cyprus films

"Patchwork" - Greek Premiere at the 62nd Thessaloniki International Film Festival

"Patchwork" - Greek Premiere at the 62nd Thessaloniki International Film Festival

Janine Teerling - Ace Producers Network

Big Congratulations to Janine Teerling for being selected to be a member of ACE, one of the most prestigious international producers networks.

Good luck with all the new projects!!!

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"Patchwork" Karlovy Vary International Film Festival World Premiere

"Patchwork" Karlovy Vary International Film Festival World Premiere

"Patchwork" in Karlovy Vary IFF!

"Patchwork" in Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

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Cyprus looks for a piece of the action with ‘Olivewood’ movie industry

Cyprus looks for a piece of the action with ‘Olivewood’ movie industry

The island nation is wooing international film makers as a sunny and cheaper alternative to Los Angeles

"Patchwork" in Les Arcs’ Work in Progress

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Smuggling Hendrix in Austria!!

Smuggling Hendrix in Austria!!

After a small break, Smuggling Hendrix journey continues with another theatrical release! In cinemas across Austria from July 10th!

Thank you FILMLADEN!

Sous le ciel d'Alice (Skies of Lebanon) in Semaine de la Critique Cannes 2020

Sous le ciel d'Alice (Skies of Lebanon) in Semaine de la Critique Cannes 2020

Chloé Mazlo's debut feature film "Sous le ciel d'Alice" (Skies of Lebanon) has been selected for Semaine de la Critique Cannes 2020. The film was partly shot on location in Cyprus in collaboration with AMP Filmworks.

In the fifties, young Alice leaves her natal Swiss mountains for the sunny and vibrant shores of Beirut. She falls madly in love with Joseph, a quirky astrophysicist intent on sending the first Lebanese national into space. Alice quickly fits in among his relatives, but after years of bliss, the civil war threatens their Garden of Eden.

Cyprus Film Incentives

Cyprus Film Incentives

Committed to boosting this highly promising sector, the government of the Republic of Cyprus introduced a package of incentives encouraging international producers to choose Cyprus as their next film destination. In specific, production companies that opt to film in Cyprus will be able to choose between cash rebate or tax credit and can also benefit from tax discounts on investments made on equipment and infrastructure, and VAT returns on expenditure in scope.

Qualifying production categories include, amongst others, feature Films (including animation), television Series or mini-series, documentaries for Theatrical or Television release, animation (digital or analogue), television research programs and natural history.

Cyprus Film Market Analysis

The Cyprus Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport and Youth (MECSY) made great efforts in 2019 to expand the country’s activities in various aspects concerning cinema, including film production, film education and film festivals.

The first international film exclusively shot in Cyprus using the 35% film incentive scheme, which was launched in 2018, was Jiu Jitsu directed by Dimitris Logothetis and starring Nicolas Cage. The film successfully completed shooting on the island in August 2019.

Patchwork, a fiction film directed by Petros Charalambous and Janine Teerling and produced by Cypriot AMP Filmworks in coproduction with Boo productions from Greece and Transfax Film Productions from Israel also completed shooting in Cyprus in 2019.

Smuggling Hendrix on Amazon Prime

Smuggling Hendrix on Amazon Prime US/Canada

Chloe Mazlo Shooting Sous le ciel d’Alice in Cyprus

Chloe Mazlo Shooting Sous le ciel d’Alice in Cyprus

Monday 18 November saw Chloé Mazlo begin filming on her first full-length work: Sous le ciel d’Alice. Highly acclaimed for her short films, in particular the animated documentaries Deyrouth (selected in over 60 festivals across 2010-2011) and The Little Stones (2015 César for Best Animated Short), the filmmaker will this time be working on a fiction feature, traversed by animated, oneiric interludes.

Vanity Fair - Torna a casa, Jimi!

Variety: “Cyprus Joins the Battle for Foreign Filmmakers”

“Cyprus offers a cash rebate or tax credit of up to 35% on qualifying local spending for feature films, TV series, animation, documentaries and other projects that promote Cyprus and its culture, provided they meet certain financial criteria and pass a cultural test."

Coming this February: Przemycic Hendrixa (Smuggling Hendrix) on HBO and Cinemax in Poland

Coming this February: Przemycic Hendrixa (Smuggling Hendrix) on HBO and Cinemax in Poland!

You can now watch Smuggling Hendrix, up in the air on all Inflight Entertainment of Emirates

You can now watch Smuggling Hendrix, up in the air on all Inflight Entertainment of Emirates