The Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture announced that the 9th Cyprus Film Days - International Film Festival 2011, co-organised with the Rialto Theatre, has been upgraded to an international competition festival. The festival will host an international competition section titled "Glocal Images" which is open to both local and global filmmakers.
An international jury will award the following prizes: Best Film Award with a prize of 7,000 Euros; and 2nd Best Film Award with a prize of 3,000 Euros.
Applications are being accepted until 15 February 2011.
The entry form and all terms and conditions can be found on www.cyprusfilmdays.com and www.filmfestival.com.cy.
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