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Διεθνές Φεστιβάλ Ταινιών Animation Κύπρου Ταχ. Κιβ. 20675, Λευκωσία 1662, Κύπρος Animafest Cyprus P.O. BOX 20675, Nicosia, 1662, Cyprus [email protected] / www.animafest.com.cy © 2002 - 2015 ΟΨΕΙΣ ΤΟΥ ΚΟΣΜΟΥ / VIEWS OF THE WORLD Συνδιοργανωτές / Co-Organizers Φεστιβάλ Όψεις του Κόσμου & Μουσείον Χαρακτικής Χαμπή Animafest Cyprus - Views of the World & Hambis Printmaking Museum Επίσημη Στήριξη / Official Support Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία - Υπουργείο Παιδείας και Πολιτισμού Republic of Cyprus - Ministry of Education and Culture ASIFA Association International du Film d’Animation Χορηγοί Βραβείων / Awards Sponsors Ελληνική Τράπεζα / Hellenic Bank Σε Συνεργασία / In Collaboration Πανεπιστήμιο Λευκωσίας / University of Nicosia Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου / Cyprus University of Technology Οι δράσεις του Φεστιβάλ εντάσσονται στο επίσημο πρόγραμμα των εκδηλώσεων του Οργανισμού Πολιτιστική Πρωτεύουσα της Ευρώπης ΠΑΦΟΣ 2017 Countryside Animafest Cyprus is part of the official program of European Capital of Culture PAFOS 2017 EFFE Label 2015 - 2016 / European Festivals Association Republic of Cyprus Cultural Servises Ministry of Education and Culture

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Διεθνές Φεστιβάλ Ταινιών Animation Κύπρου Ταχ. Κιβ. 20675, Λευκωσία 1662, Κύπρος

Animafest CyprusP.O. BOX 20675, Nicosia, 1662, Cyprus

[email protected] / www.animafest.com.cy© 2002 - 2015 ΟΨΕΙΣ ΤΟΥ ΚΟΣΜΟΥ / VIEWS OF THE WORLD

Συνδιοργανωτές / Co-OrganizersΦεστιβάλ Όψεις του Κόσμου & Μουσείον Χαρακτικής ΧαμπήAnimafest Cyprus - Views of the World & Hambis Printmaking Museum

Επίσημη Στήριξη / Official SupportΚυπριακή Δημοκρατία - Υπουργείο Παιδείας και ΠολιτισμούRepublic of Cyprus - Ministry of Education and CultureASIFA Association International du Film d’Animation

Χορηγοί Βραβείων / Awards SponsorsΕλληνική Τράπεζα / Hellenic Bank

Σε Συνεργασία / In CollaborationΠανεπιστήμιο Λευκωσίας / University of NicosiaΤεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου / Cyprus University of Technology

Οι δράσεις του Φεστιβάλ εντάσσονται στο επίσημο πρόγραμμα των εκδηλώσεων του Οργανισμού Πολιτιστική Πρωτεύουσα της Ευρώπης ΠΑΦΟΣ 2017Countryside Animafest Cyprus is part of the official program of European Capital of Culture PAFOS 2017

EFFE Label 2015 - 2016 / European Festivals Association

ANIMAFEST CYPRUSViews of the World

EUROPE FOR FESTIVALSFESTIVALS FOR EUROPEEFFE LABEL 2015-2016 UNESCO - CICT

Association Internationale du Film d' Animation

Republic of CyprusCultural Servises

Ministry of Education and Culture

ANIMAFEST CYPRUSViews of the World

EUROPE FOR FESTIVALSFESTIVALS FOR EUROPEEFFE LABEL 2015-2016 UNESCO - CICT

Association Internationale du Film d' Animation

Republic of CyprusCultural Servises

Ministry of Education and Culture

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Συντονισμός για “Aγροτουριστικό Βασιλιάς Νικοκλής” / Coordination for “Vasilias Nikokles venue” Χριστίνα Κωνσταντίνου / Christina Konstantinou

Συντονισμός για Μουσείον Χαρακτικής Χαμπή / Coordination for Hambis Printmaking Museum venue Χαμπής Τσαγγάρης / Hambis TsangarisHelene Reeb Tsangaris

Συντονισμός για Τεχνόπολις 20 / Coordination for Technopolis 20 venue Μαρκέλλα Νεοκλέους / Markella Neokleous

Εκπρόσωπος Τύπου / Press AttachéΤώνια Σταυρινού / Tonia Stavrinou

Φωτογράφος Φεστιβάλ / Official PhotographerΠαναγιώτης Μηνά / Panagiotis Mina

Κινηματογράφιση Φεστιβάλ / Festival FilmingΧρίστος Αγιομαμίτης / Christos Ayiomamitis

Εκτέλεση Παραγωγής / ProductionΦεστιβάλ Όψεις του Κόσμου / Views of the World Festival

Γενικός Συντονισμός Παραγωγής / Project Management Μαρία Τσαγγάρη / Maria Tsangari

Επικοινωνία / CommunicationΑγγελική Μιχαλακοπούλου - Καρρά / Aggeliki Michalakopoulou - Karra

Μουσική Συναυλία Σαββίνας Γιαννάτου / Savvina Yiannatou concertΟργανισμός Πολιτιστική Πρωτεύουσα της Ευρώπης - Πάφος 2017Organisation European Capital of Culture - Pafos 2017

Οργανωτικά & Οικονομική Διαχείρηση / Organisation & FinanceΜαρία Τσαγγάρη / Maria TsangariΑ. Χρυσάνθου & Σια Λτδ / A. Chrysanthou & Co. Ltd

Τεχνική Υποστήριξη / Technical SupportΓιάγκος Χατζηγιάννης / Yiangos Hajiyiannis & Event ProΚωνσταντίνος Τερλικκάς / Constantinos Terlikkas

Καλλιτεχνικός Διευθυντής / Artistic DirectorΓιώργος Τσαγγάρης / Yiorgos Tsangaris Επιμελητής προγράμματος Διεθνούς ΔιαγωνιστικούInternational Competiton Film Program curatorΓιώργος Τσαγγάρης / Yiorgos Tsangaris

Επιμελητές προγράμματος Κυπριακού ΔιαγωνιστικούCyprus Competiton Film Program curatorsΝίκος Σύννος / Nicos SinnosΓιώργος Τσαγγάρης / Yiorgos Tsangaris

Επιμέλεια αφιερώματος στον Piotr DumalaPiotr Dumała Tribute Piotr DumalaAneta Ozorek

Επιμέλεια έκθεσης Špela ČadežŠpela Čadež Exhibition Špela ČadežΓιώργος Τσαγγάρης / Yiorgos Tsangaris

Επιμέλεια Παιδικού Προγράμματος Ταινιών Children’s Film Program curatorsIgor PrasselΓιώργος Τσαγγάρης / Yiorgos Tsangaris

Επιμέλεια Προγράμματος Ταινιών Creepy AnimationCreepy Animation Program CuratorMihai Mitrica

Εργαστήρι Animation με Κούκλες / Puppet Animation WorkshopŠpela Čadež

Αυτοσχεδιαστικό Εργαστήρι Animation / Improvisational Animation WorkshopTamas Patrovits

Παιδικό Εργαστήρι / Children’s WorkshopΠαναγιώτα Μιχαήλ

Συντονισμός Εργαστηρίων / Workshops CoordinatorsΑγγελική Μιχαλακοπούλου - Καρρά / Aggeliki Michalakopoulou - KarraΘεόδωρος Κακουλλής / Theodoros Kakoullis

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Καθώς ετοιμαζόμαστε να γιορτάσουμε για ακόμα μια χρονιά την τέχνη του animation, στην 14η διοργάνωση του Διεθνούς Φεστιβάλ - Όψεις του Κόσμου, γύρω μας δίνεται μια μεγάλη μάχη.

Η μάχη αυτή σήμερα είναι η ίδια όπως σε κάθε γενιά: είναι η μάχη για ένα κόσμο δίκαιο όπου ο κάθε άνθρωπος μπορεί να ζει με αξιοπρέπεια και όπου οι λίγοι δεν θα καταδυναστεύουν τους πολλούς.

Μέσα σε αυτό το κλίμα, οι ανεξάρτητοι δημιουργοί του animation οπλίζονται με το πάθος τους και το ταλέντο τους και δίνουν το παρόν τους σε μια δημιουργική αρένα φορτισμένη από τις πολιτικές εξελίξεις στην Ευρώπη και τον κόσμο.

Οι καλλιτέχνες που παρουσιάζουν τη δουλειά τους φέτος στο φεστιβάλ, και οι νέοι και οι ωριμότεροι, στρέφουν το βλέμμα προς το άνθρωπο και τη θέση του στη σύγχρονη κοινωνία, καθώς η εύθραυστη δημοκρατία μας λυγίζει κάτω από την πλεονεξία, το φόβο και την ανισότητα.

Το ανεξάρτητο σινεμά animation εκφράζει βέβαια τις κοινωνικές του ανησυχίες με το δικό του ιδιαίτερο τρόπο, μέσα από ποίηση, σουρεαλισμό, όνειρα, και χιούμορ. Έτσι και φέτος οι δημιουργοί πειραματίζονται με συνδυασμό διαφόρων μέσων, χειροποίητων και ψηφιακών, πάντοτε στοχεύοντας να πάρουν τα πράγματα πιο μπροστά στην εξελισσόμενη και πρωτοποριακή αυτή τέχνη.

Το πρόγραμμα φέτος είναι ίσως από τα πλουσιότερα που είχαμε ποτέ: περιλαμβάνει δύο παγκόσμιες πρεμιέρες από πολύ σημαντικούς καλλιτέχνες: την ταινία Piano του Εσθονού καλλιτέχνη Kaspar Jancis και την ταινία Work in Progress του Ούγγρου Tamas Patrovic. Ο Kaspar Jancis είναι επίσης ο καλλιτέχνης που φιλοτέχνησε την αφίσα του φετινού Φεστιβάλ. Τον ευχαριστώ πολύ!

Κορυφαίοι καλλιτέχνες με διεθνείς διακρίσεις είναι επίσης μαζί μας φέτος, όπως ο Αμερικανός σκηνοθέτης Don Hertzfeldt (υποψήφιος για Oscar το 2000 για την ταινία Rejected) με το World of Tomorrow, μια ταινία που μας ταξιδεύει με τα μάτια μιας μικρής ηρωίδας στο μακρινό μέλλον της εικονικής πραγματικότητας όπως αυτό μεθοδικά σχεδιάζεται από τον ίδιο τον άνθρωπο. Το We can’t live without Cosmos του επίσης υποψήφιου για Όσκαρ στο παρελθόν Ρώσσου Konstantin Bronzit περιγράφει με τον πιο ευαίσθητο τρόπο τα όνειρα για τον κόσμο και τις αξίες της φιλίας καθώς δυο κοσμοναύτες εκπαιδεύονται καθημερινά σε ένα διαστημικό σταθμό. Η ταινία You Look Like Me του Καναδού Pierre Herbert, γνωστού για τον αφηρημένο εξπρεσιονισμό στη δουλειά του και τις έντονα πολιτικά φορτισμένες ταινίες του, αγγίζει ευαίσθητες χορδές καθώς καταπιάνεται με θέματα όπως η απώλεια, η εξορία, η ταυτότητα και η μνήμη. Ο ανατρεπτικός Theodor Ushev (Βουλγαρία – Καναδάς) παρουσιάζει την ταινία The Sleep-walker εμπνευσμένο από το ποίημα Sonámbulo του Federico Garcia Lorca.

Στο φετινό πρόγραμμα ξεχωρίζουν επίσης με πολλά βραβεία ήδη στις αποσκευές τους, οι ακόλουθοι σκηνοθέτες και ταινίες: Michaela Pavlatova Different Kinds of People (Τσεχία), Mirai Mizue Retro Future (Ιαπωνία), Gabriel Osorio Bear Story (Χιλή), Sarina Nihei Small People with Hats (Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο), Dahee Jeong Man on the chair (Γαλλία), William Garratt, Slaves of the Rave (Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο), Xaver Xylophon Roadtrip (Γερμανία), NaiWei Liu Something Important (Taiwan), Jacky de Groen Eclipse (Ολλανδία), Aristo-telis Maragkos Α Portrait (Ελλάδα), Natalia Chernysheva Two Friends (Γαλλία), Chintis

Chernyseva Life with Herman H. Rott (Εσθονία, Κροατία, Δανία), Frank Ternier 8 Bullets (Γαλλία), Paul Cabon Storm Hits Jacket (Γαλλία), Nagata TakeshI και Kazue Monno, Track (Ιαπωνία), Maryam Kashkoolinia, When I was a Child (Ιράν), Islam Ahmed Elsayed Oh La Lah (Αίγυπτος), Max Porter και Ru Kuwahata, Between Times (Ολλανδία), Declan Byrne Benjamin Goes to a Swingers Party (Αυστραλία)

Επίσης στο φετινό διεθνές διαγωνιστικό παρουσιάζονται οι τελευταίες ταινίες του Γερμανού σκηνοθέτη Andreas Hykade Nuggets, My Self Smoke και My Self Universe.

