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LA Greek Film Festival Kicked Off with “Pelican’s Watch”

LA Greek Film Festival Kicked Off with “Pelican’s Watch”

By on June 10, 2011 in Festivals

The Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) opened with “Pelican’s Watch” on June 9th at the Laemmle’s Sunset 5 in West Hollywood. The opening night gala showcased Lea Binzer’s film “Pelican’s Watch”, a Dionysian documentary on Greek elders’ efforts to preserve traditional wine-making. The film is about a small community of elders on the island [...]

Jim Gianopulos Wins Gabby Award

By on June 8, 2011 in Events

Chairman and CEO of 20th Century Fox Jim Gianopulos won a GABBY Award for Business and entrepreneurism. The historic event took place on Ellis Island in New York on June 4th. Fashion designer John Varvatos and Chiarman of JPMorgan, Jamie Dimon, were also nominated in the same category. The award was presented to Jim Gianopulos [...]

Takis Candilis: A Powerful Greek-French Director at Cannes

By on June 1, 2011 in Festivals

By Chloé Emmanouilidis Takis Candilis, born in October 1954, has been a successful TV man, movie producer and TV program director for many years. He is the son of Greek architect George Candilis. He was only 17 when he received  financial support from CNC (the French Cinema Comity) for his first script. His first film, [...]

Jury and Industry Panel of the 5th LA Greek Film Festival

By on May 27, 2011 in Festivals

The 5th Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival has announced their five-member jury who will be selecting the Orpheus Award winners out of the twenty films that will be screening in competition this year. The jury awards include Best Film, Best Documentary and Best Short Film and will be awarded on Sunday, June 12 at [...]

Greek Billionaire Actor Alki David Weds Model Jennifer Stano

By on May 17, 2011 in Events, News

Billionaire, entrepreneur and actor Alki David, married model Jennifer Stano in New York last Saturday. The glamorous event was held in New York, where most of the bride’s friends and relatives live. The wedding took place at Oheka Castle in Long Island. It is a huge gated manor that is also used as a hotel [...]

John Aniston Accepts Honor and Gives Dating Advice to Jennifer

By on May 16, 2011 in Events, News

Greek men are sexier and make better boyfriends, the elder Aniston, 77, joked to PEOPLE Saturday at the Hellenic Times Scholarship Fund‘s 20th Anniversary Gala in New York. The organization has awarded over $1.7 million in scholarships to over 700 Greek students from across the United States. The annual gala attracts a large number of [...]

Los Angeles Greek Film Festival Announces 2011 Program & Events

By on May 10, 2011 in Festivals

Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) has announced the 2011 line-up of films for its 5th annual Festival, which runs June 9-12 at the Laemmle’s Sunset 5 in West Hollywood. In recent years, the Greek American diaspora has made leaps and bounds in the fields of art and science, playing an active role in the [...]

Konstantinos Mousoulis’ “The Tramp” at the Edgemar Short Film Festival

By on April 29, 2011 in Festivals, Movies

“The Tramp”  is a dramedy directed by Greek filmmaker Konstantinos Mousoulis. The short film was selected by the Edgemar short film festival. The three-day event starts on April 29th and continues until Sunday May 1st. The story of the movie is about a homeless man in his fifties who lives in Hollywood. He is your [...]

9th Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles Kicks Off

By on April 14, 2011 in Festivals, News

The Arclight turned into Bollywood for the 9th annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, which opened Tuesday.  The brains behind the event is Christina Marouda who was born and grew up in the Greek island of Crete. Opening this year’s festival was the award-winning and inspiring narrative I AM KALAM which marks director Nila [...]

9th Annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles Announces Line Up

By on March 25, 2011 in Festivals

The 9th annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) announced its line up with 13 feature films, 6 documentaries and 13 short films that will make up their 2011 program. The brains behind the event is Christina Marouda who was born and grew up in the Greek island of Crete. Then she came to [...]