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Maria Plyta – The First Greek Woman Director Who Opened New Paths in Greek Cinema

Aris C.26/11/202526/11/2025

26/11/202526/11/2025

Maria Plyta was one of the most distinctive and pioneering figures in Greek cinema. Born in Thessaloniki in 1915, she became the first woman to direct a feature-length Greek film at a time when cinema was overwhelmingly male-dominated. Her work—and her bold presence behind the...

Famous Greeks

Spyros Evangelatos – The visionary director and academic who devoted his life to Greek theatre

Aris C.20/10/202520/10/2025

20/10/202520/10/2025

Spyros Evangelatos was one of the most influential figures in modern Greek theatre. A director, philologist, academic and theatre scholar, he spent his life bridging art and intellect. Through his deep knowledge and creative daring, he redefined the way Greeks approached their theatrical heritage —...

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Yorgos Lanthimos – Seven Minutes of Applause at the Premiere of His New Film

Aris C.29/08/202529/08/2025

29/08/202529/08/2025

With a standing ovation lasting almost seven minutes, the audience of the Venice Film Festival welcomed Yorgos Lanthimos and the cast of his new film “Bugonia”, which had its world premiere on August 28 at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival. The screening at the...

Famous Greeks

A great theatre man who has left a huge interpretive legacy

Kostas30/05/202431/05/2024

30/05/202431/05/2024

Last Saturday, the Greek theatre became poorer after the death of a great actor, director and teacher, George Michalakopoulos, who was among the leading actors of his generation and beyond. A man with a huge intellectual load, a teacher of the National Theatre with a...

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He directed the new Gucci campaign

Kostas30/05/202431/05/2024

30/05/202431/05/2024

After collaborating on the “Oviparity” edition, Gucci again commissioned Yorgos Lanthimos for its Spring-Summer 2020 collection. The creation of the collaboration was impressive, as the award-winning Greek director is renowned for his ability to create peculiar worlds in his films. A different clip...

Myths

The great Master of theater (1908-1987)

Kostas30/05/202431/05/2024

30/05/202431/05/2024

Karolos Koun, the great art creator and educator of the theater, had been awarded many times as a man of letters, arts and sciences, while his relationship with ancient drama wrote one of the greatest chapters in the history of the new Greek theater. He...

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The first Greek director to be awarded with a Palme d’Or for a short film

Kostas30/05/202431/05/2024

30/05/202431/05/2024

For the best short film at the 72nd Cannes Festival, the Greek director Vasilis Kekatos, who is the creator of three more films, was awarded the Palme d’Or for his fourth creation, “The Distance Between Heaven and Us”, which also won the Queer Palm Best...

Myths

The pioneer of independent American cinema

Kostas30/05/202431/05/2024

30/05/202431/05/2024

[:el]Giannis Cassavetes was one of the founders of independent American cinema, the pioneer of self-financing and self-distribution of films in cinemas, which paved the way for all independent filmmakers, helping them break the ties with dependence by Hollywood and its extreme control of production. He...

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Alexander Payne talks about his new movie

Kostas30/05/202431/05/2024

30/05/202431/05/2024

Alexander Payne gave an interview to Associated Press regarding his new movie “Downsizing”. The article is entitled «In a shrinking Hollywood, Payne aims big in ‘Downsizing’». Read segments below: There are rituals to an Alexander Payne production. Movie nights on Wednesdays during pre-production at Payne’s...

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Smaragdis’ “Kazantzakis” impressed at the premiere

Kostas30/05/202431/05/2024

30/05/202431/05/2024

[:el] After the glorious premiere in Crete, the cinematic journey of Yannis Smaragdis’ film, KAZANTZAKIS, culminated on Monday, November 20th at the Pallas Theater, where its official premiere took place. The film will be screened on Thursday, November 23, in cinemas across the country. Ellines.com supported...

Maria Plyta – The First Greek Woman Director Who Opened New Paths in Greek Cinema

Spyros Evangelatos – The visionary director and academic who devoted his life to Greek theatre

Yorgos Lanthimos – Seven Minutes of Applause at the Premiere of His New Film

A great theatre man who has left a huge interpretive legacy

He directed the new Gucci campaign

The great Master of theater (1908-1987)

The first Greek director to be awarded with a Palme d’Or for a short film

The pioneer of independent American cinema

Alexander Payne talks about his new movie

Smaragdis’ “Kazantzakis” impressed at the premiere

Maria Plyta – The First Greek Woman Director Who Opened New Paths in Greek Cinema

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