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Crowds gather in Sydney and Melbourne for Greek Film Festival opening night [PHOTOS]
Hundreds attended the opening of the Delphi Bank 26th Greek Film Festival in Sydney and Melbourne this week. The popular annual event kicked off in Sydney on Tuesday, and in …
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Your guide to the 26th Delphi Bank Greek Film Festival
This year’s lineup for the 26th Delphi Bank Greek Film Festival (GFF) is the most promising so far, showcasing a wide and diverse selection of works from Greek filmmakers. The …
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Free lecture on the History of Greek Cinema in Australia
As part of the Dardalis Hellenic Archives Research Seminar Series, Panayiotis Yiannoudes JP OAM is delivering a lecture on the History of Greek Cinema in Australia. Greek cinema played a …
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Oscars: Canada uses the story of a modern day ‘Antigone’ to raise awareness on the global refugee crisis
A modern take on Sophocles’ Greek tragedy, Antigone, is Canada’s selection for the Best International Feature Category to the 92nd Academy Awards. The French language drama, by writer and director Sophie …
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Greece submits heartfelt documentary ‘When Tomatoes Met Wagner’ to the Oscars
The story of the near abandoned remote village of Elias in Karditsa is heading to the 92nd Academy Awards. Directed by Marianna Economou and produced by Anemon Productions and Stefi …
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WHAT’S ON Guide: Greek-inspired events across Australia, 12 September onward
NATIONAL NAXATRAS LIVE Psychedelic Space Rock Revolutionaries NAXATRAS from Greece make their debut in Australia this month, hitting SYDNEY: LazyBones Lounge Restaurant & Bar on Thursday 12 September, The Vanguard …
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Delphi Bank 26th Greek Film Festival announces its 2019 program
From the poetic drama Epiphany starring AACTA award-winner Alex Dimitriades and irreverent black-comedy The Taverna, to the latest masterpiece by weird wave auteur Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster), the Delphi Bank …
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New doco highlights Lesvos’ response to migration crisis: a lesson for the world in philoxenia
The Greeks have given the world many things, from democracy and philosophy to the arts, and even delicious kitchen staples like olive oil and feta cheese. But director Anne Tsoulis …
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Costa-Gavras’ film ‘Adults in the Room’ premieres at the Venice Film Festival
Greek director Costa-Gavras film, ‘Adults in the Room, made its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on 31 August. Adapted from Greek former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis book, ‘Adults …
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Australian Embassy at the Beyond Borders Festival to accentuate strong Greek-Australian friendship
The strong friendship between Greece and Australia was stressed during the opening of a photography exhibition at Kastellorizo, a Greek island on the southeastern Mediterranean that saw a huge outflow …