The 7th edition of Dot.on.the.Map Industry Days, Cyprus’s film co-production and networking platform for industry professionals, will take place at the Rialto Theatre in Limassol from 23 to 25 April 2026, as part of the 24th Cyprus Film Days International Festival.
The event is organised by the Department of Contemporary Culture and the Rialto Theatre under the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Culture, and brings together producers, directors and screenwriters from the Mediterranean region to pitch feature length fiction film projects to international industry representatives and explore co-production, distribution and financing opportunities with partners from Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
Friday 24 April
The programme opens at 10:30 with a pitching session at which ten teams of producers and directors will present their projects within the Dot.on.the.Map Meeting Point co-production forum, implemented in partnership with Agora at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. The session will be moderated by film development expert and trainer Marjorie Bendeck.
The afternoon features two information sessions: at 14:15, Dr Marios Psaras of the Cyprus Cinema Office will present the Cyprus Minority Co-Productions Scheme, followed at 14:45 by Peter D. Todorov, Executive Director of the Bulgarian National Film Centre, who will outline opportunities, eligibility criteria and tax credit incentives for international co-productions with Bulgaria.
At 15:45, a panel discussion on screenwriting training labs will bring together representatives from three European labs — the Midpoint Institute (Czech Republic), Oxbelly (Greece) and the Torino Film Lab (Italy) — to discuss the role of training in the development and scriptwriting process. The session will be moderated by Stavros Pamballis, Writer-Director and Head of Development at Faliro House.
Saturday 25 April
The day opens at 10:00 with a panel discussion on literary film adaptations, organised in partnership with Frankfurter Buchmesse and moderated by Niki Théron, Senior Manager of International Projects and Film at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Panellists include producer Amanda Livanou of Neda Film (Greece), producer Claire Willats of Two Mag Pies Entertainment (UK) and screenwriter and Columbia University professor Christina Lazaridi.
At 11:00, Matthijs Wouter Knol, CEO and Director of the European Film Academy, will speak on the academy’s role and the future infrastructure needed for European cinema. The programme closes at 12:00 with an information session on Creative Europe MEDIA funding calls, presented by Nenad Bogdanovic of the Organisation for European Programmes and Cultural Relations and Head of the Creative Europe Desk Cyprus.
Accreditation
The event is open exclusively to accredited film industry professionals, including producers, directors, screenwriters, sales agents, distributors, festival representatives, film fund officials and TV and platform representatives. The deadline to apply for accreditation is Wednesday 15 April 2026 at http://access.cyprusfilmdays.com. Cyprus-based film professionals are eligible for free accreditation. The fee for international professionals is €50.
Further information is available at dot.cyprusfilmdays.com or by emailing [email protected].
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