This year, the yard of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation (BoCCF) will transform once again into an outdoor summer cinema, as part of the FANEROMENI24 Arts Festival, featuring unique productions by Cypriots filmmakers, in association with The Friends of Cinema Society. The screening programme follows:

Little Nicholas and The Treasure Hunt: Thursday, August 1, 2024 @8pm

“Little Nicholas”, who has raised generations with his adventures on paper, visits the big screen with his third – and best – adventure.

Nine-year-old Nicholas loves playing with his school buddies, a crazy gang called The Invincibles. When Nicolas’ father suddenly gets a promotion, which requires a move to the French South, Nicolas’ whole world comes tumbling down. Not wanting to lose his friends, he concocts the ultimate plan with them to prevent the awful move: a treasure hunt.

Translated into Greek | Family | Duration: 95’

Smuggling Hendrix: Thursday, August 8, 2024 @8.30pm

Set against the backdrop of a divided Nicosia, a straight comedy satirises the absurdity that has become part of the daily life of its inhabitants, without trying to solve the Cyprus problem. Comfortable and enjoyable Adam Boussdoucos (“Soul Kitchen”) in the title role. Yannis is a washed-up musician. His girlfriend has left him while his “lenders” have become his close corset. He plans to leave with his beloved dog, Jimmy. But when the dog runs away to the occupied territories, John has to deal with a European law that prohibits the passage of animals into free territories. Stranded, he is forced to enlist the help of his ex-girlfriend, as well as a Turkish settler, to help him get Jimmy back.

The film had its world premiere at Robert De Niro’s Tribeca Film Festival, where it won the award for Best International Fiction Film. In Thessaloniki it was one of the three Greek films that participated in the international competition section of the festival, competing for the Golden Alexander – it was eventually awarded a special mention. The film also won the Best Film Award at the Quebec Film Festival in Canada and a special mention at the Palm Springs Festival, one of the largest in the world. Finally, it was awarded the Screenplay Award by the Hellenic Film Academy and was nominated for the five most important categories: Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best New Director, Best New Director, Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Director.

Director: Marios Piperidis | Cast: Adam Boussdukos, Vicky Papadopoulou, Fatih Al, Ozgur Karadeniz, Tony Demetriou | Duration: 92′

Little Nicholas Goes on Holiday: Thursday, August 29, 2024 @8pm

A school year, a very strenuous one, is over. Nicolas took the prize for rhetoric – which rewarded him not so much for quality as for quantity – and said goodbye to classmates Alchest, Rufus, Ed, Joffroy, Mexan, Joakim, Clotaire and Aniane. Books and notebooks are packed away in the drawers, and now everyone is thinking about the holidays.

Translated into Greek | Family | Duration: 95’

The Beloved – SIN: Wednesday, September 18, 2024 @8.30pm

The film “The Beloved” starring the beautiful Hollywood icon Raquel Welch, in addition to Cypriot actors and extras, bring to life a tale of passion in a now occupied village. The film was shot in Cyprus in 1970 in the village of Karmi in Kyrenia, with music by Yannis Markopoulos, and was a major event for the island.

The film strongly promoted the island, its beaches, the locals, their customs and traditions. The story follows a Cypriot living in London who returns home to settle inheritance issues, and there encounters desire in the form of a married woman, who was once his childhood friend.. and so a great love is born.

Rated 16+

Beloved Days: Thursday, September 19, 2024 @8.30pm

A film shot in 1970, in the now Turkish-occupied village of Karmi, Cyprus, serves as the kaleidoscope of the documentary, introducing images from that magical era and the island’s promising future as a film destination: a future that was abruptly ended by the Turkish invasion of 1974.

In 1970, the inhabitants of the small village of Karmi experienced the unprecedented: the filming of the movie “The Beloved”, with a crew and Hollywood actors such as Raquel Wells, Richard Johnson and others. The documentary, like a kaleidoscope, conveys images of the social reality of the time and the traumatic changes experienced by the islanders after the Turkish invasion. Forty years later, such beloved days are revisited with nostalgia.

  • All events will take place with observation of all necessary protection measures for the health and safety of visitors and staff and are accessible to disabled groups.
  • All screenings start at 8.30pm, with doors opening at 8pm.
  • Children’s screenings start at 8pm.
  • Free entrance

Please note: during the screenings, photos and/or videos will be taken. Images of attendees may thus be used for promotional purposes, or provided to the media, or uploaded to the Internet. By attending the screenings, the public automatically grants organisers the right to use the photos/videos taken.

Find more information on the website of the Cultural Foundation: www.boccf.org, on the official pages of the Foundation on Facebook and Instagram (@boccf), and by calling 22128175.