Christos Tsiolkas
Australia
Greek Actress Victoria Haralabidou in ABC Series Barracuda
After following her Greek-Australian husband back to Australia to pursue all that life has to offer, Greek actress Victoria Haralabidou has made a breakthrough to be the first Greek woman on Australian television to represent a woman in her...
Art
22nd Greek Film Festival Announces 2015 Sydney Program
The Delphi Bank 22nd Greek Film Festival (GFF) announces its full 2015 program showcasing cutting-edge cinema steeped in Greece’s time honoured culture of storytelling. Jam packed with 14 feature films, 4 documentaries and a 60’s classics retrospective on the...
Australia
Greek-Australian Author Christos Tsiolkas Among Finalists for Literature Prize
Greek-Australian author Christos Tsiolkas - famous for his book The Slap, which was adapted as a TV series in Australia, as well as in the United States- is a finalist in the Melbourne Prize for Literature 2015 and Awards.
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Greek News
The Greek Family on American Television: ‘The Slap’
"The Slap" miniseries premiered on NBC this past Thursday night, and though there are no Greek actors in the mix, the show revolves around the lives of the Apostolou family and their friends. The way "The Slap" portrays the interactions of a...
Australia
Christos Tsiolkas Speaks at Sydney Writers’ Festival
Christos Tsiolkas, a Greek-Australian writer who was born in Melbourne was invited to speak and participate in this year’s Sydney Writer’s Festival. Tsiolkas’ work is well-known around the world, especially for the way in which he writes about subjects...
Australia
Tsiolkas’ Novel Barracuda Out Nov.1
The long awaited new novel by award-winning Greek-Australian author, Christos Tsiolkas, entitled Barracuda, will be presented during a special event in Melbourne, Australia, on October 23.
In Barracuda, we follow the story of a young swimmer, Danny Kelly, with the...
Australia
Antipodes Festival Features Tsiolkas’ Life
On June 24 the English version of the last book of the academic and writer John Vasilakakos, entitled Christos Tsiolkas: The Silenced Story - Life and Work is going to be released in Australia and the USA (soon in...
Art
Two Greeks Named Writers in Residence
Two Greeks from the Diaspora, author Christos Tsiolkas and director and screenwriter Ana Kokkinos were chosen this year by the RMIT University to share their knowledge with future authors, whose main reference is their Greek origin, in the context...
Australia
Tsiolkas’ Book Taps Aussie Swim Culture
The new book written by Greek author Christos Tsiolkas is expected to be published in October, his fifth, and five years after his previous novel The Slap.
The main character is an Australian swimmer who made many sacrifices to become...
Australia
A Greek-Australian Family’s Slap Up for Emmy
The Slap, an eight-part television series based on a novel by Greek-Australian author Christos Tsiolkas and screened on the Australian channel ABC1, has been nominated for an Emmy award in the United States. The presentation of the winners will...