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Greek coast guard officer stars in Oscar-nominated documentary
Kyriakos Papadopoulos enlisted in the Hellenic Coast Guard in 1999. Two years on the seas with the Merchant Marine had been enough for the seaman. He wanted to live on dry land and pursue a more tranquil life on his native island of Lesvos. He could not have known what tempests and wrecks the seas of the northeastern Aegean held in store for him, what his mission would one day be.
Helmut Stallaerts | Athens | To March 23
The Bernier/Eliades gallery is hosting Helmut Stallaerts's first solo show in Greece, which runs through March 23. In the show, titled "Ignoramus," the Belgian artist presents nine pieces that explore the human condition and confront the viewer with a dark truth that unhinges our own fictive truths. Opening hours are Tuesdays to Fridays from 10.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.
Canadian Cinema | Athens | February 2-8
The Greek Film Archive and the Canadian Embassy present Athens's first Canadian Film Week, running from February 2 to 8, celebrating 150 years since the Confederation of Canada and 75 years since the start of formal diplomatic relations between Greece and Canada.
Baal | Athens | February 1
The Goethe Institute in Athens hosts Greece's first-ever screening of "Baal," a controversial 1970 TV movie based on Bertolt Brecht's play, written and directed for the screen by Volker Schloendorff and starring Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Sigi Graue and Margarethe von Trotta.
As Greek PM mulls options, IMF report looks at what went wrong
A confidential report prepared by the International Monetary Fund and seen by Kathimerini sets out the conditions under which the Washington-based organization could participate in the Greek program, which includes further structural reforms in Greece and substantial debt relief.
Turkey's Nasreddin Hodja enthralls Greek audiences
Turkey's Nasreddin Hodja -- a unique and entertaining character from Turkish folklore -- has found a new home in an unlikely setting: Greece.
At a special storytelling event in Athens recently, stories of the Hodja -- a kind of a mixture of fool and wise man -- were read out by husband and wife team Panagiotis Kokkoris and Turkey-born Gözde Atalay-Kokkoris.
Kimoulis tipped to become managing director at SNF cultural center
Actor Giorgos Kimoulis is tipped to become managing director at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) on the south coast of Athens, Kathimerini understands.
The state-of-the-art complex in Faliro will house the National Library of Greece and the Greek National Opera.
Artists pay tribute to late filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos
Five years to the day after his death in a traffic accident while filming, acclaimed director, screenwriter and producer Theo Angelopoulos is being honored with an exhibition at the Kaplanon Gallery in Athens, featuring works inspired by his cinematic oeuvre.
Ardan Ozmenoglu | Athens | January 26 - February 25
Nitra Gallery launches its Athens annex with a solo exhibition by Turkish conceptual artist Ardan Ozmenoglu at 8 p.m. on Thursday, January 26. The show, "What's the Time in Istanbul," touches upon the themes of identity and national self-understanding and is inspired by the volatile situation in Turkey following last year's failed coup.
Respected director, academic Spyros Evangelatos dies
Athens Academy laureate, respected stage director and academic Spyros Evangelatos has died in Athens at the age of 77.
Research center and museum dedicated to rebetiko legend Tsitsanis ready to go
Vassilis Tsitsanis (1915-84) penned wonderful melodies, wrote lyrics that spoke directly and emotively to the listener and was a master of the bouzouki. During his lifetime the Greek folk singer reached out to a broad public and today he continues to gain new fans from every walk of life.
Nikos Aliagas puts on photographer's hat to capture glamour in black-and-white
French-Greek journalist and entertainer Nikos Aliagas has, to date, been largely overlooked in Greece as a skilled photographer. However, the celebrity host has been fascinated with photography since childhood and last year held a show at the Conciergerie venue in Paris titled "Body & Soul."
Lost in the Bewilderness | Athens | January 19-26
Greek-American filmmaker Alexandra Anthony's documentary "Lost in the Bewilderness" is having a one-week run at the Alkyonis New Star Cinema in central Athens, starting on Thursday, January 19.
Sexy Greek actress Klelia Renesi fully naked in Manu Chao video clip! (video-photos)
Hot Greek actress Klelia Renesi features in her partner’s, Manu Chao, new video clip called “Moonlight Avenue swimming naked in the sea. In underwater shots sexy Klelia can be seen enjoying the feel of eater on her incredible figure, while she is also seen topless in a sitting on a rock!
A true journalist of past times
He missed the latest Cyprus round by days. Mr. Stathis Eustathiadis, the doyen of Greek journalism, one of the last of the old guard who took the profession as a serious passion, died in Athens at the age of 92. For many journalists who met him and worked with him in his long professional life, he was an example that many of us know that we could not surpass.