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Greek Film Fest Chicago Opens Today

The 1st annual Greek Film Fest Chicago! will take place September 29 – October 2, 2011 at the Pickwick Theater in Park Ridge, the new National Hellenic Museum and the Portage Theater (Sunday only) in Chicago. The four-day event will include screenings of internationally-acclaimed films, as well as works from up-and-coming filmmakers. Over the course of [...]

Greek Film Fest Chicago! Announces Complete Schedule and Lineup

FilmHellenes, sponsor of Greek Film Fest Chicago! (GFFC) has announced the complete schedule and lineup for its 1st annual festival, to take place September 29 – October 2, 2011 at the Pickwick Theatre in Park Ridge, the new National Hellenic Museum (Greektown) and the Portage Theater in Chicago. The four-day event will include screenings of [...]

Greek Film Fest Chicago! Announces 2011 Lineup

FilmHellenes, sponsor of Greek Film Fest Chicago! (GFFC), has announced the featured films for its 1st annual festival, to take place September 29 – October 2, 2011 at the Pickwick Theatre in Park Ridge, the new National Hellenic Museum (Halsted at Van Buren) and the Portage Theater (Sunday only) in Chicago.     The Festival’s program categories are: Hellenic Current (recent narrative features, short subjects, animation, feature [...]

Greek Film Fest Chicago! to Open with “Gold Dust”

FilmHellenes, sponsor of Greek Film Fest Chicago! (GFFC), has announced the featured films for its 1st annual festival, September 29 – October 2, 2011 at the Pickwick Theater in Park Ridge, the new National Hellenic Museum  and the Portage Theater (Sunday only) in Chicago. The four-day event will include screenings of internationally-acclaimed films, ATTENBERG, PLATO’S ACADEMY, EDUART, and the Academy-Award-nominated, DOGTOOTH, as well as works from up-and-coming filmmakers, including THE [...]

Call for Entries for Greek Film Fest Chicago!

Greek Film Fest Chicago! celebrating Hellenic StoryTelling, has announced a call for entries for the upcoming festival, to take place September 29 – October 2, 2011. Short- and feature-length entries produced within the last five years by international filmmakers of Greek descent are now being accepted for admission. Films about Greece and/or Hellenism by non-Greek filmmakers will also [...]

Are You a FilmHellene?

In Chicago, a new alliance has taken shape, with plans to revive Chicago’s Greek Film Fest and promote Greek films throughout the year. Niko Franghias spoke to us about this exciting new endeavor. What’s a FilmHellene? A FilmHellene is someone who supports Greek cinema, and FilmHellenes is an alliance of individuals striving to bring current Greek films and [...]