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Cannes Film Festival

Lanthimos’ ‘The Lobster’ Acquired by Alchemy at Cannes

Yorgos Lanthimos' "The Lobster", a dark comedy set in a dystopian future, has been acquired by Alchemy after its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. "The Lobster" markes Lanthimos' first English-language film, and stars well-known actors like Colin Farrell,...

Greek Director Costas Gavras Honored at Cannes Film Festival

The film festival in Cannes organized the screening of Costas Gavras' classic film “Z” on Monday, in a restored version in honor of the award-winning Greek-French film director and producer. Cannes Film Festival artistic director Thierry Frémaux praised Gavras' work for its ability to cross...

Ted Sarandos to Address Changes in Hollywood at Cannes Film Festival

Ted Sarandos, the Greek-American Chief Content Officer of Netflix, has been honored with an invitation to address the Marche du Film at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. This is the first time Sarandos has been invited to the famous international film market....

Greeks at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes Film Festival recently released the line up for its 2015 competition, which will include Greeks both behind and in front of the camera this year. One of the films screening in competition is "The Lobster", a UK production directed by...

Greek Film Impresses Critics at Cannes Festival

The Greek director Panos Koutras, won critical acclaim at the Cannes Film Festival for his fourth feature film, "Xenia," which was screened in the "Un Certain Regard" section of the festival, on Sunday, May 18. "Xenia" is described as his best...

Berlinale Friendly for Greek Productions

There is good news from the Berlin International Film Festival, where it was announced that this year the minimum budget limit of 1 million euros as a prerequisite for film projects seeking international co-productions in order to participate in...

Greek Actress Favourite At Cannes

Adele Exarchopoulos, a young actress of Greek origin, is the favorite for the best leading actress award in this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The 19-year old actress arrived at the famed event stealing the show. Exarchopoulos stars in Abdellatif Kechiche's...

Greek-Italian Actress Valeria Golino Makes Directorial Debut

Greek-Italian actress Valeria Golino, most noted for her role opposite Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman in "Rain Man," has made her feature directorial debut with "Miele." The film, which hit Italian theaters last month and is currently screening at the...

India Blues, Greek Surprise in Cannes

Two young men, a house and the different feelings they experience during the development of their relationship is the basic recipe on which the film India Blues is based. The director George Markakis that has known success in the...

Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou at Cannes: ‘Creative Europe’ Creates Jobs Through Film

CANNES - Androulla Vassiliou, the Cypriot European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism, and Youth, arrived in Cannes in order to promote the EU’s MEDIA program and give the first ever ‘Prix MEDIA’ award to Iranian filmmaker Ashgar Farhadi, the...