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The top ten films of Greek cinema are hard to define because, although many may not know it, the Greek film industry is one of the oldest and best. It took root in the early 1900s. WWI, the wars...

Greek cinema has made a splash on the red carpet of the 75h annual Cannes Film Festival, as a total of five films that were either filmed in Greece or made by Greeks were entered into the festival. This is...

Popular Greek actor Alexis Georgoulis, currently starring in the television series "The Durrells" as Spiros Halikiopoulos, will be contesting for a seat in the European Parliament in the forthcoming elections of May 26. Speaking to the Greek Reporter, Georgoulis, a...

Phaedon Georgitsis, one of the most famous actors of Greek cinema, died in Athens on Friday at the age of 80. He had been suffering from cancer for the last several years. Georgitsis starred in dozens of films in the 1960s...

In Greece, nostalgic people usually associate open-air cinemas with the scent of jasmine, while in the United States, outdoor cinemas have been associated with the comfort of a person’s own car for many years. There are various types of outdoor...

“The Final Pay-Off,” a new action drama feature filmed in Greece is in production, and still has a few days left to complete shooting. The film is directed by new aspiring filmmaker Alexander Leontaritis, who also wrote the script,...

The cinema historian and journalist Lina Milonaki, in her book titled 'Douleies Me Fountes' , presents attempts at entrepreneurship in the 50's and 60's as they were presented in Greek films. The book explores the most famous cases of entrepreneurs...

Greek police removed minors from two cinemas screening the blockbuster movie "Joker" over the weekend. The newly-released film has an "R," or Restricted, rating for its violence and disturbing content. According to a spokesman for the Greek police, the interventions followed...

The 59th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, running from November 1 to November 11, will present a large tribute to the Greek queer cinema, with a selection of 38 short and feature films dating from the late 1960's to the...

Hospital officials on the island of Crete say German-born British cinematographer Walter Lassally; who won an Academy Award for the 1964 movie Zorba the Greek, has died following complications from surgery. He was 90. Lassally lived outside the city of...

Catch a movie under the stars while in Greece at one of the magical open-air cinemas of Greece. The smell of jasmine, a soft summer breeze and a cool beer at hand is the stuff Greek summer nights are...

The 5th Russian Film Festival of Rhodes opened its doors to the public on Tuesday, September 29th and it will last until Saturday, October 3rd. Several Russian cinema actors, as well as the Consul General of Russia gave a...

Greek cinema has a well-known paradoxical side: there may be no state funding during a crushing economic crisis, but creativity seems to be surging and changing the dynamics of contemporary Greek cinematography. The modern Greek cinema consists of many new...

Greek Film Archive organizes the 1st Week Of New Serbian Cinema, running from the 8th until the 14th of March. The event will be held under the auspices of the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Athens and...

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...