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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 Gets Release Date
The third installment in the highly anticipated comedy film series, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, has finally been given a release date of later this year.
Nia Vardalos, who starred in the previous installments is also at the helm of...
Europe
Greece Nominated for Best European Film Location Award: How to Vote
Chiliadou Beach, on the Aegean side of the Greek island of Evia, has been nominated for this year's renowned Best European Film Location Award.
The award is presented by the European Network of Film Commission (EUFCN). The beach was proposed...
Greek News
Global Greek Film Initiative Launched in Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) is set to expand its mission and scope of action with an ambitious agenda under the umbrella program Global Greek Film Initiative (GGFI).
LAGFF is an annual film festival that showcases new works...
Greek News
Greece to Be Represented by Gousis’s Magnetic Fields at Oscars
Giorgos Gousis is to represent Greece for his film Magnetic Fields at the 2023 Oscars. Nikolaos Giatromanolokis, the Deputy Minister of Culture and Sports, accepted and co-signed the Hellenic Film Academy Commission’s choice himself.
"The Ministry of Culture and Sports will...
Culture
Los Angeles Greek Film Festival Kicks Off on May 9th
The 16th Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) will be held on May 9th to May 15th this year featuring in-person screenings and events. A virtual film program of screenings and exciting webinars follows from May 12th to...
entertainment
Prominent Greek Film Director Stavros Tsiolis Dies at 82
Greek film director and screenwriter Stavros Tsiolis died early on Tuesday in Athens, according to a post his family shared on Facebook. He was 82 years of age.
Tsiolis, best known in Greece for his film "Women Can Wait," was a...
Art
Greek-Syrian Actress to be Awarded Ibsen Theatre Scholarship
Greek-Syrian actress and theatrical director Rafika Chawishe, is among the recipients of the 2017 Ibsen Scholarships.
She has won the "Best Direction" distinction for her project, "Europeana," a recount of her own experience with refugees in Lesvos island, based on...
Celebrities
Legendary Greek Film Star Zoe Laskari Dead at 73
Emblematic Greek film actress Zoe Laskari passed away on Friday at the age of 73 at her beach house in Porto Rafti; the causes of her death are unknown yet.
She was one of the last remaining stars of the...
Culture
Film Distribution Agreement Signed Between Greece and Serbia
Director of the Greek Film Centre, Electra Evenaki, and the head of Film Centre Serbia, Boban Jevtić signed an agreement on business co-operation between the two organizations at the Sarajevo Film Festival.
The agreement focuses on mutual support in distribution....
Canada
The 2017 Montreal Greek Film Festival Is Back and Better Than Ever!
The Montreal Greek Film Festival (MGFF) is back and is an event that you do not want to miss. There will be many well-known and unforgettable Greek films that you can watch in screenings as well as other events that you...