Το παρόν τους στη φετινή 14η έκδοση του φεστιβάλ έρχονται να δώσουν με τις ταινίες της μια ομάδα σκηνοθετών από γειτονικές μας χώρες με έντονη την πολιτική διάσταση στο έργο τους.

Ο Jalal Maghout, ανεξάρτητος σκηνοθέτης από την Συρία, με την τελευταία του ταινία Ντοκιμαντέρ, Suleima, περιγράφει την θαρραλέα ιστορία της Suleima που αναγκάζεται να εγκαταλείψει την οικογένεια της για να ενταχτεί στη Συριακή επανάσταση. Προτιμά να σκοτωθεί αντί να μένει απαθής μπροστά σε όλα όσα συμβαίνουν γύρω της. Η Ιρανή σκηνοθέτης Sarah Saidan με την πολυταξιδεμένη της ταινία Beach Flags (Γαλλική Παραγωγή) που παρουσιάστηκε σε φεστιβάλ όπως οι Κάννες, το Sundance, το Clermont Ferrand κ.α. εστιάζει στα δικαιώματα της γυναίκας στο Ιράν. Ο Ιταλός σκηνοθέτης Simone Massi ξεχωρίζει για την έντονα πολιτικοποιημένη δουλειά του που εκφράζεται με λυρισμό και με στοιχεία που παραπέμπουν στο σινεμά της αντίστασης. Η τελευταία του ταινία έχει τίτλο L’attesa del Maggio (περιμένοντας τον Μάη).

Παρουσιάζουμε επίσης από την Ιταλία δύο ακόμη σκηνοθέτες, τον Mario Addis που συμμετέχει με την ταινία του Pene e Crudite και την Tess Martin με την ταινία Mario.

Tο Φεστιβάλ έχει στόχο να διευρύνει τους καλλιτεχνικούς ορίζοντες του Κυπριακού κοινού προσελκύοντας ένα μεγάλο φάσμα θεατών και φέρνοντάς τους σε επαφή με τους σύγχρονους προβληματισμούς, αισθητικές και τεχνικές του σινεμά Animation. Πριν τρία χρόνια εγκαινιάστηκε το Κυπριακό Διαγωνιστικό Πρόγραμμα στο φεστιβάλ και παράλληλα συνεχίζονται και ενδυναμώνονται αρκετές ακαδημαϊκές και εκπαιδευτικές δραστηριότητες κατά την διάρκεια της χρονιάς. Ελπίδα μας είναι πως με αυτό τον τρόπο συμβάλλουμε όσο μπορούμε στην ανάπτυξη του Κυπριακού πεδίου της τέχνης του Animation, το οποίο θα διεκδικεί τη θέση του στον διεθνή χώρο του κινηματογράφου.

Φέτος στο Κυπριακό Διαγωνιστικό φιλοξενούνται τανίες των ακόλουθων Κυπρίων δημιουργών: Παναγιώτη Μεσαρίτη, Αφροδίτης Κωνσταντίνου, Ζήνωνα Ιωάννου, Sholeh Zahraei, Έλλη Κυριάκου, Κοσμά Νόνη, Maria Spivak, Ρεβέκκας Στυλιανού, Λιασσή Καρασάββα, Χάρις Φράγκου, Πασχάλη Πασχάλη, Ελένης Χανδριώτου και Ανδρέα Ιωάννου.

Πέρα από το Διεθνές και Κυπριακό διαγωνιστικό, το Φεστιβάλ προσφέρει στο κοινό ένα πλούσιο πρόγραμμα παράλληλων αφιερωμάτων, εκθέσεων, εργαστηρίων και συναυλιών: Το Μουσείον Χαρακτικής Χαμπή στα Πλατάνιστεια φιλοξενεί 8 αφίσες του μεγάλου Πολωνού σκηνοθέτη και σεναριογράφου Piotr Dumala, ο οποίος κέρδισε το πρώτο βραβείο στο φεστιβάλ μας το 2014 με την ταινία Hippopotami. Στην Μεσαιωνική Αγρέπαυλη θα προβληθεί επίσης μια επιλογή απο ταινίες του φημισμένου δημιουργού σε μορφή ρετροσπεκτίβας. Το Μουσείον θα φιλοξενήσει επίσης έκθεση σχεδίων και Puppets της

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Σλοβένας σκηνοθέτιδας Špela Čadež από τις τανίες της Boles και Lovesick.

Σε μια ειδική μεταμεσονύχτια προβολή την Παρασκευή 17 Ιουλίου, η οποία εξερευνά τη σκοτεινή πλευρά του animation, μπορείτε να απολαύσετε ένα αφιέρωμα στο Φεστιβάλ Anim’est Romania, με τίτλο Creepy Animation Night.

Επίσης την Παρασκευή το κοινό θα έχει την ευκαρία να παρακολουθήσει την ταινία ντοκιμαντερ-animation Seth’s Dominion του Luc Chamberland. Πρόκειται για ένα αφιέρωμα στον διακεκριμένο Καναδό Graphic Novelist Seth.

Oι παράλληλες δραστηριότες περιλαμβάνουν επίσης δύο εξειδικευμένα εργαστήρια: Tο πρώτο εργαστήρι θα καθοδηγήσει η πολυβραβευμένη σκηνοθέτης και παραγωγός Špela Čadež. Πρόκειται για ένα Puppet Animation workshop και θα γίνει υπό μορφή residency στον Αγροτουριστικό Ξενώνα Βασιλιάς Νικοκλής στη Νικόκλεια το τριήμερο 13 - 15 Ιουλίου. Το δεύτερο εργαστήρι με τίτλο Αυτοσχεδιαστικό Εργαστήρι Animation θα καθοδηγήσει ο πολυπράγμων Ούγγρος δημιουργός και ακαδημαϊκός Tamas Patrovic στο Μουσείον Χαρακτικής Χαμπή στα Πλατανίστεια το τριήμερο 16 - 18 Ιουλίου.

Φέτος δίνουμε ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στο παιδικό πρόγραμμα του φεστιβάλ, εμπλουτίζοντας τις προβολές και διοργανώνοντας ένα παιδικό εργαστήρι storyboard / εικονογράφισης για μικρά παιδιά υπό την καθοδήγηση της Παναγιώτας Μιχαήλ. Το πλούσιο παιδικό πρόγραμμα και το εργαστήρι θα πραγματοποιηθούν στην Πάφο, στον Πολιτιστικό χώρο Τεχνόπολις 20 απο τις 13 - 15 Ιουλίου. Το παιδικό κοινό του φεστιβάλ θα παρακολουθήσει ταινίες όπως το Prince Ki-Ki-Do της Grega Mastnak, The Elephant and the Bycycle της Olesya Shchukina, Nikola Tesla’s Secret Laboratory του Bruno Razum, Ivan and the Wolf της Anna Levinson, Caterpillar and Hen της Michela Donini, Children’s time της Nina Bisyarina, A little star της Svetlana Andrianova, Bears on the Road της Nadia Meezen και άλλες.

Οι εκπληκτικοί Χριστίνα Παπακυριακού και Δημήτρης Σπύρου συναντιούνται στην έναρξη του Φεστιβάλ στον Αρχαιολογικό χώρο Παλαιπάφου και αφηγούνται οπτικές και μουσικές ιστορίες έχοντας κοινό στοιχείο τη χρήση αντικειμένων ως παράγωγα εικόνας και ήχου.

Φέτος έχουμε επίσης τη χαρά να φιλοξενούμε μια εξέχουσα προσωπικότητα της Ελληνικής Μουσικής σκηνής, την Σαββίνα Γιαννάτου με το μουσικό της σχήμα Primavera en Salonico. Η συναυλία διοργανώνεται σε συνεργασία με τον Οργανισμό Πολιτιστική Πρωτεύουσα της Ευρώπης Παφος17 και θα δοθεί το Σαββατο 18 Ιουλίου (νύχτα λήξης του Φεστιβάλ), στον κύριο χώρο του Φεστιβάλ, τη Μεσαιωνική Αγρέπαυλη στον Αρχαιολογικό χώρο Παλαιπάφου, στα Κουκλιά.

Χαιρετίζουμε για δεύτερη συνεχή χρονιά την στρατηγική συνεργασία μας με τον Οργανισμό “Πάφος 2017”. Ο θεσμός της Πολιτιστικής Πρωτεύουσας της Ευρώπης αποτελεί την κορυφαία πολιτιστική διοργάνωση της χώρας μας. Η απο κοινού ανάπτυξη δράσεων των δύο οργανισμών ευχόμαστε πως θα αποτελέσει ένα σημαντικό στάδιο ανάπτυξης του κινηματογράφου animation στον τόπο μας και θα δώσει την ευκαιρία σε ένα μεγάλο αριθμό κοινού να γνωρίσει περισσότερα για τις δυνατότητες της τέχνης του Animation και τις αξίες του.

Νιώθουμε την ανάγκη να εκφράσουμε θερμές ευχαριστίες στο Υπουργείο Παιδείας και Πολιτισμού για τη διαχρονική στήριξη. Ευχαριστούμε θερμά την Ελληνική Τράπεζα για τη χορηγία των βραβείων του φεστιβάλ.

Ευχαριστούμε το Τμήμα Αρχαιοτήτων για την δωρεάν παραχώρηση του χώρου διεξαγωγής του Φεστιβάλ, το κοινοτικό συμβούλιο Κουκλιών, το Πανεπιστήμιο Λευκωσίας και το ΤΕΠΑΚ για τη στήριξη που πρόσφεραν φέτος στη διοργάνωση. Θερμές ευχαριστίες στους εθελοντές της φετινής διοργάνωσης και στο κοινό που μας στηρίζει κάθε χρόνο με τη δυναμική συμμετοχή του. Τέλος ευχαριστούμε όλους τους σκηνοθέτες που μας παραχώρησαν τις ταινίες τους.

Καλωσορίζουμε στο Φεστιβάλ μας την διεθνή κριτική επιτροπή αποτελούμενη από τους Piotr Dumala, Špela Čadež και Τώνια Μισιαλή και τους ευχόμαστε δημιουργική και ευχάριστη παραμονή.

Ευχαριστούμε το κοινό που εδώ και 14 χρόνια αγκαλιάζει το φεστιβάλ και δημιουργεί την όμορφη αυτή ατμόσφαιρα γεμάτη από συγκινήσεις και δημιουργικά συναπαντήματα. Ευχαριστούμε θερμά τους καλλιτέχνες, τους σκηνοθέτες, τους διανομείς και τους παραγωγούς, που πίστεψαν στο φεστιβάλ και το έβαλαν στο διεθνή χάρτη της κοινότητας του animation προσφέροντας το έργο τους στo Κυπριακό κοινό.

Καλό Φεστιβάλ σε όλους!

Γιώργος ΤσαγγάρηςΚαλλιτεχνικός Διευθυντής Φεστιβάλ

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While we prepare to celebrate the art of animation at the 14th Edition of Countryside Ani-mafest Cyprus - Views of the World, a great battle being waged all around us.

The battle today is the same as in every generation: it is a battle for a fair world in which every person can live with dignity and in which the majority of the people will not be op-pressed by the privileged few.

Independent animation filmmakers, armed with their passion and their talent, are as ever sensitive to the global sociopolitical issues that galvanize the world’s creative arena.

This year the majority of the authors whose work is presented at our festival turn their focus on human society, as our fragile democratic system is weighed down by greed, fear and inequality.

Of course independent animation cinema expresses its socio-political commentary in its own idiosyncratic way, through visual poetry, surrealism, humor and dreams. Τhis year we will see once more how authors experiment with a combination of tech-niques, both handmade and digital, aiming as always to push the boundaries of this innovative art form.

This year’s program includes two world premieres by two distinguished artists: Piano, by Estonian director Kaspar Jancis (also the artist of this year’s festival poster) and Work in Progress by Hungarian director Tamas Patrovits.

I would also like to mention some of the films that stand out in this year’s program: World of Tomorrow, by Oscar-nominated American director Don Hertzfeldt, We can’t live without Cosmos by Oscar-nominated Russian director Konstantin Bronzit, You Look Like Me by Canadian director Pierre Herbert. The Sleepwalker by Theodor Ushev (Bulgaria-Canada).

This year’s line up also includes great filmmakers such as: Michaela Pavlatova (Different Kinds of People), Mirai Mizoue (Retro Future), Gabriel Osorio (Bear Story), Sarina Nihei (Small People with Hats), Dahee Jeong (Man on the chair), William Garratt, (Slaves of the Rave), Xaver Xylophon (Roadtrip), NaiWei Liu (Something Important, Jacky de Groen (Eclipse), Aristotelis Maragkos (Α Portrait), Natalia Chernysheva (Two Friends), Chintis Chernyseva (Life with Herman H. Rott), Frank Ternier (8 Bullets), Paul Cabon (Storm Hits Jacket, Nagata TakeshI και Kazue Monno, (Track), Maryam Kashkoolinia, (When I was a Child, Islam Ahmed Elsayed (Oh La Lah), Max Porter και Ru Kuwahata, (Between Times), Declan Byrne (Benjamin Goes to a Swingers Party).

