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Cannes Winner’s List: Lanthimos’ “The Lobster” Receives Jury Award

Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Lobster”, a dark comedy set in a dystopian future, has just won the Jury Award (Prix du Jury) at the Cannes Film Festival. “The Lobster” markes Lanthimos’ first English-language film, and stars well-known actors like Colin Farrell,...

Lanthimos’ ‘The Lobster’ Acquired by Alchemy at Cannes

Yorgos Lanthimos' "The Lobster", a dark comedy set in a dystopian future, has been acquired by Alchemy after its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. "The Lobster" markes Lanthimos' first English-language film, and stars well-known actors like Colin Farrell,...

Yorgos Lanthimos’ New Film ‘The Lobster’ Presented at Cannes Festival

The new film of Oscar-nominated Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos, "The Lobster", was screened at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in May 15. The movie is the director's first English language movie to compete in the festival’s main competition section for the...

Greeks at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes Film Festival recently released the line up for its 2015 competition, which will include Greeks both behind and in front of the camera this year. One of the films screening in competition is "The Lobster", a UK production directed by...

“New Horizons” Polish Film Festival With 10 Greek Films This Year

"New Horizons" Film Festival includes 10 Greek films this year. The Polish festival acknowledges the “strange, new” Greek cinema trend, as it calls it, and gives room for the promotion of Greek films that are “increasingly gaining a leading place”...

Lanthimos’ ‘The Lobster’ Begins Filming, Adds More Cast Members

"The Lobster," the first English language film from Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos, is moving forward and adding more exceptional talent to its already impressive ensemble cast. John C. Reilly ("Magnolia," "The Aviator") is joining Colin Farrell (who replaces Jason Clarke), Rachel...

Colin Farrell in New Film by Greek Yorgos Lanthimos

Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz will be starring in Yorgos Lanthimos new film entitled The Lobster. This time, the Greek director’s film will be in the English language. It has already been announced that actors Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Olivia...

Lanthimos’ English Language Debut Gets its Lead Cast

Academy Award-nominated Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos is making his English language debut with "The Lobster," and now the film finally has its lead cast. Jason Clarke ("Zero Dark Thirty") has joined the cast that also includes Lea Seydoux (Adele Exarchopoulos'...

Yorgos Lanthimos Set to Begin First English Language Film

Academy Award nominee Yorgos Lanthimos, who garnered much attention for his film "Dogtooth," is set to make his English-language film debut with "The Lobster." The director will begin shooting the film in Ireland this fall. The love story takes place in...

Panorama of Contemporary Greek Cinema in Paris

After a four-year absence, the Panorama of Contemporary Greek Cinema returns to Paris at the Balzac Cinema from March 20 to 25, with a selection of the Greek cinema's best moments during the past two years. The 7th edition of...