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PROGRAMME & FILM CATALOGUE 2012

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Welcome Message

Welcome to the 8th edition of the Children & Youth Film Festival

organized by the International Children’s Film Festival of Cyprus,

a non-profit association that has been focusing on cinema and its role

in the lives of children and young people.

It is a great challenge every year to select the films that will be included

in the program of the Children & Youth Film Festival, not only because

there are so many worthy films that are made, but mainly because

I think of the audience that will attend the event and I try to imagine

their reaction.

This year “Helping Others” has been chosen as the theme because in

today’s world we often get too caught up in ourselves, our own troubles

and we forget to think about others. It is for this reason that I decided to

collaborate with the Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients and Friends

(PASYKAF), a voluntary, non-governmental association, dedicated to

fighting cancer through education and awareness.

We are grateful to our Sponsors and Supporters who put their trust in

us year after year and who believe in our work, as well as the schools,

teachers and families who participate in the different activities offered

by the Festival.

A special thank you to the Teachers who prepared this year’s Teacher

Packs and who seized the opportunity to become involved with this

project.

And of course my Team – I couldn’t have done it without you.

I hope you all enjoy this year’s line up!

Amalia MacrisFestival Coordinator

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A word from the Ministry of Education and Culture

Τhe International Children’s Film Festival of Cyprus has successfully

reached its 8th year of existence.

Throughout these last few years, the Festival has managed to provide a

platform for Greek and Turkish Cypriot children and youth, as well as

for the international community of Cyprus, to engage and collaborate in

activities and projects around the world of cinema.

This year’s edition aspires to strengthen the substantial bonds that

have developed between the local public and cinema practices, through

workshops and activities taking place throughout the Festival, whose

programme will run from the 12th until the 19th of February, 2012.

Bearing in mind that today’s social educators actively seek new teaching

methods for transmitting knowledge and skills to children and youth,

but also for enabling them to explore their own thoughts and emotions

around current social issues and beyond, this event aspires to constitute

a significant platform for cinematographic education.

While various contemporary media are increasingly used in our daily

lives to convey messages, it becomes vital for young people to be able to

differentiate fact from fiction, to formulate unbiased views of the world

around them, and to address important issues head on. The Festival

attempts to support this complex process by educating children through

the art of cinema and by drawing their attention to key topics regarding

family relations, politics, society and the world.

Since 2003, the Ministry of Education and Culture has supported the

International Children’s Film Festival as its main sponsor.

The Ministry undoubtedly shares the strong values underpinning the

Festival’s activities regarding education and training, considering them

essential in the formation of tomorrow’s citizens.

Our collaboration with the Festival is renewed this year, affirming

the Ministry’s genuine and ongoing support towards the overall project.

I would like to congratulate again the organizers, collaborators and

friends of the Festival, for undertaking such an active role within the

local cultural, educational and public domain.

Pavlos ParaskevasDirector of Cultural ServicesMinistry of Education and Culture

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Message fromthe Children’s Rights Commissioner

It is with pleasure, that for the third consecutive year, I am placing the

Children & Youth Film Festival under my auspices, because as Walt

Disney said “Movies can and have tremendous influence in shaping

young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and

objectives of normal adulthood”.

The United Nations Convention of Children’s Rights states the

responsibility of adults to preserve children’s rights for education,

entertainment, development and to ensure the highest possible standard

of living level. Cinema, through its multidimensional effect on the lives

of children, is a medium which can respond and ensure those rights.

Films offer entertainment and leisure to children, but also serve an

educational purpose by transmitting knowledge and raising some

thought provoking issues, thereby contributing to their moral, social and

aesthetical cultivation.

As I have stated in previous years, I believe that the Children & Youth

Film Festival is a quality intervention to the cultural life of our country,

and at the same time a substantial contribution to the promotion of

children’s rights in Cyprus.

For these reasons, I would like to congratulate the organizers of the 8th

Children & Youth Film Festival for their particular action, with which

they offer children the possibility to participate in a cultural and artistic

activity by enjoying screenings which correspond to their age group,

level of maturity, as well as their needs.

To the children who will participate in the workshops I wish them

creativity and to all the children who will take part in the morning and

marathon screenings I wish good viewing. I would like to believe that the

Children & Youth Film Festival will continue its substantial contribution

to the cultural, educational and social landscape of our country.