We are proud to present an array of intensely political films by authors from neighbor-ing countries. Independent Syrian director Jalal Maghout presents his latest animated documentary Suleima, which tells the story of one a thousands of anonymous women that fight against dependency and injustice in Syria. Iranian director Sarah Saidan, with her film Beach Flags, well-received in many festivals including Cannes, Sundance, and Clermont Ferrand, focuses on women’s rights in Iran. Italian director Simone Massi, whose work stands out for its strong political message expressed with lyricism and references to the cinema of resistance (cinema della rezistenza), participates in the festival with his latest film L’attesa del Maggio. In this year’s festival we present the work of two more filmmakers from Italy, Mario Addis with Pene e Crudite and Tess Martin with Mario.

One of the festival’s perennial goals is to reach and inspire a wide and diverse audience. We aim to open a gateway of communication with current aesthetics, techniques and themes from the international arena. Two years ago we inaugurated the National Competi-tion Program. At the same time we continue to enrich our academic and educational activi-ties throughout the year. We hope that in this way we may contribute to the development of the field of animation here in Cyprus.

This year’s National Competition includes more than 10 films by the following authors, professionals and students: Panagiotis Mesaritis, Afroditi Constantinou, Zinonas Ioannou, Sholeh Zahraei, Elli Kyriakou, Kosmas Nonis, Maria Spivak, Reveka Stylianou, Liassis Karasavvas, Charis Frangou, Paschalis Paschali, Eleni Chadriotou and Andreas Ioannou.

Parallel to the Cypriot program we present an animation video installation based on the film “La Jetée” (1962) by Chris Marker made by students of the course “Animation Ap-plications in Art” of the Cyprus University of Technology.

In addition to the competition programs we present a series of sidebar events which include tributes, exhibitions, workshops and concerts.

The Hambis Printmaking Museum will host an exhibition of Posters by Piotr Dumala (Grand Prix in last year’s Countryside Animafest Cyprus for the film Hippopotami). A retro-spective of Piotr Dumala’s films will also be showing daily in the medieval hall at the main festival venue (Manor House in Palaepaphos), from July 16 to 18. The Hambis Printmaking Museum will also host an exhibition of puppets and drawings by Špela Čadež (Grand Prix in 2013 edition of Countryside Animafest Cyprus for the film Boles)

In a special midnight screening on Friday at the main festival venue the audience will have the opportunity to enjoy a tribute to Anim’est Romania: Creepy Animation Night a program curated by the director and founder of Anim’est Mihai Mitrica is filled with beheadings, alien invasions, ghosts and evisceration, morbid black humour and weird sex. The films in this program explore the dark side of animation.

Also on Friday we present a special Documantary Screening about the renowned Cana-dian Graphic Novelist Seth, one of the world’s greatest storytellers in the form.

The sidebar events include two specialized workshops. Špela Čadež will lead a “Puppet Animation Workshop” at the King Nikokles Inn in Nikokleia (July 13 -15) in the form of a residency. The workshop will focus on the creation of Puppets through the use of simple materials. The second workshop, entitled “Improvisational Animation Workshop” will be lead by Tamas Patrovic at the Hambis Printmaking Museum in Platanisteia (July 16 to 18). The workshops are addressed mostly to artists, professionals, teachers, and other crea-tors with some knowledge of animation.

At this year’s children’s program, the young audience will enjoy films curated in collabo-ration with ANIMATEKA International Animated Film Festival in Slovenia and a children animation workshop lead by Panayiota Michael..We are also thrilled to be presenting two wondeful music events: At the opening of the festival Dimitris Spyrou and Christina Papakyriakou will present a panorama of Visual & Oral

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Stories and on closing night we host a concert by one of the most acclaimed artists of the Ethnic Scene worldwide, Greek singer Savvina Yiannatou with her group Primavera en Salonico. The closing concert is organized in collaboration with the European Cultural Capital Pafos 2017.

We salute our strategic collaboration with the organization “Paphos 2017”. The institution of the Cultural Capital of Europe is the most distinguished cultural event in our country. The festival is prepared to contribute to this important cultural institution in a variety of ways. We hope that our combined efforts and joined activities will become an important milestone in the development of animation in this country and will introduce a wide audi-ence to this art’s potential to benefit society through its values and principles. For the period 2014-2017 we plan a series of educational programs and several special tributes.

We would like to express our warm gratitude to the Ministry of Education and Culture for their continued support. We would also like to extend our thanks to the Hellenic Bank for sponsoring the festival’s awards.

We thank the Cyprus Department of Antiquities, the Kouklia Community Council, the Uni-versity of Nicosia and Cyprus University of Technology for their support.

We would like to extend our warm thanks to the volunteers and the festival audience for continuing to encourage our efforts with their active participation. Finally we thank all the filmmakers for participating with their films. We welcome warmly our distinguished guests from Cyprus and abroad, whose presence is an honour to our festival. A special welcome to our distinguished international jury mem-bers, Piotr Dumala, Špela Čadež and Tonia Mishiali. We wish them a happy and creative stay in Cyprus.

Have a wonderful festival!

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Špela Čadež was born in Slovenia. After grad-uating in Graphic Design in 2002, she con-tinued her studies at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne, Germany. During her studies, she made two puppet animations that gained international recognition; Mate to Measure, (2004) and Lovesick, (2007). Since 2008 Špela Čadež has been working as an independent animation film director and producer. Her lat-est film, Boles, has been screened worldwide, receiving over 40 awards, distinctions and nominations.

Διεθνής Κριτική Επιτροπή / International Jury Committee Διεθνής Κριτική Επιτροπή / International Jury Committee

Γεννημένος το 1956 ο Πολωνός Σκηνοθέτης και σεναριογράφος κινηματογράφου (Anima-tion και live action), Εικονογράφος, Αφισίστας και καθηγητής στο Film School του Lodz (Πολωνία), στο Harvard University (ΗΠΑ) και στο Konstfack Art College (ΣΟΥΗΔΙΑ) έχει αποσπάσει περισσότερα από 90 σημαντικά βραβεία διεθνώς και στη χώρα του.

Η Σλοβένα δημιουργός ταινιών puppet anima-tion, εργάζεται ως ανεξάρτητη σκηνοθέτης και παραγωγός. Η τελευταία της ταινία Boles απέσπασε περισσότερα από 40 βραβεία διεθνώς και επελέγη από την Ευρωπαϊκή επιτροπή Κινηματογράφου να προβάλλεται στο φημισμένο πρόγραμμα Cartoon d’Or.

Piotr Dumala, born 1956, animated and live action scriptwriter and director, illustrator and poster designer, professor of Film School in Lodz (Poland), guest teacher of Harvard University(USA) and Konstfack Art College (Sweden). Winner of over 90 awards for his film artworks, among them Grand Prix at festi-vals in Krakow, Espinho, Zagreb, Amsterdam, Ottawa, Montreal, Cyprus.

Piotr Dumała Špela Čadež

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Τώνια Μισιαλή

Η αγάπη της για την μεγάλη οθόνη, ώθησε τη Τώνια να πραγματοποιήσει το όνειρο της και να γίνει Σκηνοθέτης. Το 1997, μετά από σπουδές στην Αγγλία, επέστρεψε στην Κύπρο, όπου άρχισε να δουλεύει ως σκηνοθέτης και παραγωγός. Από τότε έχει «πειραματιστεί» στον κινηματογράφο, το θέατρο, το βίντεο και την τηλεόραση. Η δουλειά της έχει παρουσιαστεί σε μεγάλα Φεστιβάλ Κινηματογράφου και Παραστατικών τεχνών, και εκθέσεις φωτογραφίας στην Κύπρο και το εξωτερικό. Συγκεκριμένα, η μικρού μήκους ταινία της Dead End (2013) έκανε την Παγκόσμια της πρεμιέρα στο Φεστιβάλ Κινηματογράφου του Λοκάρνο αποσπώντας έτσι την υποψηφιότητα για το «Golden Pardino – Leopards of tomorrow”. H ίδια ταινία έχει επιλεγεί στα επίσημα διαγωνιστικά τμήματα πάνω από 40 Διεθνών Φεστιβάλ παγκοσμίως, κερδίζοντας 5 βραβεία, τα 2 για «Kαλύτερη Σκηνοθεσία». Η τρίτη της ταινία Το νανούρισμα της πεταλούδας (2014) έκανε την Παγκόσμια της πρεμιέρα στο Φεστιβάλ Κινηματογράφου του Σαράγεβο και έχει κερδίσει 2 Βραβεία, Καλύτερης Κυπριακής Ταινίας και Καλύτερης Φωτογραφίας, στο Διεθνές Φεστιβάλ Ταινιών Μικρού Μήκους Κύπρου. Τώρα βρίσκεται στο στάδιο ανάπτυξης της πρώτη της ταινίας μεγάλου μήκους με τίτλο Εμμηνόπαυση.Είναι μια από τους καλλιτεχνικούς διευθυντές του Διεθνούς Φεστιβάλ Κινηματογράφου Cyprus Film Days και Εκπρόσωπος Κινηματογράφου του Δ.Σ. της Ένωσης Σκηνοθετών Κύπρου.

Tonia’s love for the moving image led her to pursue her dream and become a filmmaker. She studied in the UK and in 1997 she moved to Cyprus to start working as a director and producer “experimenting” in film, theatre, video and television. She has exhibited her work and participated in a big number of na-tional and international film and performance festivals and photography exhibitions in Cyprus and abroad. Specifically, her short film Dead End (2013) made its World Premiere at Locarno Film Festival and achieved a nomina-tion for the “Golden Pardino – Leopards of to-morrow”. The same film was officially selected to compete in more than 40 International Film Festivals around the world, winning 5 awards, 2 of which for Best Director. Her third short film Lullaby of the butterfly (2014) made its World Premiere at Sarajevo Film Festival and won Best National Film and Best Cinematog-raphy Awards at The International Short FIlm Festival of Cyprus. She is now developing her debut feature film Menopause.She is one of the Artistic Directors of Cyprus Film Days International Film Festival and the Film Representative in the Board of Directors of the Directors Guild of Cyprus.

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ΜΕΣΑΙΩΝΙΚΗ ΑΓΡΕΠΑΥΛΗ ΠΑΛΑΙΠΑΦΟΣ, ΚΟΥΚΛΙΑ ANCIENT SITE OF PALAEPAPHOS, KOUKLIA

Πέμπτη / Thursday 16/7

Visual & Oral Stories - Dimitris Spyrou, Christina PapakyriakouΔιεθνές Διαγωνιστικό 1A / International Competition 1AΚυπριακό Διαγωνιστικό / Cyprus CompetitionΔιεθνές Διαγωνιστικό 1B / International Competition 1B

Παρασκευή / Friday 17/7

Διεθνές Διαγωνιστικό 2A / International Competition 2ASeth’s Dominion (Documentary)Διεθνές Διαγωνιστικό 2B / International Competition 2BAnim’est Romania - Creepy Animation Night

Σάββατο / Saturday 18/7

Διεθνές Διαγωνιστικό 3 / International Competition 3 Τελετή λήξης και απονομή βραβείων / Award Ceremony

Συναυλία / Concert: Σαββίνα Γιαννάτου Συνεργασία / in collaboration: Οργανισμός Πολιτιστική Πρωτεύουσα της Ευρώπης -Πάφος 2017Organisation European Capital of Culture - Pafos 2017

17 - 19/7

Προβολή ταινιών (Αφιέρωμα) / Film screenings (Tribute): Piotr Dumała & Špela ČadežΕσωτερική Μεσαιωνική Αίθουσα / Medieval Hall

ΑΓΡΟΤΟΥΡΙΣΤΙΚΟ ΒΑΣΙΛΙΑΣ ΝΙΚΟΚΛΗΣ, ΝΙΚΟΚΛΕΙΑ AGROTOURISTIC INN VASILIAS NIKOKLIS

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Puppet Animation Workshop with Špela Čadež

ΜΟΥΣΕΙΟΝ ΧΑΡΑΚΤΙΚΗΣ ΧΑΜΠΗ HAMBIS PRINTMAKING MUSEUM

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Εκθέσεις / Exhibitions: Piotr Dumała & Špela ČadežImprovisational Animation Workshop with Tamas Patrovits.

