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Pantelis and Alexandros Voulgaris to Open the Greek Filmclub in Düsseldorf with “The Last Note”

By Aspasia Zontanou Director Bernd Desinger, of the Filmmuseum Blackbox, was accompanied by Greek General Consul in Düsseldorf, Maria Papakonstantinou, to welcome the film “The Last Note”. Together with curator Eleni Giannakoudi, responsible for the program and organisation of the...

Watch New Trailer for Greek Director Lanthimos’ ‘The Favourite’

Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos is back with an unsettlingly dark comic drama called The Favourite. Starring Hollywood A-listers Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone, the film centers of the character of the Queen played by British actor Olivia Colman. Described by British film magazine...

Greek Holocaust Film Scoops Award (video)

A harrowing short film about Greek prisoners in German death camps during WWII has won an award in Canada. Eleftheromania, a 20-minute offering filmed in Toronto and New York, was directed by David Antoniuk and produced by Joanna Tsanis, Charles M....

Greek Drama ‘Cliffs of Freedom’ Wraps Production in New Mexico

A new dramatic film based on a fictional historic Greek tale, written and co-produced by Marianne Metropoulos, just wrapped filming in New Mexico a couple of weeks ago. Many Greeks were involved in the film's story and production, and some...

Greek Film Week Debuts in Sao Paulo

The Greek Film Week, to be held for the first time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, aims to highlight the course and the wealth of the Greek cinema since the 1930s. The festival, which will run until October 16, is organized...

‘3,000’ Reasons to Love the New Greek Short Film

The Greek short film “3000” was shown during a private screening for the media held at DDP & Deluxe International Studios production company. It is a special short film written and directed by acclaimed Greek-Australian director Antonis Tsonis, starring...

First Ever Greek Film Festival in Berlin, Sponsored by Marketing Greece

"Little England" will be the opening film at Hellas Filmbox Berlin, the first Greek film festival to take place in Berlin, Germany. The festival will welcome its cinephile audience at Babylon cinema from January 21 to 24, 2016, promising...

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 in Film: 'Greek Tourism an Eternal Journey' Receives Three Awards

The film 'Greek Tourism an Eternal Journey' has won three awards in three international tourist festivals, organized different cities around the world by the International Committee of Tourism Film Festivals (CIFFT). The Greek video, produced by the Greek National Tourism Organization (EOT)...

First Greek Animated Movie Presented at Kalamata Filmhouse

Filmhouse, Kalamata’s new film club is participating in the “Cultural Summer” event organized by the public welfare institution Faris and the Municipality of Kalamata, Peloponnese. The film club will present the first Greek animated feature film “From Earth to...