Διεθνές Φεστιβάλ Animation Κύπρου Ταχ. Κιβ. 20675, Λευκωσία 1662, Κύπρος Animafest Cyprus P.O

ANIMA Republic of Cyprus FEST Association Internationale EUROPE FOR FESTIVALS du Film d' Animation Cultural Servises CYPRUS FESTIVALS FOR EUROPE Ministry of Education UNESCO - CICT and Culture Views of the World EFFE LABEL 2015-2016

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 - Πολιτιστικές Υπηρεσίες - Υπουργείο Παιδείας και Πολιτισμού Republic of Cyprus - Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture ASIFA Cyprus - Association International du Film d’Animation Χορηγός Βραβείων / Awards Sponsor Τράπεζα Κύπρου / Bank of Cyprus Σε Συνεργασία / In Collaboration Γραφείο Δημιουργική Ευρώπη Κύπρου / Creative Europe Desk Cyprus Πρεσβεία της Ισπανίας στην Κύπρο / Embassy of Spain in Cyprus Πολιτιστικό Φεστιβάλ του Πανεπιστημίου Κύπρου στην Αξιοθέα / Cultural Festival of the University of Cyprus, Aksiothea Manor House Πανεπιστήμιο Λευκωσίας / University of Nicosia Ξενοδοχείο Almyra / Almyra Hotel

Χορηγός Επικοινωνίας ΡΙΚ / Communication Sponsor: CyBC

EFFE Label (European Festival Association) 2017-2018

Tο αφιέρωμα στην Ιαπωνία πραγματοποιείται σε συνεργασία με τον Οργανισμό Πολιτιστική Πρωτεύουσα της Ευρώπης Πάφος 2017 και το EU JAPAN FEST / The focus on Japan is made in partnership with the Organization European Capital of Culture - Pafos2017

Το Φεστιβάλ τελεί υπό την Αιγίδα του Δήμου Λευκωσίας / The festival takes place under the auspices of Nicosia Municipality

Διεθνές Φεστιβάλ Animation Κύπρου Ταχ. Κιβ. 20675, Λευκωσία 1662, Κύπρος Animafest Cyprus P.O. BOX 20675, Nicosia, 1662, Cyprus [email protected] / www.animafest.com.cy © 2002 - 2017 ΟΨΕΙΣ ΤΟΥ ΚΟΣΜΟΥ / VIEWS OF THE WORLD Καλλιτεχνικός Διευθυντής / Artistic Director Θέατρο Eνα / Theatro Ena Γιώργος Τσαγγάρης / Yiorgos Tsangaris Ανδρέας Χριστοδουλίδης / Andreas Christodoulides Γιαννάκης Χρίστου / Yianakis Christou Επιμέλεια και Επιλογή Διεθνούς Διαγωνιστικού Προγράμματος International Competiton Film Program curator Πολιτιστικός Χώρος Πύλη Αμμοχώστου / Γιώργος Τσαγγάρης / Yiorgos Tsangaris Famagusta Gate Cultural Center Κώστας Κωνσταντίνου / Costas Constantinou Επιμέλεια και Επιλογή Κυπριακού Διαγωνιστικού Προγράμματος Παναγιώτης Μερακλής / Panagiotis Meraklis Cyprus Competiton Film Program curators Μαρία Παύλου / Maria Pavlou Πολιτιστικό Ίδρυμα Τράπεζας Κύπρου / Πασχάλης Πασχάλη / Paschalis Paschali Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation Γιώργος Τσαγγάρης / Yiorgos Tsangaris Ιωάννα Χατζηκωστή / Ioanna Hatzikosti Ελενη Ευθυβούλου / Eleni Efthivoulou Επιμέλεια και Επιλογή Ταινιών Παιδικού Διαγωνιστικού Προγράμματος Children’s Film Program curator Επιμέλεια Ταινιών Pixar / Pixar Films Curator Γιώργος Τσαγγάρης / Yiorgos Tsangaris Μαρία Παύλου / Maria Pavlou

Συντονισμός Παιδικού Εργαστηρίου TAW Εκπρόσωπος Τύπου / Press Attaché Children Workshop Coordinators TAW Τώνια Σταυρινού / Tonia Stavrinou Φωτεινή Λάρκου / Fotini Larkou Kirk Johnson Φωτογράφος Φεστιβάλ / Official Photographer Έλενα Μιχαήλ / Elena Michael Σοφοκλής Καρπασίτης / Sofoklis Karpasitis

Επιμέλεια Έκθεσης και Αφιερώματος Ταινιών Koji Yamamura Κινηματογράφιση Φεστιβάλ / Festival Filming Koji Yamamura’s Tribute Film Selection and Exhibition Χρίστος Αγιομαμίτης / Christos Ayiomamitis Koji Yamamura

Φεστιβάλ / Festival 2017 Εκτέλεση Παραγωγής / Production Φεστιβάλ / Festival 2017 Επιμέλεια Προγράμματος Αφιερώματος Ιαπωνικού Ανεξάρτητου Animation Φεστιβάλ Όψεις του Κόσμου / Views of the World Festival Japanese Independent animation program Film Selection Koji Yamamura Γενικός Συντονισμός Παραγωγής και Εθελοντών / Project Management and Volunteers Coordinator Σημείωμα για Koji Yamamura Μαρία Τσαγγάρη / Maria Tsangari Note on Koji Yamamura Chris Robinson Επιμέλεια Συναυλιών / Concerts curator Αντώνης Αντωνίου / Antonis Antoniou Επιμέλεια Αφιερώματος Ιαπωνικής Χαρακτικής Japanese Printmaking Tribute curators Οικονομική Διαχείριση / Finance Hélène Reeb - Τsangaris Μαρία Τσαγγάρη / Maria Tsangari Χαμπής Τσαγγάρης / Hambis Tsangaris Α. Χρυσάνθου & Σια Λτδ / A. Chrysanthou & Co. Ltd Ελένη Παναγίδου / Eleni Panagidou Τεχνική Υποστήριξη / Technical Support Γιάγκος Χατζηγιάννης / Yiangos Hajiyiannis Αρχοντικό της Αξιοθέας / Aksiothea Manor House Μιχάλης Πιερής / Michalis Pieris Irena Alexieva Η γέννηση του σινεμά animation είναι απόλυτα συνδεδεμένη με τους πρώτους Ανδρέας Προκοπίου, Animator στα φημισμένα studio της Pixar, η Κατερίνα Παντέλα anima- πειραματισμούς στην κινούμενη εικόνα, που οδήγησαν στη συνέχεια στη γέννηση του tor στο επίσης φημισμένο studio Cartoon Saloon της Ιρλανδίας και ο Ανδρέας Ρωσσίδης κινηματογράφου. Μια ταινία animation έχει την δυνατότητα να συνδέει όλες τις τέχνες 3D freelance Artist. μαζί, από το performance στο σχέδιο, την σκηνοθεσία στη φωτογραφία, την συγγραφή, την ζωγραφική, την χαρακτική, την μουσική, τις ψηφιακές τέχνες κ.ο.κ. Στην ιστορία του Στα παράλληλα προγράμματα ξεχωρίζει το Ιαπωνικό αφιέρωμα με μια επιλογή από ανεξάρτητου animation που εντάσσεται στην avant guard και στο ανεξάρτητο σινεμά, κορυφαίες σύγχρονες Ιαπωνικές ταινίες του σύγχρονου Ιαπωνικού ανεξάρτητου σινεμά an- συνέβαλαν πολλοί πρωτοπόροι καλλιτέχνες από το χώρο της λογοτεχίας των εικαστικων imation, το ειδικό αφιέρωμα ρετροσπεκτίβας (έκθεση και προβολή ταινιών στο θέατρο ένα) τεχνών και του κινηματογράφου. του κυριοτέρου Ιάπωνα αντιπροσώπου των ημερών μας στο ανεξάρτητο Animation Κoji Yamamura καθώς και τρείς μεγάλες εκθέσεις σύγχρονης και παραδοσιακής Χαρακτικής. Οι ανεξάρτητοι καλλιτέχνες που ασχολούνται με το Animation αποτελούν στις μέρες μας Δύο στην Πύλη Αμμοχώστου και μία στο Μουσείον Χαρακτικής Χαμπή στα Πλατανίστεια. ένα ζωντανό και δημιουργικό πυρήνα καλλιτεχνικής δημιουργίας. Oι δημιουργοί του, Το αφιέρωμα πραγματοποιείται σε συνεργασία με τον Οργανισμό Πολιτιστική Πρωτεύουσα απεξαρτημένοι απο τις πολιτικές των media και του κεφαλαίου έχουν έγνοια να εκφράσουν της Ευρώπης Πάφος 2017 και το EU JAPAN FEST. έργο αληθινό. Ανταποκρινόμενοι λοιπόν στις προκλήσεις των καιρών, χαρτογραφούν όσα διαδραματίζονται γύρω τους με ιδιαίτερη ευαισθησία και έγνοια για την κοινωνία. Παράλληλα το Διεθνές Φεστιβάλ Αnimation Κύπρου εγκαινιάζει την έναρξη μιας νέας συνεργασίας με το Animation Workshop της Δανίας που στόχο έχει τη διοργάνωση μιας Το Φεστιβάλ Animation της Κύπρου ιδρύθηκε με στόχο να διαδώσει τις αξίες αυτού του σειράς αναπτυξιακών παιδικών εργαστηρίων. Το διήμερο σεμινάριο θα διεξαχθεί σε είδους σινεμά στον τόπο μας, γεγονός το οποίο πιστεύουμε πως κατόρθωσε σε μεγάλο συνεργασία με το γραφείο δημιουργική Ευρώπη Κύπρου και το Ξενοδοχείο Almyra στην βαθμό, αναδεικνύοντας άγνωστες πτυχές αυτής της τέχνης. Γεννήθηκε στην απλωσιά της Πάφο. Κυπριακής υπαίθρου και έχει τροφοδοτήσει για πολλά χρόνια την ιδέα της αποκέντρωσης της σύγχρονης ανεξάρτητης τέχνης. Το φεστιβάλ όμως δεν περιορίστηκε ποτέ του σε Το πλούσιο πρόγραμμα του φετινού Animafest επιφυλάσσει επίσης 2 όμορφες μια τοποθεσία και συνεχώς ταξιδεύει σε ολόκληρη την Κύπρο. Κύριος στόχος του είναι συναυλίες. H μια στο Πολιτιστικό Ίδρυμα της Τράπεζας Κύπρου όπου θα εμφανιστούν να διαδώσει αυτή την τέχνη σε ένα ευρύ κοινωνικό φάσμα και παράλληλα να προβάλει στις 27 Ιουνίου πρίν την έναρξη των παιδικών προβολών η μπάντα Windcraft. Η δεύτερη τις ομορφιές της Κύπρου, φυσικές και πολιτισμικές. Έτσι φέτος στην δέκατη έκτη συνεχή συναυλία θα πραγματοποιηθεί στη λήξη του Φεστιβάλ στις 30 Ιουνίου στο Αρχοντικό της διοργάνωσή του ταξιδέυει για πρώτη φορά μέχρι την μεσαιωνική πόλη της Λευκωσίας Αξιοθέας με το Ισπανικό συγκρότημα παραδοσιακής μουσικής Vigüela. Η συναυλία λήξης επιφυλάσσοντας ένα πρόγραμμα με κορυφαίες ταινίες από ολο τον κόσμο. είναι αποτέλεσμα συνεργασίας μεταξύ του Διεθνούς Φεστιβάλ Animation Κύπρου και του Πολιτιστικού Φεστιβάλ του Πανεπιστημίου Κύπρου και εντάσσεται στις Μέρες του Στο φετινό πρόγραμμα επιλέγηκαν για να συμμετέχουν στο Διεθνές διαγωνιστικό Ισπανικού πολιτισμού που πραγματοποιούνται με την ευγενική στήριξη της Πρεσβείας της πρόγραμμα 27 ταινίες, στο Παιδικό διαγωνιστικό 20 και 10 στο Εθνικό διαγωνιστικό. Στο Ισπανίας στην Κύπρο. Εθνικό διαγωνιστικό πρόγραμμα ξεχωρίζουν οι ταινίες “La Soupe” του Νίκου Σύννου (H ταινία χρηματοδοτήθηκε από τη Συμβουλευτική Επιτροπή Κινηματογραφου της Κύπρου) και Θα θέλαμε να εκφράσουμε τις θερμές μας ευχαριστίες στους χορηγούς και συνεργάτες ταινία Dahlia της Άννας Μούγη, Κύπριας μετανάστη δεύτερης γενιάς στην Νέα Υόρκη. μας: Τις Πολιτιστικές Υπηρεσίες του Υπουργείου Παιδείας και Πολιτισμού, που μας στηρίζει ανελλειπώς εδώ και 16 χρόνια, το Πολιτιστικό Φεστιβάλ του Πανεπιστημίου Κύπρου στο Το διεθνές πρόγραμμα είναι για ακόμα μια φορά ποικιλόμορφο και πολύ επιλεκτικό. Εδώ Αρχοντικό της Αξιοθέας, το Πανεπιστήμιο Λευκωσίας, την Πρεσβεία της Ισπανίας στην θα ξεχωρίζαμε τις ταινίες κάποιων από τους σύγχρονους Masters του Animation όπως: Κύπρο, το Θέατρο Ενα, το Πολιτιστικό Ίδρυμα της Τράπεζας Κύπρου, το Creative Europe “Empty Space” του Εσθωνού Ulo Pikkov, την υποψήφια για όσκαρ ταινία του Theodore Desk Κύπρου, το Ξενοδοχείο Almyra, το Τεχνόπολις 20, Τον Οργανισμό Πολιτιστική Ushev, “Blind Vaysha” την ταινία της Spela Cadez “Nighthawk” καθώς και τις ταινίες τριών Πρωτεύουσα της Ευρωπής Πάφος 2017, το EU Japan Fest, το Ραδιοφωνικό Ίδρυμα παλαιότερης γενιάς των masters, τον Αμερικανό Steven Subotnick με την ταινία “Strange Κύπρου, το Δήμο Λευκωσίας και την Τράπεζα Κύπρου για την αθλοθέτηση των βραβείων. Fish”, τον Ελβετό Otto Alder με την ταινία “Fortgang” και τον καναδό Pierre Herbert με την ταινία του “Scratch (Triptyque-3)” Ευχαριστούμε όλους τους εθελοντές και το κοινό που εδώ και 16 χρόνια συμβάλλουν καθοριστικά στην επιτυχία της διοργάνωσης καθώς και όλους τους σκηνοθέτες, Είναι μεγάλη τιμή για το Κυπριακό Φεστιβάλ που και στην φετινή Διεθνή κριτική επιτροπή θα παραγωγούς και διανομείς που μας παραχώρησαν τις ταινίες τους. βρίσκονται μαζί μας κορυφαίες προσωπικότητες της διεθνούς κοινότητας: Καλωσορίζουμε στην Κύπρο τον Ιάπωνα καλλιτέχνη/σκηνοθέτη Koji Yamamura, το Φινλανδό σκηνοθέτη Τέλος, ένα μεγάλο ευχαριστώ στο Koji Yamamura για την φιλοτέχνηση της υπέροχης και καλλιτεχνικό διευθυντή του νέου Φεστιβάλ Animation της Φιλανδίας στο Τurku, Joni αφίσας του φεστιβάλ καθώς και για την επιμέλεια του Ιαπωνικού προγράμματος ταινιών. Mannisto και τη Jelena Popovic παραγωγό ταινιών ντοκιμαντέρ και animation στο National Film Board of Canada. Καλό φεστιβάλ σε όλους!

