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Sunset over rocky coast with a person fishing.

Leonidas and the Fish

2021

A Cypriot boy's perception of life changes when he catches a big fish.

A short-film written, directed and edited
by Alex Machlouzarides-Shalit
Production Manager - Natalia Der Parthogh
Starring - Nikitas Kozlov, Melissa David, Christos Drakos,
George Avraam.

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Awards

1.    Screen Power Film Festival London 2021 - Best Child Actor (Winner)

2.    Panorama International Indie Film Festival 2021 - Best Actor Debut (Winner)

3.    Prague International Indie Film Festival 2021 - Best Foreign Short (Winner)

4.    21 Islands International Short Film Fest 2021 - Best Editing (Winner)

5.    Carmarthen Bay Film Festival, UK 2021 (BAFTA Qualifying) - Best Foreign Short (Nominee)

6.    Aphrodite Film Awards 2021 - Best Fiction Short Film (Nominee)

7.    International Short Film Festival Cyprus 2021 - OFFICIAL SELECTION

8.    Oniros Film Awards 2021 - Best Indie Short (Nominee)

9.    Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards 2021 - Best Short Film (Nominee)

10. Long Story Shorts International Film Festival 2021 - Short Film (Fiction) (Nominee)

 

A boy wearing a hat and white T-shirt standing on rocky shore at sunset, looking at his phone.
A young boy wearing a beige cap and a white t-shirt standing in a kitchen, with a subtitle reading, 'You could ask him, maybe he might want this kind of fish?'
Title screen of a short film titled 'Leondas and the Fish' with Greek and English text, showing a young boy wearing a hat and holding a fishing rod, against a sky background.
A boy and a woman in a garden during twilight, with another person holding a garden tool nearby.
Three boys sitting on rocks by the ocean at sunset, fishing and relaxingly gazing at the view.
A young boy walking along a sidewalk with an orange bucket and fishing rod, passing by a building with potted plants, with a street and cars in the background, during dusk.
Series of photos showing people fishing from rocky shoreline at the beach with buildings and palm trees in the background.
A young boy wearing a beige cap is talking to a man behind a restaurant counter. The boy is wearing a white t-shirt, and the man wears a light blue polo shirt. The restaurant interior is visible, with stainless steel surfaces and shelves with plates
A man and a boy on a dirt path near the beach, holding a large fish. The man is shirtless, wearing black shorts and a pink cap. The boy is shirtless with a towel around his neck, wearing a cap, blue shorts, and sneakers, smiling. A camera on a tripod
Silhouettes of five people wearing masks, standing on rocks, with one person holding a camera on a selfie stick, against a pale sky.