Considered as the one of the best festivals for upcoming directors, the 9th
Cyprus International Film Festival 2014 takes place from
September 8 till September 14 in the city of Pafos, Cyprus.
The festival is the biggest of artistic high value independent cinema event of the whole region. Cyprus IFF is the first internationally oriented film festival which offers new and upcoming directors in multiple sectors of entertainment (such as feature films, short films, animations, music videos, dance, experimental films and video art) the opportunity to showcase their talent in front of a jury of internationally acclaimed cinema experts, directors and actors.
The Tree And The Swing by Maria Douza
The festival has a competitive section with films produced the last 36 months, by emerging directors are selected for the screening program. Its parallel events create an important meeting place for Cypriots and foreign filmmakers. The Golden Aphrodite Award is being judged by a distinguished panel of experts in the international film industry.
Another highlight of this year’s festival, is the Scriptwriting Workshop with the acclaimed Hollywood producer Mitchell Peck on how to develop a screenplay according to the standards of the movies of Hollywood studios. The top five developed screenplays of the Cyprus IFF-Hollywood Scriptwriting Workshop will be sent to Studios in L.A. after the workshop and Cyprus IFF will get the feedback.
Balkan films and co-productions at the 9th
Cyprus IFF:
Bird of Cyprus by Nicolas Koumides, Cyprus, 2014
Common Denominator by Sotiris Tsafoulias, Greece, 2014