Το παιδικό πρόγραμμα ταινιών αβαθμίζεται στη φετινή διοργάνωση σε διαγωνιστικό με Γιώργος Τσαγγάρης μια επιλογή από τις πιο εμπνευσμένες παιδικές ταινίες animation από όλο τον κόσμο. Την Καλλιτεχνικός Διευθυντής κριτική επιτροπή για το παιδικό διαγωνιστικό πρόγραμμα αποτελούν οι Κύπριοι animators The independent artists of animation cinema are a vibrant and creative cell of artistic We’d like to express our thanks to our collaborators and sponsors: The Cultural Ser- expression. These artists are free from the policies of mass media and of consumer culture vices of the Ministry of Education and Culture, ASIFA Cyprus, Nicosia Municipality, the and only care about expressing the truth as they see it. They respond with urgency to the Organization European Capital of Culture - Pafos2017 and the EU JAPAN FEST, University present, they bear witness to what is happening in the world around them. of Nicosia, Almyra Hotel, Creative Europe Desk Cyprus, CyBC, The Embassy of Spain in Cyprus and the Cultural Festival of the University of Cyprus, Aksiothea Manor House. Countryside Animafest Cyprus, the official animation film festival of Cyprus, was founded with the purpose of showcasing the work of such artists, of spreading their message and I’d like to thank the festival team, the volunteers and the audience who have supported the disseminating their values. festival for sixteen years. I’d also like to thank the directors, producers and distributors for the submission of their films. The festival was born in the open space of the Cypriot Countryside and for years it supported the decentralization of the Cypriot cultural scene. However, it was never confined Finally, a big thank you to Koji Yamamura for creating this year’s beautiful poster and for to one location. Since the beginning the festival travelled all over the island, introducing curating the Japanese film program. animation to a wide social spectrum, all the while revealing hidden aspects of Cypriot culture and natural beauty and to its international guests and to urban audiences. This Have a wonderful festival! year, for the 16th edition, the festival travels to the medieval city of Nicosia, with a program which includes some of the finest international films of the last two years. Yiorgos Tsangaris Artistic Director We are honored to welcome this year’s international jury members, Japanese artist and film director Koji Yamamura, Finnish director and artistic director of the newly founded Finnish Animation Festival in Turku Joni Mannisto and Jelena Popovic, producer of documentary and animation films at the National Film Board of Canada.

The Jury committee for the children competition program comprises of the Cypriot Anima- tor Andreas Procopiou, animator at Pixar Animation Studios, Katerina Pandela, animator at Irish Animation Studio, Cartoon Saloon and Andreas Rossides, 3D freelance artist.

Japan features prominently in this year’s sidebar events. A special retrospective (Exhibi- tion and film screenings) devoted to Koji Yamamura stands out, as well as three exhibitions of contemporary and traditional printmaking, taking place in Famagusta Gate and Hambis Printmaking Museum. This tribute also includes a selection of contemporary Japanese independent animation films curated by Koji Yamamura. The focus on Japan is made in partnership with the Organization European Capital of Culture - Pafos2017 and the EU JAPAN FEST .

This year Αnimafest Cyprus launches a new partnership with the Animation Workshop of VIA University College, Viborg, Denmark, with the purpose of organizing a series of children’s workshops based on the partners’ mutual appreciation for the art of animation and its diverse application as a means of creative expression, education and communication. The two-day seminar will be carried out in partnership with Creative Europe Desk Cyprus and Almyra Hotel in Paphos.

The rich festival program also includes two wonderful concerts by two very cool bands: the Cypriot Band Wildcraft (27th of June at Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation amphithe- atre, at Faneromeni) and the Spanish flamenco music ensemble Vigüela (30th of June at Manor House of Axiothea in Nicosia). Vigüela ensemble comes to Cyprus for the first time from the other end of the Mediterranean, specifically from Castilla-La Mancha, the home of Don Quixote, which is located at the heart of Spain. This concert is the result of a collaboration between Countryside Animafest Cyprus and the Cultural Festival of the University of Cyprus and is part of the Days of Spanish Culture organized with the kind support of the Embassy of Spain in Cyprus. Κριτικές Επιτροπές / Jury Committees 2017 Koji Yamamura Jelena Popovic Διεθνής Κριτική Επιτροπή Διεθνής Κριτική Επιτροπή International Jury Committee International Jury Committee

Η Jelena είναι παραγωγός στο NFB Anima- Producer at the NFB Animation Studio since Koji Yamamura was born in 1964 in Japan. O Koji Yamamura γεννήθηκε το 1964 στην tion Studio από τον Ιανουάριο του 2014, January 2014, Jelena forged her skills as His film Mount Head was nominated for an Ιαπωνία. Η ταινία του Mount Head ήταν αξιοποιώντας τις δεξιότητές της στη production manager and associate producer Oscar in 2003, and awarded the 6 Grand Prix υποψήφια για Όσκαρ το 2003 και βραβεύθηκε διεύθυνση παραγωγών και ως βοηθός on conventional, interactive and hybrid docu- including Cristal d’ Annecy 03, Zagreb 04 με το έξι Grand Prix περιλαμβανομένων παραγωγός σε συμβατικά, διαδραστικά και mentary and animation films. She directed and Hiroshima 04. His film A Country Doctor των Cristal d’ Annecy 03, Zagreb 04 and υβριδικά ντοκιμαντέρ και ταινίες animation. and co-wrote the documentary The Knights (2007) which is an animated adaptation of Hiroshima 04. Η ταινία του A Country Doctor Σκηνοθέτησε και συν-σεναριογράφισε το of Orlando (2007) and edited Patrick Doyon’s Franz Kafka’s short story was awarded the (2007) που αποτελεί προσαρμοσμένη εκδοχή ντοκιμαντέρ The Knights of Orlando (2007), Oscar-nominated short Sunday, as well as Grand Prix at Ottawa. He is a member of the του ομώνυμου διηγήματος του Franz Kafka επιμελήθηκε την προτεινόμενη για Όσκαρ three editions of films from the NFB’s ac- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences βραβεύθηκε με το Grand Prix στην Οτάβα. ταινία μικρού μήκους Sunday, καθώς και claimed Hothouse program. She co-produced and a professor of Tokyo University of the Είναι μέλος του Academy of Motion Picture τρεις εκδόσεις ταινιών για το αναγνωρισμένου with Marcy Page Donald McWilliams’ Norman Arts. Arts and Sciences και καθηγητής στο Tokyo κύρους πρόγραμμα του NFB Hothouse. Ήταν McLaren: Animated Musician, Theodore University of the Arts. συμπαραγωγός (με την Marcy Page) της Ushev’s Blood Manifesto (Prix Créativité, ταινίας Norman McLaren: Animated Musician Festival du nouveau cinema 2015), Sheldon του Donald McWilliams, Blood Manifesto Cohen’s My Heart Attack, (Best Animation, Ot- του Theodore Ushev (βραβευμένη με το Prix tawa international short film festival 2016) and Créativité του Festival du nouveau cinema Munro Ferguson’s Minotaur VR. With her col- 2015), My Heart Attack του Sheldon Cohen league Maral Mohammadian, she coproduced (βραβευμένη ως καλύτερη ταινία animation, Naked Island, a series of public service alerts στο Ottawa international short film festival by some of the top Canadian animators. Her 2016) και της Minotaur VR του Munro Fergu- latest releases are Hedgehog’s Home, a stop- son. Με τη συνεργάτιδά της Maral Moham- motion fable directed by Eva Cvijanović and madian, ήταν συμπαραγωγοί του Naked co-produced by Vanja Andrijević (Bonobos- Island, μίας σειράς από γνωστοποιήσεις της tudio, Croatia), Special Mention at Berlinale δημόσιας υπηρεσίας δημιούργημα ορισμένων 2017, and Manivald, a gender-ambiguous tale εκ των κορυφαίων Καναδών σχεδιαστών about the boomerang generation by Chintis animation. Οι τελευταίες της δουλειές είναι Lundgren, premiering at this year’s Zagreb η ταινία stop-motion του μύθου Hedge- Animafest. hog’s Home, που σκηνοθετήθηκε από την Eva Cvijanović με συμπαραγωγό την Vanja Andrijević (Bonobostudio στην Κροατία), ειδική αναφορά στην οποία έγινε στην Berli- nale 2017 και η ταινία Manivald του Chintis Lundgren, ένα διφορούμενο, σε ό,τι αφορά το φύλο, παραμύθι για τη γενιά boomerang που προβάλλεται πρώτη φορά στο φετινό Animaf- est στο Zagreb. Joni Männistö Ανδρέας Προκοποίου / Andreas Prokopiou Διεθνής Κριτική Επιτροπή Κριτική Επιτροπή Παιδικών Ταινιών International Jury Committee Children films Jury Committee

O Joni Männistö είναι ένας βραβευμένος Joni Männistö is an award-winning anima- Ο Κύπριος με καταγωγή από τη Λευκωσία Born in Nicosia, Cyprus native Andreas δημιουργός ταινιών και σχεδιαστής animation filmmaker and animator born in 1981 in Αντρέας Προκοπίου είναι σχεδιαστής Procopiou is an animator at Pixar Animation tion που γεννήθηκε το 1981 στη Φιλανδία. Finland. After graduating from the animation animation στα στούντιο της Pixar Anima- Studios in California’s San Francisco Bay Μετά την αποφοίτησή του από το Turku department of the Turku Arts Academy in tion στον Κόλπο του Σαν Φρανσίσκο στην area. He is a 1999 graduate of Florida-based Arts Academy (τμήμα animation), το 2011, 2011 he became an active member of several Καλιφόρνια. Το 1999 αποφοίτησε από το Ringling School of Art and Design, where έγινε ενεργό μέλος πολλών ομάδων που Finnish animation collectives that work on Florida-based Ringling School of Art and he studied during the initial years of their εργάζονται σε εμπορικά και καλλιτεχνικά ani- both commercial and artistic projects. The Design, όπου σπούδασε κατά τα πρώτα χρόνια computer animation program. Andreas began mation projects. Αυτές οι ομαδικές εργασίες collective work includes animated films as του προγράμματος computer animation της his career with Retro Studios in Austin, Texas, περιλαμβάνουν ταινίες animation καθώς well as art installations for exhibitions. He cur- σχολής. Ο Αντρέας ξεκίνησε την καριέρα του as an animator for video games – a job he επίσης και installations και εκθέσεις. Σήμερα rently lives and works in Tallinn as a freelance στα Retro Studios του Ώστιν στο Τέξας, ως says, has taught him the most about physical ζει και εργάζεται στο Ταλίν ως freelance artist. Männistö has directed films such as σχεδιαστής animation για βιντεοπαιχνίδια– animation. After a few short years, Andreas καλλιτέχνης. Σκηνοθέτησε ταινίες όπως The Trap (2008), Swarming (2011) and Electric εμπειρία η οποία σύμφωνα με τον ίδιο του was offered the opportunity that would fulfill την The Trap (2008), Swarming (2011) και Soul (2013), which have all been screened at δίδαξε τα περισσότερα για το physical his lifelong dream: that of working in CG film Electric Soul (2013), οι οποίες προβλήθηκαν numerous international festivals around the animation. Λίγα χρόνια μετά προσφέρθηκε animation. Andreas worked as an animator for σε πολλά διεθνή φεστιβάλ ανά τον κόσμο. world. Recent additions to his filmography in- στον Αντρέα η ευκαιρία που θα εκπλήρωνε Blue Sky Studios during the production of Ice Πρόσφατες προσθήκες στη φιλμογραφία του clude collective productions Re-Cycling (2014) ένα όνειρο ζωής: μία θέση εργασίας στο Age®, Ice Age 2®, and Robots®. With feature περιλαμβάνουν τις συλλογικές παραγωγές and Wormhole (2016), in which he worked CG film animation. Ο Αντρέας εργάστηκε film experience under his belt, Andreas set out Re-Cycling (2014) και Wormhole (2016), όπου, as one of the animation artists. In addition to ως σχεδιαστής animation για το Blue Sky for California where he first worked for Sony μαζί με άλλους, εργάστηκε ως σχεδιαστής filmmaking Männistö acts as artistic director Studios κατά τη διάρκεια των παραγωγών των Imageworks on Surf’s Up. In 2008, after nearly animation. Εκτός από τη δημιουργία ταινιών, for the Turku Animated Film Festival and as a Ice Age®, Ice Age 2® και Robots®. Με την 10 years of applying to the most famous ο Männistö έχει το ρόλο του καλλιτεχνικού visiting teacher at the Turku Arts Academy. εμπειρία του στις ταινίες μεγάλης διάρκειας, studio name in CG animation, he was hired by διευθυντή του Turku Animated Film Festival ο Αντρέας ξεκίνησε για την Καλιφόρνια όπου Pixar Animation Studios. His first movie credit και είναι επισκέπτης καθηγητής της Ακαδημίας αρχικά εργάστηκε για την Sony Imageworks there was for the legendary film Up. Andreas Turku Arts. στο Surf’s Up. Το 2008, σχεδόν μετά από has just completed his work on his ninth Pixar 10 χρόνια αιτήσεων στο διασημότερο όνομα film – and looks forward to many more to στούντιο στον κόσμο του CG animation, ο come. Αντρέας προσλήφθηκε στα στούντιος της Pixar Animation. Εκεί, η πρώτη ανάθεση ήταν για τη θρυλική ταινία Up. Ο Andreas έχει μόλις συμπληρώσει τις εργασίες για την ένατη του ταινία στην Pixar film – και ανυπομονεί για τις επόμενες. Κατερίνα Παντέλα / Katerina Pantela Ανδρέας Ρωσσίδης / Andreas Rossides Κριτική Επιτροπή Παιδικών Ταινιών Κριτική Επιτροπή Παιδικών Ταινιών Children films Jury Committee Children films Jury Committee