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Παιδικό πρόγραμμα ταινιών / Children’s FilmsΠαιδικό εργαστήρι / Children’s workshop

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Αφίσες / Posters Επιλεγμένες ταινίες / Selected films:

Έχουμε την τιμή να σας παρουσιάσουμε μερικές από τις αξιολογότερες ταινίες anima-tion από τη φιλμογραφία του Piotr Dumała. Ένας από τους σημαντικότερους Πολωνούς δημιουργούς, ο Dumała δημιούργησε ένα έντονα δικό του στυλ, που εντάσσεται όμως στο ευρύτερο τοπίο της κεντρο-ευρωπαϊκής ευαισθησίας και παράδοσης. Έγινε διάσημος κυρίως για την ιδιαίτερη τεχνική του που αποκαλεί “η μέθοδος του χαμένου καρέ (the destructive method), στην οποία χάρασσε καρέ καρέ πάνω σε ασβέστη. Κάθε καρέ φωτογραφιζόταν και έπειτα καλυπτόταν ξανά με χρώμα. Το μόνο καρέ που παρέμενε ως τεκμήριο της καλλιτεχνικής δημιουργίας ήταν το τελευταίο. Το κοινό θα έχει την ευκαιρία να παρακολουθήσει μια επιλογή από ταινίες από όλη τη διάρκεια της καριέρας του Dumała, έτσι θα διακρίνει την εξέλιξη του στυλ, των θεματικών και τις ατμόσφαιρας της δουλειάς του. Το πρόγραμμα κάνει αρχή με το χιουμοριστικό Little Black Riding Hood, θα συνεχίσει με το συναισθηματικό και ποιητικό Gentle Spirit και θα καταλήξει στο σχετικά καινούργιο Fight, love and work. Στα τελευταία του έργα ο Dumała άρχισε να χρησιμοποιεί ψηφιακή τεχνολογία. Παρόλαυτά η δουλειά του δεν έχασε το ευαισθησία και την ποιότητά τους. Η έκθεση με αφίσες είναι επίσης ένα σημαντικό αφιέρωμα στην πολιτιστική παρακαταθήκη του Piotr Dumała. H κάθε μια από αυτές εκφράζει τον παλμό μιας ταινίας ή ενός πολιτιστικού γεγονότος και είναι μερικές φορές σκοτεινές αλλά πάντα ειλικρινείς και σχεδιασμένες μέσα στην Πολωνική παράδοση της τέχνης της αφίσας. Ως επιμελήτρια και ερευνήτρια κινηματογράφου σας συστήνω αυτό το μικρό αφιέρωμα στον Piotr Dumała. Είναι ένας καλλιτέχνης που παρέμεινε πιστός στο ιδεολογικό υπόβαθρο της τέχνης του ενώ παράλληλα δημιούργησε δικό του προσωπικό στυλ από την αρχή της καριέρας του.

Aneta OzorekΕπιμελήτρια

A bit of polish

We have the honor to present to you some of the best animated films from the filmography of Piotr Dumała. As one of the most important filmmakers in Poland, Dumała created not only a vivid style but also imprinted his works in a landscape of our central european fragility. He is famous mostly because of his sophisticated technique, called “the destructive method”. The artist used to scratch his frames on a plaster one by one. Each of them had been photographed and covered with pigment once again. The only frame left as evidence of crea-tive action was the last one.The audience will have a chance to watch ani-mations filmed during the majority of Dumała’s filmography, hence everyone could see the evolution of style, subjects and atmosphere within his works, starting with humorous Little Black Riding Hood, through his emotional and poetic Gentle Spirit, to somehow new Fight, love and work. In his latest works Piotr Dumała started to use digital technology. Nevertheless, none of them lost their picturesque class and elegance.A great appendix to his artistic heritage will be a small exhibition of posters made by Piotr Dumała. Each of them represents α Film or a cultural event is its essential vibe - depressive sometimes but always honest and drawn in the tradition of the Polish school of poster.As a curator and film expert I strongly recom-mend this small tribute to Piotr Dumała. He is an artist who has remained firmly loyal to the ideas he wanted to communicate through his work and who shaped his craft from the begin-ning of his career.

Aneta OzorekFilm Curator

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LITTLE BLACK RIDING HOOD1983 / 5

GENTLE SPIRIT1985 / 12’

THE FREEDOM OF THE LEG1988/ 10’

FRANZ KAFKA1991 / 16’

8 KWARTER SMYCZKOWY DIMITRA SZOSTAKOWICZA2010 / 20’

FIGHT, LOVE & WORK2009 / 8’

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Έκθεση / Exhibition

Špela Čadeža puppet animation poet from Slovenia

When i first saw Špela’s student film Mate to Measure, i couldn’t believe my eyes that a Slovenian director made such a strong autho-rial debut. Špela fell in love with animation by chance, attending a puppet animation workshop during her study of interactive design at the Academy of Media Arts in Co-logne. With her diploma puppet animation film Lovesick, based on her dream, she learned all she needed. Her choice for the technique of puppet animation proved to be the right one: she followed a historical tradition of Slovenian animation. Without knowing it, Špela brought this tradition to the highest quality level. After school, she spent 4 years carefully master-ing her professional debut film Boles and achieved the biggest international success in the history of contemporary Slovenian cin-ema. It is an unbelievable story of persistence of authorial vision, stubbornness and love for cinema and the arts. There is so much “stillness” in the stop motion animation of Boles that only few masters have managed to achieve before. The decision to use Slovenian language to adapt Maxim Gorky’s short story Her Lover to bring a distinctive melody to her originally built characters was risky, but at the end again proved right. During the produc-tion of Boles, Špela and her co-screenwriter and life partner Grega had a baby, so it was unbelievable how she managed to direct her small team in order to bring the production to a successful end. And I remember she was not sure that the film would work during the

Špela Čadež μια ποιήτρια του puppet animation από τη Σλοβενία

Όταν είδα για πρώτη φορά τη φοιτητική ταινία της Špela Čadež Mate to Measure, δεν πίστευα στα μάτια μου, δεν μπορούσα να πιστέψω ότι μία Σλοβένα σκηνοθέτης είχε κάνει ένα τόσο δυνατό σκηνοθετικό ντεμπούτο. Η Špela ερωτευτηκε το animation τυχαία, όταν παρακολούθησε ένα εργαστήρι puppet animation ενώ σπούσασε διαδραστικό design στο Academy of Media Arts στην Κολωνία. Με την διπλωματική της ταινία puppet animation Lovesick, που βασίστηκε σε ένα όνειρό της, έμαθε ό,τι χρειαζόταν. Η επιλογή της να δουλέψει την τεχνική του puppet animation αποδείχθηκε σωστή: ακολουθούσε έτσι μια ιστορική παράδοση του Σλοβενικου animation. Χωρίς να το ξέρει η Špela έφερε αυτή την παράδοση στο υψηλότερο επίπεδο. Μετά τη σχολή πέρασε 4 χρόνια δουλεύοντας το επαγγελματικό της ντεμπούτο, την ταινία Boles, και πέτυχε έτσι τη μεγαλύτερη διεθνή επιτυχία στην ιστορία του Σλοβενικου animation. Είναι μια απίστευτη ιστορία επιμονής και σκηνοθετικού οράματος, πείσματος και αγάπης για το σινεμά και την τέχνη. Υπάρχει τόση “ακινησία” στην ταινία stop motion Boles, που λίγοι κορυφαίοι του είδους κατάφεραν να πετύχουν. Η απόφαση να χρησιμοποιήσει τη Σλοβένικη γλώσσα για να διασκευάσει το διήγημα του Μαξιμ Γκόρκυ Ο Εραστής της, προσδίδοντας έτσι μια ιδιαίτερη μελωδικότητα στους πρωτότυπους χαρακτήρες της, ήταν ένα ρίσκο, αλλά στο τέλος αποδείχθηκε και πάλι η σωστή απόφαση. Κατά τη διάρκεια της παραγωγής

making of. Boles has been screened at over a hundred festivals all over the world and won more than 40 awards (among them many Audi-ence Awards and even a Best Character Award for the puppet Tereza with the jury explanation: “For the voluminosity with which the character is structured and the skill with which the anima-tor was able to make it alive.”).The last international recognition for Boles, was the invitation from the Monstra festival to present the scenery, props and puppets at the Marionette Museum in Lisbon. The film became alive again in another dimension. It is with the quote from the exhibition catalogue written by Fernando Galrito, that I will end this introduction to the animation poetry of Špela Čadež: “Art is always a way to see the world and ourselves. Špela Čadež’ films offer a crea-tive, sensitive and deep look over the human relationships. About us and about others. And the director knows how to perfectly use the surrealistic and inventive capacities, that only the art of animation makes possible.”

Igor PrasselDirector of ANIMATEKAInternational Animated Film Festival, Slovenia

του Boles η Špela και ο συν-σεναριογράφος και σύντροφός της Grega απέκτησαν παιδί, έτσι φαίνεται σχεδόν απίστευρο το πώς κατάφερε να καθοδηγήσει τη μικρή ομάδα της στο να φέρει την παραγωγή σε πέρας με επιτυχία. Το Boles προβλήθηκε σε περισσότερα από εκατό φεστιβάλ σε ολόκληρο τον κόσμο και κέρδισε περισσότερα από σαράντα βραβεία (μεταξύ των οποίων πολλά βραβεία κοινού και ένα βραβείο Καλύτερου Χαρακτήρα για την κούκλα Tereza, για την οποία η κριτική επιτροπή σημειώνει: “για την πλαστικότητα του όγκου του χαρακτήρα και την δεξιοτεχνία με την οποία η animator την έκανε να ζωντανέψει”. Η πιο πρόσφατη διεθνής διάκριση του Boles ήταν μια πρόσκληση από το φεστιβάλ Monstra για να παρουσιάσει τα σκηνικά, το φροντιστήριο και τις κούκλες στο Μουσείο Μαριονέττας στη Λισαβόνα. Η ταινία ζωντάνεψε έτσι ξανά σε μία άλλη διάσταση. Θα ήθελα να κλείσω αυτή την εισαγωγή στο ποιητικό animation της Špela Čadež με ένα απόσπασμα από τον κατάλογο αυτής της έκθεσης, το οποίο έγραψε ο Fernan-do Galrito: “Η τέχνη είναι πάντα ένας τρόπος για να δούμε τον κόσμο και τους εαυτούς μας. Οι ταινίες της Špela Čadež περιέχουν μια δημιουργική, ευαίσθητη και βαθειά θεώρηση των ανθρώπινων σχέσεων. Των δικών μας και των άλλων. Η σκηνοθέτις γνωρίζει πολύ καλά πώς να χρησιμοποιήσει το σουρεαλισμό και την εφευρετικότητα που μόνο η τέχνη του anima-tion μπορεί να παρέχει στο δημιουργό.”

Igor PrasselΔιευθυντής του Διεθνούς Φεστιβάλ Αnimation της Σλοβενίας ANIMATEKA

Špela Čadež

Μουσειον Χαρακτικής ΧαμπήHambis Printmaking Museum

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CREEPY ANIMATION

Παρασκευή / Friday 17/7

Anim’est international animation film festival is the only international animation film festival in Romania. Its main host is the city of Bucha-rest. Anim’est is celebrating its 10th edition this October.

We started enthusiastically in 2006: in the first edition we screened over 250 short films, 10 feature films and more than 3,500 spectators attended the event. Last year we gathered an audience of over 20,000 and screened around 350 short and feature films, remaining Bucha-rest’s most loved film festival. From the second edition, Anim’est became a competitive festival and year by year it joined together animators, producers, animation studios, film critics, famous names. It meant a variety of films, more and more workshops, presentations and round tables, children’s screenings, live performances, a nice number of international guests, plus the most famous screening of each edition, the long awaited Creepy Animation Night (inaugurated in 2009).

The Creepy Animation Night is an invitation to explore the dark side of animation, in a selection of bizarre, strange, unusual visual improvisations, grotesque imagery, many of them not selectable by other festivals pre-cisely because of their extreme elements.This short film programme is a travel into the macabre, the bloody and the deeply bizarre, a collection of stories, some of which you’ve never dared to imagine. You are invited to enter the atmosphere of a world dominated by fear, terror and shadows. There’s no guar-antee that you will be able to get out when the show is over… The dark side of animation is waiting for you! Watch out!

Mihai MitricaDirector of Anim’ est Romania

To διεθνές φεστιβάλ κινηματογράφου anima-tion Anim’est είναι το μόνο διεθνές φεστιβάλ animation στη Ρουμανία και λαμβάνει χώρα κυρίως στο Βουκουρέστι. Το Anim’est θα γιορτάσει τη 10η έκδοσή του τον ερχόμενο Οκτώβριο.

Αρχίσαμε με πολύ ενθουσιασμό το 2006: στην πρώτη έκδοση προβάλαμε περισσότερες από 250 ταινίες και είχαμε 3,500 θεατές. Πέρσι είχαμε 20,000 θεατές και περίπου 350 ταινίες, και παραμένουμε έτσι το πιο αγαπημένο φεστιβάλ κινηματογράφου στο Βουκουρέστι. Από τη δεύτερη έκδοσή του το Anim’est έγινε διαγωνιστικό και κάθε χρόνο φέρνει μαζί σκηνοθέτες, παραγωγούς, studio animation, κριτικούς κινηματογράφους και διασημότητες. Η πιο διάσημη προβολή είναι κάθε χρονιά το πολυαναμενόμενο πρόγραμμα Creepy Anima-tion Night, που άρχισε το 2009.

