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Greek Film Week in Belgrade

Marking the Greek EU Presidency, Greek Film Week will take place from April 23 to 28 in Belgrade, under the title "Images from the past, vision of the future", and under the auspices of the Embassy of Greece, Serbia's Ministry of...

Adele Exarchopoulos Joins Cast of Sean Penn’s ‘The Last Face’

Greek-French beauty Adele Exarchopoulos has joined the cast of the upcoming romantic drama, "The Last Face," directed by Academy Award-winner Sean Penn. The "Blue is the Warmest Color" star had her breakout role with the foreign indie flick, which won raves...

The Last Chairmaker of Komotini

“Bring out your old chairs, folks... here comes the chairbler!” Such is the cry of Hussein Ismet, the last chair-maker of Komotini in northern Greece, as he trawls the town street by street seeking nothing more than to ply his trade...

The Brave Cypriot Teacher

The municipality of Neapolis-Sykeon in Thessaloniki, Greece in collaboration with the Model Experimental High School of the University of Macedonia and the Federation of Cypriot Organizations in Greece, organized a ceremony to commemorate the  liberation struggle of Cyprus which started...

Exclusive: ‘Papou’ Film Trailer Premiere

Greek Reporter has an exclusive first-look at the Michigan-produced feature, "Papou." The film stars Greek actor Yorgo Voyagis ("Zorba the Greek," "The Bourne Identity") and local Michigan actor Evan Kole ("The Avengers") as the leads, alongside dozens of other Michigan supporting talent. The debut feature...

First ‘Hercules’ Clip Released Featuring The Rock

Paramount/MGM have released a clip from the upcoming epic drama, "Hercules," starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. The 45-second preview shows Hercules leading a Greek army into a field of fallen warriors, but something is amiss as they walk through the...

Greek Museum in Australia to Honor Greek Immigrants

Bingara, a small town in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia -- about a seven hour drive away from Sidney and a four hour road drive from Brisbane -- now hosts the Roxy Museum. The Roxy Museum,...

No More Journalist Arrests after Lawsuit

Greek police authorities have been notified that from now on, they should first come in contact with the competent prosecutor in order to clarify whether or not the provisions of flagrant crime procedures are to be followed when it...

Chinese Community Celebrates First Shangsi Festival in Greece

Enthusiasts of Chinese traditional culture got together at Filopappos Hill to hold the first Shangsi Festival in Athens, Greece. Guqin, Chinese flute, Hanfu and Gongfu were some of the cultural activities performed at the feet of Acropolis on April 6th as...

Jennifer Aniston Gets Drastic New Look for ‘Cake’ Role

Jennifer Aniston began filming scenes for her latest film, "Cake," in Los Angeles last week, and she's almost unrecognizable in the new role. The Greek-American actress is starring in and executive producing the indie flick about a woman in a pain...

Video: Stunt Pilot's Breathtaking Flight Through the Corinth Canal

Recently stunt pilot Peter Besenyei teamed up with Red Bull to conduct a flight pass through the famous Corinth Canal in Greece. Besenyei "made a dream come true" when he piloted his plane up the extremely narrow Corinth Canal....

Aliki Vougiouklaki’s 1962 Forgotten Debut Movie in English

Forgotten in the mists of film history, renowned Greek actress Aliki Vougiouklaki shot her first international movie in 1962, entitled Aliki, My Love. The movie was directed by Rudolph Maté, who cast Vougiouklaki alongside English actor Jess Conrad. Greek production company Finos...

Glamorous Launch for ‘The Hellenic Initiative’ in Australia

More than 150 leaders of the Greek-Australian community met in Sydney last week to discuss how to mobilize Australian support for The Hellenic Initiative. Representatives from every state and the two mainland territories attended a dinner event at the Hellenic...

President Obama Celebrates Greek Independence at the White House

President Obama hosted a reception in honor of Greek Independence Day at the East Room of the White House on Friday April 2nd, 2014. The US President invited Greek government officials and prominent Greek-Americans to the White House on...

'Crisis is a Greek Word' Exhibition to Visit Athens

The global initiative of Greek designers, entitled “Crisis is a Greek word” continues to tell the story of the situation in Greece during the economic crisis. After Izmir in Turkey and Sofia in Bulgaria, the exhibition will be presented in...