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The Deputy Ministry of Culture announces that the responsible Deputy Minister of Culture approved, for the period 2023-2024, on the recommendation of the Cinema Advisory Committee (SEKIN), the partial financing of the following proposals:

Category/ Project Title / Director                                Grant                             Production Company   

PRODUCTION OF SHORT FILMS UP TO 15 MINUTES

1. "FEED THE CAT" Michalis Charalambous                 € 19.530                       Polyorama Pictures
2. "POTPOURRI" Paul Iacovou                                       € 21.000                       Vegas Films

3. "DILIMMA" Paris Christophi                                        € 21.000                        Paris Christophi

4. "O DRAKONTAS TOU ARXAIOU NEROU"                

Ektor Papageorgiou                                                         € 35.000                        Tetraktys Films

5. "NIGHT SHIFT" Talat Gokdemir                                  € 21.000                        Talat Gokdemir  

6. "THINGS WE LOST" Marina Xenofontos                   € 21.000                        Marina Xenofontos

7. "ON A QUIET DAY" Loukia Hadjiyianni                      € 17.955                        A.B. Seahorse Films

8. "20 EUROS" Alexander Machlouzarides Shali           € 19.530                        A.B. Seahorse Films

9. "REBRANDED" Yiannis Georgiades                            € 21.000                       Yiannis Georgiades

10. "SOFRA" Ugar Erdim                                                  € 16.450                       Ugar Erdim

11. "NIMATA" Katerina Pantela, Stavros Pampallis          € 35.000                       Pixel Giants

12. "PHASMA" Sylvia Nicolaidou, Nicolas Iordanou        € 21.000                       Tetraktys Films

13. "EPISKEPSI" Louis Patsias                                        € 13.247                        EFX Productions

PRODUCTION OF SHORT FILMS UP TO 25 MINUTES

1. "SIRENS" Argyro Nicolaou                                          € 27.090                       Polyorama Pictures

2. "I MISTIKI ZOI TON FITON" Kyros Papavasiliou        € 28.000                       Dry Tree Films

3. "SALT" Constantinos Nikiforou                                    € 28.000                        Caretta Films

4. "THE VOICE OF JUDY" Savvas Stavrou                    € 28.000                        This Is The Girl Productions

5. "FREE ELIZA" Alexandra Matheou                             € 28.000                        This Is The Girl Productions

6. "PROJECT OUR CINEMA" Antony Petrou                 € 28.000                        Watermelon Films

7. "EKTONOSI" Andreas Sheittanis                                € 28.000                        Black Lemon Projects

8. "IPSILI PIESI" Alexandros Leontaritis                         € 28.000                        Cube Productions

SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT FOR SHORT FILMS 

1. "APHASIA" Euripides Dikaios                                     € 4.000                          Polyorama Pictures

2. "THE STAMP" Katerina Karamallaki                           € 4.000                          Watermelon Films

3. "AFAR" Anna Fotiadou                                                 € 3.640                         Black Lemon Projects

SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT FOR LOW BUDGET FEATURE FILMS 

1. "AUTOI POU MEINAN PISO" Savvas Stavrou          € 15.000                     Green Olive Films

2. "THE RETREAT" Katiana Zaxariou                            € 15.000                      Caretta Films

3. "BOYS OF SUMMER" Aimilios Avraam                     € 15.000                       Boycott Films

4. "PAIXNIDIA AGORIWN" Korinna Avraamidou           € 15.000                      A.B. Seahorse Films

5. "KISMET" Doğuş Özokutan Çiftçioğlu,
     Vasvi Ciftcioglu                                                           € 15.000                      Splash Screen Entertainment

SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT FOR HIGH BUDGET FEATURE FILMS

1. "TRANSIT" Antony Petrou                                           € 15.000                         Watermelon Films

2. "FOUR HOURS" Petros Charalambous                       € 15.000                         Film ETC

FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION

1. "ISTORIA TOU NEROU STIN KIPRO"
Paschalis Papapetrou                                                        € 38.256                         Anadysis Films

DEVELOPMENT FOR LOW BUDGET FEATURE FILMS

1. "MIA XARA" Simon Farmakas                                  € 28.000                        Fotocine Studios

2. "THE DIM LIGHT OF THE GREEN BLUE PLANET"   

Sholeh Zahraei, Kamil Saldun                                        € 27.520                        Filmblades

3. "SHIBBOLETH" Alexandra Matheou                        € 24.000                        Bark Like A Cat Films

4. "MEXRI NA VROUME TO ONOMA SOU"

Vaggelio Soumeli                                                           € 28.000                        AMP Filmworks

5. "POS PERASAME TA XRISTOUGENNA" 

Adonis Florides                                                              € 28.000                        AMP Filmworks

6. "EKTROPI" Marinos Kartikkis                                   € 28.000                        A.B. Seahorse Films

DEVELOPMENT FOR HIGH BUDGET FEATURE FILMS

1. "YIANNIS" Kyros Papavasiliou                                  € 28.520                        Dry Tree Films

2. "MY NAME IS LILY" Yanna Amerikanou                   € 36.000                        Meraki Films

MINOR CO-PRODUCTION SCHEME

1. "STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT" Ivona Juka                 € 60.000                          Caretta Films     

2. "ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU" Cherien Dabis              € 80.000                          AMP Filmworks

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The Cinema Advisory Committee (SEKIN) consists of the following members:

Elena Christodoulidou (Senior Cultural Officer – President of SEKIN)
Maria Hadjisotiriou and Lucy Irodotou Mouskou (Ministry of Finance)
Kleri Kourtella (Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry)
Despo Karpi (CYBC)
Alexia Moutafidou (Directors Guild of Cyprus)
Apostolos Kouroupakis (Member) – Journalist
Giorgos Trillides (Member) – Lawyer, Author
Olga Kourelou (Member) – Film Academic
Doros Demetriou (Member) – Film Theoretician