Cinema of Greece

The 2024 Greek Film Festival is set to captivate audiences with a vibrant selection of films and documentaries that celebrate Greek culture through cinema.

Spyros Bibilas announced the sad news a few minutes ago through his personal Facebook profile. He wrote:

Acclaimed Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest project, “Bugonia,” will premiere in US theaters in November 2025.

Νot even nine months have passed since director Yorgos Lanthimos triumphed in Venice by winning the Golden Lion award with "Poor Things" and the Greek filmmaker managed to create yet another film, this time sending it to the competition section of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.

Still fresh off the great success of "Poor Things," Greek film director Yorgos Lanthimos (second from right) and cast members Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Hong Chau, Jesse Plemons and Joe Alwyn pose on the red carpet during arrivals for the screening of the film "Kinds of Kindness" at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on Friday.

The renowned actor of Greek cinema died at the age of 88

As part of the state's effort to promote modern Greek culture, the Greek Film Center (GFC) is to implement five new financial programs to boost the local industry.

The programs will be bankrolled through the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RFF), while just last week, the GFC approved financial support for 13 film projects to the tune of 1,262,000 euros.

Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos accepts the award for Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy for "Poor Things" as members of the cast, including Emma Stone who won the Best Actress award, look on, at the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, on Sunday.

Tranquility, certainty, satisfaction - these were the vibes exuded by Yorgos Lanthimos on Sunday morning as he convened with a pack of journalists at the Hotel Grande Bretagne in central Athens to delve into his latest film.

'My perspective is just one perspective; others may perceive much more, and that's intriguing'

The 64th Thessaloniki International Film Festival commenced on Thursday, promising a total of 270 feature-length and short film screenings across the northern port city accompanied by podcasts, workshops, art shows, parties and more.