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The 17th Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) opened on June 3 and it will run through June 11 featuring world premieres and other events. Artistic & Festival Director, Aristotle Katopodis has announced an impressive lineup including West Coast...

Over 100 guests attended the Global Greek Film Initiative (GGFI) Benefit Event at the Wilshire Country Club earlier in May to support new and expanding programs including the annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF), and raise funds. The evening...

The Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) is set to expand its mission and scope of action with an ambitious agenda under the umbrella program Global Greek Film Initiative (GGFI). LAGFF is an annual film festival that showcases new works...

The 16th Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) will be held on May 9th to May 15th this year featuring in-person screenings and events. A virtual film program of screenings and exciting webinars follows from May 12th to...

The 15th Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) will be held on May 10-30, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it will run online and on-demand only; however, in another twist which is actually an advantage for the event,...

By Katerina Cozias The American Hellenic Council of California held it’s annual Awards at the Omni Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, April 1st. This year’s honorees included Dean Spanos, Owner and Chairman of theL.A. Chargers, congresswoman Karen Bass...

Two professors have joined forces to recreate the unique acoustic experience of ancient spaces and one of the amazing results has been the recreation of the sounds of Agia Sophia, one of the oldest churches in Thessaloniki. The amazing thing is...

Greece took a reinvigorating break from the ongoing crisis that is plaguing the country, thanks to the 2015 Special Olympics World Games that are taking place in Los Angeles, California. Since the games began on July 25, the Greek athletes competing at...

The people and visitors of Los Angeles will have the great opportunity of seeing one of the most famous paintings of Eugene Delacroix, the 19th Century French Romantic painter. "Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi," painted in 1826, depicts...

The art exhibition Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections that will take place at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, from October 6, 2013, through March 2, 2014, is considered to be one of the most...

On Sunday, February 2, 2012, the American Hellenic Council and the Hellenic University Club of Southern California, in association with the Basil P. Caloyeras Center for Modern Greek Studies, will host a Dinner - Lecture at Loyola Marymount University...

From its humble beginnings in the early 20th century, the Greek Orthodox community of Los Angeles continues its transformation, improving not just its own lot but that of an entire city.  Greek Orthodox Church services—first held in a small...

The Greek Foreign Minister, Mr. Dimitris Droutsas, arrived today at Los Angeles, in order to address the forum of International relationships "World Affairs Council". On Thursday ( September the 30th), a meeting between Mr. Droutsas and the representatives of the...

The “Los Angeles Times” published a reportage by Diane Kochilas from Athens, for the modern Greek cuisine. The taster, restaurant critic and owner of the academy “Glorious Greek Cooking School” in Athens, when she first came here 20 years...

The Honorable Henry A. Waxman Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee is hosting a breakfast honoring Congressman ZACK SPACE OH-18. Congressman Space proudly serves on both the House Energy and Commerce and Veterans’ Affairs Committees. The host...