by Savvas Stavrou, UK, 2023, 16' - out of competition
Two young soldiers, across enemy lines, fall in love and escape their oppressive fears through music.
Awards
Special Mention at Filming History 2024
Special Mention at the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival 2024
Special Mention at the Lucania Film Festival 2024
Best Lead Actor Award at the Drama International Short Film Festival 2023
Best Short Film Award at the Berlin Greek Film Festival 2024
Best Short Film Award at the Festival Corto... Ma Non Troppo! 2024
Best Short Film Award at the Prato Film Festival 2024
Best Queer Film Award at the Drama International Short Film Festival 2023
Best Director Award at the Cyprus International Short Film Festival 2023
Award for Freedom of Taste at Officine Social Movie 2024
Best Performance Award at the Cyprus International Short Film Festival 2023
Honorary Short Film Award at the San Francisco Greek Film Festival 2024
Pietro De Luca Award at the Villammare Film Festival 2024
Official Selection at Bardolino Film Festival 2024
Official Selection at the Mardi Gras Queer Screen Film Festival 2024
Official Selection at the BFI Flare Film Festival 2023
Official Selection at Calabria Movie International Short Film Festival 2024
Official Selection at the Chéries Chéris Film Festival 2023
Official Selection at the Clermont - Ferrand Film Festival 2023
Official Selection at FEST - New Directors New Films Festival 2024
Official Selection at the Festival du Film Court en Plein Air de Grenoble 2023
Official Selection at the International Short Film Festival Cinestesia 2024
Official Selection at the Landshut Film Festival 2024
Official Selection at the Lecce Film Festival 2024
Official Selection at Les Nuits Med Film Festival 2024
Official Selection at MedFilm Film Festival Rome 2023
Official Selection at Pink Screens Brussels 2023
Official Selection at PÖFF Shorts 2023
Official Selection at Queer Filmfest Weiterstadt 2023
Official Selection at Queer Lisboa Film Festival 2024
Official Selection at the Regard - Saguenay International Short Film Festival 2024
Official Selection at the Rio LGBT Film Festival 2023
Official Selection at the Roze Filmdagen Amsterdam 2024
Official Selection at Santiago del Estero Film Festival 2024
Official Selection at the Seattle International Film Festival 2023
Official Selection at the Seoul Pride Film Festival 2023
Official Selection at the Short Shorts Film Festival Asia 2023
Official Selection at the Slovak Queer Film Festival 2023
Official Selection at the Social World Film Festival 2024
Official Selection at Tolerance Film Festival 2023
Official Selection at Villammare Film Festival 2024
Official Selection at the Aryan Film Festival 2024
Official Selection at the Athens International Film Festival 2023
Official Selection at the Ennesimo Film Festival 2024
Official Selection at the Helsinki International Film Festival 2023
Official Selection at the Integration Film Festival 2024
Official Selection at the Ischia Film Festival 2024
Savvas Stavrou - a former student at Sundance Lab, Berlinale Talents, Zurich Academy and BFI Network - is a filmmaker, writer and photographer with a strong aptitude for blending images and music. His short films have screened internationally and won awards at numerous Academy Qualifying festivals. At Focus Features he has been involved in the development and production of several films, and in the world of commercials and music videos, he has directed for Apple, Samsung, Nike and Mercedes, Muse, Sam Smith, Royal Blood, Sigrid, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Massive Attack and Florence + the Machine. His latest short film Buffer Zone, funded by the BFI and Cyprus Cinema, premiered at Clermont-Ferrand 2023. He is currently developing three feature films.
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