The 29th Greek Film Festival of Sydney is set for a thrilling conclusion this weekend as it screens the final picture of its schedule in Jason Richardson’s ‘The Aegean’.
The Australian film showcasing the beauties of Kythera will close this year’s Film Festival, organised by the Greek Orthodox Community of NSW (GOC NSW) and presented by Metaxa, will headline the final day of the event on Sunday 27 October.
The screening is scheduled for 7.15pm at Palace Cinema Norton St in Leichhardt, and will be preceded by a Metaxa Cocktail Party (6.45pm) to deliver a complete celebration of the Film Festival’s 2024 edition.
The film itself, starring Costas Mandylor, Nikolas Chalkiadakis and Victoria Ramos, tells the story of a widowed fisherman named Hector who goes on a journey with a teenager he encounters named Theodore across the Aegean Sea.
The pair unite through their shared struggles and, through their journey of the waters, discover a newfound purpose and reason to move forward in their lives.
Harry Danalis, GOC NSW President, stated his excitement in ending the Film Festival with ‘The Aegean’ in what he believes is a perfect conclusion for the event.
“We are very excited to present to Sydney cine friends an Australian produced film that features the beauties of the Greek island landscape, Kythera in particular, that yet reflects the contemporary Greek society very accurately,” Danalis said in a press release sent to Neos Kosmos.
Nia Karteris, Chair of the Greek Film Festival of Sydney, shared Danalis’ excitement, saying:
“The 29th Greek Film Festival comes to an end in the best possible way; with a feature film written and directed by an Australian director who could not convey the magnitude of Greece’s culture in a better way to our multicultural audiences.”
Karteris concluded by thanking everyone who attended the films in this year’s edition of the event before saying the organisers “commit to follow up with a great Greek Film Festival celebrating 30 years of Greek Cinema in Australia in 2025”.
