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The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), south of Athens, was transformed into a glittering Christmas destination for both children and adults over the weekend. About fifteen thousand visitors of all ages watched the SNFCC's "Christmas World" come alive at...

Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos won Best Director for his film "The Favourite", which scooped a record ten honors at the 21st annual British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) on Sunday. Olivia Colman, who stars as the film's moody, dissipated Queen Anne,...

Giannis Antetokounmpo is known as the "Greek Freak" to all and is famous for his superpowers out on the basket ball court. Averaging 27.3 points and 12.9 rebounds per game for the first-place Milwaukee Bucks, this Greek god has...

Sebastian Stan, best known for playing grim "Winter Soldier" Bucky Barnes in Marvel's Avengers films, braved the Athens chill on Monday night to film a racy scene from his forthcoming film. The 36-year-old actor was joined by an equally-nude Denise...

The 21st annual Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People will take place from December 1-8 in the cities of Pyrgos and Amaliada, Greece. This unique event draws enthusiastic filmmakers and film buffs -- many of whom are...

Greek director Costa-Gavras will receive an award for lifetime achievement at this year's European Film Awards. The legendary filmmaker who directed classics such as "Missing", "Z", "Music Box" and "Betrayed", will be honored by the European Film Academy at the...

Daisy Mavraki, crowned as Greece's 1952 "Star Hellas" died on Thursday in Athens aged 83. Mavraki, born in Crete, was voted the most beautiful Greek woman in the the first beauty contest held in the Greek capital after the end...

The European Parliament on Wednesday approved an economic aid package worth €2,308,500 to 550 redundant media workers in Greece. In a statement, the parliament said "550 media workers dismissed by three publishing companies will receive EU aid worth €2,308,500 ...

Stamos Zoulas, the former editor-in-chief of Kathimerini, one of Greece's most respected daily newspapers, died in Athens on Tuesday aged 81. Zoulas was born in 1937 and studied political science at the Panteion University in Athens. He began his career...

Giannis Antetokounmpo, the ''Greek Freak'' of the National Basketball Association's Milwaukee Bucks recently prepared and served food worth $50,000 to homeless people in Wisconsin. Antetokounmpo, along with his mother and his partner, recently prepared and served food at the St....

Corfu is a finalist in a European Film Commissions Network (EUFCN) competition for the best European shooting location for television and film. The island was proposed by the Hellenic Film Commission and the Greek Film Center, which announced that Corfu is...

Russian tycoon Dmitry Rybolovlev was arrested on Tuesday morning in Monaco following an order issued by a local prosecutor stemming from corruption charges. Rybolovlev, who lives in Monaco, is the owner of the AS Monaco football club as well as...

Differences between countries are always the easiest things to point out. However, did you ever stop to consider the similarities between two countries unlikely to be compared, such as Canada and Greece? Yet there are more commonalities between Canada...

NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is officially the owner of a $1.8 million mansion in River Hills, Wisconsin. The "Greek Freak" purchased the home from former teammate Mirzo Teletovic, and his wife, Maja. Teletovic retired from the NBA last season due...

Greece's first private TV station, MEGA channel, closed early Sunday, after digital provider Digea stopped broadcasting its program. The provider's announcement informed that following a written notice sent by the National Radio and Television Council, it is obliged to interrupt...