Selection results: 22nd edition Countryside Animafest Cyprus
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Countryside Animafest Cyprus Views of the World has announced the official selection of the 22nd edition.
32 exceptionally inspiring films from 19 countries were selected in the International Competition.
The selection was made by Yiorgos Tsangaris, founder and Festival director of Animafest Cyprus and Gerben Schermer (NL), curator of animation and contemporary art, and it includes works by promising newcomers as well as acclaimed masters.
The aim of the programmers is “to expand our perception of animation by showcasing the work of authors that dare to push the boundaries”. Τwo Grand Prix will be awarded: one of the best Narrative and one of the best Non-Narrative short.
The festival gives a platform to some of the most cutting-edge voices of the contemporary animation scene, while always reaching out to the audience.
This year’s National Program will include a rich selection of sidebar events by young emerging artists in Animation, Music and Visual Arts. The Cyprus program was curated by graphic artist Popi Pissouriou (Cyprus), brand and motion designer Denis Constantinou (Cyprus) and visual artist Eleni Chandriotou (Cyprus).
The 8 films in the Children’s and Young Audience Competition Programme were selected by the Artistic Director Yiorgos Tsangaris along with the children’s programme pre-selection team Akos Zeleni (Hungary), Eleni Chandriotou (Cyprus) and George Tsangaris (Cyprus).
The Jury
The Grand Prix Dimitris Eipides for Narrative, the Grand Prix Dimitris Eipides for International Competition Non-Narrative and the First Prize in the National Competition will be decided by our international jury. The jury members for the 2023 edition are Varya Yakovleva, (filmmaker and Illustrator, Russia), Andreas Hykade (filmmaker, Germany), and Constantinos Kyprianou (creative director of AfroBanana music festiva, Cyprus), The best film in Children and Young Audience competition will be decided by the members of the young Jury of the festival.
See the full list below:
International Competition Narrative
- Acid Green, EXYL, Singapore, 2023, 08:25 /Narrative
- Almost Forgotten, Dimitri Mihajlovic, Miguel Lima, Portugal, 2023, 09:07 /Narrative
- Antipolis, Kaspar Jancis, Estonia, 2023, 25:41 /Narrative
- Cold Soup, Marta Monteiro, Portugal, 2023, 09:50 /Narrative
- Eeva, Lucija Mrzljak, Morten Tšinakov, Estonia, Croatia, 2022, 15:58 /Narrative
- Electra, Daria Kashceeva, Czech Republic, France, Slovakia, 2023, 26:33/Narrative
- From one painting… to another, Georges Schwizgebel, Switzerland, France, 2023, 03:10 /Narrative
- From our side, Simone Massi, Italy, 2022, 05:20 /Narrative
- Garrano, David Doutel, Vasco Sá, Portugal, 2022, 14:08 /Narrative
- I can’t find my key, Yuwei Fan, China, 2022, 10:40 /Narrative
- Ice Merchants, João Gonzalez, Portugal, 2022, 14:33 /Narrative
- Midnight Ash, Pilar Garcia-Fernandezsesma, USA, 2022, 01:46/Narrative
- Skinned, Joachim Hérissé, France, 2022, 14:00 /Narrative
- Spring, Pernille Kjaer, Denmark, 2023,12:28 /Narrative
- The Master of the Swamps, Sasha Svirsky, Germany, 2023 , 04:06/Narrative
- The Only Photograph of Emily Dickinson, American Poet, Dennis Tupicoff, Australia, 2023, 07:43 /Narrative
- Trace, Asparuh Petrov, Bulgaria, 2022, 06:42 /Narrative
- World to Roam, Stephen Irwin, United Kingdom, 2023, 12:21 /Narrative
International Competition Non Narrative
- 11, Vuk Jevremovic, Croatia, 2022, 05:28 /Non-Narrative
- A Nap In Fluoroscopy Buses, Lei Lei, China, 2022, 06:45 /Non-Narrative
- Aleph, Slobodan Tomić, Croatia, 2023, 07:25 /Non-Narrative
- Algodreams, Vladimir Todorovic, Australia, 2023, 10:33, /Non-Narrative
- All my Scars Vanish in the Wind, Angélica Restrepo, Carlos Velandia, Colombia, 2022,14:18 /Non-Narrative
- Assembly, Kyle Brooks, Canada, 2022, 02:48 /Non-Narrative
- Drift through mirrors, Stuart Pound, United Kingdom, 2022, 04:56 /Non-Narrative
- I Am a Horse, Chaerin Im, South Korea, 2022, 07:58 /Non-Narrative
- Is Heaven Blue? Paul de Nooijer, Meno de Nooijer, Netherlands, 2023, 16:55 /Non-Narrative
- Psychographic, Branko Farac, Croatia, 2022, 07:00 /Non-Narrative
- Refractions, Vladislav Knežević, Croatia, 2023, 15:27 /Non-Narrative
- Shanghai in the Spring, Xun Sun, China, 2022, 11:00 /Non-Narrative
- Sound Pixels, Stuart Pound, United Kingdom, 2022, 04:54 /Non-Narrative
- Unnamed Road, Songkai Zhou, United Kingdom, 2022, 07:59 /Non-Narrative
International Competition Children &Young Audience
- Harvey, Janice Nadeau, Canada, 2023/09:00
- PIG, Jorn Leeuwerink, Netherlands, 2022/08:00
- SOMNI, Sonja Rohleder, Germany, 2023/03:07
- The Boy and the Elephant, Sonia Gerbeaud, France, 2022/06:40
- Luce and the Rock, Britt Raes, Belgium / France / Netherlands 2022/13:00
- Shackle, Ainslie Henderson, UK 2022/10:00
- Saleeg, Afnan Bawyan, Saudi Arabia, 2022/09:39
- Friendly Fire, Tom Koryto Blumen, Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design, Israel2022/06:20
National Competition
- In the city of Dust, Haris Pellapaisiotis, Maud Nivet, Cyprus, 2022, 06:28
- Jamais Vu, Katerina Constantinou, Eleftheria Papadopoulou, Cyprus, 2023, 03:00
- Phantom of Venus, Christiana Ioannou, Cyprus, 2022, 10:52
- Worrywart, Panagiotis Christou, Cyprus, 2023, 02:15
National Panorama
- Do what you like, Petros Zachariou, Cyprus, 2023, 04:10
- Real Gold, Anastasia Mikhailova, Cyprus, 2023, 05:40
- SICK, Alexandra Louka, Cyprus, 2023, 04:04
- Spaces of Enchantment, Haris Pellapaisiotis, Cyprus, 2022, 10:10
- The Trendy Object Show / Episodes 1,2,3, Michael Nicolaou, Cyprus, 2023, 12:25