Author: Athanasios Koutoupas
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‘The Lobster’ nabs Best Screenplay at Los Angeles Film Critics Association awards
“The Lobster” has nabbed Best Screenplay for Greek writers Efthymis Filippou and Yorgos Lanthimos at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association 2016 awards. Starring Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz, “The Lobster” is also directed by Lanthimos (“Dogtooth,” “Alps”), hailed as a leading proponent of the so-called Weird Wave of cinema. The action is set in…
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Hurghada witnesses the opening of Egypt’s first miniature city
Imagine having all of Egypt’s wonders and mesmerising monuments in one place, where one can go from the pyramids of Giza to Karnak temple in Luxor before paying a short visit to a Roman amphitheatre and the luxurious Montazah Palace in Alexandria. This has become possible just by visiting the Mini Egypt Park. Mini Egypt…
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Thessaloniki International Film Festival: Continuity and change
Thessaloniki International Film Festival (TIFF) is one of the oldest and most reputable cinema events in Southeast Europe. On the occasion of TIFF’s 57th edition (3-13.11.2016) Festivalists “online playform for independent film criticism”, published a report by Lydia Papadimitriou* that provides an overview of the verve behind recent processes in the Greek film industry (Original title: Continuity and change)**:The poster of the…
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Promoting Social and Solidarity Economy in Greece
On October the Greek Parliament adopted a new law that will create a supportive legal environment for the development of Social and Solidarity Economy. According to Alternate Labour minister Rania Antonopoulos, the law provides solutions to issues like “funding, tax, social welfare and access to public procurement” and “clarifies the relationship between social economy operators and …