Η Κατερίνα Παντέλα ασχολείται επαγγελματικά Katerina Pantela is an animation professional, Ο Αντρέας Ρωσσίδης είναι σχεδιαστής 3D Andreas Rossides is a 3D artist and a tradi- με το κινούμενο σχέδιο και συγκεκριμένα specialising in concept art and 2D character animation και παραδοσιακός ζωγράφος. tional painter. He graduated from Ringling με το character animation και concept art. animation. She is currently working as an Αποφοίτησε από το Ringling College of Art and College of Art and Design, in May of 2014, Τον τελευταίο καιρό εργάζεται σαν anima- animator at the Cartoon Saloon in Ireland and Design, το Μάιο του 2014 απ’ όπου έλαβε το receiving his B.F.A with Honors in Computer tor στο ιρλανδικό studio Cartoon Saloon has previously been employed as a concept προπτυχιακό του (B.F.A) με διάκριση στο Com- Animation as well as a Minor in Fine Arts – ενώ εργάστηκε επίσης ως concept artist artist at Brown Bag Films and as an animator puter Animation και δευτερεύον πρόγραμμα Painting. During his four years at Ringling στην Brown Bag Films και ως animator στην at Boulder Media. In the past, she worked σπουδών (Minor) στις Καλές Τέχνες- College majoring in Computer Animation, Boulder Media. Έχει δουλέψει σε διάφορες mostly on children’s TV shows such as the Ζωγραφική. Κατά τη διάρκεια των τεσσάρων he became particularly interested in CG τηλεοπτικές παραγωγές όπως για παράδειγμα Annie awarded Wander Over Yonder (Disney χρόνων του στο Ringling College με ειδίκευση modeling. την βραβευμένη από τα Annie Awards σειρά XD), Randy Cunningham 9th Grade Ninja στο Computer Animation, ενδιαφέρθηκε Andreas has previously worked at Giant της Disney; Wander Over Yonder (season (Disney XD), as well as other animated TV pro- ιδιαίτερα στη CG μοντελοποίηση. Ο Αντρέας Animation Studio, Dublin as a 3D Modeler for 2), Randy Cunningham 9th Grade Ninja jects for studios in Luxembourg, Norway and εργάστηκε προηγουμένως στο Giant Anima- BBC’s preschool series “Go – Jetters”. (Disney XD), καθώς και σε άλλες παραγωγές Ireland. Katerina holds a First Class Honours tion Studio, στο Δουβλίνο στη μοντελοποίηση He is currently working as a freelance 3D κινουμένων σχεδίων σε Λουξεμβούργο, BA degree in Animation Production from the 3D Modeler για τη σειρά προσχολικής ηλικίας Modelerfor fresh and exciting international Νορβηγία και Ιρλανδία. Αποφοίτησε με άριστα Arts University Bournemouth, and has also του BBC “Go – Jetters”. Σήμερα εργάζεται ως projects. από τo Arts University Bournemouth με πτυχίο undertaken advanced courses in Character freelance σχεδιαστής μοντελοποίησης 3D για στο κλασικό κινούμενο σχέδιο, και έχει επίσης Design and Visual Development. νέα, φρέσκα και εντυπωσιακά διεθνή projects. παρακολουθήσει εξειδικευμένα προγράμματα για τον σχεδιασμό χαρακτήρων και visual development. 24 Ιουνίου ΜΟΥΣΕΙΟΝ ΧΑΡΑΚΤΙΚΗΣ ΧΑΜΠΗ, ΠΛΑΤΑΝΙΣΤΕΙΑ 27 Ιουνίου BANK OF CYPRUS CULTURAL FOUNTATION, NICOSIA ΑΥΛΗ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΤΙΚΟΥ ΙΔΡΥΜΑΤΟΣ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑΣ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ, ΛΕΥΚΩΣΙΑ 24 June HAMBIS PRINTMAKING MUSEUM, PLATANISTEIA 27 June Σάββατο / Saturday 24 Iουνίου / June Τρίτη / Tuesday 27 Iουνίου/June Έναρξη Φεστιβάλ στις 19:00 / Festival Opening at 19:00 Συναυλία Πνευστών απο την τοπική μπάντα Windcraft / Εγκαίνια έκθεσης Ιαπωνικής xαρακτικής UKIYO-E / Concert by the local band Windcraft Opening of the Japanese printmaking exhibition UKIYO-E Έναρξη συναυλίας / Concert begins at 19:45 Παιδικό διαγωνιστικό πρόγραμμα ταινιών II (Διάρκεια 50 λεπτά) Εναρκτήριο πρόγραμμα προβολών / Opening film program Children’s competition film program II (Duration 50 minutes) Υπαίθρια προβολή στην αυλή - Avant Premiere - Open air Screening at the garden Είσοδος ελεύθερη / free entrance Προβολή ταινιών: Επιλογή παιδικών ταινιών του ανεξάρτητου σινεμά animation από όλο τον κόσμο / Film screenings: Α Selection of Independent children animation productions of the year from all over the world ΞΕΝΟΔΟΧΕΙΟ ALMYRA, ΠΑΦΟΣ / ALMYRA HOTEL, PAPHOS 24-27 Ιουνίου Έναρξη προβολών / Screenings begin 20:45 24 - 27 June Σάββατο - Δευτέρα / Saturday - Monday 24-26 Iουνίου / June Είσοδος ελεύθερη / free entrance The Animation Workshop Viborg Εκπαιδευτικό Εργαστήρι & Σεμινάριο για παιδιά / Εducational Workshop & Seminar for children 21 Ιουνίου ΠΥΛΗ ΑΜΜΟΧΩΣΤΟΥ, ΛΕΥΚΩΣΙΑ / FAMAGUSTA GATE, NICOSIA Κόστος συμμετοχής / participation fee: €20 01 Ιουλίου 21 Iουνίου / June - 01 Iουλίου/July Δευτέρα / Monday 26 Iουνίου / June 21 June - 01 July Αφιέρωμα έκθεση: Όψεις της σύγχρονης Ιαπωνικής Χαρακτικής / Tribute exhibition: Views of contemporary Japanese Printmaking Υπαίθρια προβολή ταινιών / Open air film screenings by the pool: Διεθνές Διαγωνιστικό πρόγραμμα Ι / International Competition program Ι Αφιέρωμα προβολή ταινιών: Ιαπωνικό σύγχρονο ανεξάρτητο Animation / Προβολή του πρώτου από τα τρία διαγωνιστικά προγράμματα του φεστιβάλ Tribute film screening: Japanese Independent Animation που περιλαμβάνει μια επιλογή από ταινίες του ανεξάρτητου σινεμά animation από όλο τον κόσμο / Screening of the first out of the three Εγκαίνια έκθεσης: Τετάρτη 21 Ιουνίου, 19:30 / International competition programs which includes a selection of Independent Exhibition opening: Wednesday 21 June, 19:30 animation productions of the year from all over the world Ωρες λειτουργίας έκθεσης / opening hours: 10:00 - 13:00 / 17:00 - 20:00 Έναρξη προβολών / Screenings begin 20:45 Είσοδος ελεύθερη / free entrance Είσοδος ελεύθερη / free entrance Πρόγραμμα Φεστιβάλ / Festival Program 2017 ΘΕΑΤΡΟ ΕΝΑ, ΛΕΥΚΩΣΙΑ / THEATRO ENA, NICOSIA ΤΕΧΝΟΠΟΛΙΣ 20, ΠΑΦΟΣ / TECHNOPOLIS 20, PAPHOS 28-30 Ιουνίου 26 Ιουνίου 28 - 30 June Τετάρτη - Παρασκευή / Wednesday - Friday 28-30 Iουνίου/June 26 June Κυριακή / Sunday 25 Iουνίου / June Γνωρίστε τους Σκηνοθέτες, σειρά συζητήσεων & παρουσιάσεων / Παιδικό διαγωνιστικό πρόγραμμα ταινιών I (Διάρκεια 50 λεπτά) Meet the filmmakers, series of talks & presentations Children’s competition film program I (Duration 50 minutes) Καθημερινά μεταξύ / Every day between 18:00 - 20:00 Προβολή ταινιών: Επιλογή παιδικών ταινιών του ανεξάρτητου σινεμά animation από Είσοδος ελεύθερη / free entrance όλο τον κόσμο / Film screenings: Α Selection of Independent children animation Αφιέρωμα / Tribute to the Japanese filmmaker Koji Yamamura productions of the year from all over the world Έναρξη προβολών / Screenings begin 20:45 Προβολή ταινιών (Ρετροσπεκτίβα) / Film screenings (Retrospective): Είσοδος ελεύθερη / free entrance Έκθεση Σχεδίων από ταινίες / Exhibition: Drawings from the films Ωρες λειτουργίας έκθεσης / opening hours: 10:00 - 13:00 / 17:00 - 20:00 (άλλος χώρος, θέατρο ένα) Είσοδος ελεύθερη / free entrance Πρόγραμμα Φεστιβάλ / Festival Program 2017 28-30 Ιουνίου AΡΧΟΝΤΙΚΟ ΤΗΣ ΑΞΙΟΘΕΑΣ, ΛEΥΚΩΣΙΑ / 30 Ιουνίου AΡΧΟΝΤΙΚΟ ΤΗΣ ΑΞΙΟΘΕΑΣ, ΛEΥΚΩΣΙΑ / 28 - 30 June ARCHONTIKO OF AXIOTHEA, NICOSIA 30 June ARCHONTIKO OF AXIOTHEA, NICOSIA Τετάρτη - Παρασκευή / Wednesday - Friday 28-30 Iουνίου/June Παρασκευή / Friday 30 Ιουνίου / June Διεθνές & Κυπριακό Διαγωνιστικό πρόγραμμα / Aνακοίνωση βραβείων και προβολή των βραβευμένων ταινιών National & International Competition program Award Ceremony and screening of the award winning films Έναρξη στις 20:00 / The event begins at 20:00 Προβολή ταινιών: Επιλογή ταινιών του ανεξάρτητου σινεμά animation από όλο τον κόσμο / Film screenings: Α Selection of Independent animation Συναυλία του ισπανικού σχήματος Vigüela / productions of the year from all over the world. Concert of the Spanish Ensemble Vigüela Η συναυλία των Vigüela διοργανώνεται σε συνεργασία μεταξύ του Διεθνούς Τετάρτη / Wednesday 28 Ιουνίου / June Φεστιβάλ Animation Κύπρου Όψεις του Κόσμου και του Πολιτιστικού Φεστιβάλ Διεθνές Διαγωνιστικό πρόγραμμα Ι του Πανεπιστημίου Κύπρου και εντάσσεται στις Μέρες του Ισπανικού πολιτισμού International Competition program Ι που πραγματοποιούνται με την ευγενική στήριξη της Πρεσβείας της Ισπανίας στην (Διάρκεια / Duration 75’) Κύπρο / The concert is the result of a collaboration between the Countryside Animafest Cyprus and the Cultural Festival of the University of Cyprus and is part Διάλειμμα / intermission 15’ of the Days of Spanish Culture organised with the kind support of the Embassy of Spain in Cyprus. Διεθνές Διαγωνιστικό πρόγραμμα ΙΙ International Competition program ΙΙ Το ισπανικό συγκρότημα παραδοσιακής μουσικής Vigüela έρχεται για πρώτη φορά (Διάρκεια / Duration 75’) στην Κύπρο από την άλλη άκρη της Μεσογείου και συγκεκριμένα από τη Castilla- La Mancha, τη χώρα του Δον Κιχώτη που βρίσκεται στην καρδιά της Ισπανίας / The Spanish traditional music ensemble Vigüela comes to Cyprus for the first time Πέμπτη / Τhursday 29 Ιουνίου / June from the other end of the Mediterranean, specifically from Castilla-La Mancha, the Διεθνές Διαγωνιστικό πρόγραμμα ΙΙΙ (Διάρκεια 80 λεπτά) home of Don Quixote, which is located at the heart of Spain. International Competition program ΙΙΙ (Duration 80 minutes) Διάλειμμα / intermission 15’ Έναρξη συναυλίας στις 21:30 / The concert begins at 21:30 Κυπριακό Διαγωνιστικό πρόγραμμα (Διάρκεια 30 λεπτά) Τιμή εισόδου €10 για ενήλικες - €5 για συνταξιούχους, φοιτητες και μαθητές / National Competition program (Duration 30 minutes) Entrance fee €10 for adults - €5 pensioners & students

