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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...

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...

A Celebration of Fresh Vision at Greek-Australian Short Film Festival

Now in its sixth year, the Greek Australian Short Film Festival (GASFF) will again screen as part of The Delphi Bank 22nd Greek Film Festival. There are three screenings; the International Shorts (22 October), the Australian Documentary Shorts (24...

Film Choices for the London Greek Film Festival

International media and Greek filmmakers are facing this year’s London Greek Film Festival with reservations, despite the fact that the festival will celebrate its 8th anniversary. It appears that this year’s schedule will not include several Greek films that have been...

Greek Filmmaker's Movie "Lobster" to Premiere October 22nd in Athens

The film "Lobster" by Yorgos Lanthimos will make its official premiere in Athens, on October 22nd. The first English-language film by Lanthimos, starring Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz, won the Jury Prize at the 68th Cannes Film Festival. It...

22nd Greek Film Festival Announces 2015 Sydney Program

The Delphi Bank 22nd Greek Film Festival (GFF) announces its full 2015 program showcasing cutting-edge cinema steeped in Greece’s time honoured culture of storytelling. Jam packed with 14 feature films, 4 documentaries and a 60’s classics retrospective on the...

Australian Play Brings Forbidden Love to 22nd Greek Film Festival

After seven years of sold out shows across Australia, the hit Australian stage play Alex and Eve is set to make its big screen debut on Opening Night October 14, 2015 at The Delphi Bank 22nd Greek Film Festival. A...

Greece Votes to Preserve Its Audiovisual Heritage

The Greek Parliament has voted on a new legislation that institutionalized the legal obligation to deposit films and the establishment of a National Film Heritage Preservation Organization that will be managed by the Greek Film Archive. Since 1982, the Council of Europe...

Greek Cinema Hits Montpellier

The Mediterranean Film Festival, held in Montpellier, France between October 25 and November 4, will include the screening of several Greek films in the competition sector, as well as several tributes to Greek cinema. The Greek films presented at Montpellier include features, shorts, fiction...

Drama Film Festival Awards "Golden Dionysus" to Prosefhi

The 37th International Short Film Festival in Drama came to an end yesterday. Featuring 38 movies in the Greek competition sector and 58 in the international pool, the Drama Film Festival was a week-long gathering point for young film...