Leda KoursoumbaChildren’s Rights Commissioner

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Opening Ceremony

DATE: Sunday 12 February 2012

TIME: 17:00

VENUE: Zena Palace

Under the auspices of the Commissioner for Children’s Rights

Screening of the film “Liverpool Goalie” (page 15)

Closing Ceremony

DATE: Sunday 19 February 2012

TIME: 16:00

VENUE: Zena Palace

Under the auspices of the Commissioner for Children’s Rights

ICFFCY will screen all the work done during the workshops

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Morning Screenings

Morning screenings will be taking place in Nicosia from Monday

13 - Thursday16 February 2012 at Zena Palace Cinema, Nicosia.

These screenings are open to schools and teachers, who need to

register their class in advance. Teacher Packs are also available for

in-class activities before and after you have seen the film.

On Friday 17 February the Morning Screenings will take place at

Theatro Ena, in Limassol.

Below is a detailed program of the screenings.

Monday 13 February 2012

8:30 - Selection of Shorts (Age 3 - 6)

11:00 - On the Sly (Age 7 - 9)

Tuesday 14 February 2012

8:30 - The Runway (Age 10 - 12)

11:00 - Tomboy (Age 13 - 15)

Wednesday 15 February 2012

8:30 - Game Must Go On (Age 10 - 12)

11:00 - Ways to Live Forever (Age 15+)*

Thursday 16 February 2012

8:30 - The Crocodiles Strikeback (Age 10 - 12)

11:00 - repeat of screening

Limassol

Friday 17 February 2012

9:00 - On the Sly (Age 7 - 9)

11:00 - The Runway (Age 10 - 12)

For a summary of each film please see page 10

To make a booking or download the teacher packs please go on line

to www.icffcy.org and fill out the application form, if you need other

information contact us on 99 957 518.

* Part of the proceeds will be used in aid of the Services and Programs of the Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients and Friends.

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Morning Workshops

13 – 17 February 2012

The morning workshops will give children and youth the

opportunity to be involved in the planning and making of films by

following all the steps involved in the creative process. Our aim is to

introduce participants to cinema, image, and sound. Workshops will

be taking place at CCMC and schools need to register in advance.

We will be hosting the following workshops:

❶ Animation

Nathalie Konalyan

Using stop motion, children will learn the basics of storytelling

by creating their own animations.

❷ Fiction Film Making

Ivan Charalambous

A story developed through children’s own experiences that

explores the theme of “Helping Others”

❸ Documentary

Sasha Ljubojevic

Taking a moment, a fact and making a story – documenting

it as a reference for people to watch.

The workshops will be held from 9:00 – 13:00 and last 4

consecutive days.

To reserve your class a spot in the workshops please send us an

e-mail on info@icffcy.net, if you need more information contact us

on 99 957 518.

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Limassol Marathon

Screenings

17 February 2012

For the first time, the Children & Youth Film Festival will host a

full day and night of screenings of its films at 17 in Limassol.

Theatro Ena, B’ Municipal Market.

16:00 - Selection of Shorts (Age 3 - 6)

17:00 - Crocodiles Strikeback (Age 10 - 12)

19:00 - Tomboy (Age 13 - 15)

For summaries of the films please refer to page 10

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Nicosia Marathon

Screenings

SATURDAY 18 February 2012

The Nicosia Marathon will be open to the public and will give

everyone the opportunity to enjoy a selection of films from this

year’s Festival.

9:00 - Selection of Shorts (Stoneflies, How the Shammies

Bathed, Snowflakes & carrots, The Little Red Plane) (Age 3 - 6)

10:00 - Crocodiles Strikeback (Age 10 - 12)

16:00 - Get Educated Paatshala (Age 10 - 12)

18:00 - Tomboy (Age 13 - 15)

20:00 - Ways to live forever (Age 15+)*

For summaries of the films please refer to page 10

* Part of the proceeds will be used in aid of the Services and Programs of the Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients and Friends.

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Bicommunal Day

SUNday 19 February 2012

TIME: 10:00 – 14:00

Children from all communities will meet at CCMC to partake

in a selection of activities around cinema.

Closing Ceremony

TIME: 17:00

VENUE: Zena Palace

Under the auspices of the Commissioner for Children’s Rights

ICFFCY will screen all the work done during the workshops.

