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Greek Director Yorgos Lanthimos Won Prize at the Sydney Film Festival for Alps Movie

The new generation of Greeks is trying to show everyone that Greece can still hold its own and that their ideas are able of winning accolades. Filmmakers and athletes are both doing their best to send the message that...

8th International Festival of the Aegean to be Held on Syros, July 9-22

The International Festival of the Aegean, which takes place annually on the Island of Syros, Greece, was founded in 2005 by the Greek-American conductor Peter Tiboris. Now entering its eighth season, the Festival attracts world-class musicians, dancers, and actors,...

Athens International Airport Wins International Recognition

The Athens International Airport once again has received an international award, in fact the eleventh in a period of eight years. During the Routes Europe 2012 (May 20-22), the biggest airport and airline conference in the world which took...

You must look back to know where you are heading

Made by The Commonwealth Film Unit 1970. Directed by Oliver Howes.  Episode 3 of a three part series. Toula is a young woman living in a Greek migrant community in Sydney. She wants desperately to be a modern Australian,...

Alex Alexander Produces “Unrequited”

Six year is a long time for writer Timothy Wilde to be living with the characters of his new film "Unrequited." He has surrounded himself with amazingly talented Aussies to create this film.  "Unrequited" tells the story of infatuated anti-...

The Black and White Beginning of Moo Gourmet Burgers

Adam Gerondis of Moo Gourmet Burgers will become part of Australia’s culinary history. His grandfather Mick Adams opened Australia’s first Milk Bar in the early 30′s called “The Black and White.” His family lineage has been serving the Greek...

Third Year Anniversary of the Opening of the New Acropolis Museum

The New Acropolis Museum in Athens celebrates its three years of existence with a series of events on its premises Wednesday, June 20th. Exhibition spaces will remain open to the public from 8.00 a.m. to midnight and general admission...

AEK Veteran Stelios Vaskos Travels Back and Forth to Munich on a Bike for Children's Foundation

Stelios Vaskos tries to do the unbelievable: Trikala - Munich - Trikala, seven countries, dozens of cities, 4,000 kilometers on the bike for the cause, The Smile of the Child. Stelios Vaskos, the veteran cyclist of AEK Athens team and...

37 Manuscripts of Governor Kapodistrias to be Sold on Auction

The manuscript letters of Greece’s Governor Ioannis Kapodistrias will be sold on auction by a well-known auction house on Sunday June 24. Thirty seven letters the great man wrote to his closest partner, Alexandros Kontostavlos (1789-1865), referring to contemporary state...

2012 European Taekwondo Championships Under 21 Begin in Athens

The 3rd European Taekwondo Championships 2012 for athletes aged between 16 to 21  begins today at the Mets Sports Hall of Athens located in the historic triangle of the Greek capital. The Championships, which will be held in Athens from 14...

Homer’s “Odyssey” 12-Hour ‘Marathon’ Performance in Ottawa

Greece has been found in a terrible financial condition resulting in increasing negative comments by the international press. The ominous coverage of the developments in our country cannot, however, change the respect of many nations towards Greece or diminish...

Motion to return the Elgin Marbles wins majority in a debate

In a debate hosted by Intelligence Squared in London, the motion made by actor Stephen Fry to return the Elgin Marbles to Athens won by a vote of 384 to 125. Intelligence Squared is a London-based forum which organizes...

Royal Honours for Six Greek-Australians

Six fellow Greek-Australians were among the 540 Australians honored by England’s Queen Elizabeth on the occasion of her birthday. The honorary awards were given to the Greek-Australians for their services to the community during a special ceremony yesterday on the...

Patriarch Bartholomew’s Name Day Celebration in Constantinople

Our Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I celebrated his name day yesterday with a special liturgy in Baloucli, Constantinople on June 10. Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos, representatives from the Greek Church and the Mosque Patriarchate under Bishop Savva...

Gastronomic Feast at Mount Athos Attracting International Visitors

During the first ten days of June, a group of Chinese academics and students arrived in Chalkidiki in order to pay a visit to Athos. In the meantime our Asian visitors were found enthusiastically following instructions on how to...