What to watch at the 2024 Athens International Film Festival
Athens’ love affair with cinema continues across ten of the city’s most iconic venues. Running until October 14, the Athens International Film Fe...
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Poor Things: The Costumes
Tom Hall reports on the brilliant exhibition at the Benaki Museum show...
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Don’t miss out on on this celebration of Fre...
Now established as an important date in the cultural agenda of the cit...
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Lanthimos’s Poor Things is worth watching — but with a critical eye
For its bewitching visuals alone, Athenian director Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest film Poor Things stands tall as the season’s must-watch. The film’s sets, costumes and color palette commit to making each frame a visual masterpiece. But is Poor Things really the subversive, inventive spin on Frankenstein it claims to be, or, are we merely cha...
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Cinephiles, take note: 51 films at the 23rd Francophone Film Festival in Greece
What: Now established as an important date in the cultural agenda of the city, the French Film Festival, as every spring, brings the best of French cinema to Greece. Watch this space for highlights and the behind-the-scenes news on the 23rd edition of the festival. Romance, action, drama, comedy, suspense and even bone-chilling horror – t...
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Stefanos Rokos’ Art stars in Inside alongside Willem Dafoe
When producer George Karnavas @heretic.films approached artist Stefanos Rokos in 2019 with a compelling script of Vasilis Katsoupis’ Inside, he was hooked. The story revolves round Nemo, a high-end art thief, trapped in a New York penthouse after his heist doesn't go as planned. Rokos’ brief was to recreate the narcissistic art collector’...
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Cinema Magic: This is the Moment to Start Preserving Athens
Athens once enjoyed a wide network of cinemas that delivered magic to every neighbourhood, but those theatres are fast disappearing. Tyler Boersen explores the threat to the famous City Ideal and examines the role that historic cinemas could play in the redevelopment of the city centre. Cinema is magic. Shoulder to shoulder wi...
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Thessaloniki: A Film Fanatic’s Fantasy
Showcasing Greek cinematic talent and international premieres, the Thessaloniki International Film Festival begins this Thursday, November 3, and will continue until Sunday, November 13. Greece’s largest film institution was founded in 1960, making this the sixty-third annual TIFF. Oscar-buzz features and acclaimed independent films will ...
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Athens Film Festival: The Cult of The Cinephile
With 142 movies, 12 audacious premieres, and 4 major tributes, plus cult classics from the ‘80s in the Queer Britannia and New Hollywood section of the festival, the Athens International Film Festival which runs until October 9 promises an immersive experience for cinephiles. Athens Insider rounds up the must-watch films at the festival....
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Watch cinema weave its magic at the 22nd French Film Festival!
What: Now established as an important date in the cultural agenda of the city, the French Film Festival, as every spring, brings the best of French cinema to Greece. Watch this space for highlights and the behind-the-scenes news on the 22nd edition of the festival. Romance, action, drama, comedy, suspense and even bone-chilling horror – t...
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Smyrna: a poignant tale of loss and belonging
100 years on from of the Destruction of Smyrna, an epic and powerful film tribute entitled ‘Smyrna’ premieres in Greek cinemas on December 23. Elena Panayides speaks to actress Nedie Antoniades about her emotional voyage embodying the role of Angelica, from its successful two-year theatrical staging in Athens, to the ambitious, internatio...
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Behind-the-scenes at Varoulko Seaside with Trip to Greece
Michael Winterbottom's Trip to Greece launches this week at cinemas across Greece. The comedic-culinary travelogue featuring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon will draw you in with their singular brand of wit, with pit-stops at Greece's fave gourmet destinations. Behind-the-scenes shots with Chef Lefteris Lazarou and his team at Varoulko Seasi...
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