Έναρξη προβολών στις 20:45 / Screenings begin at 20:45 Τιμή εισόδου €10 για ενήλικες - €5 για συνταξιούχους, φοιτητες και μαθητές / Entrance fee €10 for adults - €5 pensioners & students €20 και για τις τρείς μέρες του Φεστιβάλ / €20 for the three days of the festival Πρόγραμμα Φεστιβάλ / Festival Program 2017 Πρόγραμμα Φεστιβάλ / Festival Program 2017 Αφιέρωμα / Tribute Koji Yamamura

Koji Yamamura: Περνώντας από δίπλα μας Koji Yamamura: Passing on by us κόσμο και στον εαυτό του. Η ίδια η ύπαρξη τον Muybridge’s Strings (2011) – which might also έχει κουράσει. Αφού δεν τον απασχολεί πια το be a summary of all of Yamamura’s work - cap- Οι ταινίες του Κoji Υamamura μοιάζουν με Koji Yamamura’s films are a bit like chamele- να γεννηθεί, προσπαθεί να πεθάνει. tures the tragedy of time passing, of watching χαμαιλέοντες. Κάθε μια έχει διαφορετική ons. Each of his films looks different from the a child grow up and being powerless against it. όψη από την προηγούμενη, αλλά δεν υπάρχει previous one, yet there can be doubt that the Ακόμα και στο υποτιμημένο και κάπως αμφιβολία ότι ανήκουν στον ίδιο δημιουργό. films are his. While his early films – primarily ελαφρύτερο A Child’s Metaphysics (2007) ο All of Yamamura’s characters – like, well, all of Ενώ οι πρώιμες ταινίες του -οι οποίες aimed at children - celebrated the magnifi- Υamamura εστιάζει στην τρέλα της παιδικής us - are strung together in a single book trying απευθύνονταν κυρίως σε παιδιά- αναδείκνυαν cence of the mundane, the beauty of the mo- ηλικίας, όπου νεανικά και εξελισσόμενα to create their own verse before the page την μεγαλοπρέπεια του τετριμμένου και την ment, his later films explore a more complex μυαλά, ψυχές και σώματα συνεχώς turns. All we can really do – as Yamamura’s ομορφιά μιας απλής στιγμής, οι πιο ώριμες world featuring morally confused protagonists μεταβάλλονται, συνεχώς διευρύνονται και work suggests - is sample and savour each ταινίες του εξερευνούν ένα πολύπλοκο struggling to locate their place and purpose in συνεχώς προσαρμόζονται σε κάθε καινούργια fleeting moment before turning the page. κόσμο που κατοικείται από ηθικά ασταθείς a harsh cold and chaotic environment. There στιγμή. πρωταγωνιστές, που προσπαθούν να βρουν is a restlessness throughout these later films Chris Robinson το σκοπό της ύπαρξής τους σε ένα σκληρό, as self-centered characters fecklessly roam Το Muybridge’s Strings (2011) το οποίο ψυχρό και χαοτικό περιβάλλον. Μια διαρκής through fleeting landscapes, passersby unable θα μπορούσε να θεωρηθεί ως η σύνοψη ταραχή διέπει αυτές τις ώριμες ταινίες, καθώς to connect with their fellow travelers. ολόκληρης της δουλειάς του Υamamura, εγωιστικοί χαρακτήρες περιπλανιούνται εκφράζει την τραγικότητα που εμπεριέχεται άσκοπα σε ανερμάτιστα τοπία, σαν περαστικοί In Atama Yama (2002), this stingy man lives not στο πέρασμα του χρόνου: βλέπουμε ένα που αδυνατούν να δημιουργήσουν δεσμούς as an echo, but as a shadow. He is surrounded παιδί να μεγαλώνει και είμαστε ανήμποροι να με τους συνταξιδιώτες τους. by garbage, a rubbishy ramification that staves κάνουμε κάτι γι’ αυτό. off the threshold of despair. He wastes noth- Στο Αtama Υama (2002) ένας τσιγγούνης ing. He shares nothing. He enjoys nothing. Όλοι οι χαρακτήρες του Υamamura -όπως και άντρας ζει όχι σαν ηχώ, αλλά σαν σκιά. Cherries are shoved into his mouth untasted. όλοι εμείς- είναι σελίδες του ίδιου βιβλίου που Ζει περιτριγυρισμένος από σκουπίδια, ως προσπαθούν να γράψουν ο καθένας το δικό συνέπεια της ίδιας του της τσιγγουνιάς, The Old Crocodile (2005) makes choices based του στίχο πριν η σελίδα τους γυρίσει. Το μόνο προσπαθώντας έτσι να κρατηθεί μακριά από solely on self-preservation. He will destroy fam- που μπορούμε να κάνουμε, όπως μας λένε οι το χείλος του γκρεμού της απόγνωσης. Δεν ily and friends in order to survive. In the end he ταινίες του Υamamura, είναι να απολαύσουμε πετά τίποτα. Μπουκώνει το στόμα του με is rewarded, but at a high price. και να γευτούμε την κάθε πρόσκαιρη στιγμή, κεράσια χωρίς να τα γεύεται. πριν η σελίδα γυρίσει. In Yamamura’s masterpiece, Kafka’s A Coun- Στο The Old Crocodile (2005) ο try Doctor (2007), a burned-out and cynical πρωταγωνιστής κάνει επιλογές με βάση doctor has lost faith in the world and in himself. μόνο την αυτοσυντήρηση. Καταστρέφει την Existence has overwhelmed overwhelmed him. οικογένεια και τους φίλους του προκειμένου No longer busy being born, the old doctor is να επιβιώσει. Στο τέλος επιβραβεύεται, αλλά too busy dying. το τίμημα είναι σκληρό. Even in the overlooked and somewhat lighter, Στο αριστούργημα του Υamamura, Kafka’s A A Child’s Metaphysics (2007), Yamamura looks Country Doctor (2007), ένας εξαντλημένος και at the craziness of childhood, where blossom- κυνικός γιατρός έχει χάσει την πίστη του στον ing minds souls and bodies are constantly shifting, expanding, and adapting to each new greeting moment. Focus on Japan Focus on Japan Koji Yamamura: Ρετροσπεκτίβα / Retrospective Ανεξάρτητο Ιαπωνικό Σινεμά Animation Επιλεγμένες Tαινίες & έκθεση σχεδίων / Selected Films & Drawings Εxhibition Japanese Independent Animation films Επιλογή ταινίων / Program Curator: θέατρο ένα (άλλος χώρος), Λευκωσία / theatro ena, Nicosia Πύλη Αμμοχωστου, Λευκωσία / Famagusta Gate, Nicosia Koji Yamamura

THE GREAT RABIT RADIO WAVE Atsushi Wada Miyajima Ryotaro MR HEAD 2012 / 7’12 2016 / 3’08 2002 / 10’

FRANZ KAFKA’S A COUNTRY DOCTOR A BLACK CAT JUNGLE TAXI 2007 / 21’ Mika Seike Hakhyun Kim 2015 / 2’54 2016 / 7’44

MUYBRIDGE’S STRINGS 2011 / 13’ SEE YA MR. BANNO! DARK MIXER Yoko Yuki Hirotoshi Iwasaki 2014 / 4’23 2014 / 4’55

PARADE DE SATIE 2016 / 14’ SMALL PEOPLE SOUTH FOREST WITH HATS Wenrui Huang Sarina Nihei 2017 / 6’47 2014 / 6’51

THE OLD CROCODILE 2005 / 13’ CHROMOSOME MAKU SWEETHEART Yoriko Mizushiri Honami Yano A CHILD’S Rika Inoue 2017 / 4’54 2014 / 5’26 METAPHYSICS 2007 / 5’

NOTES ON YELP DATUM POINT MONSTROPEDIA Haruka Umemura Ryo Orikasa 2016 / 6’ 2017 / 5’00 2015 / 6’12 Focus on Japan Focus on Japan Όψεις σύγχρονης Ιαπωνικής χαρακτικής Έκθεση Ιαπωνικής Χαρακτικής UKIYO-E Views on Contemporary Japanese Printmaking Japanese Printmaking Εxhibition UKIYO-E Πύλη Αμμοχωστου, Λευκωσία / Famagusta Gate, Nicosia Μουσείον Χαρακτικής Χαμπή, Πλατανίστεια / Hambis Printmaking Museum, Platanistia Οι ιερόδουλες Hitomoto και Tagosode μαζί με τις Shinzo Kamuro, 1784 / Prostitutes Hitomoto & Tagosod along with Shinzo και Kamuro, 1784

