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11—23 OCTOBER 2016Palace Norton Street · 99 Norton Street, Leichhardt—greekfilmfestival.com.au
Proudly presenting the Delphi Bank 23rd Greek Film Festival.
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Hellenic film, an explosion of expression.
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FESTIVAL CHAIR Nia Karteris FESTIVAL DIRECTOR Pamela Proestos NATIONAL COORDINATORS Penny Kyprianou & Aleena Glentis
2016 GFF COMMITTEE Harry Danalis (President of the GOC of NSW), Michael Tsilimos (Secretary of the GOC of NSW), Panagiota Avramidis, Billy Cotsis, Ula George, Olympia Houliaras, Themis Kallos, John Karavitis, Dimitra Lafazanos, Manolis Plantzos, Dr Alfred Vincent
SPECIAL THANKS Our partner presenters in the other states, in particular Penny Kyprianou, Aleena Glentis and Jorge Menidis, Vrasidas Karalis, David Caffery, Elleni Comino, John Kontoutsikos, Dimitri Mavromatis, Bob Pearce and Peter Ppiros, Nina Conomos and her colleagues at the NSW Department of Education, the curators of the Greek-Australian Short Film Festival: Jim Koutsoukos and Katerina Kotsonis.
THANKS TO OUR VENUE PARTNER PALACE CINEMAS Antonio Zeccola and family, Kim Petalas, Gina Rubiano, Paolo Alemmani and all the front of house staff.
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PROGRAM EDITORSBakewoodART DIRECTION & DESIGNStudio BauhausFESTIVAL TRAILERStationary Movement
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OPENING NIGHT Worlds Apart .............................................. 6 CLOSING NIGHT What If... ..................................................... 8 VEGGOS RETROSPECTIVE Dictator Calls Thanasis ............................ 12Holidays In Vietnam ................................. 13The Careless Idiot .................................... 14Thanasis In The Land Of Slaps................. 15The Charlatan ........................................... 16FEATURE FILMS Blind Sun ................................................... 18Chevalier ................................................... 19Highway To Hellas ................................... 20Invisible ..................................................... 21One Breath ............................................... 22Sacred Heart ............................................ 23SMAC......................................................... 24Spring Awakening .................................... 25Suntan ....................................................... 26The Lobster .............................................. 27DOCUMENTARIES A Life Of Its Own ...................................... 29Beneath The Olive Tree ........................... 30Lesvos: Fall In Love .................................. 31Ludlow ...................................................... 32#ThisIsACoup ........................................... 33
GREEK AUSTRALIAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL AUSTRALIAN SHORTSBlack Cat .................................................. 37Dystopia.................................................... 37Hunter ....................................................... 38Milk & Honey............................................. 38Moment to Moment ................................. 39Mrs Metro .................................................. 39 Olympic Nick ............................................ 40Out Of The Earth ...................................... 40INTERNATIONAL SHORTS3000 ......................................................... 43The Curse Of Don Scarducci ................... 43Dinner For Few ......................................... 44Fragmenta ................................................ 44The Hochelaga Cup ................................. 45The Locksmith .......................................... 45Pet ............................................................. 46Stagnation ................................................ 46
Special Events .......................................... 48Ticketing & Venue Information .............. 50Screening Schedule ................................. 52
Welcome to another year and another wonderful programme of films at the Delphi Bank 23rd Greek Film Festival. Your favourite ingredients are all present and accounted for: you’ll find an exciting schedule of Australian and world premieres, Q&A sessions with a rollcall of great filmmakers, actors, and academics, the Greek-Australian Short Film Festival and a retrospective which will transport you to another era of Greek filmmaking.
This year’s Festival is bookended by the films of Christopher Papakaliatis, one of Greece’s most-admired contemporary directors. He has starred in and directed our Opening Night and Closing Night films, Worlds Apart and What If... Both films were box-office hits in Greece and we are sure that Australian audiences will embrace them with the same vigour.
Greece’s Golden Age of Cinema produced many stars, but few shine as brightly as the incomparable Thanasis Veggos, one of the best comic actors of all time who has rightly been described as the ‘Greek Charlie Chaplin’. Do not miss this rare opportunity to see his work on the big screen.
