“Occupation” is the title of a new independent film production created by a group of volunteers in Iraklion, Crete, presenting an allegory on the present and the past. The film was shot as an answer to the German, mostly negative reports about the Greek situation and the Greek people, and can be watched on the [...]
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Cinema Admissions Drop Amidst Greek Debt Crisis
The Greek debt crisis has had its impact on the local film industry, with admissions in 2011 recording a loss of 1 million tickets in comparison to 2010. According to Screen Daily, the main reasons behind this fall in admissions are piracy, the underperformance of both foreign and local productions, and the vast number of [...]
Cervantes Institute In Athens Presents Films From Ecuador and Argentina
The Cervantes Institute of Athens, in cooperation with the Argentinian and Ecuadorian Embassies in Greece, will be presenting a new series of 5 film productions from the two Latin American countries. The screenings will take place on January 17, 24 and 31, and February 7 and 14, at 18:30 and 20:15 at the Events Venue [...]
Educational Programme “Let’s Go to the Cinema” Restored
The Ministries of Culture and Education decided to restore the educational programme “Let’s go to the Cinema” (Pame Cinema), which was first launched by the Greek Ministry of Culture and Tourism seven years ago. The programme aims at introducing young students to the Greek audiovisual environment, and showing them the main procedures followed during the [...]
Greek Language Fantasy Thriller “The Winter” by Konstantinos Koutsoliotas
The traditional reading of the flytzani, where everyone’s destiny is hidden, the old newspapers of Siatista, its centuries-old houses and the prejudices of its people are some of the main components reviving on screen through the black-and-white photographs that have survived throughout the decadence times brings along. The new feature film of Konstantinos Koutsoliotas “The [...]
Second Film Festival of Corinth-Peloponnese
The second Film Festival of Corinth-Peloponnese takes place from the 3rd until the 10th of December at the Municipal Theatre of Corinth. The Greek Independent Cinema triumphs in the festival, represented with fifteen films, while the audience will have the opportunity to watch films from Poland, Italy, France, Germany, Russia, Turkey, Iran and Azerbaijan. The [...]
Greek-American Director Alexander Payne at 52nd Thessaloniki International Film Festival!
The 52nd Thessaloniki International Film Festival began with films and ceremonies in the Olympion Theater, on Friday the 4th until Saturday the 12th of November. The opening film of the festival is “The Descendants” the fifth film directed by Greek-American Alexander Payne. The Descendants has garnered spectacular reviews; indiewire called it “his warmest, most earnest [...]
Italian Movie to be Shot on Cycladic Island!
The beautiful island of Cyclades was chosen over many other destinations in the Mediterranean by the producers of Italian film ”Immaturi - The Journey”, the sequel of the great commercial success «Immaturi» starring the famous Italian actor Paolo Genovese. The main locations of the island chosen by the filmmakers for shooting are Parikia, Naoussa, PisoLivadi, Aliki and Leukes. Shooting will also take place on most of the beaches in Paros. The tourism organisation office [...]
Harry Potter Premiere is Top Ticket Seller
50,349 viewers ran to watch the end of the epic story of the famous Harry Potter Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, sold out 50,349 tickets in its first release over Greece in 150 different cinemas. According to data, it is the best sold out first release in comparison to other movies. [...]
«Cinema under the stars»: The 1st Ιnternational Film Festival of Patmos
The Ist Ιnternational Film Festival of Patmos, IFFP launches its beginning this summer, [...]
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02 / 11 The Telegraph: Merkel Has Herself to Blame if Greece Defaults
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02 / 11 Head of Greek Catholics Appeals To Pope Hor Help In Crisis
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02 / 11 Italy’s Prime Minister Offers Praise for Greece and Optimism About Euro Zone
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02 / 11 Cabinet Approves Debt Deal After PM Warns of ‘Chaos’
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02 / 10 Papademos Says He Will Remove Dissenters Because Default Would Bring Misery
Calendar – Exhibits, Concerts, Fun
- Lecture on Human Values by Academic Helene Glykatzi-Arhweiler February 8, 2012
- 3rd Annual Greek Shipping Forum to Be Held in Athens February 8, 2012
- 11th Athens Xclusive Designers Week in March February 7, 2012
- Australian Embassy in Athens Celebrates Australia Day February 4, 2012
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