FILM


New film, TV agency in the works
CULTURE

A Culture Ministry draft bill that has been put up for public consultation foresees the creation of a new agency bringing together the two bodies responsible for film and television. 

Lanthimos sets bar higher with Oscar success
IMAGES

Emma Stone hugs film director Yorgos Lanthimos before going on stage to receive the Best Actress Oscar, the second of her career. The two teamed up again creating ‘Poor Things,’ which took home a total of four Academy Awards at this year’s ceremony.


Oppenheimer sweeps Oscars 2024 as Emma Stone wins best actress for ‘Poor Things’
CULTURE

“Oppenheimer,” the blockbuster biopic about the race to build the first atomic bomb, claimed seven Academy Awards including the prestigious best picture trophy on Sunday as Hollywood celebrated a triumphant year in film. Emma Stone was named best actress for playing a woman revived from the dead in the dark and wacky comedy “Poor Things.”


Documentary extravaganza in Thessaloniki
CULTURE

Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal’s “They Shot the Piano Player,” an animated documentary-style exploration into the history and legacy of Brazilian bossa nova, will kick off this year’s Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival.

Choreographer’s passion for film revealed at Thessaloniki doc fest
CULTURE

There may be nothing connecting Dimitiris Papaionnou to cinema at first glance – it is not, after all, the art his name is associated with – yet the 26th edition of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival will be paying tribute to the celebrated Greek choreographer.



IFFA | Athens | March 1-10
WHAT'S ON

The 2nd International Independent Film Festival of Athens (IFFA), organized by the KINO Athens Film Society, is set to take place in the first 10 days of March.

White Dwarf | Athens | February 23 – April 28
WHAT'S ON

In “White Dwarf,” Greek film producer Yolanda Markopoulou explores a fragment of the history of the birth of the first atomic bomb by physicist Robert J. Oppenheimer, inviting the audience to a VR performance installation at the Benaki Museum – Pireos (138 Pireos).


‘Poor Things’ wins 5 BAFTAs including leading actress
CULTURE

“Poor Things,” Yorgos Lanthimos’ steampunk quasi-feminist fantasy starring Emma Stone as a Victorian woman whose brain is replaced with that of her unborn baby, won five awards at the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) on Sunday, including leading actress.

Greek cinema funds boosted
CULTURE

As part of the state’s effort to promote modern Greek culture, the Greek Film Center (GFC) is to implement five new financial programs to boost the local industry.

‘Gay’ storyline in Alexander the Great Netflix series based on historical context
FACT CHECK

Following the release of Netflix’s new production about Alexander the Great, posts on social media said the entertainment company fabricated a same-sex storyline for the ancient Greek ruler. But the posts are missing the context that sexual fluidity was the norm in Ancient Greece, according to historians, who say it is likely Alexander had relationships with men.