International Short Film Festival 2012

The International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, the official international short film competition of Cyprus, opens its doors at Rialto Theatre this October. This is the second consecutive year that the festival is upgraded to an international event, having already established itself through five successful bi-annual festivals exhibiting Cypriot films in competition. The Festival will take place from the 13th to the 20th October 2012 and it is co-organised by the Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Cyprus and the Rialto Theatre. This year's festival is dedicated in memory of acclaimed Greek film director Theodoros Angelopoulos, who was violently killed in a road accident earlier this year.

The Festival celebrates the short film as a special genre of cinematic creation and expression, offering the audience a unique opportunity to enjoy some of the best local and international short film productions. Through an exciting parallel programme, events and workshops, the 2nd International Short Film Festival of Cyprus becomes a platform for inspiring short cinematic experiences and for creative dialogue with directors and film professionals from Cyprus and abroad. The parallel events and film screenings will be announced shortly.

The International Short Film Festival of Cyprus presents and awards the work of young talent as well as that of established filmmakers, showcasing fiction films, documentaries, experimental and animation films. 66 short films, that have already won awards and distinctions in important film festivals across the world, such as Cannes, Berlin, Rotterdam and Oberhausen, will participate in the international competition. 16 short films by Cypriot filmmakers will compete both in the national and international section to win awards worth more than 20,000 euros.

The selection of films and programming of screenings and parallel events, is undertaken by the artistic committee consisting of film directors Alexia Roider and Ioakim Mylonas.

International Jury:
The five- member international jury consists of the following film professionals and directors:

• Antonis Papadopoulos, (President of the Jury), Greece. Artistic Director of the International Short Film Festival in Drama

• Insa Wiese, Artistic Director of the Regensburg Short Film Week, Germany

• Joe Tunmer – Director, United Kingdom, 2nd Prize for Best Short Film at the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus 2011 for his film "Conversation Piece"

• Elias Demetriou - Director, Cyprus, Glocal Images award at 'Cyprus Film Days' International Film Festival 2012 for his feature film «Fish n' chips", Also awarded for his short films in international competitions

• Gerald Weber– Sixpack Films, Austria, International Distribution & Sales agency of Austrian short and experimental films and videos.

The Festival is under the auspices of the Mayor of Limassol, Mr Andreas Christou.

A detailed and full programme of the festival will soon be available on its official website at www.isffc.com.cy

All films will be screened in their original dialogues with Greek and English subtitles.

Screenings will take place at the Rialto Theatre and at the Information Centre of the Festival (next to the theatre).

Free Entrance (Please acquire free tickets from the counter)