entertainment

The Greek Australian Short Film Festival (GASFF) is looking for submissions for its next showcasing of cinematic talent. The GASFF is the brainchild of actor Jim Koutsoukos and actor/director Katerina Kotsonis which began their project in Melbourne in 2010. Initially it started as...

One of Turkey's largest collection of media titles is to be sold, sparking fears of a further erosion of the country's press independence. Reports in the Sozcu newspaper and elsewhere on Wednesday claim Dogan Holding chief Aydin Dogan has agreed...

A panel of Greek and Turkish journalists has met in Istanbul to debate coverage of Greece and Greek issues from the former imperial capital. 'Views of Istanbul Hellenism in the Modern Greek and Turkish Press' was the topic of the...

The temples, cities and markets of ancient Greece could be the setting for the latest installment of the hugely popular Assassin's Creed video-game series, industry insiders are claiming. According to ComicBook.com, Greece has been rumored as a setting for the...

British royals Prince Charles and his wife Camilla have accepted an invitation by the president of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos for an official visit to Greece in May. It will be the first time in modern Greek history that...

Greece's Central Archaeological Council (CAC) gave permission to designer Vassilios Kostetsos to stage a fashion show at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus entrance square on March 31st. The ancient stone theater was built on the slope of the Acropolis hill...

Greek TV channel Mega faces closure after the country's National Council of Radio and Television voted to end its operations on Tuesday. The channel, which has been broadcasting repeats for months amid claims its staff has not been paid, tried to...

Popular Greek actor Christos Simardanis has died at the age of 61. Simardanis starred in numerous Greek TV series and movies over the last decades. His voice was instantly recognizable as he did many adverts for Greek TV and was also...

Dramatic images showing the owner of PAOK FC striding onto the pitch at Toumba Stadium Sunday night with what looked like a holstered firearm have gone around the world, sparking a media feeding frenzy. Greek football rarely makes it to...

A dramatic depiction of the Greek War of Independence will be screened in Brisbane ahead of this year's Greek Independence Day celebrations. The Elizabeth Picture Theatre is to screen 2017's 'Exodus 1826: A Road of No Return' which dramatizes the Siege...

A harrowing short film about Greek prisoners in German death camps during WWII has won an award in Canada. Eleftheromania, a 20-minute offering filmed in Toronto and New York, was directed by David Antoniuk and produced by Joanna Tsanis, Charles M....

Musicians from Greece and Australia will pay homage to the Greek blues, or Rebetiko, in a festival at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Saturday. Pliri Ntaxei and Chrysoula K & Purpura from Greece, plus Australia-based performers Zourouna, the Melbourne Rebetiko...

The annual Montreal Greek Film Festival (MGFF) kicks off once again on Saturday, March 24, and continues up until Sunday, April 1 ending with the annual Closing Night reception and gala. The festival, now in its sixth year, will be...

A documentary on the cosmopolitan Greek island of Mykonos by filmmaker Nico Mastorakis has won international acclaim even before its official release. "Mykonos, The Soul Of An Island," is already an official entry, a semi-finalist and a two-time winner in...

A Turkish presenter who made an on-air outburst about killing civilians in secular districts of Istanbul has resigned after being described as "psychotic" by a ruling-party spokesman. Ahmet Keser made the remarks on Akit TV, a broadcast channel arm of...