Elia Kazan, a well-known director, producer, screenwriter, novelist, and co-founder of the influential Actors Studio in New York in 1947 was actually Greek-American. Kazan was a three-time Academy Award winner, a five-time Tony Award winner, a four-time Golden Globes...
The Academy Awards often had Greek color. Greeks and people of Greek origin have always represented the Greek spirit in cinema's biggest celebration. This year alone, Greek Australian George Miller is nominated for the furious Mad Max: Fury Road.
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Upon hearing of Greeks and Oscars, the first name that comes to one’s mind is the name of famous Greek actress Katina Paxinou. In 1943, Paxinou was the first Greek to have brought home a little golden statuette for...
The 7th Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival kicks off June 6 at the Writer's Guild Theater in Beverly Hills with an impressive line-up. Films to be shown at this year's festival have just been announced, and a special honoring...
Actress and screenwriter Zoe Kazan stars in a new film, "The Pretty One," which had its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on April 20.
Just off the heels of the critically acclaimed "Ruby Sparks," Kazan,...
Zoe Kazan, the granddaughter of Hollywood filmmaking legend and Greek-American Elia Kazan, has written her first screenplay, "Ruby Sparks," which had its US release in theaters at the end of July.
The young screenwriter began her career as an actress,...
