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New York Greek Film Festival Opens With Stellar Artistic Program

The New York City Greek Film Festival opens its gates this year on October 17 and will present movies and programs all the way through to October 23, 2019. Well-known Greek actress Maria Tzompanaki, the director of the Festival, has...

New York Greek Film Festival

The Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce is presenting the second annual New York City Greek Film Festival October 3 through 16, 2008, with new feature films and documentaries you will want to see. The schedule includes, screenings of Greek films...

New York City Greek Film Festival to Take Place Between October 17-23

The New York City Greek Film Festival will take place this year between October 17 and October 23, 2019. Six days full of spellbinding cinematography and special events will offer many unique cultural experiences and insights for both Greek and American audiences...

New York City Greek Film Festival Gets New Director

The Hellenic American Chamber of Commerce (HACC) announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Maria Tzompanaki as the organization’s next Director of the New York City Greek Film Festival (NYCGFF) Mrs. Tzompanaki, Cultural Ambassador of the region of Crete,...

‘Notias’ Opens 10th New York City Greek Film Festival

Director Tasos Boulmetis was the guest of honor at the opening of the 10th New York City Greek Film Festival on Thursday, when his latest film "Notias" was screened. The acclaimed Greek filmmaker -- who became internationally known with "A Touch...

‘Notias’ Travels to the U.S. for the New York City Greek Film Festival

The Greek film "Notias" by director Tassos Boulmetis travels to the American continent with the first stop in New York City. Boulmetis is the director of the acclaimed "A Touch of Spice" (Politiki Kouzina), a movie that was met with...

New York City Greek Film Festival‏ Kicks Off on October 2

The ninth annual New York City Greek Film Festival opens Friday, October 2 with the award-winning documentary A Family Affair at 7:30 pm, in the Museum of the Moving Image, 35 Avenue at 37 Street, Astoria. A Family Affair focuses...

Greek Film Festival in New York

The 8th New York Greek Film Festival is set to deliver American audiences a taste of memories and pictures, past and present, from the world of Greece. The festival includes the screening of several Greek films – "Little England" by...

Greek Film Festival Opens in New York

This year's New York City Greek Film Festival will be held from Saturday, October 18, until Wednesday, October 22, at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, NY, before moving to Bow Tie Cinema in Manhasset, NY, on October...

Greek-American Cartoonist, Stephan Pastis, Explores Sublime, Ridiculous

First generation Greek American Stephan Pastis was once a high-powered lawyer in San Francisco before he chucked it all to become an author and one of the United State's foremost comic strip artists. Now, with his "Pearls Before Swine" syndicated...

Greek-American Author Dan Georgakas Dies at 83

The Greek-American author and filmmaker Dan Georgakas, who also worked as a professor, editor, and film scholar, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 83. Born in Detroit, he served as the Director of the Greek American Studies Project...

The New York Greek Film Expo is Set to Begin

The Hellenic Film Society USA is launching the New York Greek Film Expo 2021 this weekend. The organization announced its complete lineup of feature length films and shorts on Thursday in advance of the festival's opening night this Friday....

Greek Filmmaker in Race to Win NY’s “Wear a Mask” Video Contest

A Greek filmmaker is currently in second place in her ongoing bid to win an award for the most popular public service announcement in New York State’s "Wear a Mask" public service advertisement contest. Natalia Bougadellis, a native of Greece...

Greek Play ”My Mother’s Sin” Performed at Loyola Marymount University’s Caloyeras Center

On Friday, October 19th, 2019, Yiorgios Vizyenos’ “My Mother’s Sin” was performed to a packed room of LMU students and community members. The story was interpreted by Rena Kyprioti, an alumna of The Art Theatre of Karolos Koun, in a...