The 4th Annual London Greek Film Festival (LGFF) came to an end on Tuesday with the Odysseus Awards ceremony at the famous Westbourne Studios of west London, after nine days of screening the best modern Greek films. The participation of both the creators and the audience was most enthusiastic.
This year’s Festival’s highlights included the presence of Nikos Kalogeropoulos, winner of 4 awards for his feature film “Riders of Pylos”, who also entertained guests with his bouzouki and singing both at Westbourne Studios and at Mythopolis, during the Festival’s party.
The audience had a chance to watch a tribute to Nikos Koundouros, with his film “Byron, Ballad for a Daemon” (1992) presented on the first day of the Festival, which ended with a tribute to Michael Cacoyiannis with his last film “The Cherry Orchard” (1999).
The overall quality of films submitted to the Festival was applauded by everyone. Among this year’s surprises was the documentary on the Turkish invasion of Cyprus with Melina Merkouri (1975). From the archives of the Museum of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) it made its world premiere in film theatre.
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