[PIO] Announcement of the Department of Modern and Contemporary Culture for film awards of Cypriot directors at international film festivals

The film "IMAN" by Korinna Avramidou and Kyriakos Tofaridis competes and is awarded at international festivals

The Deputy Ministry Culture and the Department of Modern and Contemporary Culture are pleased to announce the participation and award of the film by the Cypriot directors, Korinna Avramidou and Kyriakos Tofaridis, IMAN in competitive sections of international film festivals.

Starting with the Panhellenic Screenwriting Award from the Screenwriters' Union of Greece in 2018, IMAN premiered at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival in November 2022 and began its run at International Film Festivals, winning various awards.

In particular, so far the film has participated in the following film festivals:

1. SOFIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, BALKAN COMPETITION, 2023
2. BEIRUT INTERNATIONAL WOMEN FILM FESTIVAL, OFFICIAL SELECTION, 2023
3. SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL, ECUADOR 2023
4. INCA IMPERIAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, PERU 2023
5. LOS ANGELES GREEK FILM FESTIVAL, 2023
6. LONDON GREEK FILM FESTIVAL, 2023
7. CYPRUS FILM DAYS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, OFFICIAL SELECTION, 2023

Next July he will participate in the Competition Section of the TOFIFEST INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL in Poland.

The film won the following awards:

1. BEST FEATURE FILM, SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL, ECUADOR
2. BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE, INCA IMPERIAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, LIMA, PERU
3. SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST FILM, LOS ANGELES GREEK FILM FESTIVAL, USA
4. HONOURABLE MENTION FOR BEST ACTRESS, STEPHANIE ATALA, LOS ANGELES GREEK FILM FESTIV
5. BEST FEATURE FILM, LONDON GREEK FILM FESTIVAL, UK
6. BEST DIRECTOR, FOR KYRIACOS TOFARIDES AND CORINNA AVRAAMIDOU, LONDON GREEK FILM FESTIVAL, UK
7. BEST ACTRESSES FOR RITA HAYEK AND STEPHANIE ATALA, LONDON GREEK FILM FESTIVAL, UK

Credits:

Written/Directed by Korinna Avraamidou, Kyriakos Tofaridis

Director of Photography: Sofronis Sofroniou

Music: Dimitris Zachariou

Actors. Seahorse Film Productions, Andros Achilleos

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