Festivals

While the people of Greece confront unprecedented challenges, their heartache shared by Greek people worldwide, filmmakers from near and far converged in Hollywood this week for the 2012 Los Angeles Greek Film Festival, fully intent on “Defeating the Crisis...

"A Green Story" officially kicked off the 2012 Los Angeles Greek Film Festival. The film is a biographical tale based on the life of Van Vlahakis, a Greek immigrant who traveled to the US with just a few dollars...

Though Greek films were not represented in this year’s competition for the Palme d’Or at the 65th Cannes Film Festival, fourteen films that were either produded by Greeks or have a Greek theme were featured in the Short Film...

The world-famous Cannes Film Festival celebrates its 65th anniversary this year, with a line-up of 22 fantastic films, many featuring Hollywood A-listers, competing for the prestigious Palme d’Or.  The festival will run until May 27, when the awards ceremony...

The 7th annual South East European Film Festival, proud recipient of the prestigious grant from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will take place this year from May 3-7 at the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles and UCLA. Commonly known...

Director Alexander Payne, of Greek origin, was named to jury in the 65th Cannes Film Festival. Payne was nominated for three Oscars this past year. In 2011, he won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay for his movie 'The Descendants,"...

Ten years ago, an ambitious Greek girl from Crete arrived in the U.S. and began working on her concept to create the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. Back then, people may have called her crazy (let's face it,...

The Los Angeles Greek Film Festival has announced that A Green Story will be the festival’s opening night film.  The world premiere of Van Vlahakis Biopic will take place on May 31st at Hollywood’s Egyptian Theater and the festival will...

"Passport to Greece," the 30th annual Boca Raton Greek Festival will be held Jan. 19 through 22 at the Saint Mark church grounds, located at 2100 Yamato Road in Boca Raton. Popular dishes made by recipes handed down from generations...

The Festival of Films from Greece started on the 1st of December and will last through the 11th of December, 2011. The festival is being held at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. The festival's opening day began with...