Category: CULTURE
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UNESCO Adds Greek ‘Momoeria’ Custom to Cultural Heritage List
Every year from December 25 to January 5 the village streets of Kozani, Greece light up with more than just christmas lights – they come alive with the ancient customs of the Momoeria -actors, musicians and dancers filling the village streets and visiting people’s homes in celebration of the new year. Recently UNESCO has announced that is has inscribed…
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Egypt unearths city and cemetery over 7,000 years old
Egypt has unearthed a more than 7,000-year-old city and cemetery dating back to its First Dynasty in the southern province of Sohag, the Antiquities Ministry said on Wednesday. The find could be a boon for Egypt’s ailing tourism industry, which has suffered endless setbacks since an uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak in 2011 but…
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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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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…