“What do you think about the Cyprus Film Days Festival…?”

The MA Students of the Department of Communications at the University of Nicosia report on the Opening Day of Cyprus Film Days IFF and share their ways of seeing the festival!!

7:30, Zena Palace Cinema, Nicosia. As I walked in the space outside the movie theatre, I felt like I stepped into another world. I had no idea that what I saw had always been there beyond those steps in central Nicosia. The light background music brought me back to the present and I started processing the space around me.

People in small groups talking and drinking beer, enjoying the unpretentious opening of Cyprus Film Days. The lighting was dim, and you could feel the atmosphere very friendly, engaging and full of positive energy. And then it hit me: I was there too! I was going to be a part of the event. Suddenly, the music got louder and everything came to life!

The band that performed at the opening had hand crafted music instruments from recycled materials. I thought “Very creative! They couldn’t have a better group performing on a festival that promotes the art of cinematography in Cyprus.” The female singer’s voice still echoes in my ears: angelic. Continue reading →

April 10, 2014 /  

The International Short film Festival of Cyprus – in University of Nicosia Cinestudio!

The Communications Department of the University of Nicosia celebrated film making in Cyprus on Wednesday the 2nd of April at 7:00 p.m, in Cine Studio in association with the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (ISFFC) and the Friends of Cinema Society.

This incredible collaboration brought to us the chance to screen all of the short films from Cyprus, originally screened at the festival in Limassol. This opportunity brought out almost 250 film goers, directors, producers and many others!

We hope this becomes a yearly event bringing everyone in touch with Cypriot cinema and our University! Continue reading →

April 7, 2014 /  

The Social Media Show!

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The Social Media Show is the new and exciting TV program that will keep you posted on all the social network trends/news/gadgets and much much more.

Dr. Marcos Komodromos, Communications Department faculty, and Demetra Makriyianni present the show along with two Mediazone Lab Assistants: Marios Vassiliou and Julia Antoniou and Mediazone Producer/Administrative assistant Lucia Protopapa! Continue reading →

April 4, 2014 /  

IF YOU LOVE FILMS YOU WILL LOVE THIS…

The Communications Department of the University of Nicosia will celebrate film making in Cyprus on Wednesday the 2nd of April at 7:00 p.m.  The upcoming screening will be in Cine Studio in association with the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (ISFFC) and the Friends of Cinema Society.

The International Short Film Festival of Cyprus was launched in 2011 and is the official short films festival of Cyprus, organized by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus and the RIALTO Theatre. ISFFC aims to promote the art of cinema, presenting a variety of short films coming from Cyprus and around the world. Continue reading →

March 26, 2014 /  

A Christmas in the Middle East

In this article I am going to share with you something that has no relation to technology or design. This winter I had the opportunity to spend my holidays in the Middle east. I saw and felt traditions and culture much different from the ones we have in Europe.

I spent my holidays in one of the fastest developing countries in the world over the last few years- Qatar. The country is located in west Asia occupying the small Qatar Peninsula. The neighbor countries of Qatar are Bahrain, Iran, United Arab Emirates.

I spent  2 weeks there. 2 weeks for which I managed or at least  I tried to taste as much as I could from the Arabic world and culture. To be honest I didn’t know a lot about that country before I went there. I knew it is something like Dubai but a lot smaller. Well I was almost right about that. The city centre was like Hollywood for me. The giant buildings in American style, with all those fancy and shiny lights, and animations all over them managed to amaze me from the first day. Continue reading →

March 20, 2014 /