The ISFFC Summer Screenings

The 16th International Short Film Festival of Cyprus is preparing for its autumn opening, yet summer by the sea offers, once again, the perfect occasion to revisit some of the films from last year's selection. Five films from Finland, Cyprus, the Netherlands, France and Lebanon return for one evening at the Molos Amphitheatre in Limassol. Films that leave a mark, comic, poetic, unsettling.

Free for everyone.

All films will be shown in their original language with English subtitles. All films are unsuitable for viewers under the age of 18.

Date: Thursday 10 July 2026

Time: 20:30

Location: Molos Amphitheatre, Limassol

Admission: Free

In collaboration with: Limassol Municipality

Programme:

•       Fish River Anthology (Mereneläviä) – Veera Lamminpää (Finland)

•       Nikos' Long Walk – Andreas Sheittanis (Cyprus)

•       Unreal Estate Agent – Bodhi Le Belle (The Netherlands)

•       Little Monsters (Les Petits Monstres) – Pablo Léridon (France)

•       What If They Bomb Here Tonight? – Samir Syriani (Lebanon)

Film Descriptions

Fish River Anthology (Mereneläviä) – Veera Lamminpää | Finland | Fiction & Animation | 10'

At the fish counter of a supermarket about to close, a handful of customers stand in the queue and wait. The wait becomes an occasion for existential reflection and a spontaneous song. Veera Lamminpää combines live action and animation in a film that wins you over with its humour and humanity.

Nikos' Long Walk – Andreas Sheittanis | Cyprus | Fiction | 25'

Two men with nothing in common decide to climb a mountain together to shout. Cypriot director Andreas Sheittanis explores friendship, despair and the human need for release through a road trip that becomes something far greater than it first appears.

Unreal Estate Agent – Bodhi Le Belle | The Netherlands | Fiction | 12'

Jos is desperately searching for a home. During a house visit, the unexpected happens: the estate agent is accidentally killed. From that point on, there is no way back, only forward. Bodhi Le Belle constructs a suspenseful dark comedy that sharply skewers the madness of the property market.

Little Monsters (Les Petits Monstres) – Pablo Léridon | France | Fiction | 14'

Erwan has only one thing on his mind: get to school and tell Agathe he loves her. The problem? He shares his medical transport van with David, who has plans of his own. A tender and comic film about rivalry, difference, and the small heroic acts of everyday life.

What If They Bomb Here Tonight? – Samir Syriani | Lebanon | Fiction | 16'

A sleepless night in Beirut. A couple lies awake with their children nearby, listening to the news, asking themselves: do we stay or do we go? Samir Syriani shot this film with his own wife, in a personal and deeply moving document about life under threat and the impossible choice between roots and survival.

Disclaimer:

The International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (ISFFC) is organised by the Deputy Ministry of Culture in co-organisation with the Rialto Theatre.. Its mission is to celebrate the short film as a unique art form and provide a platform for emerging and established filmmakers from Cyprus, the Mediterranean region, and beyond.