Οι ιαπωνικές ξυλογραφίες τύπου Ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints in Ukiyo-e style έγιναν γνωστές στη Δύση μετά το 1850, became known in the West only after 1850 και αμέσως εκτιμήθηκαν από καλλιτέχνες and were immediately appreciated by artists και συλλέκτες. Προβληματίστηκαν για τη and collectors. The translation of the term μετάφραση της λέξης. Ukiyo: ο «επιπλέων» ukiyo, meaning “floating world” and e, mean- κόσμος. e: η εικόνα. Η λέξη είναι φορτωμένη ing “picture”, together meaning “pictures SUZUKI Fumiko Σκέψη / Thought, 2015 Λιθογραφία σε πέτρα / Lithograph (stone plate) με τη βουδδιστική έννοια ενός κόσμου χωρίς of the floating world” created some uncer- μονιμότητα, και οι εικόνες καθρεφτίζουν tainty. The word is charged with the Buddhist την άστατη ζωή όπως εξελίσσεται μπροστά concept of a world of impermanence (anicca) Οι δημιουργίες τους εντυπωσιάζουν και The printing of a wooden block first appeared στα μάτια μας, την εφημερότητα της, τη and the images picturing an unstable life as γοητεύουν, και μας θυμίζουν την εξαιρετική in the 8th century and woodblock prints pro- «φευγαλεότητα» της. Χωρίς όμως θρησκευτικό it unfolds in front of our eyes; its temporari- σχέση της Ιαπωνίας με τη χαρακτική. Η duction never stopped since then in Japan. περιεχόμενο: πρόκειται, στα πρώτα Ukiyo-e ness and “elusiveness”. However, without εκτύπωση μιας ξύλινης πλάκας εμφανίστηκε This contemporary printmaking exhibition, του 17ου αιώνα, για την πυρετώδη ζωή μιας a religious background, in Ukiyo-e works τον 8ο αιώνα, και δεν σταμάτησε η παραγωγή proofs the long Japanese printmaking tradi- κοινωνίας που αλλάζει και τείνει προς την of the 17th century, it is about the feverish ξυλογραφιών από τότε, πρώτα θρησκευτικών, tion with mainly large-scale prints, a result of απόλαυση της καθημερινής ζωής. Αυτή η life of an ever-changing society that moves και με κοσμικό θέμα τον 17ο αιώνα. Τα έργα great and diverse inspiration. έννοια διασχίζει τους αιώνες και τα Ukiyo-e, towards everyday life pleasure. This concept που εκτίθενται αντιπροσωπεύουν αυτή την αν και τα θέματα εξελίχθηκαν με την ιστορία, transcends the centuries as well as Ukiyo-e, πολύ ζωντανή παράδοση της χαρακτικής. την κοινωνία και τις ασχολίες της. Συνεχίζει although different themes developed through Πρόκειται για σπουδαία έργα μεγάλων μέχρι τον 20ο αιώνα να αποτελεί τη βάση των history, society and its everyday tasks. It διαστάσεων, - για τα περισσότερα - χαρακτικών Ukiyo-e. continues to form the basis of Ukiyo-e prints με πολύ ποικίλη έμπνευση. up until the 20th century. Εκπαιδευτικό Πρόγραμμα / Educational Program Εναρκτήριο Πρόγραμμα / Opening Program Animafest Cyprus & The Animation Workshop Avant Premier Ξενοδοχείο Almyra, Πάφος / Almyra Hotel, Paphos Μουσείον Χαρακτικής Χαμπή, Πλατανίστεια / Hambis Printmaking Museum, Platanistia Συντονιστές / Coordinators Hanne Pedersen: Animated Learning Lab, The Animation Workshop, Viborg Φωτεινή Λάρκου, PhD, Εκπαιδευτικός, Σύμβουλος Τέχνης Δημοτικής Εκπ./ Teacher and Art Advisor in Primary Education Σε συνεργασία με το γραφείο Δημιουργική Ευρώπη Κύπρος και το ξενοδοχείο Almyra In partnership with Creative Europe Desk Cyprus and Almyra Hotel HEDGEHOG’S HOME MANOLO Eva Cvijanovi Abel Ringot Canada / Croatia, 2017 / 10’ Belgium, France / 2017 / 11’30 Πρόκεται για την έναρξη μιας νέας This is the beginning of a new partnership with National Film Board of Canada, Bonobostudio Camera-etc συνεργασίας με το Animation Workshop Animation Workshop of VIA University Col- του πανεπιστημίου του Viborg της Δανίας lege, Viborg, Denmark and Animafest Cyprus. (VIA University College), που στόχο έχει The partnership aims at organizing a series of τη διοργάνωση μιας σειράς αναπτυξιακών workshops based on a mutual appreciation for εργαστηρίων, βασισμένων στην κοινή εκτίμηση the art of animation and its diverse application που έχουν τόσο για την τέχνη των κινουμένων as a means for creative expression, education σχεδίων όσο και για την ποικιλόμορφη and communication. εφαρμογή της ως ένα δημιουργικό, εκπαιδευτικό και επικοινωνιακό μέσο. At the heart of the workshops lies a two day education workshop for children aged 10-12 Στην καρδιά αυτών των εργαστηρίων βρίσκεται years, organized at Almyra Hotel in Paphos, και το διήμερο εκπαιδευτικό εργαστήρι between 24th and 25th of June 2017, in the AU REVOIR BALTHAZAR BLIND VAYSHA, για παιδιά ηλικίας 10-12 χρονών που θα course of International Animafest Cyprus Rafael Sommerhalder Theodore Ushev Switzerland / 2016 / 9’30 Canada, 2016 / 8’13 πραγματοποιηθεί στο ξενοδοχείο Almyra στην Views of the World. The workshop is planned National Film Board of Canada Πάφο, 24 και 25 Ιουνίου 2017. Στόχος του to give children an opportunity to use those εργαστηρίου είναι να δοθεί η ευκαιρία στα educational strategies that correspond to their παιδιά να χρησιμοποιήσουν κατάλληλες για την age and are used in the animation production ηλικία τους εκπαιδευτικές στρατηγικές, που procedure so as to approach works of art χρησιμοποιούνται στη διαδικασία παραγωγής from Cyprus as well as from Denmark. The κινουμένων σχεδίων για να προσεγγίσουν workshop will assist students communicate έργα τέχνης, τόσο από την Κύπρο όσο και από through a wide range of visual messages and τη Δανία. Το εργαστήρι θα βοηθήσει τα παιδιά develop their creativity through the works of να επικοινωνούν χρησιμοποιώντας ένα ευρύ art as a vehicle to explore interpersonal rela- φάσμα οπτικών μηνυμάτων και να αναπτύξουν tions, attitudes, values and beliefs. In this way, τη δημιουργικότητά τους μέσα από την the children will be in a position to value the ενασχόλησή τους με τα έργα τέχνης ως μέσο importance of art as a means to communicate KUHINA NOTES ON MONSTROPEDIA διερεύνησης των προσωπικών στάσεων, messages and feelings. Joni Männistö Koji Yamamura αξιών και πεποιθήσεων. Έτσι, θα αντιληφθούν Finland, 2011, 7’ 18’’ Japan, 2016 / 6’10 τη σπουδαιότητα της τέχνης ως μέσον The workshop will set the first step for the Turku Arts Academy επικοινωνίας μηνυμάτων και συναισθημάτων. creation of a series of workshops in Cyprus as well as in Denmark enabled by the mutual Αυτό το εργαστήρι θα αποτελέσει το πρώτο expertise and educational experience shared; βήμα για τη δημιουργία εργαστηρίων τόσο while special emphasis will be laid on the στην Κύπρο όσο και στη Δανία με την aspect of research and on how animation ανταλλαγή τεχνογνωσίας και εκπαιδευτικής production may assist the teaching procedure εμπειρίας, με ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στο πεδίο της and the procedure of art history learning. The έρευνας και πώς η δημιουργία κινουμένων outcome of this process will also be valuable σχεδίων μπορεί να βοηθήσει την εκπαιδευτική to professionals and their educational training. διαδικασία διδασκαλίας και μάθησης της ιστορίας της τέχνης. Τα αποτελέσματα αυτής της διαδικασίας θα είναι σημαντικά και για την επαγγελματική κατάρτιση των εκπαιδευτικών. Παιδικό Διαγωνιστικό Πρόγραμμα / Children Films in Competition 2017 JUBILE FROZEN FUN PICCOLO CONCERTO GOATS Coralie Soudet, Charlotte Piogé, Marion Verena Fels Ceylan Beyoglu Ekaterina Filippova Duvert, Marie El Kadiri, Agathe Marmion Germany / 2016 / 3’53 Germany / 2016 / 6’ Russia / 2016 / 1’17 Studio Filmbilder Experimental Youth association of Soyuzmultfilm film studio France / 2016 / 7’27 Storykid Studio

Synopsis Synopsis Ekaterina Filippova Synopsis Synopsis Verena Fels Ceylan Beyoglu The little flute Piko Piccolo The group of travelling Ekaterina was born in Moscow In Buckingham Palace, it A snowball fight is fun for Verena was born in 1980 in the Ceylan Beyoglu is an animation goes on an adventurous goats is trying to get a free in 1990. She graduated from is time for the Queen to everyone! south of Germany. After com- director and designer who was journey in search of his snack. the International Slavic Institute attend a ceremony. But an Because it will soon be cold pleting a course in audiovisual born in Turkey.She studied own melody. in 2011 and worked as a film unfortunate burst of wind outside, the penguin has to media at the University of Ap- architectural restoration at takes away her hat, lead- think of something special plied Science “Hochschule der Mimar Sinan University in and theatre actress. In 2015 ing one of her trustworthy to get its friends to join in Medien” in Stuttgart (2004), Istanbul and product design at she completed a degree in guards and a playful corgi the game she began her studies at the the University of Applied Arts studio-school Shar with spe- to run after it through Lon- Filmakademie Baden-Württem- in Vienna. After her graduation cialization in stage direction for don. The two heroes will berg in animation and filmmak- she worked as a designer and animated films. She has also have to cooperate in order ing at the Institute of Animation, illustrator for the animation and been studying with experimen- to retrieve her Majesty Visual Effects and digital games industry for many years. tal youth association at produc- her hat… Postproduction. The shortfilm In 2013 she established ing studio “Souzmultfilm”. MOBILE is her graduation the independent animation film. To her former projects studio “Storykid Studio” counts (directed by Verena at “The Young Producers’ Fels u. Csaba Letay) a trailer House” at Studio Hamburg. for the festival of animated Storykid creates, develops and film Stuttgart, which made up produces animated authentic the mascot horse Trixi. At the multiplatform stories by using moment she’s working on the analogue and digital animation preschool-tv-show techniques.

Children Films in Competition I Children Films in Competition I SPRING JAM APORT TWO TRAMS MOLE & THE EARTHWORM Ned Wenlock Denis Voronin Svetlana Andrianova Johannes Schiehsl New Zealand / 2016 / 5’35 Russia / 2016 / 1’ Russia / 2016 / 10’ Germany / 2016 / 3’19 Oneedo Studio Experimental Youth association of Soyuzmultfilm film studio Soyuzmultfilm studio Studio Filmbilder

Synopsis Synopsis Johannes Schiehsl Synopsis Ned Wenlock Synopsis Denis Voronin Svetlana Andrianova A little squirrel finds One day, a little mole Johannes Schiehsl was born A young stag, lacking Ned has been directing anima- A funny story about three Denis was born in 1995. He Svetlana was born in 1975. something he has never discovers that all of the in 1984 in Austria and studied impressive antlers, knows tion for 15 years and is best dogs playing ball. Aport! studied at the art school for 7 She attended Children’s school seen before. other animals have a friend animation in Vienna, Czech he needs to improvise known for his distinct years. He then entered College of art and Moscow Academic of their same species to Republic and the Filmakademie sweet music if and inventive 2D animation of Cinema, Television and Art Lyceum at institute of play with, but the mole Baden-Württemberg. he is to have any chance style. He has worked across Multimedia to study at the ani- Surikov -, painting department. is all alone and very sad. during the mating season. both the advertising and music mation faculty. He completed She gives for animators at video worlds, creating anima- his studies 4 years later at the Pilot studio at A.M.Tatarsky To make matters worse, tion for MGMT, Honda, McDon- age of 19. He now works at and runs the All-Russian State all the food is starting to alds and many more. the oldest cartoon studio in Institute of Cinematography rebel. A fat earthworm His Apache video for the band Russia - “Souzmultfilm”,as a (VGIK) workshop for computer escapes in a hurry, right Danger Beach was a finalist in film director. graphics and animation at under the mole’s nose. the 2012 Vimeo Awards. SHAR school-studio of The hunt inside the tun- Spring Jam is Ned’s second master F.S.Khitruk, A.Yu. nels begins! Finally the short film. Khrzhanovsky, A.M.Dyomin, earthworm is caught, but A.L.Maksimov. just as the mole is about to bite down, he realizes that it’s not an earthworm but another mole’s tail. Now that they’ve found each other, there’s a happy end- ing under the molehill.

Children Films in Competition I Children Films in Competition I THE KID AND THE HEDGEHOG THE POCKET MAN FLIP-BOOKS CATHERINE Marc Riba, Anna Solanas Ana Chubinidze Marie Paccou Britt Raes Spain / 2016 / 3’ France, Switzerland, Georgia / 2016 / 7’ France / 2017 / 1’55 Belgium / 2016 / 11’51 Folimage La Maison aux Mille Images Sève Films

Synopsis Synopsis Britt Raes Synopsis Marc Riba & Anna Solanas Synopsis Ana Chubinidz Marie Paccou It’s OK to draw on the Catherine loves pets! But Britt was born in 1986. She A kid is climbing a hill. On Marc Riba and Anna Solanas A little man lives in an old Ana was born in 1990. She is Marie made her first animation books ! » I told the kids in most of all, she loves her loves to draw and tell stories. the hill he’s going to meet have been working in the suitcase. One day he finds an author, illustrator and anima- when she was 15. She never the library. And together, cat. As she grows up, she Working in animation makes a peculiar hedgehog. world of puppet animation for a new friend - an old blind tion filmmaker. She worked in stopped since, and made sev- 15 years. They have made 10 man. The little man jumps several Georgian publishing we tried to turn litterature eral world-acclaimed shorts, cannot connect with other her happy every day! short films which have been into the blind man’s pocket. houses as an illustrator and into cinema. such as «The Garden»,«Hubert people. Her cat is her life, She likes chocolate, indie mu- selected in more than 1000 With the help of music, the pop-up book designer. She has the man with the candies» and little by little she sic, Totoro and riding her bike. festivals around the world. pocket man helps the blind done various workshops for or the ‘instantly classic’(says grows up to be a crazy old If she is reincarnated, she man to walk safely in the children and adults about pop- Marcel Jean) «Un Jour» She catlady… Will she ever find hopes to come back as a cat street. Both are very happy up book techniques. Ana was a loves to re-invent a technique friendship, or love? named Fluffy. together. member of the Book Art Center for each film she makes, align- Tbilisi and worked as an organ- ing it with the passion about izer and curator of Tbilisi Book her work she shares with pupils Days Festival. She directed her or students. «Flip-books» is first animation short film “The the self-produced result of a Pocket Man” in 2016, at an art- workshop she conducted in ists’ residence in Folimage. a library.

Children Films in Competition I Children Films in Competition I - II KOYAA - NAUGHTY TOY CAR POLES APART BAT TIME THE SLED Kolja Saksida Paloma Baeza Elena Walf Olesya Shchukina Slovenia / 2017 / 2’45 UK / 2017 / 11’52 Germany / 2016 / 3’59 Russia / 2016 / 4’ ZVVIKS, Radio Television Slovenia, Studio dim National Film & Television School Studio Filmbilder Soyuzmultfilm studio

Synopsis Synopsis Olesya Shchukina Synopsis Kolja Saksida Synopsis Paloma Baeza Elena Walf When night dawns on the A little squirrel finds Olesya is a Russian animation It’s a rainy day, and Koyaa Kolja Saksida (1981) received In a harsh Arctic landscape, Paloma’s filmmaking experi- Elena Walf was born in Mos- farm a little bat wakes up. something he has never filmmaker and illustrator based decides to tidy up his his Master’s degree in Film a hungry and solitary polar ence began on the other side cow in 1982. She now Oh, how great would it be seen before. in France. She studied at St room. In the background, Studies from the ECAL Univer- bear has to decide if a naïve of the camera, playing leading lives in Ludwigsburg. to bark with a dog or to Petersburg State University of the Raven is sizing up a sity of Art and Design, Laus- Canadian grizzly bear is her roles in British TV dramas and She received her first degree crow with a cock...and to Cinema and TV (2009) and at wooden plank for his new anne. He created the animated food or her friend. independent films. Her comedy from Moscow State University jump and to dance! La Poudrière animation school birdhouse. When Koyaa is series Koyaa - Wild Life, short short film Watchmen, written of Printing Arts in 2004. The little bat wants (2012). done cleaning, he proudly puppet animated films Kiddo with Cillian Murphy was short- In the recent years, Elena has somebody to keep its looks around, stepping on - Slingshot, Koyaa the Extraor- listed for the TCM Prize by the illustrated several children’s company. It doesn’t want a toy car he overlooked. dinary, Koyaa – Flower, Koyaa NFT, selected by BFI Shorts, books, mainly for publishing to be alone. It is He takes a crazy ride, zig- - Naughty Toy Car, Koyaa - Fly- Sky Shorts and Channel4. houses from Taiwan, South looking for a friend. zagging around the place ing Workbook, Koyaa - Dancing Festival selections included Korea, Germany and Russia. like a figure skater out of Socks, Koyaa - Silly Stickers, Edinburgh International, Foyle, In 2011 Elena entered Baden- control! The naughty car is Koyaa - Freezing Scarf, Koyaa - Cork, San Fransicso and Württemberg Film Academy to taunting Koyaa, making a Wild Sunbed and the animated Encounters Film Festivals , study at the Animation depart- ruckus and refusing to be- film Azulejo or visual illusion Galway Film Fleadgh and LA ment wherefrom she graduated have, but Koyaa manages created in mixed technique. He Shorts. She directed , The in 2015. Now she works as an to trick it into playing nice is an assistant professor at the Window, a drama for Channel4 independent animation direc- with another clever idea. School of Arts, University of andThe Odds, a short film pre- tor, art director and animator. The house is once again Nova Gorica, and the director miering at the London Film Fes- peaceful. of the production company tival. Her full-length screenplay ZVVIKS. Passports was selected for The Brit List. Her first animated film,Poles Apart features the voice of Helena Bonham Carter as a stop-motion polar bear.