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Film Synopsis

Crocodiles StrikebackGermany 2010, 90 min

Director: Christian DitterScreenplay: Christian Ditter, Neil Ennever,Max von der GrunDirector of Photography: Christian ReinMusic: Heiko MaileEditor: Ueli ChristenProduction: Christian Becker, Lena OlbrichCast: Nick Romeo Reimann, Fabian Halbig, Leonie Tepe, Manuel Steitz, David Hurten, Javidan Imani, Robin Walter, Ella-Maria Gollmer

Summer vacation, the first tender stirrings of romance and cool new gang

headquarters - life could be perfect for The Crocodiles, were there not strange

goings-on in the plant where Ollie and Maria’s parents work. The factory is facing

lay-offs and maybe even closure, which means their parents may lose their jobs

and even their home. That would spell the end of the Crocodiles. So of course they

do everything to solve the mysterious series of accidents at the plant - including

hair raising stunts and chases, and undercover work at the hippest nightclub in

town. The Crocodiles put the pedal to the metal and race full speed ahead - on

bikes and souped-up wheelchairs - into their next adventure!

Awards: Youth Jury (ages 8+) Best Picture / Adult Jury Best Picture and Edith Lando Peace Prize (Reel 2 Real

International Film Festival for Youth, Vancouver-Canada,2010)

The Runway Ireland 2010, 101 min

Director: Ian PowerScreenplay: Ian PowerDirector of Photography: P.J. DillonMusic: Gast WaltzingEditor: Amine JaberProduction Design: Ray BallProduction: Fastnet Films, Lucil Film, Poderosa PicturesCast: Demian Bechir, Jamie Kierans, Kerry Condon, James Cosmo, John Carpenter

The Runway is inspired by the true story of a South

American pilot who crashed his plane near Mallow,

Co. Cork in 1983. Against all odds, the people of the town came

together to build a runway to get him home and briefly caught the imagination

of the nation. It is the story of Paco, a young boy without a father who adopts the

pilot and convinces the town to help him fix his plane to get him home.

Awards: Winner of Best Irish Feature (Galway Film Fleadh-Ireland, 2010)

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Ways to Live Forever UK 2010, 91 min

Director: Gustavo RonStory: Sally NichollsScreenplay: Gustavo RonDirector of Photography: Miguel P. GilaberteMusic: Cesar BenitoEditor: Juan SanchezProduction Design: Jason CarlinProduction: Martyn AutyCast: Emilia Fox, Greta Scacchi, Ben Chaplin, Ella Purnell, Alex Etel, Robbie Kay

Sam is 11 years old and is fascinated by all sorts of information. He loves

collecting stories and amazing facts. He wants to know about UFOs, scary

movies, spaceships and ghosts. He also wants to find out what it feels like to

try his first beer, to have his first drag of a cigarette…to kiss a girl for the first

time. Sam wants to find out what teenagers feel, because he’ll never become

one: he suffers from leukemia.

Tomboy France 2010, 84 min

Director: Celine SciammaScreenplay: Celine SciammaDirector of Photography: Crystel FournierMusic: Jean-Baptiste de LaubierEditor: Julien AcherayProduction: Benedicte Couvreue, Elisabeth DepardieuCast: Zoe Heran, Malonn Levana, Jeanne Disson, Sophie Cattani, Mathieu Demy

There is definetly something boyish about ten-year-old Laure. She has

recently moved to a new area with her parents and her little sister, Jeanne.

It’s summer time and all the neighbourhood children are playing outside

– only Laure is alone, because she doesn’t know anybody her own age. But

then, one day, she meets Lisa, a girl who is exactly the same age. Laure

allows her new acquaintance to believe that she is a boy. Laure becomes

Mikael, and, no sooner has she brought about this ‘transformation’ that

she begins playing with all the other neighbourhood children. As time

passes, Laure’s relationship to Lisa becomes increasingly close, making the

ambiguity of her situation ever more complicated.

Awards: The Milo Macourek Award - Special Recognition for a Feature Film for Youth /

FICC Jury Special Prize (51st Zlin Film Festival for Children & Youth – Czech Republic, 2012)

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Get Educated Paatshaala India 2010, 122 min

Director: Milin UkeyStory: Ahmed KhanScreenplay: Ahmed KhanDirector of Photography: Basha LalMusic: Hanif ShaikhEditor: Ashfag MakraniProduction: Eros International, Paperdoll EntertainmentCast: Nana Patekar, Shahid Kapoor, Ayesha Takia, Saurash Shukla, Sushant Singh

The story starts with a new English teacher joining the Swaraswati Vidya

Mandir school on the outskirts of Mumbai. Though he creates instant

rapport with students and teachers alike, he realizes that there is something

amiss in this school. He sees that the manager of the school is making

it compulsory for parents to pay for extracurricular activities. He even

punishes the students when their parents don’t fulfill this new unjustified

demand by the school. Day by day the stress levels among students

increases leading to unexpected and grim consequences. The situation

becomes so explosive that it eventually becomes a national issue.

