74 (2024)
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Animated Short Film
Animation technique: Digital 2D animation, combined with traditional handmade animation
Duration: 16'00"
Format: Full HD (1080p)
Awards:
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Best Animated Short at Raindance Film Festival, London, UK (June 2024)
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Special mention from the juror Zbigniew Czapla at the Rising of Lusitania AnimaDoc Film Festival, Łódź, Poland
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Best sound effects in animated film at the Tofuzi International Animation Festival in Tbilisi, Georgia
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Norman McLaren Award for best animation at the Blow-Up International Art House FilmFest in Chicago, USA
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San Jose International Film Awards, Costa Rica (November, 2024) - Best Short Animation
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Grand Prix 'Palm Secateur d’or' & First Place Diploma at the International
(Meta)Kansk Video Festival
Synopsis:
An inept figure takes on the impossible task of dealing with the memory of the 1974 Turkish army invasion in Cyprus and its aftermath.
Director's statement:
On the 20th of July 1974 the Turkish army invaded the island of Cyprus, one third of which has been under military occupation ever since.
The trauma of 1974 defines Cypriot society and shapes the political and social landscape. The failure to reach a peaceful resolution that would end the occupation and bring a sense of closure to what has become known as the Cyprus question only complicates matters further.
2024 marks the 50-year anniversary of the event. This film is my way to deal with my own aporia when facing the question of this memory and the reality it creates.
Festival Participations and screenings:
River Film Festival, Padua, Italy (May 2024) - European Premiere
Raindance Film Festival, London, UK (June 2024) - UK Premiere
International (Meta)Kansk Video Festival, New York, USA (June, 2024) - US Premiere
Bengaluru International Short Film Festival (August, 2024) - Asian Premiere
47th International Short Film Festival of Drama, Greece (September, 2024) - Greek Premiere
14th StopTrik International Film Festival, Maribor, Slovenia (September 2024) and Łódź, Poland (November, 2024)
Torino Underground Cinefest, Torino, Italy (September, 2024)
Rising of Lusitania Film Festival, Łódź, Poland (September, 2024)
Grand Rapids Film Fest, Michigan, USA (September, 2024)
Animasyros International Animation Festival (September, 2024)
Greek International Film Festival Tour of Canada, Toronto, Canada (October, 2024) - Canada Premiere
Bolton International Film Festival, Manchester, UK (October, 2024)
Athens International Film Festival (October, 2024)
International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (October, 2024) - Cypriot Premiere
Thessaloniki Animation Festival, Greece (October, 2024)
16th International Film Festival of Larissa - Thessaly, Greece (November, 2024)
18th Beirut Shorts International Film Festival, Lebanon (November, 2024) - Lebanese premiere
Tofuzi International Animated Film Festival, Tbilisi (November, 2024) - Georgian Premiere
Festival Cortometraje de Universitario ("Best of Raindance" program, November, 2024 - Mexican Premiere
Rencontres Internationales Paris-Berlin (part of the video library of the festival, presented in Paris, November, 2024)
18th Chalkida DocFest, Greece (November, 2024)
San Jose International Film Awards, Costa Rica (November, 2024) - Best Short Animation
Los Angeles Animation Festival, USA (December, 2024)
Blow-Up International Art House FilmFest, Chicago, USA (January, 2025)
14th StopTrik International Film Festival (05 - 08/12/2024, Łódź, Poland)
Metakansk Video Festival (20 - 22/12/2024, Palazzo Ricordi, Gemini, Puglia, Italy)
Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival - ICONA 2024 (05 - 08/12/2024, Corfu, Greece)