The Council of Ministers, following a proposal by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth, decided, at its meeting today, to appoint the members of the Film Advisory Committee.
In particular, the following have been appointed:
- Olga Kourelou, Academic with a PhD in Cinema Studies
- Doros Demetriou, Film Theorist
- Apostolos Kouroupakis, Journalist, Head of the Newspaper Kathimerini Cyprus, chief editor of the cultural insert "Zoe"
- Giorgos Trilllidis, Writer, lawyer with extensive knowledge of international and Cypriot cinema, head of specialised programmes at international film festivals in Cyprus.
The committee also includes:
(a) Representative of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth (Chairman)
Representative of the Ministry of Energy,
Representative of the Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry
(b) Representative of the Cyprus Radio and Television Foundation
(c) Representative of the Cyprus Film and Television Directors' Association
It is noted that the Film Advisory Committee is the competent body that determines criteria on the basis of which it studies scripts and proposals and advises the Government on film production and/or co-production subsidies and, more generally, on matters relating to film policy.
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