On the Sly Belgium 2010, 77 min

Director: Olivier RingerScreenplay: Yves Ringer, Olivier RingerDirector of Photography: Olivier RingerMusic: Bruno AlexiuEditor: Olivier RingerProduction:

Cast: Wynona Ringer, Olivier Ringer, Macha Ringer, Ourga, Ursula Noyer, Pierre Leroux

Like every weekend, six-year-old Cathy has to go with her parents to the

countryside. She’s not very happy because she feels almost invisible to her

parents. The weekend would be so boring as usual if Cathy didn’t receive

some “magic seeds” from a worker at the farm. When the weekend ends,

she decides to stay at the countryside to watch the “magic seeds” grow.

Left alone, Cathy realizes that her parents are worried and looking for her.

Scared that she’ll be severly punished, she runs away into the woods and

gets lost…

Awards: Main Prize of the Children’s Jury - for Best Feature Film for Children (51st Zlin Film Festival for

Children & Youth - Czech Republic, 2012)

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DOCUMENTARY

The Game Must Go On Greece 2010, 80 min

Directors: Angeli Andrikopoulou, Argyris TsepelikasScript: Angeli Andrikopoulou, Argyris TsepelikasCinematography: Angeli Andrikopoulou, Argyris TsepelikasMusic: Vaggelis GeorgantzisEditor: Dimitris PeponisProducters: Rea Apostolides, Yuri AverofProduction: Anemon Productions

In a crowded part of Athens, each day after school, Alexandra, Vlad, Chrysa

and the rest of their crew gather in front of Christos’ house to play soccer

until bedtime. But as soon as they begin, the neighbours assault them with

curses, threats and sometimes violence. The kids’ reaction is fiercely defiant.

There’s nowhere else to go. Alexandra decides to talk to the Mayor and insist

that he sees the situation for himself. Thus begins a yearlong campaign to

get the town to build them a play area. Over this time the kids’ lives and

perceptions are revealed while their determination and friendship fuels their

coping skills and sharpens their resolve. The film offers an intimate access

to a remarkable cast of characters.

Awards: Award for Best Documentary (Hellenic Film Academy, Greece, 2012)

Quality of Life Award (Patras International Film Festival, Greece, 2012)

SHORT STORY ANIMATION FILMS

How the Shammies Bathed Latvia 2010, 7 min

Director: Edmunds JansonsStory: Inese ZandereScreenplay: Inese ZandereDirector of Photography: Edmunds JansonsMusic: Jekabs NimanisEditor: Edmunds JansonsProduction Design: Reinis Petersons, Una LaukmaneMain Animator: Martins DuminsProduction: Atom Art

What should one do upon hearing scary “drip-drop” sounds coming from a

dark room? The Shammies – Mitten, Pillow, Hanky and Sockie – decide to

take a bath. One by one they toddle down the stairs to discover a Monster

who lives behind the bathroom door, and get acquainted with Splashy Water.

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Snowflakes and Carrots Canada 2010, 4 min

Director: Samantha Leriche-GionetStory: Samantha Leriche-GionetScreenplay: Samantha Leriche-GionetDirector of Photography: Samantha Leriche-GionetMusic: Michel GionetEdited by: Samantha Leriche-GionetMain Animator: Samantha Leriche-GionetProduction: Samantha Leriche-Gionet

A little girl steals all the carrots she can find on snowmen.

Awards: The Hermina Tyrlova Award - Award for Young Artists up to the Age of 35 (51st Zlin Film Festival for

Children & Youth – Czech Republic, 2012)

Stoneflies Germany 2010, 15 min

Director: Anne WaltherStoryboard: Daniel StieglitzDirector of Photography: Fabian KoppenhöferMusic: Peer KleinschmidtEdited by: Anne WaltherProduction Design: Anne Walther, Manuela Greipel, Eva Maria GrünebergProduction: Anne Walther

On a little island lives Ferdi a little boy stonefly with his parents. Stoneflies

cannot fly, they are too heavy and their wings cannot carry them. But

Ferdi’s biggest wish is to fly. So he sets out on a journey to learn how to

fly.

On his way he meets several stones which he asks about the art of flying,

but none of them are really able to help him. When he has given up

all hope and accepts his fate, he meets a little girl - and his dream comes

true...

