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4th Cypriot Film Directors Festival
27 – 30 September 2012
To promote work by Cypriot directors, the
Cyprus Film and Television Directors As-
sociation organised the Cypriot Film Directors
Festival for the fourth consecutive year from 27
to 30 September. The Festival presented works by
seven acclaimed film directors. For the first time,
the screenings took place “under the stars” at the
Constantia OpenAir Cinema.
The Festival gave audiences the opportunity to en-
joy short and long films by acclaimed film direc-
torsAndreas Constantinides,Michalis Georgiades,
Christos Georgiou, Paschalis Papapetrou, Costas
Yiallourides and Dervis Zaim. The programme for
this year’s festival included the films Souvlakia-
Sheftalia, The Last Mantilaris (Kerchief-maker) of
Cyprus, Corridors, A Small Crime, Instructions,
Shadows & Faces, Flights, In Unsung Toil and
Akamas.
The festival was inaugurated by the Director of
Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and
Culture, Mr Pavlos Paraskevas, on 27 September
at the Constantia OpenAir Cinema.
On 30 September, the last day of the festival, the
Cyprus Directors Association honoured Cypriot
Director Andreas Constantinides for his signifi-
cant contribution to the industry.
The festival was held under the auspices of the
Minister of Education and Culture Mr Giorgos
Demosthenous.
Cyprus filmmakers state their presence during
a global economic crisis
Mr Michalis Georgiades, President of the Cyprus
Film and Television Directors Association, gave
the following address to open the festival:
“During a global and not just economic crisis, the
filmmakers of small Cyprus are stating our pres-
ence through our 4th Festival. After 38 years of
the Turkish military occupying half of our coun-
try, and efforts to alter our longstanding culture,
Michalis Georgiades and his team in action