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Gillard, Abbott to Attend Antipodes Festival

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Leader of the Opposition Tony Abbott are to attend for the second consecutive year, the Antipodes Glendi Greek Festival in Melbourne, Victoria. "The presence of the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition...

Mousaferiadis Up For UN award

Cultural Infusion CEO Greek-Australian Peter Mousaferiadis, has been nominated for the Intercultural Innovation Award,Sound Infusion and traveled to Vienna to attend the award ceremony on Feb. 25. Cultural Infusion, is a dynamic social enterprise that creates and delivers innovative education...

Harlem Shake Arouses 2,000 Athenians

The first Harlem Shake gathering in Athens organized by the Stunnerz productions group outside the Thission Station on Feb. 23, exceeded all expectations, since according to first estimates more than 2,000 people took part. The new dancing trend spread rapidly...

Yanni Will Perform in China

Greek composer Yanni is going to perform in Xiamen, China on May 3, bringing with him his now-famous show of music, lighting and an extravaganza. His longtime lighting designer remarked that the lighting is critically timed to Yanni's music...

Athens Animation Fest Coming to Life

The 8th Athens International Animation Festival, called Animfest, will run from March 7-13 and feature dozens of animated films, shown at the Greek Film Archive/Film Museum, including many from other countries. The festival includes an extensive tribute to French animation...

Greek Themes for FIFE Festival

The 30th edition of the International Environmental Film Festival (Festival international du film d'environnement, FIFE) began on Feb. 19 gathering filmmakers from around the world to present their work on widely or less known environmental issues, and included a number...

Karolos Koun Theater Awards 2013

The Karolos Koun Theater Awards 2013 and the Critics Theater and Music Awards for 2012 ceremony was held on Feb.12, at the Athens Concert Hall in the Dimitris Mitropoulos hall. The ceremony was opened by the Mayor of Athens Giorgos...

Hawke’s Greek Film At Berlin Festival

As part of the 63rd International Film Festival in Berlin the film Before Midnight by Richard Linklater - which was shot entirely in Greece - will be presented as the last piece in a trilogy, following Before Sunrise (1995)...

Maria Menounos Produces and Stars in ‘Adventures of Serial Buddies’

Extra TV host Maria Menounos is headed to the big screen with her latest project, "Adventures of Serial Buddies." The Greek-American talent not only stars in the film, but she is also on-board as producer. The indie centers on Gregory, a...

Greece's 2013 Eurovision Entry: Alcohol Is Free

Greece, which at one point said it might not be able to afford sending an entrant to the Eurovision contest, will be represented by the anti-austerity ditty Alcohol Is Free, performed by the group Koza Mostra and singer Agathonas...

Thessaloniki Gets 2014 World Rowing Games

The port city of Thessaloniki will be organizing and hosting one of the most important and prestigious sports events in October 2014,  winning the 2014 World Coastal Rowing Championships. The decision came from the World Rowing Federation (FISA) delivered during...

Sydney’s Greek Festival Gets $500,000

The New South Wales government has donated $50,000 to the Greek Orthodox Community to assist in staging the annual 2013 Greek Festival of Sydney. Celebrating the Greek identity and its influence on Australian culture, the event is one of New...

Greek Singers Take Acts to Skopje

Music has no borders nor language. With Greece struggling with a huge economic crisis, Greek nightclub singers are also trying to cope with those difficult times by giving performances wherever they can find them, and that includes Skopje in...

5 Greek-Related Films to Watch on Valentine’s Day

If you're looking for last minute ideas on how to spend Valentine's Day with your agapi, here's a few films we suggest that will set the scene for a night of love, featuring either beautiful Mediterranean scenery, or Greek...

Mazower Warns Greece On Golden Dawn

One of the premier writers of Greek history, Britain's Mark Mazower, told an audience at the American College of Greece that the government is seriously underestimating the threat of the neo-Nazi Golden party becoming a mainstream political force. Golden Dawn,...