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2017 San Francisco Greek Film Festival Kicks Off

The fourteenth annual San Francisco Greek Film Festival has opened Saturday and is showcasing 27 feature films and shorts from directors of Greek/Cypriot descent from around the world. It is considered the oldest Greek Film Festival in America and it...

9th Annual San Francisco Greek Film Festival Begins

The 9th Annual San Francisco Greek Film Festival began yesterday with “The Guide,” a comedy directed by Zacharias Mavroeidis, and will go till the end of the week. The festival runs Monday May 7-Sunday May 13. The 2012 San...

12th Annual San Francisco Greek Film Festival

San Francisco is hosting its 12th Annual Greek Film Festival on May 9 and through May 17. This year, 34 films will be screened over 8 days at the Delancey Street Screening Room in San Francisco. The festival, which...

Modern Greek Studies at Berkeley Launches Nikos Kazantzakis Program

The establishment of the Nikos Kazantzakis Visiting Scholar Program at the University of California, Berkeley was recently jointly announced by the Modern Greek and Hellenic Studies Program and The Modern Greek Studies Foundation. The program is made possible by a...

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 Actor David Kait Discusses Unlikely Acting Career, Greek Heritage

Greek-American actor David Kait spoke to Greek Reporter recently about his extremely unusual rise to fame, his notable acting career and his Greek heritage and just how he defines the word "success." Easily the most unusual and impressive fact about...

‘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...

A History of Greek-American Radicalism

Greek immigrants were found in America as early as the late 19th century, chasing the American Dream. Many of them managed to make their dreams come true by hard work and sometimes under very tough conditions. A lot of...

10 Must-Attend Greek American Events in 2013

2013 is another year filled with fabulous Greek events throughout the United States. Here we present you with the top 10 events you shouldn't miss, including the Greek showcase at SxSW (photo) a unique event that aims to bring...

Greek Media Club Event and Cousins’ Letter

THIS THURSDAY, MARCH 31 - 6:30 to 11 pm - at YOLK RESTAURANT - 1120 S. Michigan Ave. It'll be another big one but still room for a few more RSVPs. This exclusive event courtesy of the Greek Media...

Elios Charitable Foundation Holds 12th Biennial Hellenic Charity Ball

The 12th biennial Hellenic Charity Ball was held on Saturday, November 16 at the Westin Saint Francis on Union Square, San Francisco. This year's event was a resounding, sold-out success attracting a capacity black-tie guest list of five hundred Greek-Americans...