European University of Cyprus at London Greek Film Festival!

The 4th annual London Greek Film Festival (LGFF) came to a close on Tuesday with the Odysseus Awards ceremony at the famous Westbourne Studios of West London, after nine days of showcasing the best in modern Greek film.

Professors from the European University of Cyprus, Sophia Hadjipapa-Gee and Demetra Englezou with a video art and animation submission took part in this year’s LGFF .

Sophia Hadjipapa-Gee presented a video titled ‘In the Land of ‘No”.  The video was a stop motion animation. It captures snapshot instances of the so-called “Ochi area” in Nicosia, named after a famous kiosk. The site is emblematic of Nicosia and Cyprus in general as it is illustrative of Cyprus history and current reality.

‘In the Land of ” No” postwar Cyprus is outlined by a series of disparate elements in a strange symbiosis. The camera pans to present these elements one by one in a fragmented way, and gradually constructs a complex puzzle of the landscape.

The disparate elements coexist strangely in the area and highlight Cyprus society, erratic and irreconcilable with itself. The break off of the stop motion animation, which omits some frames and the fragmentation of shots, creates a sense of incomplete and disjointed world which is changing rapidly.

Moreover, ‘Mirrors’ of Demetra Englezou are a motion graphics video that reflects energy of the movement, sound, harmony, space and gravity. Mirrors guide you through a journey where you are listening openly and accepting the feelings that reflects on your instant emotion. Finally, the mirrors are a doorway to another world. It is a metaphor of possible imaginative worlds.