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Yorgos Lanthimos at Cannes: ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’

Yorgos Lanthimos' film "The Killing of a Sacred Deer" will be premiering at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival as part of the festival's main competition. Starring Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman, the film focuses on a successful surgeon and his...

Greek Director Costas Gavras Honored at Cannes Film Festival

The film festival in Cannes organized the screening of Costas Gavras' classic film “Z” on Monday, in a restored version in honor of the award-winning Greek-French film director and producer. Cannes Film Festival artistic director Thierry Frémaux praised Gavras' work for its ability to cross...

Greek Director Costas Gavras: 'Some People don't want Tsipras to Succeed'

There are some people who don’t want Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his government to succeed in Europe because they prefer to have “yes-men,” award-winning Greek-French film director and producer Costas Gavras told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency in an...

Greek Presidential Election Scenarios

Greeks are awaiting the announcement of the new cabinet, however another issue that is being widely discussed is the candidate that the new Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will propose for the position of President of the Hellenic Republic. Several...

Names of Possible Presidential Candidates, Stavros Dimas Most Likely

After the coalition's decision to speed up the process for election of president of the Hellenic republic, several names of possible candidates have been leaked to the Press. However, the government has not made any official announcement regarding the...

Costas Gavras Movie Used Against Turkey Twitter Ban

The ban on Twitter imposed in Turkey by Prime Minister Erdogan's government has caused intense reactions among the Turkish people, with some protesters using the work of famous Greek-French filmmaker Costas Gavras to criticize the policy. Protesters posted on the internet a...

Cyprus University Honors Costas Gavras

The University of Cyprus appointed noted film director Costas Gavras as Honorary Doctor at the Philosophy Department. Mihalis Pieris, professor at the Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies,  presented the life and the works of the acclaimed director. Pieris...

Panorama of Contemporary Greek Cinema in Paris

After a four-year absence, the Panorama of Contemporary Greek Cinema returns to Paris at the Balzac Cinema from March 20 to 25, with a selection of the Greek cinema's best moments during the past two years. The 7th edition of...

France Gives Up Sorbonne Greek Seat

The Modern Greek seat at University of Sorbonne which was founded by Eleftherios Venizelos for closer relations between the two countries is coming to an end, just as French President Francois Hollande returned from Athens where he promised closer...

Gavras Honorary Doctor of AUTH

Acclaimed Greek director Costas Gavras is to be appointed honorary doctor of the Faculty of the Fine Arts Film Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH). The University is honoring him for his work and contribution to the...