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Theo Panayides

Theo Panayides

Theo Panayides is a journalist and filmmaker. His Cyprus Mail profiles have been collected in a book, ‘The Lives of Others’.

Articles

image Film rebate scheme lies in ruins

Film rebate scheme lies in ruins
What could have been a vital boost to the economy is now the source of two lawsuits The Cyprus Mail has obtained further details of the lawsuits regarding Man of ...
image ‘All weapons’ needed to fight the pandemic

‘All weapons’ needed to fight the pandemic
Developing new drugs takes time and money, which is why repurposing existing ones to fight coronavirus makes so much sense. THEO PANAYIDES speaks to a local scientist involved in a ...
image Low-key artist with a ‘compulsion’ to paint

Low-key artist with a ‘compulsion’ to paint
The latest series of works by Zenon Jepras reflect his lockdown. THEO PANAYIDES meets a man who puts his success down to luck and compulsion Can we say self-deprecating? Zenon ...
image Swedish heavy-metal star with a head for business

Swedish heavy-metal star with a head for business
After four years in Limassol, the bass player and manager of one of Europe’s three largest rock bands remains resourceful and relentless. THEO PANAYIDES meets a man who has ...
image Public opinion: The two-state solution (Video)

Public opinion: The two-state solution (Video)
With the Turkish side in the Cyprus talks pushing hard for a ‘two-state solution’, we asked a selection of people – mostly on the northern, Turkish Cypriot side of Nicosia – for ...
image Natural therapist tackles mind, body and spirit

Natural therapist tackles mind, body and spirit
THEO PANAYIDES meets a man who approaches life holistically believing it to be the best way to fight coronavirus and any other troubles, both mental and physical Marios Smyrnios reminisces, ...
image Covid-19: Just how effective is ivermectin?

Covid-19: Just how effective is ivermectin?
Branded as a wonder drug by some and a danger to health by others, the drug has been used to fight coronavirus. In a world where the man on the ...
image Famous actress who finds being alone a blessing

Famous actress who finds being alone a blessing
THEO PANAYIDES meets a star of stage and small screen for 40 years who is a confirmed introvert but is now standing for MP – not because it was a long-held dream, ...
image Coronavirus: Pre-lockdown protest (Video)

Coronavirus: Pre-lockdown protest (Video)
The day before a third Covid lockdown was imposed (for two weeks) in Cyprus, a few hundred people protested outside Police Headquarters in Nicosia.
image Why aren’t we treating Covid?

Why aren’t we treating Covid?
The world would be much more relaxed if coronavirus was seen as treatable. So why aren’t drugs currently used for other problems but linked to helping patients being administered ...
image Family therapist finds the joy in life

Family therapist finds the joy in life
In a relationship psychotherapist, THEO PANAYIDES finds a serene woman who believes in togetherness, resilience and flexibility There’s a framed photo on the wall of the office – a film ...
image Government failing the public’s-right-to-know test

Government failing the public’s-right-to-know test
From the numbers of expats waiting years for citizenships to the environmental impact of development projects, the Cyprus Mail put the new freedom of information act to the test. It ...
image DVD club owner hangs on to a vanishing sector

DVD club owner hangs on to a vanishing sector
In the owner of one of the island’s last DVD clubs, THEO PANAYIDES finds a man looking for a kinder world who rests his mind in the films around ...
image Rome-based writer-director living life at a gallop

Rome-based writer-director living life at a gallop
In a poet, essayist, translator and theatre director THEO PANAYIDES meets an impulsive woman who best expresses herself through other people Poet, translator, essayist, theatre director… We’ve been talking ...