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The 62nd Berlin International Film Festival opened on Thursday, February 9, with the world premiere of the French production “Les adieux a la Reine” (Farewell my Queen) by director Benoït Jacquot, starring Diane Kruger. The first big-scale film festival of...

Nielsen, a leading global provider of insights and analytics regarding what consumers watch and buy, released a new report on consumers' confidence during the last quarter of 2011, indicating that consumer confidence in Greece took another dive, with...

The Greek presence was very strong at the first North American Tour of Greek singer Panos Kiamos, where American audiences warmly applauded the singer and his hit songs. Five sold-out performances of Panos Kiamos were held in North America (Atlantic...

The Embassy of Greece in Rome and the Department of Modern Greek Language and Literature of Rome's ''La Sapienza'' University pay tribute to the work of Greek musician Dionysis Savvopoulos, with a concert on February 14, 2012 in Rome,...

Eminent academic Helene Glykatzi – Arhweiler, addressing an event on January 6, organized by the Society of Volunteers Against Cancer AGALIAZO at Eugenides Foundation, Athens, spoke on human values and social contribution throughout time. “You cannot speak of human values,...

Capital Link will host the 3rd Annual Greek Shipping Forum in Athens on Wednesday, February 29, 2012. This event will not only cover the latest developments and trends in international trade, dry bulk commodities, and the energy markets —...

The 40th Anniversary Dinner Dance, hosted by the Pancretan Association of Melbourne, will be held on Saturday the 18th of February, 2012 at Kritiko Horio, 90 Cathis Lane, Wantirna South. During the night all former presidents, committee members, ladies auxiliaries,...

The Pancretan Association of Melbourne is hosting its 2012 Annual Picnic at the Holy Monastery of Panagia Kamariani, which is situated at 135 Arthur Seat Road RED HILL on Sunday, March 11th, 2012. The Day will commence with a Church...

The Cypriot Cultural Centre in Vienna celebrated the beginning of the New Year in a very grandiose event hosted at the Hall of the old Town Hall. The traditional vasilopita cutting event was attended by the newly enthroned Greek-Orthodox Metropolitan...

Talented violinist Noé Inui, and multi-awarded pianist Vassilis Varvaresos will give a recital of classical music at the Morgan Library and Museum, 225 Madison Avenue, NY, on February 22 at noon. Born in Brussels in 1985 to a Greek mother...

The 11th Athens Xclusive Designers Week (AXDW), the international fashion week of Athens Greece, will be held on March 17-20, 2012, at Ethniki Asfalistiki Conference Center. The 11th AXDW will present Autumn/Winter 2012/2013 collections, with the participation of important fashion...

In a special ceremony hosted at the Hall of McGill University in Montreal, the Hellenic Scholarships Foundation awarded eight scholarships to undergraduate and postgraduate science and art students of Hellenic descent for the academic year of 2011-2012 on Friday,...

Co-edited by Dr. Lydia Papadimitriou (Film Studies, Liverpool John Moores University) and Dr. Yannis Tzioumakis (Communications and Media, University of Liverpool), the first collection of essays on Greek cinema to be published in English entitled "Greek Cinema: Texts, Histories,...

The Montreal AHEPA Family is proud to announce its 13th Annual St. Valentine’s Charity Ball, which will take place on Saturday February 11, 2012. Once again, this year's event will be held at the Palace reception hall in Laval....

On the occasion of Australia Day, the Australian ambassador to Greece, Jenny Bloomfield, hosted a reception on Wednesday night at the Sarogleion Megharon in Athens. The guests were given tours of two exhibitions that highlight Greece and Australia's common past,...