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Renée Marie Petropoulos: ‘I want to film a dark comedy in Greece’
“It has been crazy!” Renée Marie Petropoulos exclaims, as she talks about the fairly recent experience of having her short film Tangles and Knots screened in two of the most …
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International cinema, with a Greek accent
The 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) program launched this week, filling the city’s movie buffs with anticipation. As usual, it features some of the finest works of cinematic art …
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Turns out the ‘Greek’ island in ‘Mamma Mia 2’ is not so Greek after all
The anticipated Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is set to premiere in the United States on 19 July. Directed by Ol Parker, most of the stars from the first …
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Nia Vardalos and Ian Gomez part ways after 25 years of marriage
Nia Vardalos, 55, has confirmed that she has filed for divorce from her husband Ian Gomez, 53, citing irreconcilable differences. The Greek American writer and actress, who became an international …
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A visual storyteller by descent
Melissa Anastasi is among those selected for this year’s 2018 Lexus Australia Short Film Fellowship, the largest cash fellowship for short film nationwide, which recognises rising Australian talent and supports …
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Beyond the Borders Film Festival returns to Kastellorizo
In its third year, the International Documentary Festival ‘Beyond Borders’ is inviting genre lovers to one of Greece’s most unique islands, Kastellorizo, also known as Castellorizo or Megisti. The island, which has been …
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‘The Road to Sparta’ set to hit screens in Melbourne
Australian audiences will finally get their chance to see The Road to Sparta when it screens at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival next month. The first film collaboration between directors …
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Calling all filmmakers: the GASFF is back
The Greek Australian Short Film Festival (GASFF) is back and artistic directors, Katerina Kotsonis and Jim Koutsoukos are looking for new submissions with a Greek connection. Open to filmmakers around …
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What does multiculturalism mean to your generation?
Australia is a country renowned for its multiculturalism, but in recent years identity, race, faith and immigration politics have been dominating headlines. In this age, the Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) …
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Exodus 1826 to have Australian premiere
As part of commemorations by Brisbane’s Greek community for Greece’s National Day of Independence, Exodus 1826: A Road of No Return (2017) will make its Australian premiere. Screening at the …