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Greek Rocker Wins Best Music Video Award in Cannes (video)

The Greek progressive rock and metal artist Oh. (Olivia Hadjiioannou) was honored earlier this week by a prestigious international jury in Cannes for her music video “Red Lion” from the album, “Metallia.” The two-day festival held at the time of...

Giannis Antetokounmpo Offers to Build Basketball Court in Wildfire-Hit Rafina, Greece

NBA phenomenon Giannis Antetokounmpo offered to finance the creation of a basketball arena in Rafina, Attica, Mayor Evangelos Bournus revealed recently. The revelation was made by journalist Dimitris Kottaridis, who posted on his Facebook profile on Sunday that during a...

Netflix, Amazon, Disney and Universal Representatives Explore Production in Greece

Representatives of major US entertainment studios, including Netflix, Amazon, Disney and Universal, recently concluded a visit to Greece, where they were briefed about the country's efforts to attract major foreign audiovisual production. The visit was an initiative of Greece's Ministry...

Mark Zuckerberg Celebrates Wedding Anniversary on the Acropolis

Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg, the chairman and chief executive officer of Facebook, marked his wedding anniversary on Friday with a trip to Greece. Together with Priscilla Chan, his wife of seven years, Zuckerberg posed in front of the Parthenon, atop the...

Greece, Cyprus Make it to Eurovision Finals (video)

Greece and Cyprus have both made it to finals of Eurovision, Europe's largest entertainment event, which kicked off with the semi-finals at Expo Tel Aviv in Israel on Tuesday. Katerine Duska, performing the song "Better Love," sang in front of...

Music of Mikis Theodorakis Coming to Australia

The music of Mikis Theodorakis, the greatest composer in Greek history, is coming to Melbourne and Sydney in two events which will celebrate his incredible body of work. The concerts will be held on May 17 and May 24. The...

Durrells Star Georgoulis Vows to Help Greek Cinema from European Parliament

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...

Australian Biker Stuns Mykonos By Riding on Water (video)

Renowned Australian stuntman Robbie Maddison rode his one-of-a-kind, water-going motorcycle in the sea off a Mykonos beach earlier this week. Maddison, whose incredible career has consisted of accomplishing the seemingly impossible, left many in awe when he skipped across the...

Greek Director Konstantinos Mousoulis Launches Innovative Acting Workshops in the US

Greek film director Konstantinos Mousoulis will offer a series of intensive workshops this spring focused on film acting techniques in the cities of Miami, New York and Los Angeles. The workshops will prepare actors for the real world of entertainment, teaching...

Greece to Offer Free Wifi in Public Places, Mass Transit and Tourist Hotspots

Greek authorities are planning over the next few months to install approximately 3,000 wireless access points in public areas, including buses and trolley buses, it was announced on Tuesday. The free WiFi program, with an initial budget of € 11.8...

Facebook Targets What it Considers Fake News in Greece

Facebook announced on Thursday that is teaming up with the Greek organization Ellinika Hoaxes (Greek Hoaxes) to to crack down on what it considers fake news and misinformation in the runup to European Parliament elections this month. The partnership is...

Greeks Have the Most Expensive Mobile Internet in Europe (graph)

The average costs for 1GB of mobile data across Europe has been revealed recently, with Greeks paying by far the most, and Ukrainians the least. Data gathered by HowMuch.net  in 2018 from 6,313 mobile data plans shows a stark disparity...

Martha Kalifatidis: The Greek-Australian Kim Kardashian (video)

The comparisons are inevitable: Greek-Australian Martha Kalifatidis has to live up to her unofficial nickname as Australia's Kim Kardashian. Martha Kalifatidis is a makeup artist who has now become a reality TV star after her great success in the series...

Greek-American John Kalafatis Partners With Nu Boyana to Open Studios in Thessaloniki

The CEO of New York-based York Studios, John Kalafatis, has partnered with Nu Boyana to open brand new state-of-the-art film stages in Thessaloniki. The Greek government has enacted a great film incentive for both US and international movies looking to shoot...

Ancient Greek City in Sicily Serves as Setting for New Gucci Campaign

Earlier in April, Gucci revealed photographs from its latest advertising campaign, which show Michele’s Gucci gang in various poses around the ancient Greek city of Selinunte. The ancient city was founded in the seventh century BC in Sicily. Alessandro Michele, an...