Entertainment

The Drama International Short Film Festival travels to Cyprus this year again as part of its globe-trotting adventures with the aim of showcasing its awarded short films. Cinephiles in Larnaca, ...

An event gathering rock-climbing enthusiasts – amateurs and novice climbers – is set to take place this weekend in Paphos. Held at Episkopi Environmental Centre on Sunday, interested participants will meet with ...

Never letting your reader know quite what’s going in is a fairly standard formula for the generation of unease. Sarah Bernstein’s second novel is high on unease. It’...

A week-long film festival places Palestinian culture and cinematography in the spotlight. The very first Palestinian Independent Film Festival Lemesos opens this week, spread across four locations in Limassol. From ...

This Saturday, the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus will showcase awarded short films from its programme in Paphos for the first time. Starting at 7.30pm at the Attikon Multicultural ...

Don’t know what to do on the day of love? CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES suggests films to watch Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and here at the Cyprus ...

February has welcomed a plethora of new exhibitions, dusting off the quiet winter. Several new showcases have recently opened around the island and as we move down the calendar, more ...

Think outside of the romantic meal for two box suggests ELENI PHILIPPOU as a range of events are on through the week With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, ...

Putting photography in the spotlight is a new exhibition by a Limassol-born award-winning photographer and journalist. On February 16, Antigone Solomonidou-Drousiotou will open her En Somati exhibition at isnotgallery in Nicosia. ...

With a great, Asian-led cast, The Brothers Sun has a great mafia plot line but is also comical. I enjoyed being able to laugh, while also remaining entertained by the ...

When was the last time you sent a love letter, handwritten on paper and dropped in a mailbox? That is exactly the premise of a new project by Larnaka 2030 as ...

Is sending letters, postcards and love notes a thing of the past? An upcoming experiential workshop in Nicosia looks at the ways people express their love and how it compares ...

Ever wanted to learn more about the magnificent underwater world and Cyprus’ natural wonders? A new series of events hosted by the Enalia Physis Environmental Research Centre offers the chance ...

Jason Jones and Beatrice Trefalt offer an insight into new film on complexity of Japan’s war memories The new hit Japanese film Godzilla Minus One – an homage to Honda ...

Egor Alexandrovich Abramov, a rising star in the Russian entertainment industry, has swiftly made a name for himself with his notable performances on both the small and big screens. New ...

Another weekend is almost here and this one will be filled with musical performances from young local artists, established Cypriot musicians and international stars. But other events showcase art and ...

This new month brings new plays to Nicosia’s central stages. A handful of local theatre companies and groups are finalising rehearsals and scripts, ready to present thought-provoking performances throughout ...

Time to hit the galleries! A series of new events and workshops is taking place at the AG Leventis Gallery in Nicosia, inviting old and young not only to get ...

I realised lately I miss London. Not just the hustle and bustle of a big city, the constant excitement and the myriad of choices every day in every aspect of ...

Celebrating love and the majestic world of dance is an upcoming event that returns to Cyprus to enrich the local cultural calendar. Back again this February is the Celebrity Ballet ...

The Nicosia International Festival, which is part of the capital city’s bid for the European Capital of Culture 2030, remains true to its long-term strategy of showcasing Cypriot creators alongside ...

Nicosia’s art scene welcomes several new art shows this month, and adding to the cultural calendar is a showcase at Alpha CK Art Gallery by Greek artist Thanasis Lala. ...

In keeping with my apparently unavoidable tendency to do things the wrong way round, my first Jack Reacher novel also happens to be the latest of the 28 that Lee Child (...

Moments of classical music bliss reach the island soon as renowned Italian tenor Massimo Giordano prepares for two Cyprus concerts. Celebrated as one of the finest voices in the world, ...