Greek film has enjoyed many successes over the past year and Greek filmmakers have been showered with awards and praise for their innovation. None more so than Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster) and Athina Rachel Tsangari (Chevalier), both of whom have films screening during the Festival.
We are extremely thankful to all of our partners and sponsors who are acknowledged in this programme for the essential support that they provide. We thank them enormously for their belief in us which assists us in bringing you this exciting selection of Greek features, documentaries and shorts. We also thank you for embracing the Greek Film Festival as a vibrant and vital cultural exchange.
We hope the stories and ideas you experience at this year’s Festival will stay with you long after the closing night.
Mr Harry Danalis Ms Nia Karteris President Festival ChairGreek Orthodox Greek Film FestivalCommunity of NSW
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After smashing Greek box office records with his spirited debut film, What If…, Christopher Papakaliatis returns to tackle the three pillars of writing, directing and acting with this deeply tender tale of cross-continental love.
Papakaliatis consolidates his canny ability to interweave narratives by presenting a trio of tonally incongruent stories, all set in contemporary Athens and all involving romance between a Greek and a foreigner. With an abundance of affection, humour and gravitas, each story climbs its climactic mountain before shifting to the next. Yet, somehow, all three come together at the end in a way we never anticipate.
Despite their rocky roads to love and the complications of today, Worlds Apart serves as a poetic reminder that truth, beauty and humanity exist even in our darkest hours.
Winner of the Hellenic Film Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (the late Minas Hatzisavvas) and starring the winner of the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, J.K. Simmons (Whiplash, 2015).
Μια ερωτική τριλογία, με κοινό φινάλε, η οποία ξεδιπλώνεται στην Ελλάδα του σήμερα. Τρεις γενιές ξένων βρίσκουν τον έρωτα στη χώρα μας. Οι άνθρωποι. Οι ματιές τους. Οι ιστορίες τους και η συνάντησή τους με την Ιστορία.
OPENING NIGHT EVENT
Greece · 2015 · 113min · Greek with English subtitlesCAST: Christopher Papakaliatis, J.K. Simmons, Minas Hatzisavvas, Andrea Osvart
WORLDS APARTDIR: Christopher Papakaliatis
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“As a director [Christopher Papakaliatis] has the gift to present a different Greece, a Greece larger-than-life, like a cinemascope dream.” Cinepivates
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A recent Greek classic and the Opening Night feature of the 2013 GFF returns by popular demand for a very special encore festival season.
Two opposing perspectives are masterfully teased out in Christopher Papakaliatis’ Sliding Doors-inspired style of storytelling: One perspective from a confirmed bachelor, and the other from a couple in love.
Demetris (played by Papakaliatis himself) shares his relatively normal life with a German Shepherd dog. When his canine friend begs to be walked one night, he unwittingly stands on the precipice of a life-changing decision – something the audience knows, even if he does not. Will Demetris go out tonight and meet Christina (Marina Kalogirou), the love of his life? Or will he just stay home?
Whatever Demetris’ decision, the results are anything but black and white in this duet of contrasting tales that come with their own kind of happiness… and tragedy.
Βγάζοντας ένα βράδυ το σκύλο του βόλτα, ο Δημήτρης θα γνωρίσει τη Χριστίνα, την οποία και θα ερωτευτεί. Πώς όμως θα εξελισσόταν η ζωή του αν εκείνο το βράδυ έμενε στο σπίτι;
CLOSING NIGHT EVENT
Greece · 2012 · 111min · Greek with English subtitlesCAST: Christopher Papakaliatis, Marina Kalogirou, Maro Kontou, Giorgos Konstantinou
WHAT IF...DIR: Christopher Papakaliatis
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“A lush-looking movie that indulges the audience with glorious snapshots of Athens’ streets in all seasons.” The Lowdown Under
Magiki Polis (1955). It was not until 1962, however, that he would secure his first major role in the anti-war comedy, Hands Up Hitler, and then his star would meteorically rise.
