Cyprus International Film Festival!



Join the 5th edition of the annual Cyprus International Film Festival in a spectacular scenery, on the beautiful Mediterranean island.  Due to the vast interest expressed by this year’s applications, a great many new, upcoming filmmakers are awaited to share their vision for the world and cinema through their films (features, short films, animations) as well as showcase their talent in front of an internationally acclaimed jury .

By far the greatest glamour red-carpet event in the region, Cyprus International Film Festival takes place in the breathtaking city of Nicosia, between the 13th and 18th of October 2010 and from this year is under the Auspices of the Municipality of Nicosiathe . It represents the first internationally oriented film festival which offers new and upcoming directors in a great many sectors of entertainment (such as feature films, short films, animations, music videos, dance films and video art) the opportunity to showcase their talent in front of a jury of internationally acclaimed cinema experts, directors and actors. Clearly, this annual event is the greatest of artistic high value cinema event of the whole region, spilling over Cyprus’ boundaries and spreading over the whole region with repercussions reaching worldwide.

Being the cultural product of devoted and distinguished group of film professionals, not only does it allow cinema-goers to indulge into an overwhelming artistic wave of the most perspective and prospering film proposals, but also gives viewers the opportunity to project current cinema trends “back to their future”, by screening tributes of great prodigies in filmmaking, as well as tributes of entire film schools. Furthermore,  it supports talented young and upcoming directors, by giving them a major role to the festival’s program as well as by encouraging them to prosper by awarding them.

The awards are the “GOLDEN APHRODITE”, film reels as well as crew services and shooting equipment prizes. Equally unique is the condition that these prizes must be utilized for their next project and spent in Cyprus and/or Greece.

This year’s edition includes some of the most outstanding film premieres in Golden Aphrodite that is the Competition section, socially oriented and provoking films in the Panorama section, some form and script-wise film innovations in the Short Films section and Animation Films section. The much awaited feature film “ARCADIA LOST” by Phedon Papamichael, starring Nick Nolte is one of the films that will be a premiere during the festival.

Apart from the screening program and side events, this year’s CYIFF edition consists of the “Actor in front of the camera” workshop. Organized by Thanassis Sarantos, an internationally acclaimed director and actor who has successfully showcased his talent through films and theatrical plays, the workshop aims to provide professional actors, directors, photographers and performing acts buffs the essential theoretical and practical background so as to deliver, capture, and strengthen performance in front of the camera.

During the 5 days workshop, some outstanding film performances delivered by great actors and actresses are going to be screened. A short film will be shooted by the participants of the workshop that will be screened at the last day of the festival during the CYIFF 2010 Award ceremony on the 18th of October in Pallas Theatre in Nicosia.

You can apply for the workshop at: cyiff1@gmail.com

For further information and application queries please visit:

http://www.cyprusfilmfestival.org/

Poezia a murit. Traiasca video-poezia!

La licenta, am fost intreabat de un profesor din comisie, care e definitia filmului documentar. Sustineam atunci o licenta cu tema “filmul documentar” unde lucrarea scrisa era un scenariu detaliat iar partea practica era un film regizat de mine. I-am raspuns diastinsului ca i-as putea da 1000 de definitii si toate sa fie corecte.

Asa si cu video-poezia. Ti-as putea spune ce e dar e mai bine sa o vezi si sa o simti. In 1999 scriam poezie, in 2004 incercam primele video-poezii. In 2005 am lansat in cadrul noptilor ArtCafé din Sibiu, “Poetry & Motion 1”. Era, dupa cum spuneau criticii de atunci, primul volum de video-poezie din Romania.

Am spus atunci  “Poezia a murit. Traiasca video-poezia” dar era o afirmatie care dorea sa starneasca o controversa si sa demonstreze ca poezia se citeste,ca ea exista, ca ea se scrie. Alti critici spuneau ca video-poezia mea intra in arta video, realizata inca de la mijlocul secolului XX. E mult spus, chiar flatant pentru un amator in ale video-ului, cum eram atunci. Cert e ca incercam sa fac altceva. Incercam sa transmit versurile altfel decat prin recital. Ideea initiala era aceea ca fiecare cuvant sa fie transmis prin imagine. Apoi mi-am dat seama ca poezia mea, fiind eclectica, trebuie scrisa. Am selectat cele mai bune poezii, cele mai puternice piese pentru soundtrack si m-am pus pe treaba.

http://www.andemmotion.ro/poetry.html

“ Pasul/compasul

Ma masoara din tampla in tampla

Biet rotunjit de sentimentul ca lucrurile se-ntampla

Asa cum…

Asa incat…

Asa deci”   Andem, “Poetry&Motion 1” – 2005

De atunci n-am intalnit in tara nici un poet/videographer care sa-si transpuna in poezie creatiile. Regasim totusi video-poezie altundeva decat la noi:

http://poetry.about.com/od/videopoetry/Poetry_Shows_Video_Archives.htm

Lansez deci invitatia de a ma contesta ca a murit poezia, asa cum au facut-o anul acesta privitorii din ceainaria La Port – Cluj-Napoca atunci cand am reproiectat volumul.

“Ai buza de jos

de-aprilie spre mai

Si buza de sus,

Ca un corolar de teorema

Iubirea ta, perpetua dilema”  Andem, “Poetry&Motion 1” – 2005

Inchei cu ceva ce n-am transpus inca in video-poezie:

“Suntem cuburi intr-o lume rotunda, noroc cu mintile dalta”

Cu starea poetica de luni, va saluta Andem