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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...

Richard Ledes is no stranger to independent filmmaking. After starting out with Super 8 as a kid, the Greek-American director/writer dipped in and out of making movies for many years. He released his first feature in 2004, "A Hole...

An Athens summer cinema called Ciné Attikon will be renamed "Theodoros Angelopoulos," to honor the internationally distinguished work of Greek filmmaker Angelopoulos who died in 2011 in a street accident during the shooting of his last film. The renaming ceremony will...

SYRIZA has become Greece's second largest party and its high rate of votes has changed the political landscape of Greece after 30 years. International media have been reporting about its head, Alexis Tsipras, its members, its potential victory at...

Romain Gavras, son of director Costa Gavras, is a Greek-French filmmaker not so beloved by French officials. The 31-year-old director makes both long and short films, as well as videos, showing the violent "battles" taking place in downtown Paris...

Ange Arabatzis is a Greek Australian filmmaker and actor who lives in Melbourne and is about to star in the theatrical play DEANA VP, an Italian production inspired by the ancient Greek myth of Hercules, son of mighty God...

<img class="alignleft size- medium wp-image-45141" src="https://greekreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/attenberg-300x164.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="164">"Attenberg" is not a foreign name nor a faraway location. It is a new "language," which Greek director Athina Tsangari invented in order for her movie characters to communicate. The film presents the...

Greek film director, documentarist, writer and producer Lucia Rikaki passed away in Athens on Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. The 50-year-old played a pivotal role in raising awareness through her documentaries and using social networking to encourage young...

Despite the terrible financial circumstances, political and social turmoil in Greece, the country’s film industry builds upon its problems and exports its masterpieces abroad. The 3rd Montreal Greek Film Festival brought to the Greek population of Canada several new film...