SEE CINEMA Launches Short Fiction Films Contest
NICOSIA: South Eastern European Cinema Network (SEE) is launching a contest for short fiction films. Exclusively national productions of a SEE CINEMA member-state (Cyprus, Greece, Serbia, Albania, Republic of North …
Film and TV Projects Approved for Incentives in Cyprus
NICOSIA: Several productions have been approved for incentives or already applied for incentives in Cyprus, where the cash rebate of up to 35 percent on qualifying expenditures was launched in…
PRODUCTION: Nicolas Cage and William Baldwin Shoot in Cyprus
NICOSIA: Nicolas Cage stars in Jiu Jitsu by Greek-American director and producer Dimitri Logothetis, the first international production to be shot entirely in Cyprus since the launch in 2018 of…
FNE Market Analysis 2018: CYPRUS
NICOSIA: The Ministry of Education and Culture in Cyprus made great efforts in 2018 to expand the country’s activities in various aspects concerning the cinema, including film production, film education…
FESTIVALS: Smuggling Hendrix Wins Cyprus Film Days
LIMASSOL: Marios Piperides’ film Smuggling Hendrix is the unsurprising winner of both the national competition and the Audience Award at the 17th Cyprus Film Days International Festival, which concluded on…
GRANTS: Cyprus Announces Grants for 2018-2019
NICOSIA: The Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture allotted 4,484,000 EUR for the production of 10 low budget feature films and two documentaries in 2018-2019 on the recommendation of the…
PRODUCTION: Nicolas Cage Stars in First International Production to Be Shot in Cyprus Since Launch of Cyprus Cash Rebates
NICOSIA: The science fiction martial arts film Jiu Jitsu directed by Dimitri Logothetis and starring Nicolas Cage is set to be shot entirely in Cyprus. This is the first international…
FESTIVALS: The 17th Cyprus Film Days IFF Ready to Kick Off
LIMASSOL: Nine titles, including a production from Cyprus, will compete in the Glocal Images International Competition section of the Cyprus Film Days International Film Festival, whose 17th edition will take…
Smuggling Hendrix on In-flight Entertainment of Emirates
NICOSIA: The comedy Smuggling Hendrix by Marios Piperides is available on in-flight entertainment of Emirates. Since its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, this coproduction between Cyprus, Germany and…
AMP Filmworks Puts Cyprus on Film Map
NICOSIA: Cypriot production house AMP Filmworks had a big break-through when its feature film Smuggling Hendrix directed by the company’s founder Marios Piperides had its world premiere and won the…
Cypriot Company Signs Agreement with Robert De Niro’s Tribeca Enterprises
NICOSIA: The Cyprus News Agency (CAN) reports that a new Cyprus company, Screentale, has signed an agreement with Robert De Niro’s company Tribeca Enterprises NY.
Cyprus to Offer New Incentives Package for Film Productions
NICOSIA: Cyprus is offering a whole range of new incentives to attract international productions to the island and to boost its own small film industry.
First Cyprus Film Summit Kicks Off
NICOSIA: The Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency has invited producers from Bollywood, Hollywood and Pinewood along with a contingent of international representatives from around the world to a film summit taking…
FESTIVALS: The 8th International Short Film Festival of Cyprus Announces National Competition
LIMASSOL: The National Competition programme of the 8th International Short Film Festival of Cyprus showcases 19 films, which are automatically included in the international competition. The festival runs from 13…
Cyprus Launches Film Industry Promotion and Incentives Scheme
NICOSIA: Cyprus has launched a new government scheme that will provide producers with incentives, cash rebates and/or tax credits of up to 35% on qualifying production expenditure. Tax allowances of…
FNE at KVIFF 2018: Film in Cyprus is Blossoming
KARLOVY VARY: Film in Cyprus is blossoming as Cypriot filmmaker Tonia Mishiali arrives at KVIFF with her film Pause selected for the East of the West Competition. The prestigious East…
FESTIVALS: Veronique Meriadec's A Thousand Pieces Wins 13th Cyprus IFF
PAPHOS: The 13th Cyprus International Film Festival Golden Aphrodite concluded in Paphos on Sunday, 1 July, with an award ceremony presented by the festival’s founder Petra Terzi and Stefanos Theofylaktou.…
FNE at Paphos IFF: Iran and Belgium Win Top Prizes at Cyprus Fest
NICOSIA: The third Paphos International Film Festival (PIFF), which ended on 24 June 2018, announced the winners of the Audience International and Student short film awards.
FESTIVALS: Paphos IFF Screens Short Films
NICOSIA: The third Paphos International Film Festival (PIFF), running 22-24 June 2018, will screen 19 international short films and 11 student films.
FESTIVALS: Eighteen Films Compete at Cyprus IFF
NICOSIA: The 13th Cyprus International Film Festival Golden Aphrodite will run from 23 June to 1 July 2018 in Paphos.