Children Films in Competition II Children Films in Competition II CROCODILE IN A CAGE MANOLO HAMLET. COMEDY Julia Ocker Loic Bruyere Abel Ringot Eugeniy Fadeyev Germany / 2016 / 3’48 France / 2016 / 6’ Belgium, France / 2017 / 11’30 Russia / 2016 / 5’ Studio Filmbilder Folimage Camera-etc School-Studio of animation cinema “SHAR”

Synopsis Synopsis Eugeniy Fadeyev Synopsis Julia Ocker Synopsis Loic Bruyere Manolo is paper puppet, Children with their strict Eugeniy Fadeyev was born The Crocodile has Julia Ocker is an animation It’s the story of an encounter: Loic Bruyere was born in 1979 created by Alice, director teacher came to the on 19.03.1988 in Moscow. everything it needs for a Julia is an animation director, It’s the story of an encounter: in France. He graduated from of animation movies. He theater, where was a play In 2011 graduated Moscow comfortable evening in designer and writer based a caged bear who can’t sing Emile Cohl drawing school. In decides to merrily live his “Hamlet” performed. Chil- State University of Geodesy front of the TV: in Stuttgart. She was born in meets a little bird who can’t 2008, he joined the Caribara own filmic adventure in dren are bored and start and Cartography (MIIGAIK), cushions, a stool, pretzel 1982 in Pforzheim, Germany fly but who can sing beauti- studio as an animator on the the forest… laugh and vandalize… architecture department. sticks and a TV magazine. and grew up in the Black For- fully. Their friendship will series “Willa’s Wild Life”. In But then the pretzel sticks rest. She studied Graphic be mutually beneficial and 2009, he wrote and directed 2013-2015 studied in the ruin all the fun. Design in Pforzheim and Cairo together they will overcome the pilot for the series “Nuts, School-Studio of animation (2003-2005) and Animation at their disabilities. Nuts, Nuts” produced by Milli- cinema “SHAR”. Filmakademie Baden-Würt- mages and won Canal Family’s temberg (2006 – 2012). During call for projects. In 2011, he her studies at Filmakademie worked as an animator on she experimented with a “Michel”, a series produced completely different style and by Folimage. He has taught at a different animation technique Aries animation school in Lyon for each film because she since 2012. subordinates everything to her stories and attempts to convey their meaning in the best way possible. Her films cover a wide range of subjects, from the dark and frightening drama Kellerkind to the ingeniously funny film Zebra. Julia currently develops her children’s TV series Animanimals at Studio Film Bilder.

Children Films in Competition II Children Films in Competition II Διεθνές Διαγωνιστικό Πρόγραμμα / International Competition Film Program 2017 ESTATE LA GRANDE HISTOIRE D’UN PETIT TRAIT WEDNESDAY WITH GODDARD EMPTY SPACE Ronny Trocker Antoine Robert Nicolas Menard Ülo Pikkov France, Belgium / 2016 / 7’25 France / 2016 / 3’27 UK / 2016 / 4’30 Estonia / 2016 / 10’ Represented by AUTOUR DE MINUIT Represented by AUTOUR DE MINUIT Production: Estonian Academy of Arts Nukufilm

Synopsis Nicolas Ménard Ulo Pikkov Synopsis Ronny Trocker Synopsis Synopsis Wednesday With Goddard Nicolas Ménard is a director Ülo Pikkov was born in Tallinn On a sunny Mediterra- Ronny Trocker was born A small boy taking a walk A documentary-based tells the story of Eugene, and graphic artist whose work in 1976. He is a film director, nean beach, time seems near Bolzano in the North of picks up a little line he finds animation about a dream who goes on a personal is at the crossroads between producer and lecturer with to be frozen. An utterly Italy where he grew up. After lying on the sidewalk. Putting that eventually comes true quest for spiritual enlight- moving image, interactive art degrees from Turku School of exhausted black man pain- studying cinema in Argentina, it in his pocket, he forgets in a film. enment. He searches and printmaking. Originally Art and Media in Finland (1998) fully crawls off the sand he continued his studies at Le about it entirely. Then the A 10-year old girl longed high and low to find what from Montreal, where he stud- and Institute of Law, University while the holiday-makers Fresnoy-Studio national des line starts to move – it’s for a puppy as a birthday he seeks on a journey ied graphic design while work- of Tartu (2005). Currently he is around him seem not to arts contemporains in Tourco- alive! It’s the start of a long, present. Her dissappoint- that that leads to both ing for numerous media com- completing his doctoral studies notice him.Freely inspired ing, France. Since then he has shared adventure. ment was very big when romance and despair. panies, he moved to London to at the Estonian Academy of by a photo taken by Juan written and directed several The little line grows up with instead of a puppy, she What he finds just might push his animation practice by Arts. He has published articles Medina on the Spanish film projects. Currently, he lives the boy and becomes his got father she had no idea be too much for him. It completing an MA in animation on film and written fiction beach of Gran Tarajal in and works between Brussels friend. It takes on all kinds he was still alive. This juxtaposes intricate pencil at The Royal College of Art. His books for children and adults 2006. and Paris. of shapes that reflect life’s documentary-based film colourful universe communi- many emotional nuances. drawings by Manshen Lo, tells a story about a very and is the author of “Animaso- cates strong ideas with bold, It’s magical! with simple, geometric long-standing dream that phy, Theoretical Writings on peculiar visuals, combining And although the line some- characters. kept him alive through the Animated Film”. His works illustration and graphic design times gives the boy a hard The most technical mo- many years and comes include Body Memory (2011, in a poetic and conceptual time and sulks or even hides, ment in the film is when true only now, through stop-motion animation film), approach. His books and his it also helps him, encourages God’s flower unfolds. It this film. The End (2012, experimental work in branding have received and rescues him, surprises took 21 fully rendered film), The Marriage of the crow numerous awards, while his and makes him laugh. pencil drawings to create (2013, cartoon animation), Ada the animation. short films have been screened + Otto (2013, cartoon anima- in festivals around the world. tion), Tik Tak (2015, mixed/ stop motion) and Empty Space (2016, stop motion).

International Competition I International Competition I MY FATHER’S ROOM NIGHTHAWK BLIND VAYSHA ARIADNE’S THREAD Jang Nari Spela Cadez Theodore Ushev Claude Luyet Korea / 2016 / 8’16 Slovenia, Cratia / 2016 / 8’50 Canada / 2016 / 8’13 Switzerland / 2016 / 13’ Korean Independent Animation Filmmakers Association Bonobostudio National Film Board of Canada Studio GDS

Synopsis Michelle and Uri Kranot Synopsis Spela Cadez Synopsis Theodore Ushev Synopsis Claude Luyet She was abused by her I graduated with a BA in A badger lies motionless Spela Cadez was born in Vaysha is not like other Theodore Ushev is an anima- Ariadne is playing with a Claude Luyet studied graphic father during childhood. Animation from the Korea on a local road. A police Slovenia in 1977. After com- young girls; she was born tor, graphic artist, illustrator ball. She is interrupted, design in the 1960s and then Since he left, the pain and National University of Arts patrol approaches the pleting a degree in Graphic with one green eye and and multimedia artist. He as her mother calls her founded Studio GDS in 1970, anger had begun to fade. (K’Arts) in 2012. In 2016, body in the dark. They Design in 2002 she continued one brown eye. But her graduated from the National inside. She loses her ball, with Georges Schwizgebel et One day, unexpectedly, she graduated from the K’Arts soon realise that the her studies at the Academy of odd eyes aren’t the only Academy of Arts in Sofia and along with her childhood. Daniel Suter, in order to produce was struck by a revelation with a MA. animal is not dead; the Media Arts Cologne, Germany thing that’s special about moved to Montréal in 1999 to The 20th Century and commissioned films and personal about her father’s life that badger is dead drunk! during which she made two her gaze.Her left eye sees explore new media and digital Ariadne‘s life plays out on short films. cast her feelings about him When the police attempt puppet animations that gained only the past. Her right,only animation. He is the director her balcony. As Ariadne into confusion. to drag the creature off international recognition: the future. Like a terrible of award winning films such as nears the end of her the road, he wakes up and Mate to Measure (2004) and curse, Vaysha’s split vision Gloria Victoria, Lipsett Diaries, life, she regains her lost things take a strange turn. Lovesick (2007). Since 2008, prevents her from living Drux Flux, Tower Bawher and childhood. Spela Cadez has been working in the present. Blinded by many others. Blind Vaysha as an independent animation what was and by what will was nominated for Short Film director and producer. Her be tormented, she remains (Animated) for Oscars 2017. previous film Boles has been trapped between two ir- screened worldwide, receiving reconcilable temporalities. 50 awards, distinctions and “Blind Vaysha,” they called nominations. her. In this metaphoric tale of timeless wisdom and beauty, filmmaker Theodore Ushev reminds us of the importance of living in present moment.

International Competition I International Competition I NOTHING HAPPENS OUR WONDERFUL NATURE - ANTARCTICA SHUMA Michelle & Uri Kranot THE COMMON CHAMELEON Jeroen Ceulebrouck Lucija Mrzljak Denmark / 2017 / 12’ Belgium / 2016 / 9’38 Estonia / 2016 / 6’05 Tomer Eshed Kask School of Arts Germany / 2016 / 3’32 aug&ohr medien

Synopsis Michelle & Uri Kranot Synopsis Tomer Eshed Synopsis Jeroen Ceulebrouck Synopsis Lucija Mrzljak It’s freezing cold in the Originally from Israel, Michelle The feeding habits of the Tomer Eshed was born in When a group of Jeroen was born in 1993. Water is knee-high. If you Lucija Mrzljak is an animation city suburbs. Yet some and Uri Kranot are independ- common chameleon as Israel, in 1977. He graduated Antarctic explorers He studied animationfilm at are afraid of drowning, film director and illustrator, people are gathering. I ent animation filmmakers. never seen before from Jerusalem School of Arts get their boat stuck in KASK, Ghent (2011 – 2014). stand on a chair. There is a born in Zagreb, in 1990. She watch them form a row Both teach animation at The in 1995 and has important the ice, they must find His Bachelor’s film made a face in a tree. studied at the Academies of across the horizon. We are Animation Workshop in Den- experience in illustration and rescue. The journey is round of worldwide festivals Fine Arts in Zagreb, Krakow, all waiting for something mark. They have produced cartoon design. He completed difficult and not without with 18 festival selections Prague and Tallinn. After to happen. But nothing numerous award winning his studies in animation at obstacles as we follow and one award from the ECU completing her master’s does… short films. Michelle and Uri Academy for Film and Televi- these explorers while festival in Uruguay. He com- degree in Animation in Esto- We have gathered to also lead the AniDox:Lab - a sion “Konrad Wolf“ Potsdam their bodies and minds pleted his master’s degree nia, as a student of Priit and witness an event. To European workshop devoted in 2011. He works as a director struggle to survive. in 2016 after working on his Olga Pärn, she got her first participate in being seen. to the making of animated and animator at Talking latest film Antarctica. He professional experience as an The spectacle of watching documentaries. Animals Animation Studio in worked on this film in ENSAD animator at Joonisfilm studio. and being watched. Berlin. He is the cofounder of Paris and Kask Ghent. After Next to directing animated LUMATIC GmbH & Co KG in his studies he started working films, she works as a free- Berlin since 2014 and the direc- as an animator for multiple lance illustrator for children’s tor of Constantin Film GmbH, in short films like The Ape Man books and international politi- Munich, Germany. by Pieter Vandenabeele and cal magazines. Op Safari by Nicolas Keppens and Matthias Philps.

