The first Cypriot film on the Netflix streaming service immediately hit the top most watched. Find me falling was launched on July 19, 2024 in 30 languages and received 14.4 million views in the first five days.
The Cypriot film came out on top in the Netflix Global 10 rankings.
The director, screenwriter and producer of the film is Stelana Kliris. Stelana was born into a Cypriot family in South Africa and moved to Cyprus in 2010.
In his interview with Cyprus Business News, the director shares that he has been working in the film industry for 20 years. In 2016, she founded her own company, the first project of which was Find me falling.
The idea for the script began when Stelana Clearis read an article about Don Ritchie from Australia. He lived near a notorious cliff where people who wanted to commit suicide came. Don has helped many people avoid taking this step and saved their lives. The Cypriot woman was inspired by this story to make her film about the importance of personal contact and kindness.
Most of the scenes were filmed in Peyia and in the Kaimakli area of Nicosia.
The film was shown at the American Film Market, where it attracted the attention of Netflix. As a result, the debut of the Cypriot film industry was successful.
The film was financed by second producer Jupiter Peak and the Cyprus Sub-Ministry of Culture. Also, the Cyprus Film Commission has offered a 45% refund for films shot in Cyprus. This scheme is one of the most attractive in the world.
Stelana Kliris is currently working on creating a new film about Cypriot emigrants in South Africa.
Text prepared based on CBN materials
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