The Hellenic Cultural Institute of Berlin and Greek Film Center have organized a film festival with Greek movies in Berlin. Arsenal cinema presents, until May 30, 13 modern Greek movies filmed from 2009 through 2012. Despite the financial crisis, these filmmakers manage to film impressive and innovative films, showing Greece’s modern artistic quality. Many Greek [...]
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Actor Sokratis Alafouzos Awarded At Norwegian Short Film Festival
Sokratis Alafouzos, a renowned Greek actor, wrote the screenplay and directed the short film “Little King.” His movie was awarded Audience’s Choice at the 60°N Os International Film Festival in Norway. The movie is about a Greek man in his early forties named Aris who kills his wife after discovering she betrayed him. This crime sends [...]
Greek Jazz Travels to Frankfurt, Germany
Three musicians from Thessaloniki – saxophonist Floros Floridis (in charge of the woodwind instruments), Antonis Anissegos (piano) and Giorgos Dimitriadis (percussion instruments) will make an appearance on Saturday, May 5 in Frankfurt. They form an artistic trio and produce original musical pieces by improvising with melodies and rhythms of Greek traditional music and particularly Epirus [...]
Greek Victories in 6th International Sports Festival Tae Kwon Do
Greeks brought home a few victories from a Tae Kwon Do competition. Heleni Slatinoudi returned from the 6th International Sports Festival Tae Kwon Do in Adrianopolis, having finished first in the -73 kg women’s category. Giannis Azntarides finished third in the -74kg men’s category. Stephania Savvopoulou finished second in the -51kg women’s division. Greek athlete [...]
Greek National Theater Performs Shakespeare in London for ‘Globe to Globe’ Festival
One of the most anticipated theater festivals, the Globe to Globe Festival, was inaugurated in London on the occasion of the 2012 Olympic Games. The Greek National Theater presents a performance of “Pericles,” directed by Giannis Houvardas in translation by Dionysis Kapsalis in the well-known Globe Theatre on April 26 and 27. Globe To Globe [...]
Austrian Film Museum Hosts Theo Angelopoulos’ Work
Austrian fans of late Greek director Theodoros Angelopoulos have the chance to watch some of his movies at the Austrian Film Museum in Vienna, from April 27 to May 7. The exhibition titled “Travels in Greece” marks news about the Greek director’s death as “shock. The Austrian museum will present eight movies of Angelopoulos, mostly those filmed [...]
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05 / 21 Angelique Rockas: Strong, Bold and Unafraid
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05 / 21 Theodoros Aggelopoulos Honored at Cannes Film Festival
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05 / 21 Guardian: ‘Despite the Recession, Greeks Still Light the Olympic Flame’
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05 / 21 Portugal: European Award Given to Cretan Beaches of Ierapetra
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05 / 20 Victoria Hislop: ‘I Was at the Party in Greece, Now I’m Sharing the Hangover’
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05 / 03 Skopje: Streets Renamed With Ancient Greek Names
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05 / 27 Dutch Newspaper Mocks Greece’s Financial Situation
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05 / 09 London Recognizes Macedonian Language During Cultural Olympiad
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04 / 02 “Greeks will start begging soon” says Turkish State Minister
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06 / 15 Parts of Alexander the Great’s Statue Being Assembled at Skopje Square
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