Το Creepy Animation Night είναι μια πρόσκληση/πρόκληση για εξερεύνηση της σκοτεινής πλευράς του animation, με μια επιλογή από ταινίες γεμάτες περίεργα και μακάβρια στοιχεία, με ακραίους οπτικούς πειραματισμούς, γκροτέσκ εικόνες και ιστορίες που δεν θα τολμούσαμε ούτε να φανταστούμε…Πολλές από αυτές τις ταινίες δεν έχουν επιλεγεί για άλλα φεστιβάλ ακριβώς εξαιτίας των ακραίων στοιχείων τους. Το Creepy Animation Night είναι ο κόσμος του λυκόφωτος και του τρόμου… Η σκοτεινή πλευρά του animation σας περιμένει!

Mihai MitricaΔιευθυντής του Anim’ est Romania

Guest FestivalAnim’est Romania

Μεσαιωνική Αγρέπαυλη, Παλαίπαφος - Κούκλια Ancient Site of Palaepaphos - Κouklia

CHAINSAW MAIDTakena Nagaojapan / 2008 / 7’

THE ORIGIN OF CREATURESFloris Kaayk, The Netherlands / 2010 / 11’45’’

THE TWINS FROM THE SUNSET STREET Anna Solanas and Marc RibaSpain / 2010 / 13’

UNDERLIFEJaroslav KonopkaPoland / 2010 / 8’30’’

ABYSSUS ABYSSUM INVOCATWes SimpkinsUSA / 2012 / 10’

THE BACKWATER GOSPELBo MathorneDenmark / 2011 / 10’

ENDTRIPKoen De Mol, Olivier Ballast, Rick FranssenThe Netherlands / 2013 / 5’00

THE PRIDE OF STRATHMOOREinar Baldvin USA, Iceland / 2014 / 8’30’’

THE OBVIOUS CHILDStephen IrwinUK / 2013 / 12’21’’

“VENGEANCE RHYTHM” TWO FINGERSChris UllensUK / 2012 / 3’13

DEMON COTTAGE INNBoldizsar PeterHungary / 2012 / 4’40’’

The Backwater Gospel

Abyssus Abyssum Invocat Demon Cottage inn

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Μέσα από την τέχνη του animation τα παιδιά μπορούν να ανακαλύψουν και να γευτούν την μαγική δυνατότητα της τέχνης να συγκινεί αλλά και να λέει ιστορίες, γνωρίζοντας παράλληλα τις παραδόσεις των διαφόρων λαών, και τις πολιτισμικές τους αξίες. Αυτή η ξεχωριστή ενότητα του Φεστιβάλ παρουσιάζει μια επιλογή με παιδικές ταινίες απο κάθε γωνιά του πλανήτη μαζί με ένα παιδικό εργαστήρι storyboard & εικονογράφισης για μικρά παιδιά υπό την καθοδήγηση της Παναγιώτας Μιχαήλ.

Through the art of animation children can dis-cover and experience the magical ability of art to stir the emotions and to tell stories through various people’s traditions and cultural values. This special new section of the festival includes a small selection of children’s films from all over the world. Panayiota Mihael will lead a children animation Workshop

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The Elephant and the BicycleDimitri in Ubuyu

Secret Laboratory of Nicola Telsa Astronaut - KIvan and the WolfBears on the Road

IVAN AND THE WOLFAnna LevinsonGermany / 2015 / 5’00’’

PRINCE KI-KI-DOGrega Mastnak Slovenia / 2014 / 4’12”

SECRET LABORATORY OF NICOLA TELSABruno Razum Croatia / 2014 / 11’06”

THREE KINGSAnna BlaszczykPoland / 2014 / 8’09”

CHILD’S PLAYBritt Raes, Bert van HauteBelgium / 2014 / 1’10”

DIMITRI IN UBUYUAgnès Lecreux, Fabien DrouetFrance / 2014 / 26’00”

LUNE ET LE LOUPToma Leroux , Patrick DelageFrance / 2014 / 6’16’’

ASTRONAUT - KDaniel Harisberger Switzerland / 2014 / 5’40’’

A LITTLE STARSvetlana Andrianova Russia / 2014 / 5’30’’

THE ELEPHANT AND THE BICYCLEOlesya Shchukina France, Belgium / 2014 / 9’ 00’’

CHILDREN’S TIMENina BisyarinaRussia / 2014 / 5’40’’

THE CATERPILLAR AND THE HENMichela Donini, Katya Rinaldi Italy / 2013 / 9’59’’

BEARS ON THE ROADNadia Meezen The Netherlands / 2014 / 4’07’’

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Canadian cartoonist Seth, best known for comic books such as Palookaville, is one of the world’s great storytellers in the form. In his personal projects he transforms his poignant inner life into observant and witty graphic stories. He is also in-credibly prolific, producing semi-autobiographical comics and award-winning commercial work, as well as what he calls his “little hobbies.” Director Luc Chamberland sheds light on his articulate subject, mixing insightful biography with vivid ani-mation in an artful fusion of filmmaking techniques that perfectly captures Seth’s manifold creative universe. In this deft portrait of one of our most unique artists, Seth proves to be a wry and engag-ing narrator of his life story and artistic process.

To ντοκιμαντέρ του Luc Chamberland έχει θέμα τον Καναδό καρτουνίστα Seth, γνωστό από τα βιβλία του όπως το Palookaville. Πρόκειται για έναν από τους σπουδαιότερους συγγραφείς διεθνώς σε αυτή τη φόρμα. Στη δουλειά του ο Seth μεταπλάθει τον εσωτερικό του κόσμο σε διεισδυτικές και πνευματώδεις ιστορίες με μέσο του το comic book. Εξαιρετικά δημιουργικός και παραγωγικός, έχει στο ενεργητικό του αυτοβιογραφικά κόμικς και βραβευμένα εμπορικά project, καθώς και έργα που αποκαλεί “μικρά χόμπι”.

SETH’S DOMINION NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA PRODUCTIONCanada / 2014 / 42’06’’

Μεσαιωνική Αγρέπαυλη, Παλαίπαφος - Κούκλια Ancient Site of Palaepaphos - Κouklia

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Written and Directed by Luc ChamberlandAnimation Luc Chamberland, Jo Meuris, Jonathan NG, Hyun Jin Park Director of Photography John Minh TranEditing Oana Suteu Khitrian Original Music and Sound De-sign Luigi Allemano Producers Marcy Page, Gerry Flahive Associate Producer Luc Chamberland Executive Producers David Verrall, Roddy McManus, Michael Fukushima

Animation adapted from Seth’s personal and published cartoon art.

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Jacky De Groen Jacky studied animation at KASK Ghent. Her films are painted in a crude, expressive style, and explore the relation between abstract and symbolic images.

Tamas Patrovits Tamas is an animation film director, cartoonist and anima-tion professor. He graduated from the faculty of Animation of the Hungarian College of Arts and Crafts (Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest) in 1994. Since 2004 he has been the co-founder and president of the associa-tion Manifeszt (Professional and Interst Association of Hangurian Animation Film Makers) and ASIFA Hungary. He is the head of the Illyes Animation Academy, one of Hungary’s leading animation school. He is the co-founder of Primanima World Festival of First Animations.

Maryam KashkooliniaBorn in 1966 in Shiraz. B.A. in Graphic Design form Alzahra University & M. A. in Animation from Tehran University. She begun her activities in graphic and illustrating in 1993 and has been making animated films since 2003.

SynopsisA lunar eclipse is a night within a night. After sundown comes moondown. After dark comes the darkness, where bodies lose their boundaries.

SynopsisGraphic faces flare and morph into one another to the rising rhythm of the music, which was played on found and recycled objects. The original char-coal drawings were made by an artist collective who were blindfolded.

Director / Screenwriter /Animation / Camera Storyboard / Compositing / Editing: Maryam KashkooliniaDirector’s assistant: Bahareh KiamoghaddamOriginal Music & Sound: Hami Haghighi / Voice: Maryam Kashkoolinia Production Company: Kanoon

Director / Animation / Editing: Jacky De GroenProduction: KASK School of ArtsMusic: Bart Maris / Sound: Bart Maris, Benjamin Cools Sound Mix: Patrik Berx / Titling: Mario Debaene

Director: Tamas PatrovitsProducers: Tamas Patrovits, Andras Muhi Gabor Ferenczy Production: Reanimation Studio, Focus-Fox Studio BudapestMusic: Belamuhely Sound Art

TOCHKA is an art duo by Nagata Takeshi and Monno Kazue. They invented new method of making animation called PiKA PiKA, which is the combination of long exposure and stop motion animation technique. It enables everyone to make animation with drawings by penlights in the air. Their

playing field is very wide from experimental anima-tions to contemporary art. PiKA PiKA won some awards including the Honorable Mention in Ottawa Interna-tional Animation Festival, the Excellence Award in Japan Media Arts Festival and the Grand Prix in Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival.

SynopsisA woman is reflecting on her childhood memories and nightmares and the fact that parents often rely on tales of monsters and ghosts to scare their children away from possible dangers.Though such par-ents never mean to cause harm, they may leave fear and foreboding in the minds of their offspring.

TRACKNagata TakeshI, Kazue Monno Japan / 2014 / 04:00

WHEN I WAS A CHILD Maryam KashkooliniaIran, 2014, 08’30’’

ECLIPSEJacky De GroenBelgium, 2014, 05:40

WORK IN PROGRESSTamas PatrovitsHungary, 2015, 02’50’’

International Competition I International Competition I

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International Competition I International Competition I

Kaspar JancisHe has been interested since childhood in drawing comic strips and writing stories for which he made illustrations himself. His first moving pic-tures came into being in the corners of his school note-books. Later in his school years, his brother’s friend, who was a member of a film club, helped him make a short plasti-cine puppet animated film.Later he began working sys-tematically with music. He has been part of the creative core of several rock groups, written song lyrics, made arrangements and created tunes. He enrolled at the Tallinn Peda-gogical University in 1996.He completed his first films at that school. In 1997 he transferred from the Pedagogi-cal University to the Turku Arts and Media School in Finland. At Turku he studyied animation under the guidance of Priit Pärn.

Aristotelis Maragkos After graduating from the department of Architecture in N.T.U.A. he decided to continue his studies at he London Film School. In 2011 he won the best newcomer award in Drama Film Festival with his film “If You Have no Place to Cry” He participted in the Berninale Talent Campus 2013, Locarno Film Academy 2013 and Toronto Talent Lab 2013. He works as a director and production designer in the UK while preparing his first feature film entitled “The Ark”

Jalal Maghout Jalal is an independent filmmaker from Syria who started his film career after receiving a bachelor’s degree in visual communication from Damascus University 2010. He has produced and directed a variety of short animated films that played at festivals around the world, including his most recent film “Suleima”- an animated documentary which has been selected for: Dok-Leipzig, Carrefour Du Cinéma d’Animation-Paris, Stuttgart In-ternational Festival of Animated Film, Animafest Zagreb and ANNECY International Anima-tion Film Festival.Currently, Jalal is preparing his master-film in Berlin besides developing other projects.

SynopsisMarta hauls a piano home from a shop that sells used musical instruments. She almost succeeds. Albert tries for the thirtieth year already to tell Paula that he loves her. He almost succeeds. Paula wants to respond to Albert in the same vein. She almost succeeds. Police commis-sioner Kits has dreamed of parachuting all his life. He almost succeeds. Mirjam wants to become a circus artist. She almost succeeds. A honeybee tries to get out past a closed window. It almost succeeds.A film without main char-acters where the lives of characters that have lost their head intertwine in a dramatic and less dramatic way in an ordinary concrete panel apartment building.

SynopsisA drawing line exploring the life and death of my Grandfather.

Director / Screenplay / Editor: Jalal MaghoutProducer: Estayqazat ProjectMusic & Sound: A.w. team

Director / Screenwriter / Art Director / Editing: Kaspar JancisProducer: Kalev Tamm / Production: Eesti Joonisfilm Animation: Ülle Metsur, Maiken Silla, Tarmo VaarmetsBackground Artist: Vladimir LeschiovMusical Performance: Kaspar Jancis, Madis MuulSound: Horret Kuus / Compositor: Marje-Ly Liiv

Director / Screenplay / Animation / Sound / Voice Production: Aristotelis Maragkos

SynopsisThe portrait of Suleima, one of thousands of anonymous women that fight against dependency and injustice in Syria.

SULEIMAJalal MaghoutSyria, Lebanon / 2014 / 15’

PIANOKaspar JancisEstonia / 2015 / 10’11’’

A PORTRAITAristotelis MaragkosGreece / 2014 / 02’08’’

Simone Massi SImone was born in Pergola (Italy) in the month of May. As a fiercely independent animator, he has conceived and realized a dozen small animation films that have been shown in 60 Countries on 5 Continents and have collected over 200 awards.

SynopsisThe month of May, the blackbird: they hide while they sing.

