Buffer zone village greets Hollywood
A resident of Mammari suddenly finds herself living on a film set The view from the hills that rise above the village of Mammari on
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Local documentary wins at Red Cross International Film Festival
Documentary film Life begins at 90 won Best Short Documentary at the prestigious Red Cross International Film Festival, held in Varna, Bulgaria last week. It
Billy Baldwin ‘loves Cyprus’ and wants to come back again
Actor William (Billy) Baldwin, who is currently in Cyprus to film ‘S.O.S. – Survive or Sacrifice’, which is being shot in and around Limassol said
Short Film Festival calls for entries
October may be a long way off but the Short Film Festival of Cyprus, staged in Limassol, is already getting ready for its ninth edition.
First Cyprus film summit to host 120 local and international participants
The first Cyprus film summit bringing together film and audio-visual professionals from all over the world will be held in Nicosia from October 9 until
Turkey jails filmmaker for movie portraying execution of Erdogan
A Turkish filmmaker was convicted on Friday of membership of a terrorist group for a feature film that portrayed President Tayyip Erdogan having a gun
The Dome hotel: a refuge in a time of war
By Rally Papageorgiou A new documentary on historic Dome hotel, long a Kyrenia landmark, tells a tale of glamour, war, loss and solidarity. Long famous for
Smuggling Hendrix: the Cyprob via a dog
A Cypriot film about a man who tries to smuggle his lost dog across the buffer zone has just won an award at a major
US filmmaker offers roadmap to boost local industry
Greece is luring foreign filmmakers with tax incentives. Cyprus is poised to do the same. Hollywood cinematographer Steven Bernstein explains how it could work By
Young migrants making it on their own in Cyprus
By Evie Andreou The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Unhcr) in Cyprus has launched a short film produced by seven young refugees
Film on Armenian genocide to be shown in Cyprus
The Promise, a 2016 film set in the final years of the Ottoman Empire, is coming to Cyprus, and with it a chance to get
Cyprus International film festival celebrates women in film
THE Cyprus International Film Festival (CYIFF) has launched a new category this year, the Aphrodite Cinematic Award, which will highlight women in film in Cyprus, and
Bonding across the Green Line
By Agnieszka Rakoczy Panikos Chrysanthou’s film The Story of the Green Line focuses on unlikely bonds formed between Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot soldiers Collecting
Lack of film industry support moves Cyprus to Malta
MPs were up in arms on Tuesday when discussion in a House committee revealed a BBC production on Cypriot migration to the UK is to
50 shades of dreck? Steamy “Grey” film tops Razzies as Hollywood’s worst
By Chris Michaud The erotic box office hit “Fifty Shades of Grey” led the pack on Saturday for the annual Razzie Awards, “honoring” Hollywood’s worst
Germans give Hitler actor a warm welcome
By Madeline Chambers A German actor who dressed up as Adolf Hitler and travelled through the country for four weeks chatting to smiling voters and
A Hollywood future?
By Constantinos Psillides What do the HBO hit show Game of Thrones, Spielberg’s Munich, Brad Pitt’s World War Z, Russel Crowe’s Gladiator and Tom Hanks’
Turkish Cypriot whose great love inspired a movie, dies aged 79
By Agnieszka Rakoczy A LEGENDARY Turkish Cypriot goatherd whose great love inspired a Cyprus-made Romeo and Juliet movie that was screened at the Venice Film
Cypriot TV personalities make a splash on the big screen
By Evie Andreou IN TIMES of economic depression love and devotion in one’s own art often becomes the driving force behind creative ideas. In order
Acting with Clooney was fun, says London Cypriot
WORKING with a stellar cast including George Clooney, Matt Damon and Bill Murray could easily have been an intimidating experience for a young actor. But