International Competition I - II International Competition II AU REVOIR BALTHAZAR SORE EYES FOR INFINITY GARDEN PARTY THE DAY AFTER THE PARTY Rafael Sommerhalder Elli Vuorinen Florian Babikian, Vincent Bayoux, Victor Caire Diyala Muir Switzerland / 2016 / 9’30 Finland / 2016 / 11’32 Théophile Dufresne, Gabriel Grapperon UK / 2016 / 5’52 Royal College of Art Pyjama Films Lucas Navarro France / 2016 / 6’50 / Sève Films

Synopsis Rafael Sommerhalder Synopsis Elli Vuorinen Synopsis Synopsis Isabel Herguera A scarecrow, a storm, a Born in Switzerland in 1974, An optician’s workday is Elli Vuorinen was born in In a deserted rich house, An anxious young girl Born in Cyprus with Scottish broken leg. The resonant Rafael Sommerhalder studied filled by a line of extraordi- 1985. She graduated from the a couple of amphibians makes her way through and Lebanese roots, Diyala is sound of a sea shell. Leav- Film Direction at ECAL in nary customers. One by one, animation department of Turku explore their surroundings Brixton market. Memory an animation artist based in ing forever. Lausanne and Animation at she has to witness them use Arts Academy (2011). Her first and follow their primal and fantasy slowly weave London. She makes animated the Royal College of Art in the optical equipments in two school films Benigni (co- instincts. themselves into the chaotic films and loops surrounding the London. He lives and works as suspicious ways. directed with Pinja Partanen street scene, engulfing human cycles of loneliness and an animator and filmmaker in and Jasmiini Ottelin in 2009) her into a sinister world of sexual desire. Since graduating Zurich, Switzerland. and The Tongueling have been talking fish, weeping sun- from the Royal College of Art in widely noticed in the animation flowers and a suspiciously 2016 Diyala has been working industry before she’s even haunting grin. both collaboratively and solo graduated. Kielitiettyni won the for clients such as Channel 4 main prize in Tricky Women and the School of Life. festival Best Student Animation award at Animafest in Czech Republic and the Special Prize in Tampere Film Festival while Benigni received various nominations and was chosen by Animatricks Animation Festival to represent Finland in the ANOBA competition in 2010. Her latest film Sock Skewer Street 8 (2013) was finished in “Animation Artist in Residence Tokyo 2012-2013”, part of the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs”.

International Competition II International Competition II ARTISTS AND HOOLIGANS STRANGE FISH FORTGANG SCRATCH (TRIPTYQUE-3) Ivan Maximov, Anna Romanova Steven Subotnick Otto Alder Pierre Hebert Russia / 2016 / 11’33 USA / 2017 / 3’45 Switzerland / 2016 / 4’12 Canada / 2016 / 10’ School-Studio “SHAR” Gerd Gockell Filmproduktion

Synopsis Ivan Maximov Synopsis Steven Subotnick Synopsis Otto Alder Synopsis Pierre Hébert Mischievous manipula- Ivan Maximov was born in 1958 The blindness of evolution. Steven Subotnick was born in What’s left are images, Otto Alder was born in 1953 At the end of 2016, some Pierre Hébert was born in tions of Voitsekhovsky’ s in Moscow. He studied at the San Fransisco in 1956. His work ordered by memory. A in Buhlbronn. In 1986 - 92 he circumstances made that Montreal in 1944. Formerly an paintings. Physical-Technical Institute uses varied imagery – from home, the cat, friends worked on programming and after a gap of 15 years employee of the National Film (1976-1982) and worked as an cartoon to pure textural abstrac- – Otto Alder’s restless organising the Internationales I resumed scratching Board of Canada where he engineer at the Russian Space tion, unusual editing techniques, photo animation balances Trickfilm-Festival Stuttgart and directly on film. I first made directed over twenty animation Research Institute until 1986. In and carefully structured sound openly and honestly on the for many years he was the a series of thirty one short shorts and a feature films. 1988 he graduated from High design to make human vulner- border between what was artistic director of the anima- loops that were posted as Pierre Hébert is now an inde- Courses of Film directors and ability, conflict, and history real and what was also tion programm of the Leipzig GIFs on Facebook, in May pendent artist and filmmaker. Scriptwriters. In 1995 Maximov concrete and to convey a deeply meaningful. Photos are Film Festival. In 1995 he and June 2016. Then I pro- Since 2001, he traveled the found his own “virtual studio personal aesthetic experience caught in twitching loops became a founding member of ceeded to build a film out world with different musicians Ivan Maximov”. More than to viewers. like struggling insects in the FANTOCHE Int. Animation of those segments with the to present live animation 20 films in his filmography, the spider web of recall. Festival, Baden. Otto Alder is support of the infinite music performances. He equally col- were honored with awards at A brief poetic respite fol- working as a curator for several of Malcolm Goldstein. The laborated with choreographers, many famous international film lowed by the unabashed international animation festivals result is a meditation on published books and articles festivals. run-up to the emotional and is teaching film history time, both radically abstract on cinema and animation, and finish. at the Lucern College of Art, and intensely material. pursued a career as a visual Anna Romanova HSLU. From 2007-2011 he was artist. His current project is Anna Romanova was born in co-director of the animation a new series of films “Places 1983 in Krasnoyarsk area. She department at the HSLU. and Monuments” for which holds a university degree in he received the prestigious Arts and Design, and a degree Conseil des arts et des lettres in Art critics and Journalism du Québec «career grant» for from PRO ARTE foundation. cinema. In 2005, he was the In 2013 she graduated from recipient of the “Albert Tessier” SHAR school-studio. Currently, cinema award from the Quebec she is working on a documen- government for lifetime tary project on modern child achievement. literature, writers and readers. International Competition II International Competition II TRAIN TO PEACE CONTACT JOURNAL ANIMÉ CORNER Jakob Weyde, Jost Althoff Alessandro Novelli Donato Sansone Lucija Mrzljak Germany / 2016 / 9’52 Spain / 2017 / 7’53 France / 2016 / 3’30 Estonia / 2016 / 2’06 Represented by AUTOUR DE MINUIT Represented by AUTOUR DE MINUIT

Synopsis Jakob Weyde Synopsis Alessandro Novelli Synopsis Donato Sansone Synopsis A dog named Popi and a Jakob Weyde was born in 1982 Between reality and fantasy, Alessandro Novelli is an Italian An artistic improvisation Having completed his studies Life is difficult in the The sound of the Berlin in the south of Germany. After a woman’s inner journey director with international in real time led day in and at l’Académie des Beaux Arts, corner, in the angle where subway takes a stranger entering and leaving several awakens her consciousness. experience as a concept de- day out, inspired by inter- Donato attended the Experi- all edges meet. Everything back to the history of his schools, in 2002 he started signer and animator. In 2012, national events as taken mental Center of Cinematog- is geometrically relative country –Iraq– where to fall in love with animation. he moved to Barcelona, where from the pages of the raphy in Turin. He started with when laws of perspective peace is rare and hap- In 2003 he moved to Berlin. he opened his own design French daily newspaper video, with a particular interest and gravity start playing piness only comes as a In 2005 he started studying and animation company and Libération. in the logic of animation ap- tricks on you. guest. animation at the film school in worked until 2016. He currently plied to reality, always between Potsdam. He completed his lives between Spain and Por- animation and actual shooting studies in 2010 with his gradua- tugal, running his new project but with a tendency to link his tion film “Hinterland” (animated NEWGOLD, and working as a work to video art. During his short). He lives on being a director, designer and anima- years at the Animation School, freelance animator and to- tor. The Guardian is his first he experimented with the differ- gether with his two colleagues, short movie and Contact (2017) ent potentials of the computer he founded a small animation the second chapter of a trilogy in order to realize real image studio, which is called “House about life and the reality that manipulations. He had never of Creatures”. surrounds us. done anything like this before. Since then, he has completed Jost Althoff various projects such as music Having completed a course at videos, short films, advertise- Film-University of Babelsberg ments and performances . (screenprinting and geoecol- ogy), he is animating since 2012 with special emphasis on children’s television.

International Competition III International Competition III ECLIPSE A FESTIVE WIND TRAVELING COUNTRY PICA PICA Anna Shepilova Marjolaine Perreten Vessela Dantcheva, Ivan Bogdanov Mojgan Ghanaatgar Russia/ 2016 / 8’18 Swiss, France / 2016 / 9’50 Bulgaria, Croatia / 2016 / 13’38 Switzerland / 2016 / 6’30 Fund Gubernia Nadasdy Film, Folimage Compote Collective, Bonobostudio Nadasdy Film

Synopsis Anna Shepilova Synopsis Marjolaine Perreten Synopsis V. Dantcheva & I. Bogdanov Synopsis Mojgan Ghanaatgar The ancient history of the She was born in Moscow, Early in the morning, a Born in 1990 in Lausanne, Once upon a time, there was Vessela Dantcheva (1975) and In a small town organized Mojgan Ghanaatgar was born death and revival of civiliza- Russia in 1986 were she great celebration is being Marjolaine studied multimedia a country on the back of a Ivan Bogdanov (1973) are a around a roundabout, life in 1982 in Teheran, Iran. Fur- tion and personality. completed her studies in ani- prepared in a small Swiss design at ERACOM in Laus- giant horse, but it was ruined director duo who have been flows peacefully. Everyone ther to her studies in graphic mation at the Russian State village. The volunteers are anne (Switzerland) from 2009 by stupidity and greed. Now, working together for 15 years. is working to his task and diesign In Biel (2004-05), she University of Cinematography bustling about and the first to 2012 and was taught anima- only the horse’s tail remains In 2002, they graduated from everything works as it attended the animation depart- (VGIK). Her works include musicians arrive. tion all by herself, through of its former glory, while the the Willem de Kooning Acad- should, until the arrival of ment of HGKL (Hochschule für The One Who Was Different internships. After working at people live in the shadow emy, Rotterdam University of an insatiable magpie. Gestaltung und Kunst Luzern), (2008), Whitebrow (2009, Nadasdy Film (Geneva, Swit- of what used to be a happy Applied Sciences. In 2004, wherefrom she received her production designer) based zerland), for the animation di- world. Travelling Country is they co-founded FinFilm anima- diploma in 2009. on Anton Chekhov’s short rector Marcel Barelli (Gypaetus a film about the collision of tion studio and in 2008 they story; Jalil (2010); It’s Raining Helveticus, Vigia), in 2013 she past, present and future. It founded Compote Collective (2012); Golden Eggs (2013); was admitted at the school La is a fantastic tale about the production company in Sofia, Eclipse (2016); several ani- Poudrière in Valence, France. search of one’s true identity Bulgaria. They made several mated advertising clips made She is currently working at and freedom. films together, including the in- for the Russian television and Nadasdy Film as an animation ternationally acclaimed Father other animated ﬁlms. film director. (2012) and Anna Blume (2009), which screened at numerous film festivals around the world.

International Competition III International Competition III CASINO WHEN THE DAYS WERE ENDLESS Steven Woloshen Marcus Vinicius Vasconcelos Canada / 2016 / 3’45 Brazil / 2016 / 12’50

Synopsis Steven Woloshen Synopsis Marcus Vinicius Vasconcelos A film for my Father, who Steven Woloshen has A young man returns Holding a degree in PR and gambled with love. been passionately creating to home to care for his Advertising from University of handmade abstract films and mother, who is suffering Sao Paulo, Marcus Vinicius time-based installations for from a serious illness. Vasconcelos directed his first more than 30 years. He is a animation short film Barrel lecturer, a Juror, a technician, Organ in 2011. The film was an animator, a craftsman screened in more than 40 and recently, the author of festivals around the world and Recipes for Reconstruction, won several awards in Brazil the filmmaker’s manual for and other countries in Latin decay, renewal and other America. He collaborated on handmade, analogue film the creation of The Boy and techniques. the World, Ale Abreu’s feature

film, which won Annecy Cristal Εθνικό Διαγωνιστικό Πρόγραμμα / National Competition Program 2017 Prize. He is one of the founders of Teremim Studio, a company specialized in 2D animation and content development, where he works as creative director and writer. Nowadays, he is leading several projects including short-films, feature films and TV-shows.

International Competition III National & International Competition National & International Competition DAHLIA BELONG BIRTHDAY LA SOUPE Ana Mouyis Michalis Kalopedis Iisa Amalia Michael Nicos Synnos Cyprus / 2017 / 4’21 Cyprus / 2017 / 1’30 Cyprus / 2017 / 1’ 43 Cyprus / 2016 / 11’ Zedem Media Toonachunks Animation Films With the support of: Cyprus Cinema Advisory Committee

Synopsis Ana Mouyis Synopsis Michalis Kalopedis Synopsis Iisa Amalia Michael Synopsis Nicos Synnos Through a metaphorical Ana Mouyis grew up in Nicosia ‘Belong’ is a film that was Michael Kalopedis is the Birthday reflects an accurate Amalia was born in Inari A man has two chickens. Nicos Synnos is a filmmaker narrative about love, Cyprus and now lives Brook- put together by the team of founder of the Zedem Media, representation of the filling (Finland) and lives in Limasol. When one chicken gets ill, and animator from Limassol, Dahlia explores the lyn NY where she works as a Zedem Media, an animation a Cyprus based Films & of an internal void through She is an undergraduate the man kills the healthy one Cyprus. He has worked for relationship between freelance animator and illustra- studio based in Cyprus. It is Animations studio. He the preparation of a birthday student at the department of to make a soup for the poor- several years on animation two people which is tor. In addition to client work, based on a loose narrative holds a BA (Hons) in Media party. Multimedia and Graphic Arts ly one. This is a story that productions for cinema, televi- burdened by mental she directs and animates where the main character Management from Columbia at the Cyprus University of inverts our perception about sion and the internet in New illness. It is a journey independent short films. The is looking for his destiny College Chicago and an MA in Technology. Since her first priorities and superiorities, York, London and Cyprus. In through a colorful and first of which, “Pussy!” was within an imaginary urban Media & Cultural Studies from year of university she has and the thin line between 1999 he formed Toonachunks ever-changing world; released in 2015 and has gone environment. Middlesex University. He has been working at the innovation love, life and nonsense. animation films, a lab for ani- a hand-painted realm on to appear in a number of produced over 20 TED-Ed ani- centre of CUT, CUTing Edge, mation film and experimental that shifts and morphs film festivals also receiving an mations as well as works for as webpage administrator and animation production and to portray a darkened ADC Awards Bronze Cube. clients such as ‘The School of photographer. Her interests research. He lives in Limassol state of mind. Based on She is also a Part-time Lectur- Life’ and numerous other non- include videography, installa- and teaches animation at the the ups and down of my er at Parsons The New School profit and corporate organiza- tions and design. Cyprus University of Technol- parents’ relationship, this for Design and a co-founder of tions from around the world. ogy. illustrative and subtle nar- Circle Line Projects, an experi- Since 2013 he also serves as rative conveys a nuanced mental production company. the President of the Larnaka look into the experience Famagusta Cinema Society, a of mental illness and non-profit organization. how love, patience and commitment can overcome even the biggest obstacles.

