024, 93’
ENESCU, skinned alive - Toma Enache, Romania, 2024, 120’
Giddiness - Nikos Kourou, Greece, 2024, 81’
Paper Dream - Ali Atshani, USA, 2022, 85’
Wedlock - Magdalena Ralcheva
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＢＥＳＴ ＶＥＴＥＲＡＮ’ｓ ＣＩＮＥＭＡＴＯＧＲＡＰＨＹ ＩＮ Ａ ＦＥＡＴＵＲＥ ＦＩＬＭ
Nominations:
1. A Spartan Dream - Giannis Fotou
2. Paper Dream - Mahmoud Atshani
3. Wedlock - Emil Christov
🎉Winner: Wedlock - Emil Christov
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＢＥＳＴ ＶＥＴＥＲＡＮ’ｓ ＤＩＲＥＣＴＩＯＮ ＩＮ Ａ ＦＥＡＴＵＲＥ ＦＩＬＭ
Nominations:
1. ENESCU, skinned alive - Toma Enache
2. Paper Dream - Ali Atshani
3. Wedlock - Magdalena Ralcheva
🎉Winner: Wedlock - Magdalena Ralcheva
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＢＥＳＴ ＶＥＴＥＲＡＮ’ｓ ＦＥＡＴＵＲＥ ＦＩＬＭ
Nominations:
1. ENESCU, skinned alive - Toma Enache, Romania, 2024, 120’
2. Paper Dream - Ali Atshani, USA, 2022, 85’
3. Wedlock - Magdalena Ralcheva, Bulgaria, 2024, 120’
🎉Winner: Paper Dream - Ali Atshani, USA, 2022, 85’
𝗖’ 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 – 𝗚𝗢𝗟𝗗𝗘𝗡 𝗔𝗣𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗘
The Jury members of the GOLDEN APHRODITE category, which includes directors' first feature films, are:
Lilian Baksalevowz (film distributor, France)
Gabor Kutyik (director, animator, Hungary)
Marina Bland (entertainment industry advisor, activist, USA)
Karolina Rum (film distributor, producer, Poland)
Vivek Singhania (producer, India)
𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 “𝗚𝗢𝗟𝗗𝗘𝗡 𝗔𝗣𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗘” 𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗚𝗢𝗥𝗬:
Blue Sunshine - Samyuktha Vijayan, India, 2023, 98’
Brando With A Glass Eye - Antonis Tsonis, Greece, 2024, 120’
DifferentI Paths To Holiness - Aniela Astrid Gabryel, Poland, 2023, 75’
Emily Cat-alonian - Alberto Zúñiga, Mexico, 2023, 69’
Just like me - Andreas Thelander, Sweden, 2023, 73’34”
Lazarus Path- Ivan Jovic, Serbia, 2024, 90’
Nearest Distance - Tong Nian, China, 2024, 93’
Nobody Wants to Shoot a Woman - Kerry Ann Enright, USA, 2024, 92’
Sara, La Fuerza Del Mar - Martín Agudelo Ramírez, Andrés Ricaurte, Colombia, 2023, 108’
Sgt. Fruit Fly - Tommy King, Canada, 2023, 90’
The Asylum Seekers - Michael Hapeshis, Cyprus, 2024, 93’45”
Unfounded - Hiroaki Yanagi, Japan, 2023, 99’9”
Yakamoz - Ali Kerem Gulermen, Turkey, 2024, 97’29”
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ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＢＥＳＴ ＰＲＯＤＵＣＴＩＯＮ ＤＥＳＩＧＮ ＩＮ Ａ ＦＩＲＳＴ ＦＥＡＴＵＲＥ ＦＩＬＭ
Nominations:
1. DifferentI Paths To Holiness - Barbara Szymczak
2. Sgt. Fruit Fly - Jesse Peterson
3. Yakamoz - Selin Girgin
🎉Winner: Different Paths To Holiness - Barbara Szymczak
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＢＥＳＴ ＳＥＴＳ ／ ＣＯＳＴＵＭＥＳ ＩＮ Ａ ＦＩＲＳＴ ＦＥＡＴＵＲＥ ＦＩＬＭ
Nominations:
1. Blue Sunshine - Sets: Steev Benjamin, KS Meettu
Costumes: Samyuktha Vijayan
2. Sgt. Fruit Fly - Tess Gebel
3. Yakamoz - Taleh Aliyev
🎉Winner: Yakamoz - Taleh Aliyev
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＢＥＳＴ ＭＵＳＩＣ ＳＣＯＲＥ ＩＮ Ａ ＦＩＲＳＴ ＦＥＡＴＵＲＥ ＦＩＬＭ
Nominations:
1. Lazarus Path - Vasilis Tsabropoulos
2. Nearest Distance - Xiaofeng Wang
3. Sgt. Fruit Fly - Manos Antoniadis
🎉Winner: Nearest Distance - Xiaofeng Wang
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＢＥＳＴ ＥＤＩＴＩＮＧ ＩＮ Ａ ＦＩＲＳＴ ＦＥＡＴＵＲＥ ＦＩＬＭ
Nominations:
1.Lazarus Path - Aleksandar Jacic
2. Sgt. Fruit Fly - John Gurdebeke & Lambis Haralambidis
3. Unfounded - Japan
🎉Winner: Lazarus Path - Aleksandar Jacic
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＢＥＳＴ ＳＵＰＰＯＲＴＩＮＧ ＡＣＴＯＲ ＩＮ Ａ ＦＩＲＳＴ ＦＥＡＴＵＲＥ ＦＩＬＭ
Nominations:
1. Brando With A Glass Eye - Alex Chrysanthopoulos
2. Sara, La Fuerza Del Mar - Felipe Giraldo
3. Unfounded - Takehiro Murata, Japan
🎉Winner: Brando With A Glass Eye - Alex Chrysanthopoulos
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＢＥＳＴ ＬＥＡＤＩＮＧ ＡＣＴＯＲ ＩＮ Ａ ＦＩＲＳＴ ＦＥＡＴＵＲＥ ＦＩＬＭ
Nominations:
1. Blue Sunshine - Samyuktha Vijayan
2. Brando With A Glass Eye - Yiannis Niarros
3. Sgt. Fruit Fly - Jamie Mayers
🎉Winner: Blue Sunshine - Samyuktha Vijayan
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＢＥＳＴ ＳＵＰＰＯＲＴＩＮＧ ＡＣＴＲＥＳＳ ＩＮ Ａ ＦＩＲＳＴ ＦＥＡＴＵＲＥ ＦＩＬＭ
Nominations:
1. Blue Sunshine - Geetha Kailasam
2. Different Paths To Holiness - Julia Szczepanska
3. Sgt. Fruit Fly - Niki Skiadaresi
🎉Winner: Sgt. Fruit Fly - Niki Skiadaresi
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＢＥＳＴ ＬＥＡＤＩＮＧ ＡＣＴＲＥＳＳ ＩＮ Ａ ＦＩＲＳＴ ＦＥＡＴＵＲＥ ＦＩＬＭ
Nominations:
1. Just like me - Cecilia Falkebring
2. Nobody Wants to Shoot a Woman - Tina Benko
3. Sara, La Fuerza Del Mar - Gisselle Villada
🎉Winner: Nobody Wants to Shoot a Woman - Tina Benko
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＢＥＳＴ ＳＣＲＩＰＴ ＩＮ Ａ ＦＩＲＳＴ ＦＥＡＴＵＲＥ ＦＩＬＭ
Nominations:
1. Sara, La Fuerza Del Mar - Martín Agudelo Ramírez
2. Sgt. Fruit Fly - Tommy King, Canada
3. Unfounded - Ryuichi Matsush*ta, Japan
🎉Winner: Sara, La Fuerza Del Mar - Martín Agudelo Ramírez
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＢＥＳＴ ＣＩＮＥＭＡＴＯＧＲＡＰＨＹ ＩＮ Ａ ＦＩＲＳＴ ＦＥＡＴＵＲＥ ＦＩＬＭ
Nominations:
1. Blue Sunshine - Steev Benjamin
2. Nearest Distance - Tong Nian
3. Sgt. Fruit Fly - Stephen Chandler Whitehead
🎉Winner: Nearest Distance - Tong Nian, China
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＢＥＳＴ ＤＩＲＥＣＴＯＲ ＩＮ Ａ ＦＩＲＳＴ ＦＥＡＴＵＲＥ ＦＩＬＭ
Nominations:
1. Blue Sunshine - Samyuktha Vijayan
2. Lazarus Path - Ivan Jovic, Serbia
3. Sgt. Fruit Fly - Tommy King, Canada
🎉Winner: Lazarus Path - Ivan Jovic, Serbia
ＣＹＩＦＦ ２０２４ ＢＥＳＴ ＦＩＲＳＴ ＦＥＡＴＵＲＥ ＦＩＬＭ ＷＩＮＳ ＴＨＥ ＧＯＬＤＥＮ ＡＰＨＲＯＤＩＴＥ ＡＷＡＲＤ
🎉Sgt. Fruit Fly - Tommy King, Canada, 2023, 90’
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