Awards:

Children’s Jury Special Mention Award (Sapporo Shortfest Japan)

Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau Kurzfilmpreis (Sehsüchte, 2010)

Orlandopreises of the Youth Jury in International Competition

(Bamberger Kurzfilmtage, 2010)

Audience Award (XXS Kurzfilmfestival Dortmund-Germany, 2009)

Audience Award (Haydauer Filmtage, 2009)

Lauder Mention of the Festival Jury (Dokumentarfilm-und Videofest Kassel, 2008)

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The Little Red Plane UK 2010, 3 min

Director: Charlotte BlackerStory: Charlotte BlackerKnitting: Charlotte Blacker, Vanessa Townley, Holly Blacker, Linda Blacker, Joyce BullMusic: Ryan Jackson, Peter Hunter, Mark Taylor, Stuart Brennan, Max BergExecutive Producer: Roy Blacker

A knitted adventure about a boy and his cat who travel far and wide to

deliver parcels in their little red plane.

OPENING CEREMONY FILM

The Liverpool Goalie Norway 2010, 90 min

Director: Arild AndresenStory: Lars MaehleScreenplay: Lars GumestadDirector of Photography: Gaute GunnariEditor: Jon Endre MorkProduction: Therese BohnCast: Asle van der Hagen, Susanne Bougher, Andrine Sather, Fridtjov Saheim

The Liverpool Goalie is a warm comedy, in which both girls and boys play

football, worship their idols, and are frustrated by complicated friendships,

first loves, anxious mothers and overambitious football coaches. At the

heart of the events, we find twelve-year-old Jo, who tries to avoid potential

girlfriends, mothers and football coaches, as he is hunting desperately

for a rare football card which he believes will solve all his problems.

Awards: ECFA Jury Award (BUFF Film Festival, Malmo-Sweden, 2012)

The City of Malmo’s Children Award (BUFF Film Festival, Malmo-Sweden, 2012)

Golden Slipper - for Best Feature Film for Children / The Don Quixote Award (51st Zlin Film Festival for

Children & Youth – Czech Republic, 2012)

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TRIBUTE

by Francoise ArnouldTareque Masud, a Cannes Film

Festival award-winning director

from Bangladesh (The Clay Bird,

2002), inspired a whole generation of

filmmakers in his country, had still

many projects in mind, one of them to

complete his dream film The Paper Flower,

when a road accident put a term to his

career. He was just 55 years old.

Back home, all his films were running to packed houses in theaters

in Dhaka, and all over Bangladesh. His inspirational documentary

on the liberation struggle, Songs of Freedom, 1995, revealed that

Tareque Masud was no ordinary filmmaker. The documentary

film traced the journey of a music troupe that travels through the

country during the 1971 partition (Pakistan/Bangladesh). His

wife, Catherine, and him follow their instincts agains all odds and

produced as many films as his way to understanding what had

happened in his country, when he was just 15 years old.

In 2008, he had accepted, with his wife Catherine, to come and lead

a workshop for the 5th ICFFCY Youth and Children Film Festival.

It was an honor for us to share their talent and it was also a great

surprise to see the Bangladeshi community in Cyprus respond to

our film festival marathon. Tareque and Catherine brought us copies

of The Clay Bird and The Homeland (2006), and we had a packed

theatre on that day. After the show, Tareque and Catherine had a

Q&A session with the audience. It was indeed a successful evening,

beyond our expectations. Their workshops in Nicosia and Limassol

produced two shorts made by the students of their groups who

worked under their guidance, one of them called The Bags.

In our tribute to Tareque, we would like to stress on his sensitive

story telling and on his ability not to look back: documentary or

fiction film, Tareque was at ease in both and could navigate from

one to the other, becoming with Catherine the face of Bangladesh

independent cinema. In a television interview recently, Tareque said:

“if we had another life, we would make all our dream films”. It is

up to us now to imagine him in another life, and up to Catherine to

finish the unfinished project, The Paper Flower. We keep and cherish

the memories of his. (thank you to Nupur Basu for sharing his thoughts with Francoise Arnould)

Tareque (sitting) and Catherine (behind the camera)

leading the bi-communal film making workshop

(The Bags) with three young students during the

ICFFCY 5th Youth and Children Film Festival (15-23

November 2008)

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Matir Moina (The Clay Bird) 98 mins, Bangladesh, 2002Screenplay:Tareque & Catherine Masud

Cinematography: Sudheer Palsane, Editing: Catherine Masud

Sound: Indrajit Neogi, Art Direction: Kazi Rakib, Sylvain

Nahmias, Tarun Ghosh, Music Direction: Moushumi Bhowmik

Set against the backdrop of the turbulent period

in the late 1960s leading up to Bangladesh’s independence from Pakistan, “The

Clay Bird” tells the story on the director’s own childhood. A young boy, Anu,

is sent off to a strict Islamic school, by his deeply religious father Kazi. As the

political divisions in the country intensify, an increasing split develops betwen

the moderate and extremis forces withing the school, mirroring a growing divide

between the stubborn but confused Kazi and his increasingly independent wise.

