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Hollywood
Petros Antoniadis: The Young Cinematographer Making Waves
In the new generation of Greek filmmakers and behind the scenes talent, there are definitely a few standouts. 25-year old Petros Antoniadis, an up-and-coming director and cinematographer racking up awards and impressive distinctions in film festivals around the world,...
Hollywood
Nick Cassavetes Signs On to Direct ‘Have You Seen Her?’
Director Nick Cassavetes, the director of "The Notebook", once again finds himself helming a romantic drama, titled "Have You Seen Her?"
The acclaimed indie director will have quite a lot of influence over the story, as he is currently co-writing...
Hollywood
Director Katie Cokinos on “I Dream Too Much” and Women in Hollywood
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Katie Cokinos' film "I Dream Too Much" won high praise at festivals across the US, including the prestigious South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin. The movie tells the story of Dora (Eden Brolin), a recent college graduate who...
Greece
Director Spyros Evangelatos Dies at Age 77
Spyros Evangelatos, one of the most important Greek directors, died on Tuesday at the age of 77.
Mr. Evangelatos was born in Athens, Greece, in 1940. He was a graduate of the Drama School of the National Theatre and the...
Hollywood
Phedon Papamichael to Direct ‘The Silver Arrow’
After his directorial debut earlier this year with "A Beautiful Day", Phedon Papamichael has been hired by Green-Light International to direct his first feature film, "The Silver Arrow", in early 2017.
Papamichael has worked as a highly-regarded cinematographer for years, and...
Hollywood
‘Rescue Dogs’: Haik Katsikian and MJ Anderson Direct a Movie With a Purpose
LA-based director Haik Katsikian, who was born and raised in Athens, Greece, has just co-directed his first feature film, "Rescue Dogs", with M.J. Anderson.
"Rescue Dogs" is a children's movie about a man and his rescue dog, Tracy and Charger respectively,...
Hollywood
Greek-American Director’s Film ‘Awful Pretty’ on Indiegogo
Greek-American actress, writer and director Alexandra Williams has started a campaign on crowdfunding site Indiegogo to finance her next big project, titled "Awful Pretty".
The production is essentially a short film about the paths of a young runaway and a married...
Art
Greek Director Teaches Sophocles’ Tragedy to Women in Afghanistan
“Playing with Fire” is a new documentary by Greek director and actress Anneta Papathanassiou who decided to teach Sophocles' ancient Greek tragedy Antigone to women in Afghanistan. The documentary was shot one year ago in Kabul and depicts the lives of women...
Greek News
Greek Actor Manolis Mavromatakis Wins International Award (video)
Greek actor Manolis Mavromatakis won the Best Actor Award at the Nashville Film Festival held in Nashville, Tennessee for his performance in the Greek film “The enemy within.” However, neither Mavromatakis nor the director of the movie, George Tsemberopoulos,...
Hollywood
‘Miss Violence’ Director Talks Filmmaking Amongst Greek Crisis
Alexandros Avranas, the Greek director of award-winning film 'Miss Violence' talks Greek cinema and personal success in an exclusive interview.
Born in Larissa, Greece, Alexandros Avranas made his way to Berlin, Germany to study Fine Arts at the Universität der...