Cinema of Cyprus
The Cypriot film industry historically suffered from slow growth due to the island's small population, a lack of interest from a public preoccupied by the Cyprus problem, and an awkward geographical location at the crossroads of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and the Middle East; it has progressed exponentially since the early 2020s due to Hollywood choosing it as a filming location, local filmmakers receiving praise at festivals abroad, and the Christodoulides government giving the country's arts sector an unprecedented level of financial support.Another filmmaker working at the same time was George Filis, who made the films Loves and Woes (1967),[b] The Last Kiss (1970),[c] Gregoris Afxentiou: A Hero With a Memoir (1973),[d] This Is How Cyprus Was Betrayed (1974),[e] and The Mega Document (1979).[f] The only two films by Filis that are not political works about the Cyprus Emergency or the Turkish invasion are Loves and Woes, a documentary about traditional Cypriot dances and music, and The Last Kiss, a romantic drama.To date, four feature films on which a Cypriot was listed as an executive producer have received funding from Eurimages: Of Greece (scheduled for 1995 but unreleased),[g] The Slaughter of the Rooster (1996),[h] The Promise (1999),[i] and The Road to Ithica (2000).Statistics showed that in 2011 the country hosted 30 cinema screens,[5] produced three films (two fictional and one documentary),[6] sold 870,000 tickets,[7][8] and grossed €7.11 million at the box office.
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