National Competition National Competition WITHOUT VISITORS LETHE HOME THE DREAMER Antigoni Sofokleous, Eleni Chandriotou, Maria Kat Michaelides Stefanie Chrysostomou Ilias Neofitou Moutafidou, Maria Hadjoulli, Maria Christodoulou, Cyprus / 2016 / 8’40 Cyprus / 2016 / 1’56 Cyprus / 2017 / 0.33’’ Eleni Fanari Cyprus / 2016 / 1’28

Synopsis Synopsis Kat Michaelides Synopsis Stefanie Chrysostomou Synopsis Ilias Neofitou An ancient cypriot vessel Damia and Eris are child- Kat Michaelides is a 2D A low-poly short film about Stefanie studied BA Elias Neophytou was born The film presents us with the comes to life. The animation hood friends who have spent Animation Director who gradu- a very busy father who is Computer Animation and in 1995 in Limassol. Since main character, a strong, well was created as part of the their whole lives together ated from the National Film struggling with all the work Visualisation at Bourne- his childhood he was presented, overconfident guy, national competition of in their small town, until & Television School in 2016. that he has to do. When mouth University. She is cur- interested on comics and walking on the street, while the Ministry of Education the time has come for Eris Before this she animated the work almost mentally rently pursuing her master’s animation. As a result he suddenly he starts showing off “Connecting Continents, to leave. On their last day on various music videos, destroys him, he has an degree (MA Digital Effects) decideed to study Multi- some of his awesome martial Bridging Civilizations” and it together, they come across including a Deadmau5 and extraordinary dream where at Bournemouth University. media and Graphic Design arts moves and skills in front touches cultural issues like a pool of water in a nearby Imogen Heap’s official video his little daughter saves at the Cyprus University of of other people, while in the globalization, trying to show forest that has a strange and she interned as assistant him and takes him home, Technology. He is curently end after landing his most that in our days civilizations effect on both of them, and animation director on the ‘Mo- making him change his at the third year of his stud- badass attack, you realize that have influence the one by Damia begins to believe nopoly’ section of feature film priorities. ies. This is his second short this was a dream sequence the other. Eleni Chandriotou, that the water may be the A Liar’s Autobiography. She is animation film. that occurred in the head of a a graduating student of Fine key to keeping her and Eris an animation and illustration really skinny young teenager! Arts in the University of Nico- together. obsessive, enjoys mixing sia, worked with second-year techniques and bringing out students of the Pancyprian the surreal. Gymnasium along with the coordination of the art teacher Antigoni Sofocleous to create that short animation which won the first prize in the competition.

National Competition National Competition Out of Competition SMALL LIVES THE PRESENT VASTNESS Christina Konstantinou Constantinos Sophocleous Maria Mitsi Cyprus / 2014 / 3’ Cyprus / 2017 / 1’45 Cyprus / 2016 / 5’

Synopsis Christina Konstantinou Synopsis Constantinos Sophocleous Synopsis Maria Mitsi “Small Lives” is a surreal Christina Konstantinou was A boy brings to his father an Constantinos holds a Bach- An idiosyncratic synthesis Maria is a digital/visual artist short stop – motion anima- born in 1993 in Nicosia. She unexpected “Present” elor’s degree from University of images creates a vast, and her interests include tion which is inspired by studied in the United King- of Westminster and is cur- an obscure phenomenon of mediated technological the work of filmmakers Jan dom. From a young age she rently studying for his master the prescient, the timeless. elements relating art/per- Svankmajer and Brothers was fascinated by stop motion of science degree in 3D Inspired by the idea of formance/scenography. Quay. The film is a visual rep- animation and puppetry; there- Computer Animation at Uni- “sublime” as an expres- She participated in various resentation of consumerism, fore, she pursued this path by versity of Kent. During his time sion of the unknowable, exhibitions and festivals greed and isolation. studying animation at Birming- at university he worked with the unthinkable and the including digital installations, The lack of communica- ham City University (2011 – Animation and VFX studios in unspeakable – beyond set design, experimental tion between the character 2014). During her studies she London. He did his internships comprehension, beyond animation and short films. and the people around him focused on production design at Sigma TV and ProMotion apprehension. The sense of She directed several perfor- lead him to find shelter in and particularly on puppet, set Digital Media Ltd in Cyprus conflicting forces derived mances from contemporary consumerism; a dream world and prop design and fabrica- and collaborated with game from terror and calm, the dance to street dance, com- where he is able to rebuild tion for stop motion animation. development and Royal Col- profound of nature and bining computer software/ his home out of items he After completing her Bach- lege of Art students for games the sea’s unseen depths. hardware and projection loves the most. He attempts elor’s degree in animation and short animated films. The behaviour of ocean mapping techniques. Maria to create happiness out of she studied film production: waves, the rise and fall of is currently a Masters by Re- items and escape reality. At Production Design (Master’s sea levels caused by the search student in Hertford- the end he is consumed degree) at Arts University gravitational forces of the shire University investigating by the very same world Bournemouth (2015 – 2017). moon, earth and sun. digital scenography through he created and his fake During her Master’s degree From full moon to full the art of dance, the visual dream world falls apart. He she had the opportunity to moon, from darkness to spectacle/audience – be- becomes a monster and is practice cinematography and light, our life, the beginning tween the technological and trapped in the same city he design short live – action films. of the world/the uncer- the natural, the epistemol- was trying to get away from. She currently lives in Cyprus tainty. ogy of ocean waves and the and enjoys painting, sculpting, term of “sublime”. At the crafting and making short live same time she works profes- action and animated films. sionally as a web designer.

National Competition National Competition Ευχαριστούμε τους / Acknowledgements:

Υπουργείο Παιδείας & Πολιτισμού / Ministry of Education & Culture Παύλο Παρασκευά, Διευθυντή Πολιτιστικών Υπηρεσιών ΥΠΠ / Arril Johnson Pavlo Paraskeva, Director of the Cultural Services of the MOEC Chris Robinson Έλενα Χριστοδουλίδου, Λειτουργό Α΄ Πολιτιστικών Υπηρεσιών ΥΠΠ / Δημήτρη Εϊπίδη / Dimitris Eipides Elena Christodoulidou, Cultural Services of the MOEC Αντώνη Αντωνίου / Antoni Antoniou Διομήδη Νικήτα, Λειτουργό Πολιτιστικών Υπηρεσιών ΥΠΠ / Πασχάλη Πασχάλη / Paschali Paschali Diomides Nikitas, Cultural Services of the MOEC Ηλία Ζήρα / Ilia Zira Δήμαρχο Λευκωσίας κύριο Κωνσταντίνο Γιωρκάτζη Το μουσικό σχήμα Viguela / Music Band Viguela Mayor of Nicosia, Constantinos Yorkatzis Έλλη Μιχαήλ και το μουσικό σχήμα Windcraft / Elli Michael & the Music Band Windcraft EU Japan Fest commette, Shuji Koji, Takako & Kaori Έλενα Μιχαήλ, Ξενοδοχείο Almyra / Elena Michael, Almyra Hotel Γεωργία Ντέτσερ, Πολιτιστική Πρωτεύουσα της Ευρώπης, Πάφος 2017 Ανδρέα Χριστοδουλίδη, Θέατρο Ενα / Andreas Christodoulides, Theatro Ena Georgia Doetzer, European Capital of Europe, Pafos 2017 Γιαννάκη Χρίστου / Yianakis Christou Nenad Bogdanovic, Creative Europe Desk Cyprus Παναγιώτη Μερακλή, Δήμος Λευκωσίας / Panayiotis Meraklis, Nicosia Municipality Γιάννα Αμερικάνου / Yianna Americanou, Creative Europe Desk Cyprus Κώστα Κωνσταντίνου, Δήμος Λευκωσίας Αντρη Χατζιαντρέου /Andri Hadjiandreou, Creative Europe Desk Cyprus Costas Constantinou, Nicosia Municipality Μιχάλη Πιερή, Πολιτιστικό Φεστιβάλ του Πανεπιστημίου Κύπρου στην Αξιοθέα / Σολωμό Μοδέστου / Solomos Modestou Michali Pieri, Cultural Festival of the University of Cyprus, Aksiothea Manor House Γιάγκο Χαντζηγιάννη / Yiangos Handjigiannis Irena Alexieva, Cultural Festival of the University of Cyprus, Aksiothea Manor House Μερόπη Μωυσέως / Meropi Moiseos Mr Angel Lossada, Ambassador, Spanish Embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus Χριστίνα Σκορδή / Christina Skordi Ραδιοφωνικό Ιδρυμα Κύπρου / Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation Όλγα Πιερίδου / Olga Pierides Μέλη κριτικής επιτροπής / Jury committee members Μυρια Χόπλαρου / Myria Hoplarou Jelena Popovic Χρίστο Αγιομαμίτη / Christos Ayiomamitis Joni Mannisto Σοφοκλή Καρπασίτη / Sofokli Karpasiti Koji Yamamura Νίκο Ιεροδιακόνου / Niko Ierodiakonou Aντρέα Προκοποίου /Andreas Prokopiou Πανεπιστήμιο Λευκωσίας / Νicosia University Αντρέα Ρωσσίδη / Andreas Rossides Κατερίνα Ατταλίδου & Τζον Μαυρή / Katerina Attalidou and John Mavris Κατερίνα Παντέλα / Katerina Pantela Χριστίνα Κωνσταντίνου / Christina Constantinou Lana Tankosa Nikolic and Morten Thorning - The Animation Workshop Μαρκέλλα Νεοκλέους / Markella Neokleous Kirk Johnson, Hanne Pedersen & Fotini Larkou Κώστα Ζορπά / Costas Zorpas Τράπεζα Κύπρου, Μιχάλη Περσιάνη / Bank of Cyprus, Michalis Persianis Εθελοντές Φεστιβάλ / Festival Volunteers: Μυρτώ Θεοχαρίδου / Myrto Theocharidou Ιωάννα Χατζηκωστή, Πολιτιστικό Ίδρυμα Τράπεζας Κύπρου Ελένη Χανδριώτου / Eleni Chandriotou / Σάββα Γερολημίδη / Savvas Gerolimides Ioanna Hadjikosti, Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation Constantine / Κατερίνα Σιαμμά / Katerina Shiama / Λούης Λοΐζου / Louis Loizou Μουσειόν Χαρακτικής Χαμπή / Hambis Printmaking Museum Μικαέλα Popovic / Michaela Popovits / Μάγια Πάρπα / Mayia Parpa / Αντρέας Χαμπή Τσαγγάρη / Hambi Tsangari Κακουλής / Andreas Kakoullis / Χριστιάνα Γεωργιάδου / Christiana Georgiadou / Hélène Reeb-Tsangaris Νάταλυ Κακουλλή / Nataly Kakoulli Ελένη Παναγίδου / Eleni Panagidou Όλους τους σκηνοθέτες, διανομείς και δημιουργούς των ταινιών, καθώς και όλους όσοι Ειρήνη Στυλιανίδου / Eirini Stylianides βοήθησαν με οποιονδήποτε τρόπο / All the filmmamakers and film distributors. Αnd Θεόδωρο Κακουλλή / Theodoros Kakoullis everyone who helped in any way. Στέλιο Στυλιανού / Stelio Stylianou Μαρία Παύλου / Maria Pavlou ΕΝΤΥΠΑ - ΕΚΔOΣΕΙΣ ΦΕΣΤΙΒΑΛ / FESTIVAL PRINTED MATERIAL - PUBLICATIONS

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ΚΑΤΑΛΟΓΟΣ ΦΕΣΤΙΒΑΛ / FESTIVAL CATALOGUE Συντονισμός ύλης / Text general coordination: Γιώργος Τσαγγάρης / Yiorgos Tsangaris Επιμέλεια και διορθώσεις ελληνικών κειμένων Editing and proof-reading of greek texts: Κατερίνα Χαρίτου / Katerina Charitou Μαγδαλένα Ζήρα / Magdalena Zira Μετάφραση και επιμέλεια αγγλικών κειμένων Translation and editing of english texts: Κατερίνα Χαρίτου / Katerina Charitou Μαγδαλένα Ζήρα / Magdalena Zira Καλλιτεχνική επιμέλεια και σχεδιασμός έκδoσης Artistic direction and design of the catalogue: Γιώργος Τσαγγάρης / Yiorgos Tsangaris Εκτύπωση / Printing: Cassoulides Masterprinters Επίβλεψη εκτύπωσης / Printing supervisor: Σολωμός Μοδέστου / Solomos Modestou Υλοποίηση ιστοσελίδας / Web development: Κωσταντίνος Τερλικκάς / Constantinos Terlikas Διαφημιστικό Σπότ Φεστιβάλ / Festival Trailer: Μοντάζ / Editing: Ανδρέας Ρωσσίδης / Andreas Rossides Ηχογράφηση / Recording: Αντώνης Αντωνίου / Antonis Antoniou Εκφώνηση / Voice over: Βαλεντίνος Κόκκινος / Valentinos Kokkinos