Focus on Greek films
- Paris is hosting a Panorama of contemporary Hellenic cinema, starting with Cristo Dimas' The Cistern
The third edition of Panorama of Greek Cinema gets underway in Paris today, 4 March. Organised by the Greek Consulate, ARP (Writers, Directors, Producers) and the Greek Film Centre (GFC), the programme includes 13 features and 6 short films and will run until 18 March.
The review is a way of introducing French audiences to rarely seen Greek films and the event will be opened by Cristo Dimas’ Les acrobates du jardin (The cistern) – presented by the director and his cast. The highlights of this edition include Penses-y by Katerina Evangelakou, Lilly's story [+see also:
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The organisers have put together an eclectic mix of filmmakers that includes talents as varied as Maria Iliou, Vagelis Serdaris, Constantine Giannaris, Penny Panayotopoulos, Sotiris Goritsas, Georges Zaphiris, Nikos Grammatikos, Vangelis Seitanidis and Nikos Panayotopoulos.
(Translated from French)
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