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843 articles available in total starting from 13/06/2002. Last article published on 07/11/2025.

Interview: Vardis Marinakis • Director

Action needs sacrifice

After studying with Stephen Frears, Vardis Marinakis is the newest talent to arrive on the Greek film scene and did not become one of the FoG movement’s frontrunners by accident  

02/02/2010

Black Field

In his feature debut, Vardis Marinakis delves into a dark period in Greek history, and turns the heart of it into a bright sample of a promising period in Greek cinema  

02/02/2010 | Films | Reviews

Domestic market share drops while admissions soar in 2009

A spectacular 30% rise in general admissions offset a 7% drop in market share for homegrown titles in 2009. Greek films brought in 1.7 million viewers, a drop of 200,000 from 2008, for 12.6% of...  

18/01/2010 | Box Office | Greece

Boulmetis elected president of Hellenic Film Academy

Greek filmmaker Tassos Boulmetis was elected the first president of the newly founded Hellenic Film Academy (HFA). Since there were no other candidates, the honorary post was practically handed...  

23/12/2009 | Industry | Greece

Guilds Association attacks Hellenic Film Academy

A vicious attack against the Hellenic Film Academy (HFA) was staged yesterday by the Association of Film Guilds, claiming the Academy is merely part of a greater conspiracy, set in motion to...  

23/12/2009 | Industry | Greece

Ajami tops Thessaloniki, Hellenic Film Academy emerges

Presented by Werner Herzog, the Golden Alexander award of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival was last night added to the list of prizes shining on the Israeli/German co-production Ajami,...  

23/11/2009 | Festivals | Greece

Thessaloniki unveils festive line-up for jubilee anniversary

Celebrating its 50th edition with the existential motto “Why Cinema Now?”, the Thessaloniki International Film Festival (November 13-22) plans to answer that question through its massive line-up...  

04/11/2009 | Festivals | Greece

New Greek film showcase arises from the mist

Previously known as Filmmakers in the Mist and now renamed to FOG (Filmmakers of Greece), the rogue group of filmmakers that decided to boycott the Greek State Awards by keeping their films away...  

20/10/2009 | Industry | Greece

Moon wins top honours at Athens

UK director Duncan Jones’ debut feature Moon, starring Sam Rockwell as a lone space-man caught between Solaris and 2001: A Space Odyssey while working on a lunar base, won top honors at the Athens...  

30/09/2009 | Festivals | Greece

Interview: Yorgos Lanthimos • Director

The importance of thinking for yourself

Born in 1973, Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos marks his third feature with Dogtooth, after My Best Friend (co-directed with Lakis Lazopoulos in 2000) and Kinetta (2005)  

10/07/2009

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