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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...

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'...

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...

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...

Greek students seem to be ambivalent towards European Union, disappointed from politics, and pessimistic for their professional future according to VPRC research called “Europe of young people.” At the same time they dream of having a better quality of...

Mothers breastfeed their babies at the 4th Pan-Hellenic Public Breastfeeding that took place simultaneously in 39 Greek cities. At Zappio 242 women breastfed their babies and children in public. The event took place for the celebration of World Breastfeeding Week....

The European Film Academy has chosen three documentaries to compete in the European documentary category at this year's European Film Awards. One of those films, "Stop-Over," is about a group of illegal Iranian immigrants stranded and struggling to survive in...

I really can’t remember how long it's been since the last time a Greek commercial on television drew so much public attention. The series of commercials by Soho Square on behalf of Aegean Airlines, made the difference, garnering attention...

Greek-American comedian Zach Galifianakis has been cast** as the male lead in the upcoming film adaptation of the bondage-themed book series Fifty Shades of Grey. According to Deadline.com, the The Hangover trilogy star will tackle the character of Christian Grey, the billionaire...

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. This political drama takes us back in time,...

The curtain will rise on the 54th Thessaloniki Film Festival on Friday November 1st with a modest ceremony that will take place at 20:30 at the Festival’s historic seat, the Olympion theatre in Thessaloniki, Greece.  Jim Jarmusch’s much anticipated...

The event which took place at the Parliament House of Victoria aiming to raise money in order to establish a monument that will honor the contribution of Lemnos at the battle of Gallipoli, raised an amount of $40,000. “My grandfather...

Bonhams sale of Greek art features several works which refer to the heroism of a mythical past, and reflect the artists’ view of painting as the only way to explain what it means to be Greek in the modern...

The dance group of the Research Academy in Traditional Dances of Elassona, traveled to China, for the Tourism Festivals that took place in Shanghai and Liuyang, and presented famous Greek folk dances to a Chinese audience. The Greek mission consisted...

A proposal to establish the 1st of March as a day dedicated to Greek Diaspora was recently expressed during the inauguration of a special exhibition on the press of the Greeks who live abroad. This exhibition is taking place...