Honors & Awards

FIPRESCI International Critics’ Prize, Cannes Film Festival 2002

Best Film & 2 other awards, Krafilm Festival, Pakistan 2003

Best Screenplay Award, Marrakesh Int’l Film Festival 2002

Best Film & Best Director, Channel I Awards 2003

Best Film & 5 other awards, Bangladesh Film Journalists Assoc. 2003

First Bangladeshi Film in Oscar Competition 2003

Script Award, French Government ‘South Fund’ Grant

Ontorjatra (The Homeland) 84 mins, Bangladesh, 2006Direction & Screenplay: Tareque & Catherine Masud

Story: Tareque Masud, Editing: Catherine Masud

Art Direction: Tarun Ghosh, Music Harold Rasheed & Bruno

Sound: Abdus Sattar Ripon, Producer: Tareque Masud

“Ontorjatra” is an intimate exploration of the

complex issues of dislocation and identity in a

diasporic world. A divorced mother and her son return to Bangladesh after

15 years in London, prompted by the ex-husband’s sudden death and funeral.

The story follows the transforming experience of mother and son as they, in

very differnt ways, try to come to terms with this loss. For the son, a British-

bred teenager with no memeory of his father or “homeland”, the return to

Bangladesh is a journey of self actualization and rediscovery. For the mother the

journey is a mixture of nostalgia for her youth, and anxiety in anticipation of a

difficult reunion.  this return also brings different branches of the family face to

face, across generations and cultures.

Muktir Gaan (The Song of Freedom)78 mins, Bangladesh, 1995Direction: Tareque & Catherine Masud

Feature length documentary film about a troupe of traveling musicians during

the Bangladesh Liberation War 1971.

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FILM IN PROGRESS

«The fish has flown away»Low budget Funky Batosh film production

A long term workshop with three main aims:

> to have fun

> to make friends

> to learn how to make films

Origin

2 years ago a small group of teenagers accompanied by Belgian

filmmaker Julie Perry-Sandor living in Cyprus, started to work on

the idea of making a film. During 8 months, they managed to meet

once in a while and invented a story, first by creating characters

and having long talks about who they were. Then putting them into

situation, the script took form. A casting was organised at CCMC to

find actors and in July 2011 the shooting began!

A day of shootingSaturday morning, October 29thIt’s a beautiful day, we are lucky. Today

and tomorrow we are having an important

shooting session. After months of

wondering how these scenes will happen,

we eventually manage to organize them.

The biggest challenge was to find the place,

an old abandoned house. We’ve seen many,

by the way, the old city of Nicosia no longer has secrets for us. Old

Nicosia is an amazing place to shoot, we learned to be aware of this

fact, to realize how precious the geography under our feet was.

It’s nine o’clock, Dimitris has allowed us to take some furniture

from his antique shop, very close to where we will shoot. The day

starts with carrying a table, an old sofa etc, to our abandoned

house. We have to create a set, a kind of strange place where an old

guy lives.

One o’clock, the set is ready, we are quite happy about it, our friend

Stavros, who runs a small coffee shop by the house we are using,

came and was impressed by the transformation of the place. We

are now sitting at Stavros’, waiting for the lunch, discussing a

major issue: now it is time to find a title for our film. One of the

scenes we will shoot in the afternoon will be graffiti of the title.

We knew the time for a title will come at the right moment, when

egan!

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we will be ready for it. After lunch we had a few suggestions, that

we left «simmering» for when the moment of shooting the scene

would come.… It’s time to shoot and write the graffiti title, a last

deliberation and yes we have it! «The fish has flown away», don’t

ask why, watch our film and then tell us about our choice!

Elasticity, curiosity and freedom!

The charactersIsabel is a quiet girl living with her

mother and two sisters, her father is

dead. Her mother has a conservative

approach towards life. Petros is a

snobbish rich boy. He goes to the same

school as Isabel. Thandie lives with her

father, taking care of the house during

the week while her mother works as a

maid and comes back home only on Sundays.

Ahmet is a young happy boy working as a pastry cook

in a Turkish delight workshop.

The story All these young people have music as

a common hobby. This hobby brings

them together as a new group of friends.

They find an abandoned house where an

old, strange, crazy man hangs out. This

house becomes their secret place to meet

and play music. Little by little, the kids

enjoy meeting and have fun transforming

their boring reality into a colourful and

exciting world in which a strange fish is

showing the way…

The «Funky Batosh» film project is an

independent bi-communal production

supported by the International Children

Film Festival of Cyprus. Its former

members come from the «Youth Team»

initiated through the ICFFCY workshops

in October 2009.