Director / Screenplay / Drawings: Simone MassiProduction: Simone Massi / Camera: Julia GromskayaMusic: Stefano SassoPost Produaction: Lola Capote Ortiz

L’ATTESA DEL MAGIOSimone MassiItaly / 2014 / 8’

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International Competition I International Competition I

Mirai MizueHe is a representative figure of the new generation of abstract animation in Japan. He is known by his high qual-ity pictures drawn by hand on paper in his non-narrative ani-mation films. His films have been nominated in some ma-jor animation festivals such as Annecy, Zagreb, Ottawa and Hiroshima. As an illustrator, he provides his drawings to some Japanese novelists. He currently works as a member of the selection committees in several national/international animation festivals. In Japan, he actively works not only as an independent animator but also as an illustrator, a teacher, and a trustee of Japan Animation Association (JAA).

Wu Zhi-jing He has been working in stop-motion animation for 7 years. His works are Find, Ink and Feng Zi-kai.

Islam AhmedCreative Director & co-owner of Follk Creative solutions that mainly specialises in animation since 2012, after more than 10 years experi-ence in the animation field in Egypt and arab region, through character design-ing, storyboarding, Comic books, illustrations and animation directing, serving many animation studios and post production houses. In 2004 he graduated from the Academy of Arts - High Institute of Cinema Animation department.

SynopsisThe world of the future that I have imagined in childhood, different from the world of the future to visit now.

Director: Wu Zhi - JingProduction: Studio Fantastic SkyScreenplay: JLi Jia-yaoStoryboard / Sound / Music: Zhi-jing WuCompositing: Yan Jie

Director: Islam Ahmed Elsayed screenplay / procuction: Mohanad Hassan Music & Sound: Hamza NamiraAnimation: Adel El Badrawy, Amgad AbdelmohsenMahmoud Magdy, Islam Mazhar, Ahmed Adel AbdelhamidMahytab Khaled

Director / Production: Mirai MizueDistribution: Tamaki Okamoto (CaRTe bLaNChe)

SynopsisSu San’s occupation is teaching calligraphy. When not in class, he spends his spare time writing. The butcher, Mr. Yang, intends to marry his daughter to Su San... After establishing his own family, Su San’s life changes. When seek-ing peace and quiet, after writing, he often entrances himself by gazing at the flotsam in the river... Day after day, year after year, life is tranquil.

Synopsis“Oh La Lah” is an animated music video celebrating the New Year. It is a sarcastic Egyptian adaptation of the classical “Jingle Bells” song, The song is performed by three old cartoon characters who are on a boat that floats on sewage , and ironically, they are the ones represent-ing the voice of hope and encouraging youth not to give up and keep fighting for their dreams, despite the fact that all their surround-ings are filled with despair and corruption.

REMBERANCE OF TIME PASTWu Zhi - JingChina / 2014 / 05’ 26’’

OH LA LAH Islam Ahmed ElsayedEgypt / 2014 / 03’54

RETRO FUTUREMirai MizueJapan / 2015 / 06’55’’

Mario AddisMario is a cartoon film direc-tor, animator and illustrator. In 1984 he began working in the studio of Michel Fuzellier, Walter Cavazzuti and Gio-vanni Ferrari. Over the years he has worked for directors such as Roberto Benigni, Giulio Cingoli, Enzo D’ Alo, Dario Fo, Carlo Nero and Maurizio Nichetti.His work includes the open-ing credits for the Rob-erto Benigni feature film The monster (1994). Winner at Annecy for Best Advertising Film, the sequence Il sogno di Nina for La gabbianella e il gatto (1998). His comic strip series The vampire Alef was published by Oreste Del Buono on the magazine “Linus” for almost two years. In May 2015 he receives the “Diplomi Honoris Causa” by the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia.

Director / Screenplay / Anmation / Production: Mario AddisEditing / Compositing: Stefania CalatroniComposers: Paolo F. Bragaglia / Matteo Ramon Arevalos

SynopsisFantastical Hallucinatory moments of passion, cruetly, loneliness, disconnection and love, sometimes dark meanings. Hypnotic music accompa-nies a dance of lines that reinvents itself with each new squiggle of the artist’s pencil.

PENE E CRUDITEMario AddisItaly / 2014 / 03’31’’

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Konstantin BronzitKonstantin he graduated from Art school in1983. In 1992 he graduated from High institute of Art and Design. In 1994 he graduated from the High Courses for screenwriters and directors in Moscow. During his career he made about ten short films which won over 150 different awards. In 2001 he was nominated for French Film Academy Award “Cezar” (for the animated short film At the Ends of the Earth) and in 2009 he was nominated for an Oscar (for animated short film Lava-tory - Lovestory). Member of the French Film Academy and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Natalia Chernysheva Natalia graduated from the Ural State Academy of Architecture and Art, majoring in graphics and animation. She worked as an animator, character designer and artist on several animated films.

Max Porter & Ru Kuwahata Max and Ru are award-winning filmmakers and animation commercial directors. Operat-ing under the moniker “Tiny Inventions,” they are known for their unique mixed-media animation, which combines hand-crafted art and digital techniques. Since they started collaborating in 2007, Max and Ru have directed and produced TV commercials, music videos, PSAs, a toy line and several independent films. Their films have screened in over 300 film festivals worldwide, including Sundance Film Festival and Annecy Animation Festival, and have received 25 international awards. In 2011, Max and Ru spent a year and a half as artists-in-residence at the Neth-erlands Institute for Animated Film where they developed a 14-minute animated film, “Be-tween Times.” Currently Max and Ru are working as facultie members in the Animation de-partment at Maryland Institute College of Art, in Baltimore.

SynopsisTwo cosmonauts, two friends, try to do their best in their everyday training life to make their common dream a reality. But this story is not only about the dream.

Director : Natalia ChernyshevaProduction: La Poudrière

Director / Screenplay / Animation / Compositing / Editing: Max Porter & Ru KuwahataMusic / Sound Recording & Design: Bram MeindersmaVoice: Petra Schmidt - SchallerProducer: Ton Crone / Netherlands Institute for Animation Film & Tiny Inventions

Director / Screenplay / Storyboard / Compositing: Konstantin BronzitProduction: Melnitsa animation studioMusic: Valentin VassenkovSound: Vladimir Golounin

SynopsisEven the best of friends can have trouble under-standing each other when they are from two different worlds.

SynopsisIn this fairytale about relativ-ity, a cuckoo clock recounts a day where bread was sliced one second thick, lovers fell in sync and time rarely flowed at an even rate.

TWO FRIENDSNatalia ChernyshevaFrance / 2014 / 4’

BETWEEN TIMESMax Porter & Ru KuwahataNetherlands, USA / 2015 / 14’20’’

WE CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT COSMOSKonstantin BronzitRussia / 2014 / 15’20’’

Chintis Lundgren Chintis is and Estonian anima-tion director. She started in 2008 as an independent author and since 2011 she runs her own animation studio called Chintis Lundgreni Animatsioon-istuudio. She is also a cofounder of Adriatic Anima-tion, a new animation studio based on the coast of Croatia.

SynopsisHerman is a rat who enjoys heavy drinking, loud grind music and chess. He doesn’t care much for cleaning and the disorder in his apartment only makes him feel more at home. One day a very tidy cat who has a weakness for messy macho-men, de-cides to move in. She also brings a vacuum cleaner, a piano, and what’s worse - a collection of classical music records.

Director: Chintis LundgrenStory Chintis Lundgren / Dasko IvezicSound: Henrik MalmgrenProduced: Chintis Lundgreni AnimatsioonistudioCo-Producers: Adriatic Animation, GoodJobStudios

LIFE WITH HERMAN H. ROTTChintis LundgrenEstonia, Croatia, Denmark / 2015 / 11’06

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Andreas HykadeHykade was born in the Sum-mer of Love in Altotting, center of the Holy Mary cult. Since he’s been grown-up, he’s cre-ated animated films for grown-ups. Now he’s a father, he cre-ates animated films for children as well. He is a professor of animation at the Filmakademie Baden-Wurttemberg.

William Garratt William is an award-winning independent animator and film-maker from Bristol in the UK.

SynopsisMy Self tries to remember the secret of the universe

SynopsisA short animated comedy (without dialogue), depicting an audience’s reaction to different types of music.

Direction / Animation / Screenplay: Andreas HykadeAnimation, Art Work: Andreas Hykade, Angela SteffenMusic, Sound Design: Heiko MaileTechnical Direction: Ralf BohdeProduction Management: Bianca JustProduction: Thomas Meyer-Hermann, Studio Film Bilder

Director / Screenplay / Animation: William Garratt

MY SELF UNIVERSEAndreas HykadeGermany / 2014 / 01’34’’

SLAVES OF THE RAVEWilliam GarrattUK / 2014 / 02’40’’

Gabriel OsorioOsorio majored in Fine Arts at Universidad de Chile. Later he specialized in 3D anima-tion. After working in several commercials, movies, and television series, he decided to form his own studio: Punk-robot. Since 2008 he has been directing projects for childrens’ television (Flipos, Muelin y Perlita, Soccer Girls) and television spots. Bear Story is his first short film.

Sarina Nihei Sarina is an animator and illustrator living in Tokyo. She started animation at Tama Art University in Tokyo where she got a BA in graphic design in 2012. Specialising in hand-drawn animation/illustration, she makes surreal and absurd stories. She moved to London to start a Masters degree at the Royal College of Art in 2012, and graduated with an MA in animation in 2014.

SynopsisAn old bear goes out every day to a busy street corner. He sets up a small wooden theater containing tin pup-pets of his own making.

Director: Sarina NiheiProducer: Joan Ashworth / RCA

Director: Gabriel Osorio Producer: Pato Escala Production: Punkrobot Animation Studio Screenplay: Daniel Castro Animation: Nicolás Canales Art-Animation Director: Antonia Herrera Music: Dënver Sound: Christian Cosgrove Editing: Pato Escala

SynopsisThere are small people wearing hats in the society.

SMALL PEOPLE WITH HATSSarina NiheiUK / 2014 / 06’51’’

BEAR STORY Gabriel OsorioChile, 2014, 10’14’’

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Nai Wei Liu Nai Wei Liu is a Taiwanese-born artist and designer, who has been involved in the motion graphics and graphic design fields since 2006. He received his BFA in Communication De-sign from Shih Chien University in Taipei, Taiwan in 2009, and his MFA in Computer Art with a focus in Motion Graphics in Japan. His work was also selected by the Taipei Film Festival (2009), Les Sommets du Cinema d’Animation de Montreal (2009), Cross-Straits Student Animation Festival (2010), and was a finalist in the Taiwan International Student Design Competition (2012).

Andreas HykadeHykade was born in the Sum-mer of Love in Altotting, center of the Holy Mary cult. Since he’s been grown-up, he’s cre-ated animated films for grown-ups. Now he’s a father, he cre-ates animated films for children as well. He is a professor of animation at the Filmakademie Baden-Wurttemberg.

SynopsisSomething Important pre-sents the filmmaker’s personal journey of self-dis-covery woven as a tapestry of his memories. Liu uses an abstract montage style that combines hand-drawn elements with composited photo realistic scenes in tandem with music to express his life experiences filtered through time and remembrance. The resulting film conveys a positive perspective that transforms psychologically difficult occurrences into a field of creative insights.

Direction / Animation / Screenplay: Andreas HykadeAnimation, Art Work: Andreas Hykade, Angela SteffenMusic, Sound Design: Heiko MaileTechnical Direction: Ralf BohdeProduction Management: Bianca JustProduction: Thomas Meyer-Hermann, Studio Film Bilder

Director / Production / Screenplay / Storybord Compositing / Sound: naiwei liuMusic: Chris Zabriskie, Saito Koji

SynopsisKiwi tastes a golden nugget. It’s delicious

NUGGETSAndreas HykadeGermany / 2014 / 05’17’’

SOMETHING IMPORTANTNai Wei liuUnited States / 2015 / 07’ 13’’

Don Hertzfeldt Hertzfeldt is an Academy Award nominee whose popular animated films have been fea-tured at over a thousand film festivals and venues around the world. He received a BA in Film Studies from UC Santa Barbara in 1998, where he produced his first four animated films: Ah L’Amour (1995), Genre (1996), Lily and Jim (1997) and Billy’s Balloon (1998), the latter receiving a nomination for the Palm D’Or at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. His following film, Rejected (2000), was nominated for an Oscar in 2001, and films The Meaning of Life (2005), Everything will be OK (2006), I am so proud of you (2008) attracted large audiences. Since 1995 his films have collectively received over 150 international awards.

Director / Screenplay / Sound: Don HertzfeldtProduction: Bitter Films

SynopsisA little girl is taken on a mind-bending tour of her distant future.

WORLD OF TOMORROW Don HertzfeldtUSA, 2015, 16’30’’

Paul CabonCabon is a young french anima-tor and director. His student film, Sauvage, won the special prize from the student’s films jury in the international festival of Annecy in 2010, a special mention in Bruz and the Optical Theater prize at the Fresh Film Festival of Prague. After finishing the university he has worked as animator, writer and layout man for the series Michel at the Folumage studios. He also collabores as an illustrator with different fanzines.Storm hits jacket is his first professional short film.

