Cinema of Cyprus
Cinema of Cyprus | |
---|---|
No. of screens | 30 (2011)[1] |
• Per capita | 2.9 per 100,000 (2011)[1] |
Main distributors | Four Stars Films 40.7% Odeon Cyprus 23.3% Feelgood 18.9%[2] |
Produced feature films (2011)[3] | |
Fictional | 2 |
Animated | - |
Documentary | 1 |
Number of admissions (2011)[5] | |
Total | 870,000 |
• Per capita | 1 (2012)[4] |
Gross box office (2011)[5] | |
Total | €7.11 million |
Cypriot cinema refers to the cinema of Cyprus, which was born much later than the cinema of most other countries.
Overview
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, George Filis produced and directed the films Gregoris Afxentiou, Etsi Prodothike I Kypros, and The Mega Document. In 1994, Cypriot film production received a boost with the establishment of the Cinema Advisory Committee. In 2000, the annual amount set aside for filmmaking in the national budget was
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Funding
Cypriot co-productions are eligible for funding from the Council of Europe's Eurimages Fund, which has financed European film co-productions since 1989. To date, four feature films on which a Cypriot was an executive producer have received funding from Eurimages: I Sphagi tou Kokora (1996), Hellados (unreleased), To Tama (1999), and O Dromos gia tin Ithaki (2000).[12] In addition, the film production company Green Olive Films operates in Greece and Cyprus,[13] and there are government-backed initiatives for filmmakers to apply for funding from both the Invest in Cyprus scheme[14] and Filming in Cyprus scheme.[15]
Notable people
- Michael Cacoyannis (1922–2011), Greek-Cypriot filmmaker
- Elias Demetriou, Greek-Cypriot filmmaker
- Yannis Economides (born 1967), Greek-Cypriot filmmaker
- Nicolas Economou (1953–1993), Greek-Cypriot composer
- Peter Polycarpou (born 1957), English-Cypriot actor
- Derviş Zaim (born 1964), Turkish-Cypriot filmmaker
See also
- Cinema of Greece
- Cinema of Turkey
- Culture of Cyprus
- Culture of Greece
- Culture of Turkey
- Cyprus International Film Festival
- List of cinema of the world
- List of Cypriot films
- List of Greek actors
- List of Turkish actors
- World cinema
References
- ^ a b "Table 8: Cinema Infrastructure - Capacity". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ "Table 6: Share of Top 3 distributors (Excel)". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ "Table 1: Feature Film Production - Genre/Method of Shooting". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ "Country Profiles". Europa Cinemas. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Table 11: Exhibition - Admissions & Gross Box Office (GBO)". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ "Smuggling Hendrix (2018)
- ^ "Variety: Film Review: 'Smuggling Hendrix'
- ^ "Cineuropa: Smuggling Hendrix
- ^ Franklin, Anna. "FNE at KVIFF 2018: Film in Cyprus is Blossoming - FilmNewEurope.com". www.filmneweurope.com.
- ^ "Jiu Jitsu producers pulling out of Cyprus, second movie had been set to go | Cyprus Mail". 15 April 2021.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (April 28, 2022). "Harry Connick Jr., Mira Sorvino & Newcomer Ali Fumiko Whitney Board Rom-Com 'The Islander'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ^ "Film Birth – History of Cinema – Cyprus Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine".
- ^ Featured Work
- ^ CYPRUS A NATURAL FILM STUDIO
- ^ Filming In Cyprus All-In-One Filming Destination