Participating in Project: Robyn, Mehmet,

Kemal, Mario, Teresa, Pavlos, Fatosh,

Hermes, Maria, Aleen, Andrew, Mohamed, Mathias, Willy,

Tassos, Freaksos and Julie.

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Cyprus Artefact Treasure

IN ACTIONThe Cyprus Artefact Treasure in action project - CAT is a media education

project run by a team of teachers from the Greek and Turkish Cypriot

communities, under the umbrella of the ICFFCY non profit association.

CAT is supported by the BSP of the American embassy.

After the success of the first CAT illustrating the artefact of the Ayia Irini

collection, this year, as Cyprus is taking the EU presidency, the project is

focusing on medieval Cypriot artefacts, which will be presented at an exhibition

set up by the Louvre museum in Paris.

The project is following the same structure level than the previous one:

pedagogical documents for students and teachers, various media products

produced by the bicommunal children team from Paphos and Famagusta and

medieval artefact blogs, diaries, music and others media materials by primary

and secondary students of Nicosia.

The CAT enables cross curriculum communication and promotes peace by

implementing media education through the lens of archaeological heritage.

The children and adults have the opportunity to interact and create different

media products illustrating and bringing alive their common culture; building

therefore long-lasting friendships and true dialogue between communities.

This project promotes strategies for conflict resolution, intercultural dialogue,

respect of human rights and peace and is part of a media education research

done at the university La Sorbonne Nouvelle.

The CAT team project:

• Paphos, Antamosis, cultural and research organization Demetra

Socratous GCY coordinator

• Famagusta cultural centre: Esen Beyköylü, Mustafa Tugcan, Osman

Elkovan, Hande Cumaogullarι TCY coordinator

• New York UNIS: Françoise Arnould ICFFCY

• Pedagogical documents: Eva Argyrou ICFFCY

• Media maker coordinator: Alana Kakoyiannis and CCMC

• CAT coordinator: Bérangère Blondeau, Master 2 AIGEME, ICFFCY

For more information see the CAT trailerhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsyJnvudO7Y

Mesmerized by the spell of cinema and common culture, building long-lasting friendship and becoming active citizen of Cyprus

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The Cyprus Association

of Cancer Patients

and Friends (PASYKAF)

The Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients and Friends (PASYKAF) is a

registered charity no. 525. The Association was founded in 1986 by a

group of people with cancer experience.

Since its foundation, PASYKAF has established Services to improve

the quality of life of cancer patients and their families and Cancer

Prevention Awareness Programs aiming at a cancer free Cyprus.

The Services and Programs are offered free of charge across Cyprus and

they include:

- Home Nursing and Palliative Care – Psychosocial Support –

Physiotherapy – Lymphoedema Clinics – Patient Transport Services

and Day Care Activities Centers. The services are provided to cancer

patients and their families.

- Awareness programs and presentations about cancer prevention and

early detection provided to Firms, Organisations, Educational

Centers, Communities and Social Clubs.

- Workshops and counselling about cancer prevention and

management at the workplace, provided to Management Teams and

Professionals.

Public support is vital to the Association continuing existence.

PASYKAF welcomes membership subscriptions, public donations and

legacies, sponsorships and fundraisers. In addition, the Association has

established and operates Charity Shops in Paralimni, Larnaca, Limassol

and Paphos.

PASYKAF is a member of various international and European cancer

organizations such as the International Union Against Cancer and the

European Cancer Leagues. The Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients

and Friends is a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank of

Cyprus.

Contact PASYKAF at:

Nicosia, tel. 22 345444

Limassol, tel. 25 747750

Larnaca, tel. 24 6651989

Paralimni, tel. 23 730460

Paphos, tel. 26 952478

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message from the board

We have been incredibly lucky to witness the growing relevance of world

cinema in the Cypriot movie culture and we are proud to expose all the

communities of this island to the art and life of others. Each year since

2005, we have brought international as well as local releases, classics

and new, and we have invited industry professionals to participate in

hands-on workshops.

Still in its infancy, the festival has proven its commitment to the

media arts in Cyprus as an educational tool and a community-building

endeavor, leading our participants in creative and cultural discovery

through the moving image.

The Board would like to congratulate the Festival’s Team, as well as all

those who participated in the project.

Long live the Children and Youth Film Festival of Cyprus!

