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Sydney: Opening of the Greek Film Festival

On November 6, Delphi Film Festival celebrated its 20th anniversary in Sydney, in Chauvel Theatres. More than 400 people were gathered to watch the Greek blockbuster of Christoforos Papakaliatis, "What if." The Australian actress, comedian and television hostess, Mary Kousta...

Perth: An Outdoor Amphitheatre of Ancient Greek Style

A spectacular outdoor amphitheater of ancient Greek style is being constructed in Perth, the capital of Western Australia, at the initiative of the Greek businessman and benefactor of Hellenism, Manolis Petrelis. The amphitheater is being built on the premises...

Greek Movie Fridays: "Little Greek Godfather" – Watch it on Pameodeon.gr

The Greek leading film distributor and producer, Odeon S.A., and Greek Reporter have teamed up to promote Greek cinema to a new worldwide audience, through PameOdeon.gr, the new video on demand platform. For this Greek Movie Friday we present you...

Art Exhibit in the Centre of Athens

It is the fourth time that the program "Art and the City" will host a group exhibition in a central passage of Athens. Specifically, on Friday November 8,  students and graduates of Athens School of Fine Arts will be...

ERT Workers Caught Asleep By Police Raid

The order by Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, the New Democracy Conservative party leader who convinced his coalition partner, PASOK Socialist chief Evangelos Venizelos to drop his objections to a Nov. 7 dawn riot police raid to oust former...

"The Final Payoff" Gets Audience Award at Cyprus International Film Festival

The Final Payoff, the first feature film directed by Alexander Leontaritis won the Audience Award at the 8th International Film Festival of Cyprus. The movie was also nominated in other categories as well (best first feature film, best performance,...

‘Thor’ Actor Tom Hiddleston Studied Greek While Pursuing Acting

As the Marvel sequel "Thor: The Dark World" gets ready to hit theaters Friday, Nov. 8, we're learning more about Loki a.k.a. Tom Hiddleston, including the fact that he studied - and speaks - Greek! Hiddleston, who reprises his role...

"Google Launchpad" Project in Athens

Greece has suffered a big economic recession, which resulted in the evaporation of a quarter of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over the past five years.  Greece, in order to overcome the economic crisis must find a way to encourage...

Counting Down to Athens Classic Marathon

The count-down for the 31st Athens Classic Marathon on November 10th has begun. It is an international sports event which illustrates the power of human will and soul. According to the Municipality of Athens there have been a massive number...

Greek Government Inquiry into Apple Devices

The majority of governments in the first semester of 2013 asked for information concerning Apple users. The Company published a new transparency report revealing the number and the kind of requests. The report revealed Greek authorities sent two requests for...

Kalamata: In the Running for EU Capital of Culture 2021

Kalamata, a city located in southern Peloponnese will be submitting a bid to be named European Capital of Culture for 2021. The mayor is set to unveil his proposals on Wednesday November 6, at an official event attended by...

Greek Director: "The Crisis Brings Greeks Closer"

During the International Film Festival of Thessaloniki, Alexander Avranas, director of the film "Miss Violence" talked about his film and the crisis. "The economic crisis and the crisis of values brings Greek people closer to each other." said the...

Lanthimos’ English Language Debut Gets its Lead Cast

Academy Award-nominated Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos is making his English language debut with "The Lobster," and now the film finally has its lead cast. Jason Clarke ("Zero Dark Thirty") has joined the cast that also includes Lea Seydoux (Adele Exarchopoulos'...

Greece Honors Libyan Professor

The Greek ambassador in Libya Mr. Kyriakos Amiridis, honored Dr. Fadel Ali Mohamed, the Libyan professor of Archaeology and Ancient Languages with the Golden Order of Phoenix. The honor was conferred to him by the President of the Republic...

Santorini as an International Culinary Destination

The combination of a destination and a gastronomic experience seems ideal for anyone planning holidays. At the same time, 2013 is a milestone year for Santorini, since the municipal authority of the island has proclaimed 2013 as the Year...