Five of the films from the programme are Cypriot: Michalis Kalopaidis’ The Parrot Lady, Sholeh Zahraei and Kamil Saldun’s The Hunt, Stephanie Lemesianou’s Ana, Paolo Antypas’ Anathema, and Diego Aparicio and George M Chadwick’s Anteros, Love Returned.

PIFF is committed to support authentically independent short films and it aims to research, promote and develop the art of independent filmmaking.

The programme includes films of up to 20 minutes from Cypriot and international filmmakers, as well as student films of up to 15 minutes by both Cypriot and international directors.