Francoise ArnouldICFFCY co-founder and Board Member

On behalf of the Festival’s Board of Trustees:

Eva Argyrou, Berangere Blondeau, David Hands

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The Film Festival Team

Amalia Macris (Festival Coordinator)Vanesa Kerkes-Christou (Administration Coordinator)Yiangos Hadjiyiannis (Technical Support)Lydia Kyprianou (Graphic Design & Illustration)Ioannis Soulos (Translations & Subtitles)Loukia Vassiliou (Limassol Support)Louise Thomson (Venue Support)

Η Ομάδα του Φεστιβάλ αποτελείτε από τους:Αμαλία Μακρή (Διοργανώτρια του Φεστιβάλ)Vanesa Kerkes-Christou (Συντονίστρια Διοίκησης)Γιάγκος Χατζηγιάννης (Τεχνική Υποστήριξη) Λυδία Κυπριανού (Εικονογράφηση και Γραφικά)Ιωάννης Σούλος (Μεταφράσεις και Υποτιτλισμό)Λουκία Βασιλείου (Υποστήριξη Λεμεσού)Louise Thomson (Υπεύθυνη Υποδοχής)

The Teacher Packs were made byElena KoushiappiStella KyriakidouEsmeralda Garza-LantidisDespoina NicolaouEleni NicolaouGeorge Stoyias

Το εκπαιδευτικό υλικό ετοιμάστηκε από τουςΈλενα ΚουσσιαπήΣτέλλα Κυριακίδου Esmeralda Garza-LantidisΔέσποινα Νικόλαου,Ελένη Νικολάου Γιώργο Στόγια

For more information / Για πληροφορίες:

info@icffcy.netwww.icffcy.orgTel.: +357 22 875 242Mob.: +357 99 957 518

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Screening programME

February 2012

Sunday / Κυριακή

12/2/2012

Monday / Δευτέρα

13/2/2012

8:30Selection of Shorts

age 3-6

8:30The Runway

age 10-12

8:30Game Must Go On

age 10-12

11:00On the Sly

age 7-9

17:00Opening Ceremony

The Liverpool Goalie

11:00Tomboy

age 13-15

11:00Ways to Live Forever

age 15+

Tuesday / Τρίτη

14/2/2012

Wednesday / Τετάρτη

15/2/2012

Opening & Closing Ceremony Open to the Public @ Zena Palace

Nicosia Morning Screenings For Schools @ Zena Palace

Limassol Morning Screenings For Schools @ Theatro Ena

Limassol Marathon Screenings Open to the Public @ Theatro Ena

Nicosia Marathon Open to the Public @ Zena Palace

Bi-Communal Creative Day Open to the Public @ Cyprus Community Media Centre

(near Ledra Palace)

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ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΠΡΟΒΟΛΩΝ

Φεβρουάριος 2012

Sunday / Κυριακή

19/2/2012

8:30Crocodiles Strikeback

age 10-12

Nicosia MarathonLimassol Marathon10:00 - 15:00

Bicommunal

Creative Day

11:00repeat the screening

17:00Masud Tribute

“Triple Bill”

Matir Moina

(The Clay Bird)

Ontorjatra

(The Homeland)

Muktir Gaan

(The Song of Freedom)

9:00On the Sly

age 7-9

11:00The Runway

age 10-12

16:00 - 16:30Selection of Shorts

17:00Crocodiles Strikeback

age 10-12

19:00Tomboy

age 13-15

9:00Selection of Shorts

age 3-6

10:00Crocodiles Strikeback

age 10-12

16:00Get Educated Paatshala

age 10-12

18:00Tomboy

age 13-15

20:00Ways to Live Forever

age 15+

16:00Closing Ceremony

Thursday / Πέμπτη

16/2/2012

Friday / Παρασκευή

17/2/2012

Saturday / Σάββατο

18/2/2012

Τελετή Έναρξης & Λήξης – ανοιχτές για το κοινό – Κινηματογράφος Zena Palace

Πρωινές Προβολές για σχολεία – Λευκωσία – Κινηματογράφος Zena Palace

Πρωινές Προβολές για σχολεία – Λεμεσός – Θέατρο Ένα (Β’ Δημοτική Αγορά)

Μαραθώνιος Προβολών – Λεμεσός – ανοιχτό για το κοινό - Θέατρο Ένα (Β’ Δημοτική Αγορά)

Μαραθώνιος Προβολών – Λευκωσία – ανοιχτό για το κοινό - Κινηματογράφος Zena

Palace

Δικοινοτική Δημιουργική Μέρα – ανοιχτή για το κοινό – Κέντρο Κοινοτικών Μέσων

Κύπρου (CCMC)