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Greek Crisis Inspires Woody Allen Film

One of the greatest American directors, the legendary Woody Allen, will complete the cycle of films he has directed based on the most historic cities in Europe, with a movie-anthem dedicated to Athens. According to Greek media reports he...

Austrians Want Their Money Back

The Austrian newspaper Wiener Zeitung published a long article titled, We do not owe you money. It refers to the changes the image of Greeks living in Austria has undergone because of the financial crisis in Greece, as well...

Boy Eating Bird's Food Best Greek Film

The Greek Film Academy awards ceremony chose Boy Eating Bird's Food, directed by Ektoras Lygizos, as the Best Film of the year. Academy President Katerina Evangelakou, noted that the award “does not mean only distinction and rewarding but duty...

Bilirakis, Maskaleris, Angelopoulos-Daskalaki Honored by AHC

The American Hellenic Council (AHC) honored three distinguished Greek individuals for their service to Hellenism and their respective professional fields. During the AHC Gala and awards ceremony Professor, Author & Poet Thanasis Maskaleris received the Theodore Saloutos Award, Congressman...

TEDMED Live Athens 2013

People who have excelled in many different sectors and have remarkable ideas and diverse approaches on trends, treatments and technologies, will meet in Athens on April 21, for TEDMED Live Athens 2013, with the motto Health Forward. The organization...

“Thank you Greece” Honored By Culture Ministry

Spanish teachers and students created the video “Gracias Grecia, Nuestra herencia” (Thank you Greece, Our Own Heritage) showing in that way their sympathy and solidarity towards Greece. This video can be found on the internet nearly from the beginning...

Yanni’s Concert in Budapest

The Greek pianist, keyboardist, composer, and music producer Yanni (born Yiannis Hryssomallis), who has spent his adult life in the United States, talked about his close relationship with Greece during his concert in Budapest, Hungary. He mentioned Greece many times...

European Academics Honored in Nuremberg

European academics, lovers of Thessaly and ambassadors of Greek culture, were honored at the 9th Festival of Greek Thessalians of Europe, which took place in Nuremberg. The people honored were Bruno Helly from Lyon, France, for his initiative that led...

Greek Cultural Events on New Website

The new internet site, festival.culture.gr, has been displayed by the Cultural Events Department/Festivals & Cultural Events Division, in cooperation with the Informatics & Telecommunications Department of the General Secretariat for Culture/Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, Culture and Sports. This...

Let's Do it! Greece

Let's do it! World is a civic movement that started from Estonia, asking people from all over the world to join a series of local, national and regional clean-up events. It is the largest and fastest-growing voluntary clean-up campaign...

Meteora, Crete Get Austrians Notice

Two of Greece's most alluring attractions, Meteora and Crete, are starring features in well-known publications in Austria for Easter. The Austrian newspaper Kourier hosts in the special insert Leisure, an eight-page tribute to Meteora, entitled  Between Heaven and Earth. The...

Mezzo-soprano Giannoulidou in Vienna

The rising Greek mezzo-soprano Elsa Giannoulidou participated in a concert of religious  music held in Vienna, on the occasion of the Holy Week of the Catholic Easter, where she sang the sacred work Stabat Mater by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi. The...

London’s IFE Gets Taste Of Greece

Eleven Greek companies from the food and drink sector presented their products at the pavilion of the Ηellenic Foreign Trade Bοard (HEPO) under the logo Taste like Greece at the International Food and Drink Event (IFE) in London. The exhibition...

Paulina Jayne Knows Country Music

Rising Greek-American country singer Paulina Jayne has received four nominations for the Detroit Music Awards, including in the top categories and said he's excited and hoping to win. In an interview with New York journalist Markos Papadatos about being considered...

“A Green Story” Opens in Theaters May 24th

National rollout begins on May 24th in New York City. Indican Pictures announced today that it has set May 24th, 2013 as the theatrical release date of the Van Vlahakis biopic, A GREEN STORY. Showtimes for A Green Story. The film is...