The New York Greek Film Expo, a celebrated Greek film festival for all New Yorkers, organized by the Hellenic Film Society (HFS), is ONGOING! The festival kicked off on October 2 and runs through October 12, 2025, bringing the best of contemporary Greek cinema to the city.
Programming features screenings of the latest and greatest Greek films, with a special emphasis on direct interaction: many of the A-List actors and directors who brought these stories to life have visited from Greece for Q&A sessions.
New York Greek Film Expo: What’s next?
The Expo successfully launched on Thursday, October 2, with the US premiere of the comedy Murphy’s Law. Director Angelos Frantzis and stars Katia Goulioni and Andreas Konstantinou—two of Greece’s most renowned actors—were all in attendance at the Directors Guild Theater in Manhattan for an engaging opening night Q&A.
Six additional new films screened this past weekend, October 3–5, at the Village East Cinema, where filmmakers were on hand to discuss their work. The festival now moves to the Barrymore Film Center in Fort Lee, NJ, on October 7-8.
The festival’s grand finale, running October 10-12, is a special retrospective of the acclaimed director Pantelis Voulgaris, to be held at the prestigious Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) in Astoria, NY. Voulgaris will also receive the HFS Lifetime Achievement Award for his decades of cinematic contributions.
All films are in Greek with English subtitles, and this year’s slate truly has something for everyone—”comedy, suspense, drama, social impact, and so much more,” says Maria Miles, Hellenic Film Society president.
“We’re delighted that so many of Greece’s top filmmakers and actors are attending the Expo and interacting with our audiences. We are especially honored to bestow our Lifetime Achievement Award to director and master filmmaker Pantelis Voulgaris who, in the course of five decades, has given us several cinematic masterpieces.”
For the remaining schedule and to purchase tickets, please visit: www.hellenicfilmsociety.org.
About the Hellenic Film Society
The Hellenic Film Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting Greek cinema and sharing the richness of Greek films with American audiences. Based in Astoria, NY, HFS presents an array of feature films, documentaries, and shorts by Greek filmmakers and those of Greek descent, as well as works that highlight the cultures of Greece and Cyprus.
In addition to its annual New York Greek Film Expo, the Society is known for its ongoing Always on Sunday monthly film series, presented in collaboration with the Museum of the Moving Image.
Lead supporters of the Hellenic Film Society include the Kallinikeion Foundation and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). Additional support is provided by Microsoft, Greek National Tourism Organization, New York State Council on the Arts, the New York City Council, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, and Antenna Satellite TV.
For more information, to volunteer, or to support the mission, visit: www.hellenicfilmsociety.org.
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