Greek cinema
Culture
Cuba Hosts Greek Cinema Festival
El Greco
A Greek cinema festival is to take place in Havana, and is being organized by Greece's Ambassador to Cuba Stella Bezirtzoglou, according to Prensa Latina news agency.
It has been four years since Greek films have been screened in...
Culture
Greek Islands Get Ready for Aegean Film Festival
The Greek islands of Patmos and Paros are getting ready for a 12-day feast of summer cinema as the Aegean Film Festival returns on Tuesday.
Running from July 17 to 29, the two islands will show dozens of films from...
Australia
‘Roza of Smyrna’ Opens Greek Film Festival in Sydney
The Delphi Bank's 24th Greek Film Festival will kick off with the Greek box office smash hit "Roza of Smyrna" on October 10 at Palace Cinemas, Norton Street in Sydney.
Directed by Greek filmmaker George Kordellas, "Roza of Smyrna" has...
Greece
Director Nikos Koundouros Passes Away, Aged 90
Greek film and television director Nikos Koundouros passed away on Wednesday, at the age of 90. Koundouros had been admitted to hospital with respiratory complaints in recent weeks.
Born in Athens in December 1926, to a family originally hailing from...
Europe
New Greek Wave in Düsseldorf
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By Aspasia Zontanou
Several low budget Greek films were premiered in a special three-week event called “New Greek Wave-the New Greek Cinema” in Düsseldorf from November 4th through Sunday the 27th. Eleni Giannakoudi and colleague Florian Deterding produced the event...
Art
Greek Movie Ouzeri Tsitsanis in Shanghai International Film Festival
As part of the 19th Shanghai International Film Festival, held on June 11-19, 2016, the Greek movie Ouzeri Tsitsanis by Manousos Manousakis was selected for the Spectrum section, which keeps track of global cinema screenings. On the evening of...
Greek News
Video: Los Angeles Greek Film Festival Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Watch interviews and coverage from the opening night of the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF), the most Greek red carpet in Hollywood!
10 years ago, a few Greeks were crazy enough to start a festival promoting Greek Cinema in...
Culture
Greek Films Excel at International Film Festivals
Greek cinema has a long and rich history, even now with financial crisis that is plaguing the country, the film industry in Greece is dominating the domestic market, and has experienced international success on several occasions. In spite of...
Greece
Greek Actor Kostas Tsakonas Passes Away
Greek comedian Kostas Tsakonas passed away on Wednesday, November 4, at the age of 72 years old. The famous actor had suffered from a stroke five years ago. He was also battling with cancer, as well as being hospitalized...
entertainment
Video: New Greek Film 'Marionettes' Uncovers a Conspiracy Many Greeks Could Believe
A new thriller that tells the story of an investigative journalist trying to uncover his friend's death -but finds himself a victim of a very powerful secret society that governs Greece - opened last weekend in Greece.
The film directed...