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French Mothers Film Shot on Milos

You Will Honor Your Mother and Your Mother, is the title of the French film in which Lakis Lazopoulos plays. The film has been shot on the Greek Cycladic island of Milos showing its beauty, and is expected to...

Bourzi Conducts Herself In Greek, German

Composter Constantia Gourzi, the only female conductor teaching at the German Music University is preparing a concert entitled Greek Music in German in collaboration with four international young composers and four international young conductors. She is proposing Greek tunes to...

Dimitriadis Brings His Country to Paris

On the occasion of the theater performance entitled The Country Where I Was Born, the famous Greek writer Dimitris Dimitriadis told the news agency AMNA that Greece's crushing economic crisis has moved him. "Greece should enter a new historical period....

Yanni to Perform in Dubai Again

The Greek classical, pop composer and producer, Yanni returns to Dubai to perform in two shows at the UAE, Dubai World Trade Center on April 4 and 5. The noted composer of ethnic, jazz, rock music has performed in the...

Bellos Nominated for Australian of the Year

Police Sergeant Dimitris Bellos has been nominated for The Australian of the Year Awards on the occasion of the Australia Day which is on Jan. 26 and commemorates the establishment of the first settlement at Port Jackson, now part...

Athens Ceremony to Honor Poet Dimoula

Athens Concert Hall will honor the poet Kiki Dimoula in a ceremony on Jan. 29. The event will be held on the occasion of the publication of Dimoula's anthology, Alchemist of Speech, translated by Cecile Inglessi-Margellos. The anthology entitled The...

Gavras Honorary Doctor of AUTH

Acclaimed Greek director Costas Gavras is to be appointed honorary doctor of the Faculty of the Fine Arts Film Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH). The University is honoring him for his work and contribution to the...

Vlagkopoulou Wins Rome Acting Competition

Dimitra Vlagkopoulou, an honor graduate of the National Theatre Drama School last year who represented Greece, has won the the international competition for young actors, organized by the Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico, di Roma (Premio delle Arti...

Michael Chiklis Plays Villain in ‘Parker’

In "Parker," which hits theaters January 25, Michael Chiklis faces off against Jason Statham in the thriller about a thief who is betrayed by his crew and left for dead. Chiklis goes head-to-head with Statham in the film. He plays...

Greek Eurovision Finalists Announced

In an official statement issued by ERT and MAD who are the organizers of the Eurovision contest, the names of the contestants who made it to the finals to represent Greece were announced. The winner will represent the country...

Gods and Monsters: Homer’s Odyssey

And the fascination with the Greek heroes never stops! In another yet documentary of BBC4 Simon Armitage undertakes his own Greek adventure, following in the footsteps of one of his own personal heroes, Odysseus and at the same time...

10 Must-Attend Greek American Events in 2013

2013 is another year filled with fabulous Greek events throughout the United States. Here we present you with the top 10 events you shouldn't miss, including the Greek showcase at SxSW (photo) a unique event that aims to bring...

Tsoukalis Tracks Down Stolen Antiquities

In an event at the Theocharakis Foundation, author Giorgos Tsoukalis presented  his latest book, History Smugglers - Return of the 20 Treasures, a look at antiquities smuggling that describes some high-profile cases, including those that have been solved in...

Lyra King Psarandonis’ Australian Tour

Antonis Xilouris, also known as Psarandonis, comes from a renowned Cretan musical family and is known as the most idiosyncratic lyra player on the island and who has earned renown. An exponent of tripped-out Cretan music, Psarandonis’s unique three-stringed...

Greece Not to Participate in CMT

The Stuttgarter Nachrichten newspaper comments on the decision of Greece and Spain not to take part in the International Exhibition for Caravanning, Motoring and Tourism (CMT) which is being held these days, stressing that this is not due to...