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18th Cyprus International Film Festival
2023-11-01 15:30 - 2023-11-05 22:30 UTC | Limnati
The 18th International Cyprus Film Festival will take place with free admission from November 1st to November 4th at the Melina Merkouri Cultural Center. The Golden Aphrodite Awards Ceremony will be held on November 5th at the Pallas Cinematheatre in Old Nicosia, hosted by Mario Sarpetsas and Mario Priamos Ioannidis. The purpose of the event is to promote human rights through the Seventh Art, including film screenings with the presence of directors. The Festival supports Cypriot cinema, diversity, equality, empowerment of vulnerable groups, and women. The Nostimon Imar Award is presented to Greek-Cypriot directors living abroad. The Phedon Papamichael Technical Award for best production and/or cinematography in a participating film honors its first artistic director, Phaedon Papamichael, and his son, Director of Photography, Phaedon Papamichael Jr.
The Cyprus International Film Festival is supported by the Deputy Ministry of Tourism in Cyprus, the Municipality of Nicosia, the National Machinery for Women’s Rights (NMWR), the Cyprus Symphony Youth Orchestra , the Embassies of Serbia, Australia and Greece in Cyprus and OPAP Cyprus.
Communication sponsors: CyBc, ERT, Voice of Greece, the Radio and Newspaper POLITIS, the platform Inspire-TV.com and the local media.
You may find more information on the website www.cyprusfilmfestival.org

Venue:
Name: Melina Merkouri Hall
Postal address: Melina Merkouri Hall – Athinas street, Nicosia 1016, Cyprus
Phone number: +357 99798112
Website: www.cyprusfilmfestival.org
Social media: https://www.facebook.com/cyprusfilmfest/

Start date/End date: 1-5 November 2023
Start time/End time: 15:30 – 22:30
Visiting Hours: 15:30 – 21:30
Entrance Price/Τicket: Free entrance
For the programme click here
Organiser Contact Details
Name: Petra Terzi
Telephone: 0035799798112, 00306972080441
Email: cyiff2023@gmail.com
Postal Address: CYIFF HQ – P.O.BOX 70, Agii Theodori, 20003 Corinthia, Greece

CySO - Cyprophonia 1
2023-11-02 20:30 - 2023-11-03 23:59
Lemesos: Thursday 2 November 2023
Rialto Theatre, 20:30
Lefkosia: Friday 3 November 2023
Pallas Theatre, Pafos Gate, 20:30

PROGRAMME
Christos Pittas: The demon of formication[World Premiere]
Ayis Ioannides: Of early dawn
Christina Athinodorou: Naked branches, I for string orchestra (2006)
Two more works by Cypriot composers

Christos Kechris tenor
Dionisos Tsantinis baritone
Cyprus Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: to be announced
The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra’s first CYPROPHONIA concert of this season features works by five distinguished Cypriot composers that offer a diverse soundscape in terms of musical aesthetics, style and inspiration! The Cypriot maestro Kyriaki Kountouri returns to the podium of the CySO to conduct this exciting programme.
The Demon of Fornication for two vocal interpreters and symphony orchestra by Christos Pittas will receive its world premiere, featuring as soloists the acclaimed opera singers Christos Kechris – tenor and bass-baritone Dionisos Tsantinis. The work is based on the excerpt of the same title from “The Chronicle” by Leontios Machairas and Giorgos Seferis’ eponymous poem.
Evagoras Karageorgis’ Irene which is based on the technique of loop, will also receive its first performance. The piece I…ZO by Andy Skordi is inspired by the perception that life constantly moves without arriving but simply changes direction. Naked branches, I for string orchestra by Christina Athinodorou engages with the concept of abandonment and resurrection, inspired by the vision of a leafless tree. Of Early Dawn by Ayis Ioannides is preoccupied with religious symbolisms and a movement towards the light.

Supporters: Rialto Theatre

Ticket prices:
Zone Α:€18 / €14 (concession)
Zone Β: €13 / €10 (concession)

Concession tickets are available to:
Students, soldiers, pensioners, large and five-member families on presentation of ID.
Free entrance for people with disabilities.

Ticket presales:
Rialto Theatre (Andrea Drousioti 19, Heroes Square, 3040 Lemesos, 77777745, www.rialto.com.cy)
Online at rialto.interticket.com and at theBox Office, Mon-Fri: 10:00-15:00 and 1,5 hr before the concert.
Pallas Theatre, Pafos Gate (Rigainis and Arsinois corner, 1010 Lefkosia, 22 410181):
Online at cyso.interticket.comand at the Box Office every Wednesday 16:00-19:00 and 2 hrs before the concert.

Information: 22 463144, www.cyso.org.cy