Director / design / Storyboard /Animation: Paul E. CabonBackrounds: Benoît Audé, Paul E. CabonAnimation: Paul E. Cabon, Antoine Maillère assistés de Marylou Mao Compositing : Cyril Drouin, Caroline Lafarge Animation Editing: Hervé Guichard Image Editing: Paul E. Cabon Original Music: Jukka Herva

SynopsisA storm reaches the shores of Brittany. Nature drives crazy. Two young scientists who get caught up in the chaos. Espionage, romantic tensions and mysterious events clash with ethousiasm and random-ness.

STORM HITS JACKETPaul CabonFrance / 2014 / 13’27’’

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Born in Tours (France) in 1975, Frank Ternier is a film maker, editor and graphic designer. He is a “jack of all trades” in the image sector. He has created the association L’Astronef and Neutron production in order to work with other film directors and technicians. With Charles-Eric Petit, he co-produced two short films, including La perle fendue (The Split Pearl) starring Jean Rochefort. Since 2006, he has collaborated on creating videos for the theater with the troupe Théâtre à Cru. Following these experiences, Frank made his first animated film, Le di@ble en bouche which received the 2011 Special Credit for professional movies at the National Festival of Animated Films of the AFCA.

Director / Screenplay / Compositing: Frank Ternier Production: L’image d’après Storyboard: Shih Han Shaw Music: Zed

SynopsisMy name is Gabriel and I live in Taipei. I lost my wife dur-ing an assault. A red-haired man entered my home, smelling of dried fish. He was carrying a weapon. He used it on my family. Since then, I’ve been feeling a void, a hole in my head.

8 BULLETSFrank TernierFrance / 2014 / 12’ 30’’

Declan ByrneDeclan is an animator and designer specialising in 2D character animation and motion graphics - ToonBoom, Flash, After Effects, etc.He graduated from the Queens-land College of Art in 2012 with a Bachelor of Animation, major-ing in character animation. his grad film, Barbouillageville, won the People’s Choice award at the school’s screen-ing and went on to screen at film festivals around the world including the prestigious Festi-val de Cannes.Since the beginning of 2012, he has been at Bigfish - a Brisbane design and animation studio - working on animation and motion graphics projects for a variety of commercial clients.

Director / Production: Declan Byrne (Bigfish.tv)Distribution: Sheidon Lieberman (Bigfish.tv)

SynopsisBenjamin has just arrived at his first swingers’ party but – after eagerly stripping off – has discovered he’s not allowed in without a partner. Determined not to go home alone and unsatisfied, our hero sets out to find a mate.

BENJAMIN GOES TO A SWINGERS PARTYDeclan ByrneAustralia / 2015 / 05’48’’

Xaver Xylophon Xavier is a 28 year old free-lance animator, illustrator and filmmaker. He studied visual communication at the London College of Communication and the University of the arts Berlin Weißensee. “Roadtrip” is his graduation film. His work as a freelance animator and director includes projects for clients such as the New York Times and the British National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC). Xaver uses the off-time in between com-mercial projects to develop his own animated short films. He lives and works in Berlin.

Director / Producer / Editing / Animation / Camera: Xaver XylophonScreenplay: Xaver Xylophon & Ariana BerndlMusic: Xaver Xylophon / Sound: OTO StudiosSound Design: Christian Heiter, Martin BurkardKilian Teichgräber, Max Hachenmeister

SynopsisJulius can’t sleep. To get his head empty he decides to go on a roadtrip, but somehow he can’t manage to leave.A hand drawn film about failure, insomnia, a red mo-torbike, pretty bargirls, the desolateness of Berlin (even in summer) and waterproof socks.

ROADTRIPXaver XylophonGermany / 2014 / 20’

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Sarah Saidan Sarah is an animation film director. Iranian and born in 1978, she studied graphic design at university then got a master in animation. She directed two films in Iran. In 2009, she comes to France to enter the animation film directing school La Poudrière. She directed three short films. In 2011, she began to work on “Beach Flags”, a film produced by Sacrebleu Productions and Folimage, with the support of the channel Arte.

Director: Sarah SaidanProduction: Sacrebleu Productions / FolimageProducers: Ron Dyens / Corinne Destombes Music: Yan VolsySound: Lionel GuenounEditing: Hervé Guichard

SynopsisVida is a young Iranian lifeguard. Popular on her team, she is determined to fight in order to be the one to participate in an international competition in Australia. However, when Sareh who is as fast and talented as her, joins the team, Vida will have to face an unexpected situation.

BEACH FLAGSSarah SaidanFrance / 2014 / 13’ 39’’

Tess Martin Tess is an independent anima-tor who works with cut-outs, ink, paint, sand or objects. Her most recent award-winning films are The Lost Mariner, an animated interpretation of an Oliver Sacks case study, and Mario, a paint on glass film based on an Italian folk song. Her films have been displayed at galleries and festivals worldwide.She curates touring programs of films from Seattle and the Northwest and runs a monthly animation event in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. She also occasionally writes about the world of independent anima-tion.

SynopsisMario is a film based on a song the director grew up singing in her elementary school playground in Flor-ence, Italy. The song goes with a hand slapping game that you can see kids playing in the film. Even at the time the director thought it was a bit of a dark song to be sing-ing, but if you think about it, a lot of children’s games come from dark places.

The film was animated on the director’s multi-plane animation stand using paint and marker on glass. How-ever, half way through pro-duction the director actually moved from Seattle to the Netherlands, and was unable to use her multi-plane. After this the paint and marker elements were animated seperately and composited together in After Effects in post production.

Director / Animation: Tess MartinMusic: Jason Staczek

MARIOTess MartinItaly / 2014 / 02’52’’

Pierre HerbertFormerly an employee of the National film board of Canada where he directed over twenty animation shorts and a feature (La Plante humaine, best Que-bec feature award 1996), Pierre Hébert is now an independent artist and filmmaker. Since 2001, he traveled the world with different musician to pre-sent live animation performanc-es. He equally collaborated with choreographers, published books and articles on cinema and animation and pursued a carreer as a visual artist. His current project is a new series of films Places and Monuments for which he received from the conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec the prestigious «ca-reer grant» for cinema. In 2005, he was the recipient of the “Albert Tessier” cinema award from the Quebec government for lifetime achievement.

Direction and production: Pierre Hébert & René LussierText and Narration: Paule MarierMusic : René LussierAnimation : Pierre Hébert with complicity of Jim CorcoranSound mixing : Martin M. Messier

SynopsisI passed you by, I only passed you by, on the street, in the subway,or rather I saw you, I only saw you, on television, in the newspapers,I read the story of your life, I saw photos of you,I saw you passing by, only passing by,but I couldn’t forget your eyes, they said to me :“Little brother, little sister, you look like me.”

YOU LOOK LIKE MEPierre Hébert and René LussierCanada / 2014 / 05’45

Michaela Pavlatova Pavlatova makes short anima-tion films since 1989. Her films won a number of awards including an Oscar nomination for Reci, reci, reci (Words, words, words) in 1993, Golden Bear at Berlinale and Grand Prix in Hiroshima for Repete (1995), Annecy Crystal for Tram (2012). Besides animation, Michaela also directed two live action feature films and col-laborates with theatre produc-tions. She teaches animation in Prague and gives master-classes all around the world. Michaela lives and works in Prague, Czech Republic.

SynopsisThere are different kinds of people, someone wakes up in the morning and someone falls asleep.There are different kinds of people, someone is terribly bored, someone is playing with life. Music video on song by Dominika Fricova.

Director / Design / Animation: Michaela Pavlatova Producer: Dominika FricovaMusic, lyrics, voice, guitar: Dominika FricovaEditing: Marie Jarosova

DIFFERENT KINDS OF PEOPLEMichaela Pavlatova Slovakia, Czech Republic / 2015 / 03’08’’

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Dahee Jeong Dahee holds a BA in Visual Communication from the Hongik University in Seoul. She went to Paris in 2008 where she received an MA in Animation at École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs. During her studies she directed several short animation films, directing Le temps de l’arbre for her final project in 2012.

Theodore UshevTheodore Ushev is an anima-tor, graphic designer, illustrator and multimedia artist. He graduated from the National Academy of Arts in Sofia and moved to Montréal in 1999 to explore new media and digital animation. He is the director of award winning films such as Gloria Victoria, Lipsett Diaries, Drux Flux, Tower Bawher and many others.

SynopsisMan on the chair is tor-mented, constantly questioning his own exist-ence. It is merely a picture I created... Could I too be an image created by others?

Written, Directed & Animated: Theodor UshevProducer: Theodor UshevProduction: Les Productions Unité centraleMusic: Kottarashky / Music composer: Nikola GruevMusic Producer: Asphalt Tango / Henry Ernst, Nikola GruevSound: Olivier Calvert / Distribution: Bonobostudio

Production: Sacrebleu ProductionsCo-production: CJ Culture Foundation (Coree du Sud)Music: Sangwoo MaSound: Lee Jusuk, Kim WonVoice over: Seo Younghwa

SynopsisWith the shade around her waist / she dreams on her balcony, […] Under the gypsy moon, / all things are watching her / and she cannot see them. A surrealist journey through colours and shapes inspired by the poem Romance Sonámbulo by Federico García Lorca. Visual poetry in the rhythm of fantastic dreams and passionate nights.

SONAMBULOTheodor UshevCanada, 2015, 04’20’’

MAN ON THE CHAIRDahee JeongFrance / 2014 / 06’55’’

Andreas HykadeHykade was born in the Sum-mer of Love in Altotting, center of the Holy Mary cult. Since he’s been grown-up, he’s cre-ated animated films for grown-ups. Now he’s a father, he cre-ates animated films for children as well. He is a professor of animation at the Filmakademie Baden-Wurttemberg.

Direction / Animation / Screenplay: Andreas HykadeAnimation, Art Work: Andreas Hykade, Angela SteffenMusic, Sound Design: Heiko MaileTechnical Direction: Ralf BohdeProduction Management: Bianca JustProduction: Thomas Meyer-Hermann, Studio Film Bilder

SynopsisMy Self tries to quit smoking

MY SELF SMOKEAndreas HykadeGermany / 2014 / 01’36’’

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My name is Elli Kyriakou and I have completed a BA degree in Multimedia and Graphic Arts from the Cyprus University of Technology. The short film Visual Symphony is one of my first experimental animation films which is based on the theory and research of the theme “Visual Music”.

SynopsisThe short film “Visual Sym-phony” is an experimental animation based on musical structures in order to visual-ize 2D and 3D graphics that match what you hear and what you see.

SynopsisTime; time is an issue that concerns me quite a bit lately. Me and the whole human race.As I visited the ancient site of Choirokoitia, I felt a strange vibration through the space. I had some kind of a vision of how an inhabitant of Choirokoitia would spent his day in the same space I came as a visitor. I was inter-ested in the term of change; What changed in this space through the times and what stayed the same?

Eleni Chandriotou is a 19 year old Cypriot student at the University of Nicosia. She is graduated from the Pancypri-an Gymnasium and studying on scholarship in the 2nd year in the course of Fine Arts. In the last year of High School she won in a poetry contest and a competition of the Min-istry of Education from which she earned the scholarship with an animation(1). What interests her is animation, photography,writing,film and drawing but most of all life. As a living being in this Earth her real purpose is to live which for her means to create.

TRAVELING BACK: CHOIROKOITIAEleni ChandriotouCyprus / 2014

VISUAL SYMPHONYElli KyriakouCyprus / 2015

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SynopsisIn her own mind world, a girl comes face to face with the negativity inside of her and finds the determination needed to turn the source of her negativity into the source of her strength.

SynopsisThrough the eyes of a flight phobic person.

SynopsisInspired and driven by the ideas expressed in the movie “La Jetèe” by Chris Marker, events that might have been going on in the backstage of the character shown in the original film. If Chris Marker is showing the literal actions, and the reality of each situ-ation through his film, then this animation is showing what is going on during the time travel with a much more abstract narrative.

SynopsisTime. A dimension in which the spacial physical and tan-gible dimensions, according to a human observer, exist and change. The dimension of time is characterised by progression subsequent to a one way direction. Test subject XZ-42 thinks other-wise. With entanglement to a past time point, XZ-42 is finally able to desynchronize from his timeline and dive into a plane where past and future are just as far as the neighborhood’s convenience store.They say that love is the greatest force in the uni-verse, a force so powerful that XZ-42 is willing to cross his own timeline for. There are, however, other forces messing with the strings of time.This short animation is inspired by the French film “La Jetée” (1962).

