Α long list of fiction, documentary, experimental and animation short films from across the globe will be screened at this year’s festival edition.
The Festival’s international and national competition sections will also be accompanied by parallel programmes that will take us on a journey to the harsh reality of Syrian refugees and present short films from Africa (African Films Maisha Film Lab), Japan (A tribute to Greek poet C. Cavafy by Musashino Arts University), as well as music videos and the fascinating world of comics and animations.
The Festival is co-organised by the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Rialto Theatre and Cypriot filmmakers Alexia Roider and Ioakim Mylonas are the Festival’s artistic directors. It is under the auspices of the Mayor of Limassol, Mr Andreas Christou, and supported by the Cyprus University of Technology. Media Sponsors: TIME OUT & SUPER FM.
Location:
Rialto Theatre
Andrea Drousioti 19
Platia Iroon
Lemesos 3040, Cyprus
Phone: 7777 7745
Website: www.rialto.com.cy
Programme Day 2
18:00 - 20:00 Masterclass
20:30
Varicella 25'
Madam Black 11'
Bad Habits 15'
The Irrational Fear of Nothing 7'
BREAK
Kamakshi 25'
Pussy 8'
Son 20'
La soupe 11'
23:00 African Films
Varicella: Varicella is about passion and success, and about the tender bond between two sisters who share a dream. “Dance with an open soul,” Nastia says to Polina when she starts doubting about her abilities. In the end, even the roller blinds in the rehearsal room dance along with them.
Direction: Victor Kossakovsky
Cinematography: Victor Kossakovsky, Ben Bernhard
Editing: Victor Kossakovsky, Ainara Vera
Music: Ivan Bessonov
Cast: Nastya Sosimovs, Polina Sosimovs
Animation: Vlad Grishin
Production: Tone Grøttjord-Glenne, Anita Rehoff Larsen
Madam Black: When portrait photographer Marcus finds himself in an awkward situation after running over a young girl’s cat, he attempts to ease the problem by inventing a story about its disappearance. Telling the girl her pet has gone on a round-the-world trip, he finds himself having to embellish his white lie through a series of postcards - but this solution soon threatens to become more trouble than it was worth.
Direction: Ivan Barge
Screenplay: Matthew Harris
Cinematography: Andrew Stroud
Editing: Sam Brunette, Jarrod Wright, Ken Sparks
Music: Justyn Pilbrow
Sound Design: James Bryant
Cast: Jethro Skinner, Pearl Everard, Rebekah Davies, Yvette Parsons, Richard Knowles
Production: Ivan Barge, Matthew Harris, Jozsef Fityus, Tim Judson, Brett Mills
Bad Habits: Bad Habits tells the story of a librarian who makes a discovery. In an attempt to settle the matter, he becomes involved in a dangerous situation that puts him at risk. In the meantime, he forms a new habit. Good or bad? That's subjective!
Direction / Screenplay / Production: Emilios Avraam
Cinematography: Sofronis Sofroniou
Music: George Solonos
Sound/ Sound Design: Stavros Terlikkas
Art Direction: Christi Polydorou
Cast: Lorenzo Micheletto, Alexia Paraskeva, Christina Marouchou, Eleonora Serena, Paul Stewart
The Irrational Fear of Nothing: Following behind the back of a paranoid, neurotic man named Terry as he wanders through the streets of Manhattan. Past memories and his irrational inner thoughts soon plague his every move. By channelling a form of mental time travel, he attempts to overcome these past anxieties.
Direction / Screenplay: Paul Trillo
Cinematography: Ed David
Editing: Paul Trillo, Jason Smith
Music: John Morgan
Sound: Jared Arnold
Sound Design: Gisela Fulla-Silvestre
Costume Design: Angelique Pesce
Cast: Reed Penney, Ian Herman
Production: Jason Smith
Kamakshi: End of the world in a water-less village. An 80-year-old woman digs a well with her horse. As she goes deeper and deeper a girl appears in her delirium. And the water erupts, engulfing her thirst, to make the desert green and quenches her horse's thirst.
Direction / Screenplay / Production: Satindar Singh Bedi
Cinematography: Rangarajan Ramabadran
Editing: Kratika Adhikari
Sound Design: Sandro Sadhukhan
Art Direction: Umesh Suryavanshi, Renita
Cast: Parvati Limbaji Suryavanshi, Snehal Pawar
Pussy: A young girl spends the evening alone at home. She decides to have a sweet solo pleasure session, but not everything goes according to plan. A cute animated short about masturbation.
Direction / Screenplay: Renata Gąsiorowska
Music: Volodymyr Antoniv
Sound: Ewa Bogusz
Art Direction: Mariusz Wilczyński, Joanna Jasińska
Animation: Renata Gąsiorowska, Agnieszka Borowa
Production: The Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School in Lodz
Son: Set against the backdrop of post-war Germany, the screen adaptation of Siegfried Lenz' short story shows a snapshot in time of Mr. Schwamm who wants to save his depressed son. During the pivotal night of this mission, he has an odd encounter.
Direction / Screenplay / Editing / Production: Konstantinos Sampanis
Cinematography: Leif Thomas
Music: Daniel De Maria, Eike von Schlichting
Sound: Simon Hüging, Joern Martens, Simon Bastian, Constantin Bömers
Art Direction: Veronika Strotmann, Konstantinos Sampanis, Ralph Lüker
Costume Design: Veronika Strotmann
Cast: Heinz Hoenig, Maurizio Magno, Wilfried Pucher, Friederike Posor, Dirk Böhling
La Soupe / The Soupe: A man has two chickens. When one chicken gets ill, the man kills the healthy one to make a soup for the poorly one. This is a story that inverts our perception about priorities and superiorities, and the thin line between love, life and nonsense.
Direction / Animation: Nicos Synnos
Screenplay: Nicos Synnos, Yannis Yapanis
Music: Christos Titsiros Georgiou
Sound Design: Yiannis Christidis
Production: Nicos Synnos, Toonachunks Animation Films, Cyprus Film Advisory Committee
Sunday, October 16, 2016, 20:03
