Cyprus Short Film Day 11.11.18

Cyprus Short Film Day 11.11.18

Back for the third year, the annual Cyprus Short Film Day, celebrating Cypriot filmmaking in London, took place on Sunday 11 November 2018.
The Cyprus High Commission organised a wonderfully diverse
selection of short films at the Mayfair Hotel from budding filmmakers.
The screening was followed by Q&A with the filmmakers and drinks reception.
Our arts contributor George Savvides reviews the films
below:
RED NOSE: Andreas Kyriakou’s intriguing film tells the story of a Palestinian immigrant who is now working in an abattoir in Cyprus. His lonely existence takes an unexpected turn when a woman from his past turns up one day on his doorstep…An assured piece of
filmmaking with a clever twist!
THE DAUGHTERS: Marinos Panayiotidou tells the sad story
of an elderly woman living all alone with her foreign carer. She
misses terribly her daughters and expects them to come and
visit her even though they are now living abroad… A moving
film told with raw honesty!
CATCH: Giorgos Evangelou focuses his short on a young
boy who decides to go fishing even though he hasn’t got any
equipment... It is an enjoyable film with an engaging and natural performance from Andreas Sofroniou as the young protagonist and a nice cameo from veteran actor George Zenios.
BIRTHDAY: Amelia Michael’s short lasts only two minutes but
boasts more imagination than some full length features. Clever
mixture of animation with live action!
HAPPY VALENTINES: A couple of red wine and meat lovers enjoy Valentine’s Day in Pantelis Hapeshis’s fun and unpredictable film. A promising film from a promising talent!
A…B…: This is a change of direction for Anthony Petrou, the maker of the impressive WE ARE MONSTER released in cinemas a couple of years ago.
His five minute animation about a 7-year-old girl boasts clever
designs and sharp editing.
THE CUT: Eli (Maria Zorba), works as a surgeon in an
Athens hospital and is now facing a difficult dilemma when
an old friend asks her to perform an illegal operation on her
young daughter…Vangelio Soumeli directs with confidence and
draws natural performances from her cast. I could see this
easily developing into a full length feature!
THE INSIGNIFICANT LIFE OF ELENI PAVLI: A truly touching and heartfelt black and white short from Michael Hapeshis
with an outstanding central performance from Anna Savva
struggling to cope with her Alzheimer’s sufferer father
(Dimitri Andreas).
ENSLAVED: Another impressive animation in this selection
is Constantinos Sophocleous’ two minute short about a young
girl’s attempt to escape prostitution.
NATAS: A very funny short from Harry Ayiotis about an
awkward, dyslexic teenager who accidentally summons Santa instead of Satan.
TRANSIT: Another film about refugees is Yana Chilova’ moving story about a Syrian boy and his father in a refugee camp struggling to survive.
FISH BOWL: An imaginative, surrealistic tale from Andreas Sheittanis about a fragile man and his fish bowl.
MANGAS: I first saw Theo James Krekis’ amusing story about a young boy trying to prove his is grown up man at this year’s London Film Festival.
A funny satire on male stereotypes!

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