Andreas IoannouAntreas is a recent graduate from Cyprus University of Technology, from which he graduated with sppecialization in Multimedia. His interests include animation, film mak-ing, special effects and pho-tography, among other things. He is drawn to dark and scifi themes, which he tries to implement in his work. Believe was created for his Bachelor’s Thesis, and was presented in two different versions, each one with a different staging. The animation had as its purpose to look into the effect that staging has to the viewer as far as 3D digital animation is concerned, and how the story is understood differently with different staging.

Liasis Karasavvas Liasis is a recent multimedia artist graduate of Cyprus University of Technology from Paralimni, Cyprus. His work ranges from animation, short films, to motion graphics and photography. Some of the shorts he made include Graphite, Flux and Glitch. Other collaborative works include Pendulum, Everything under control!?, και Pseudo.

Zenonas IoannouZenonas is a Multimedia and Graphic Arts student at Cyprus University of Technol-ogy. Minimalist influences are visible throughout his work. This is his first experimental animation film.

VIVERE TEMPUS MACHINAAndreas IoannouCyprus / 2015

TIMESPACELiasis Karasavvas Cyprus / 2015

BELIEVEAndreas IoannouCyprus / 2015

37 000 FEETZenonas Ioannou Cyprus / 2015

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This short animation is an exploration and combination of the three words Passion – Burn – Time. The words become characters of an old film noir. Within a mystical atmosphere, these words are born and burned to send us a secret: that Passion Burns in Time. Inspired from the old films of the 20th century, this one minute film deals with nostalgic thoughts and lost moments which dissolve our passion(s) as time goes by.*The film is covered with the song of Billy Murray, a famous American singer from the ‘50s.

SynopsisThe internal struggle of a man trying to have a positive start to his day while facing familiar distractions of mod-ern day life. The story can also be seen as symbolising the everyday challenges and temptations of contemporary lifestyle while one is trying hard to keep calm, positive and ultimately spiritual.

The film describes the everyday life of white-collar worker who works nonstop in a big city office . His job is demanding and monoto-nous. The film emphasizes es the fact that even a very patient person can get upset and lose his tolerance when people take advantage of him.

Paschalis Paschalis Paschalis is an Associate Professor at the Department of Design and Multimedia, University of Nicosia. He has presented and published papers in journals and international conferences on visual communication, user interface design and multimedia. He has served as a member in various academic and reviewing committees and has been appointed by the Hellenic Quality Assurance & Accreditation Agency as a member of the team for the external evaluation of Greek Universities. He also practices animation, project manage-ment, art direction, graphic/packaging and user interface design professionally. He has been teaching in tertiary education since 1998 and he is the founder and creator of the BA program in multimedia. He currently holds the position of head of the Department of Design and Multimedia.

Rebecca Stylianou Rebecca graduated this year from the University of Nicosia, with a bachelor degree in Ap-plied Multimedia. She worked as second assistant camera in five TV commercials at MS Viewpoint Company. In 2014 she created a stop motion animation video, which was selected to participate at the 13th countryside Animafest Cyprus and in “ Creative Com-pass ” exhibition of the Design and Multimedia department of University of Nicosia. By creating an interactive video in 2014, she also won the third prize in the contest of “The Importance of Water” which was organized by the Water Development Department (WDD) Ministry of Agricul-ture, Natural Resources and Environment.

Afroditi Constantinou Afroditi is a Graphic Designer with a BA with distinction in Multimedia and Graphic Arts. She is focused on Branding, Advertising and Motion. Her greatest love is Typography which it is incorporated in most of her work. Exploration and playfulness have a key role in finding a concept and visualization for each project she undertakes. Looking for-ward to more creative motion messages in the future.

ZEN MORNINGPaschalis PaschaliCyprus / 2015

24/7Rebecca StylianouCyprus / 2014

PASSION BURNS IN TIME Afroditi ConstantinouCyprus / 2014

The film presents a decadent society where citizens seek redemption from the wicked oppression. People are suffering and begging for help. So a traveler appears with the purpose of putting an end to tyranny.

Kosmas Nonis Kosmas is a multimedia student at the school of Fine an Applied Arts of the Cyprus University of Technology. “Exileosis” is his first anima-tion film

THE REDEMPTIONKosmas NonisCyprus / 2015

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The animation takes a deep-er look into the events of La Jetée, focusing on the man who led the time-traveling protagonist to his tragic end. The assassin didn’t reveal himself to the audience until the very end, but what was a killer doing hiding among scientists, and what exactly led to the termination of the subject? Through the comic panels of “L’Assassin” un-folds the truth behind the as-sassin’s actions, his ultimate purpose and motivation, as well as his view of the double edged blade that is the word “justice”.

SynopsisA celluloid is projected onto a cinema screen it is then digitized, re-projected and then re-manipulated. The film plays with the applica-tion of digital and analog amalgamation, the fragility of image and sound within the digital era and nostalgic atmosphere of a dying format. What distinguishes the material from the sculp-ture, the canvas from the painting the sound from the symphony?

Maria Spivak Maria has been creating images and sounds in Cyprus since she completed her ar-chitecture and media studies in 2011. Her primary wok re-volves around directing video works and sculpting sound.

Panayiotis Mesaritis Panayiotis is a recent multi-media graduate of the Cyprus University of Technology, in the field of Applied and Fine Arts. His interests include art, animation and video games, and throughout his studies in the field of Multimedia he has often combined them into a personal, unique style. His work includes animations, traditional, experimental and 3D, as well as films and photograhy.

HTARMATAMaria SpivakCyprus / 2014

L’ ASSASINPanayiotis MesaritisCyprus / 2014

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Ευχαριστούμε τους / Acknowledgements:

Υπουργείο Παιδείας & Πολιτισμού / Ministry of Education & CultureΠαύλο Παρασκευά, Διευθυντή Πολιτιστικών Υπηρεσιών ΥΠΠ / Pavlo Paraskeva, Director of the Cultural Services of the MOECΈλενα Χριστοδουλίδου, Λειτουργό Α΄ Πολιτιστικών Υπηρεσιών ΥΠΠ /Elena Christodoulidou, Cultural Services of the MOECΔιομήδη Νικήτα, Λειτουργό Πολιτιστικών Υπηρεσιών ΥΠΠ /Diomides Nikitas, Cultural Services of the MOECΔ.Σ. Οργανιμσού Παφος 2017, Πολιτιστική Πρωτέυουσα της Ευρώπης / Board of Directors, Organisation Pafos 2017 European Capital of CultureΓεωργία Ντέτσερ / Georgia Doetzer - Pafos 2017 Μαρίνα Βρυωνίδου / Marina Vrionides - Pafos 2017 Ερικα Χαραλάμπους / Erica Charalambous - Pafos 2017Αναστάζια Αναστασίου / Anastazia Anastasiou - Pafos 2017Νίκος Ζαβαλλής / Nicos Zavallis - Pafos 2017Δέσπω Πυλίδου & Μαρίνα Σολομίδου - Despo Pilides & Marina SolomidesAναπληρώτριες Διευθύντριες Τμήματος ΑρχαιοτήτωνDeputy Directors at Cyprus Department of AntiquitiesΦρύνη Χατζιηχριστοφή / Frini Hatzichristofi - Cyprus Department of AntiquitiesΕυθυμία Άλφα / Efthimia Alfa - Cyprus Department of AntiquitiesΜέλη κριτικής επιτροπής / Jury committee membersŠpela ČadežPiotr DumalaΤώνια Μησιαλή / Tonia MishialiΤον Πρόεδρο και το Κοινοτικό Συμβούλιο, Κουκλιών President Michalakis Solonos and the Community Council, KoukliaΜαρία Λένου, Προϊσταμένη Αρχαιολογικού χώρου στα Κούκλια ΠαλαίπαφοςMaria Lenou, Ancient site of Palaepaphos supervisorΕλισάβετ Πέτρου προσωπικό Αρχαιολογικού χώρου στα Κούκλια ΠαλαίπαφοςElisavet Petrou, Ancient site of Palaepaphos staffΓιώργος Χαραλάμπους πρωσοπικό Αρχαιολογικού χώρου στα Κούκλια ΠαλαίπαφοςYiorgos Charalambous, Ancient site of Palaepaphos staffΑβέρκιος Χατζηιωάνου προσωπικό Αρχαιολογικού χώρου στα Κούκλια ΠαλαίπαφοςAverkios Hatzioannou, Ancient site of Palaepaphos staffΕλληνική Τράπεζα, Τζένη Σολωμονίδου και Στέφανη Θεοχάρους Hellenic Bank, Jenny Solomonidou and Stefani TheocharousΜουσειόν Χαρακτικής Χαμπή / Hambis Printmaking MuseumAneta OzorekΕρικ Σαμοθράκη / Eric Samothrakis

Anna Ida Oroz & Tamas PatrovitsEric Seguin - NFBIgor PrasselMihai Mitrica & Ligia SoareVesna Dovnikovich (ASIFA Secretary General)Vjera MatkovichGerben SchermerChris RobinssonArril JohnsonΤεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμο Κύπρου / Cyprus University of TechnologyΑλεξία Ηλιάδου Χατζηστεφάνου / Alexia Iliadou HadjistefanouΧριστίνα Κωνσταντίνου / Christina ConstantinouΧρίστο Αγιομαμίτη / Christo AyiomamitiΠανεπιστήμιο Λευκωσίας / Νicosia UniversityΓιάγκο Χαντζηγιάννη / Yiangos HandjigiannisΜαρκέλλα Νεοκλέους / Markella NeokleousΠαναγιώτα Μιχαήλ / Panagiota MichaelΧριστίνα & Ηλία Ζήρα / Christina & Ilia ZiraΕυτυχία Αλευρά / Eftihia AlevraΑντώνη Αντωνίου / Antoni AntoniouΣαββίνα Γιαννάτου και το μουσικό της σχήμα Primavera en Salonico /Savina Yannatou & Primavera en SalonicoΧριστίνα Παπακυριακού και Δημήτρης Σπύρου / Dimitris Spyrou and Christina PapakyriakouOlivier and Ileana - Two Little Chefs in a green KitchenΕθελοντές Φεστιβάλ / Festival Volunteers: Δημοσθένης Δημοσθένους / Demos-thenis Demosthenous / Μυρτώ Θεοχαρίδου / Myrto Theocharidou / Αλεξάνδρα Παμπούκα / Alexandra Pambouka / Ανδρέας Αυγουστή / Andreas Avgousti / Βικτόρια Στυλιανού / Victoria Stylianou / Μαρία Θεοδοσίου / Maria Theodosiou / Νικόλας Κυριάκου/ Nicolas Kyriakou / Ελένη Κυριάκου / Eleni Kyriacou / Στέφανος Χρυσάνθου / Stefanos Chrysanthou / Ραφαέλα Μπακαλίδου / Rafaela Bakaliaou / Ελένη Χανδριώτου / Eleni Chandriotou / Πολύμνια Τσιντή / Polymnia Tsinti.

Όλους τους σκηνοθέτες, διανομείς και δημιουργούς των ταινιών, καθώς και όλους όσοι βοήθησαν με οποιονδήποτε τρόπο / All the filmmamakers and film distributors. Αnd everyone who helped in any way.

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ΕΝΤΥΠΑ - ΕΚΔOΣΕΙΣ ΦΕΣΤΙΒΑΛ /FESTIVAL PRINTED MATERIAL - PUBLICATIONS

ΔΗΜΙΟΥΡΓΙΚO / CREATIVE:Αφίσα / Poster: Kaspar JancisΛογότυπο Φεστιβάλ / Festival logo: Γιώργος Τσαγγάρης / Yiorgos Tsangaris

ΚΑΤΑΛΟΓΟΣ ΦΕΣΤΙΒΑΛ ΚΑΙ ΕΚΘΕΣΕΩΝ / FESTIVAL AND EXHIBITION CATALOGUEΣυντονισμός και επιμέλεια ύλης / Text editing & general Coordination: Γιώργος Τσαγγάρης / Yiorgos Tsangaris

Επιμέλεια και διορθώσεις ελληνικών κειμένων / Editing and proof-reading of greek texts: Γιώργος Τσαγγάρης / Yiorgos TsangarisΜαγδαλένα Ζήρα / Magdalena Zira

Μετάφραση και επιμέλεια αγγλικών κειμένων /Translation and editing of english texts:Μαγδαλένα Ζήρα / Magdalena Zira

Σημείωμα για Piotr Dumala / Note on Piotr Dumala for CatalogueAneta Ozorek

Σημείωμα για Spela Cadez / Note on Špela Čadež for CatalogueIgor Prassel

Καλλιτεχνική επιμέλεια και σχεδιασμός εκδόσεων / Artistic direction and design of the editions: Γιώργος Τσαγγάρης / Yiorgos Tsangaris

Υλοποίηση ιστοσελίδας και διακίνηση ταινιών / Web development and film traffic: Κωσταντίνος Τερλικκάς / Constantinos Terlikas

Μεταξοτυπίες / Silkscreen PrintingΕλένη Παναγίδου / Eleni PanagidouΡαφαέλα Μπακαλίδου / Rafaela Bakaliaou

Εκτύπωση / Printing: Cassoulides Masterprinters