Sylvia Nicolaides

Sylvia Nicolaides studied Fine Arts at the Chelsea College of Art and Design in London and holds a Master’s Degree from The Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU) in Prague. She participated in the Berlinale Talents and the Sarajevo Talents programmes and is a member of the Directors Guild of Cyprus.

She began working with Nicolas Iordanou as a filmmaking duo in 2012 and their filmic work has been awarded and screened at Drama International Short Film Festival, Raindance, IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival, PÖFF Shorts, Tampere Film Festival, et al. They are the founders and artistc directors of the Paphos International Film Festival (PIFF) in Cyprus.