Cyprus Archaeological, Ethnographic & Historical Film Festival 2020 | Special Virtual Edition

SIX AWARDED STUDENT FILMS SELECTED FROM THE A.E.I. 2019 FILM FESTIVAL

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6 films in package
A TRUE TALENT
B' PERIFEREIAKO GYMNASIO LEFKOSIAS-MALOUNTA - 1st praise at the A.E.I. 2019 Film Festival
AMATHUS, MYTH AND HISTORY
LANITEIO LYKEIO - 3rd praise at the A.E.I. 2019 Film Festival
HAMBIS, THE PRINTMAKER OF CYPRUS
LYKEIO APOSTOLON PETROU & PAVLOU, LIMASSOL - 2nd prize at the A.E.I. 2019 Film Festival - A profile of the engraver Hambi Tsangaris, as an artist, teacher and man, is outlined through an interview with him but also with people close to him such as the president of the Board of the School and the Museum of Engraving Hambi, Eleni Panagidou, Christos Agiomamitis and Michalis Terlikkas. Special mention is made of the technical perfection of the film, both in the cinematography and in the editing.
CAMP OF EXPECTATION
PERIFEREIAKO GYMNASIO XYLOTYMVOU - 1st prize at the A.E.I. 2019 Film Festival - A documentary that impressed the depth and breadth of the research that was done, despite the young age of the students who attend high school, hence the award of the First Prize. An unknown aspect of the recent history of Cyprus is presented, concerning the detention of thousands of Jews who traveled to Palestine after World War II, in a camp in Xylotymvou during the period 1946-1949.
NICOSIA WALLS
LYKEIO ARCHIEPISKOPOU MAKARIOU III - DASOUPOLI - 2nd praise at the A.E.I. 2019 Film Festival
SALINES, THE SALT LAKES OF LARNACA: A FORGOTTEN LUCRATIVE NATURAL RESOURCE
GYMNASIO "VERGINA" LARNAKAS - 3rd prize at the A.E.I. 2019 Film Festival - A detailed and careful review of the history of the Larnaca salt flats and their importance today as habitats. It is enriched with interviews by the historical researcher Nasa Patapiou, the senior health inspector of the Municipality of Larnaca, Kostas Kokkinos, and a driver in the transport of salt, Stelios Michael.

These films were produced by High school students who participetated at the film workshop the AEI AUDIOVISUAL FORUM organised together with the Cyprus UNESCO School Network in 2019 and have awarded with cash prizes sponsored by the Cyprus Radio-Television Authority

Almost four hundred and fifty years have passed since the completion of Nicosia’s walls, οne of the most characteristic fortifications of the 16th century and the renaissance period.When the Venetians took control of Cyprus in 1489, they immediately realized that the Frankish fortifications were ineffective and outdated. In the mid 16th century, the Ottoman empire was a great threat, thus the Venetians decided to quickly take defensive measures, no matter the cost of the construction. The cost of the construction was estimated at 120,000 ducats and for the completion of the walls approximately 6.000 men and women worked tirelessly day and night. Alas, the attempts of the civilians for enhanced security failed. The city was occupied after a 50 day siege. The new governors maintained and made good use of the walls, which defined the structure and range of the city for the next four centuries.Today, the walls continue to stand as silent witnesses of the past, enclosing the soul of the city, defining the traditional from the modern.

  • Year
    2019
  • Runtime
    10 minutes
  • Language
    Modern Greek (1453-)
  • Country
    Cyprus
  • Note
    Not in competition, Special screening | available only on VOD streaming
  • Director
    Demetris Moustoukis
  • Screenwriter
    Sophia Leonidou - Demetris Moustoukis
  • Cinematographer
    Marilia Petrou, Demetris Moustoukis
  • Music
    Stavros Vakis