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Kostas Voutsas: Greek Film and TV Icon Dies at 88
Kostas Voutsas, one of the best actors of his generation and an icon for Greek cinema and television, dies early on Wednesday. He was 88.
Voutsas was rushed to the Attikon hospital on Friday, February 7, and admitted to the...
Culture
First-Ever Greek Film with Sound Rediscovered in France and Restored
An historic Greek film from 1930, thought for many decades to have been lost but which was recently found in France, has now been restored. A screening of the early "talkie" will premiere at the Stavros Niarchos Hall of...
entertainment
Prominent Greek Film Director Stavros Tsiolis Dies at 82
Greek film director and screenwriter Stavros Tsiolis died early on Tuesday in Athens, according to a post his family shared on Facebook. He was 82 years of age.
Tsiolis, best known in Greece for his film "Women Can Wait," was a...
entertainment
Greek Filmmaker Vasilis Kekatos Wins Short Film Palme d’Or at Cannes
Greek filmmaker Vasilis Kekatos won on Saturday at the 72nd Cannes Festival the Palme d’Or with the short film “The Distance Between Heaven and Us.”
He is the first Greek director to ever win a Palme d’Or in this category.
The...
Culture
Documentary Melan*cholia at the Greek Film Archive Foundation
The Documentary Melan*cholia, written and directed by Ariadne Koutsaftis, has been officially added to the Greek Film Archive Foundation and can be viewed for the first time publicly today, April 6. The film was made to raise awareness about...
entertainment
Greek Filmmaker to Shoot Independence Epic in Amfissa
The Delphi region -- home to some of Greece's most outstanding archeological sites -- will play host to a new movie about the country's 19th-century independence struggle.
Director Vasilis Tsikaras' new movie Siege is to begin shooting in Amfissa in April...
Celebrities
Legendary Greek Film Star Zoe Laskari Dead at 73
Emblematic Greek film actress Zoe Laskari passed away on Friday at the age of 73 at her beach house in Porto Rafti; the causes of her death are unknown yet.
She was one of the last remaining stars of the...
entertainment
Two Greek Films Recommended for European Film Awards 2016
"Chevalier" and "Suntan" are two Greek films on the list of the 50 movies recommended this year by the European Film Academy for the European Film Awards 2016.
According to the European academy, over 3,000 members are expected to vote...
Art
Top Greek Films You Must See, from the Classics to Modern Day
There are some Greek films that are classics and should be viewed by everyone. They are the stories of a country that over the decades has seen political turmoil, a coup resulting in a military junta, survived wars and still...
Economy
Greek Culture Ministry Announces New Greek Film Commission, Aims to Attract Film Productions to Greece
It is no secret in Greece that the country has missed out on millions of euros from potential film productions in the country. Even the evening news commented on the recent story, when just last year plans to shoot the latest Bourne...
Culture
Greek Films Excel at International Film Festivals
Greek cinema has a long and rich history, even now with financial crisis that is plaguing the country, the film industry in Greece is dominating the domestic market, and has experienced international success on several occasions. In spite of...
entertainment
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...
Culture
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...
Greece
Director Rejects Greek Film Academy Awards Until Second Generation Migrants Have a Chance
Film director Panos Koutras was the big winner on Monday’s Greek Film Academy Awards. However, Koutras did not accept any of his awards, in protest of the Greek law that doesn't grant Greek citizenship to children of migrants in Greece.
After the announcement that his...
Culture
Turkish Film Week at the Greek Film Museum
The Turkish Film Week at the Greek Film Museum opened today, October 23, and 14 films from Turkey will be presented as samples of the Turkish production. The event is supported by the General Directorate of the Turkey's Film Culture and Tourism Ministry,...