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Cannes Film Festival Announces 2014 Lineup; Greek Film at ‘Un Certain Regard’

The Cannes Film Festival has announced its line-up of films for the 2014 festival running from May 14 to May 25. The list includes a number of familiar names as well as Greek director Panos Koutras. Koutras' film Xenia...

Exarchopoulos in Athens For Life of Adele

Adèle Exarchopoulos, one of the stars of Life of Adele - Blue, the film that won the Cannes Film Festival this year, a movie produced, and directed by Abdellatif Kechiche, will attend its premiere in Athens at the closing...

Simon Kassianides to Play Greek Role on ‘Covert Affairs’

You may recognize Simon Kassianides from his role opposite Daniel Craig in the Bond flick "Quantum of Solace." Or, perhaps you've seen him during any of his guest appearances on shows like "Burn Notice" and "Nikita." Now, the Greek-British...

Adele Exarchopoulos Awarded Palme d’Or at Cannes

Greek-French actress Adele Exarchopoulos was awarded the Palme d’Or at the 2013 Cannes film festival for her role in the film Blue is the Warmest Colour (original title: La Vie d’ Adele). This year the jury  was headed by...

First Look Clip From Cannes: Alexander Payne’s ‘Nebraska’

With Cannes 2013 underway in France, a debut clip from Greek-American director Alexander Payne's latest project, "Nebraska," was unveiled at the famed film festival. The Oscar-winning director shot the film in black-and-white in his hometown state. The plot centers on...

Cannes 2012: And the Palme d’Or Goes to “Amour” (video)

The 65th Cannes film festival has handed out its top prize Palme d'Or to "Amour"(Love), as it wrapped up with a star-studded closing ceremony here on the rainy Sunday night in the French Riviera resort. The ceremony came after all...

Greek Films at the 2012 Cannes Film Market

CANNES - Greeks are once again present throughout this year’s Cannes Film Festival. One of the members of the prestigious nine-person Cannes Jury this year is Alexander Payne, the U.S. director of Greek descent responsible for films such as...

Takis Candilis: A Powerful Greek-French Director at Cannes

By Chloé Emmanouilidis Takis Candilis, born in October 1954, has been a successful TV man, movie producer and TV program director for many years. He is the son of Greek architect George Candilis. He was only 17 when he received  financial...