In 1995, Veggos appeared alongside Harvey Keitel in Theo Angelopoulos’ Ulysses Gaze. In 2008, the Greek President Karolos Papoulias appointed him Commander of the Order of the Phoenix.
In 2011, the whole of Greece mourned when Thanasis Veggos died aged 84 after suffering a severe stroke. This year’s Greek Film Festival pays tribute to the little big man with five classic films seldom screened outside of Greece in a special retrospective, from the subversively political to the outright ridiculously hilarious.
This is our small Greek-Australian way of saluting the great Thanasis Veggos, Καλέ µου άνθρωπε (my good man).
This mini retrospective has been madepossible due to the support of Finos Film.All associated screening fees will be donated to the Actor’s House in Athens;a charity established over 25 years agoto support Greek actors.
“I work instinctively, I have no talent, just this face. Here is imprinted all the misery, all the adversity, all the pain of the insignificant Greek.” Thanasis Veggos
One of the best comedic actors of all time – the ‘Greek Charlie Chaplin’ – made a living out of playing the every man, putting so much of himself into his roles that his characters often bore his name: Thanasis.
Having starred in over 50 films and roles from klutz to anti-hero, Thanasis Veggos defined the masculinity of a generation and represented everything Greece had to smile about during the ‘50s and ‘60s Golden Age of Cinema. He never studied acting; he was a natural from the school of slapstick and became renowned for performing his own stunts, even the insanely dangerous ones.
Exiled to Makronisos from 1948 to 1950 during the Greek Civil War because of his political beliefs, Veggos fortuitously met fellow exile, filmmaker Nikos Koundouros, which lead to his break in Koundouros’ film,
THE GOOD FELLA OF GREECE:Thanasis Veggos
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ΔΙΚΤΑΤΩΡ ΚΑΛΕΙ ΘΑΝΑΣΗ
Greece · 1973 · 89min · Greek - NO SUBTITLESCAST: Thanasis Veggos, Vasilis Andreopoulos, Theodoros Angelou, Antonis Antypas
Greece · 1971 · 83min · Greek - NO SUBTITLESCAST: Thanasis Veggos, Anna Fonsou, Alekos Tzanetakos, Andreas Filippides
DIR: Panos Glykofrydis DIR: Panos Glykofrydis
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HOLIDAYS IN VIETNAMDICTATOR CALLS THANASIS
Thanasis Veggos does what he does best – explores the predicament of an ordinary individual who unknowingly becomes part of the larger political picture.
While trying to take a photograph, a lowly yet ambitious photojournalist finds himself the sole witness to the death of a dictator. He is also inadvertently handed the code to the dictator’s bank account, which his children are desperate to obtain.
Dictator Calls Thanasis is particularly interesting in its prophesising of the fall of the Greek dictator George Papadopoulos during his decline in 1973.
A stunningly insightful and successful anti-war comedy about the conflict in Vietnam and the way it impacted the lives of ordinary people.
Returning after three years of war-time captivity, a kind and generous chemist finds his wife married to his former boss and profiting from his own invention.
Holidays in Vietnam was banned by the Greek dictatorship at the time and remains one of Veggos’ most political films.
Ένας φιλόδοξος φωτογράφος, αναλαμβάνει να φωτογραφίσει έναν εξόριστο δικτάτορα, ο οποίος του δίνει τον μυστικό τραπεζικό του κωδικό λίγο πριν πεθάνει. Ο πολυπόθητος κωδικός τον βάζει σε μεγάλους μπελάδες.
Επιστρέφοντας μετά από τρία χρόνια αιχμαλωσίας, ένας ευγενικός και γενναιόδωρος χημικός βρίσκει τη γυναίκα του παντρεμένη με το πρώην αφεντικό του και τους δύο τους να επωφελούνται από τη δική του εφεύρεση.
ΔΙΑΚΟΠΕΣ ΣΤΟ ΒΙΕΤΝΑΜ
Greece · 1971 · 103min · Greek - NO SUBTITLESCAST: Thanasis Veggos, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Nora Valsami, Alekos Tzanetakos
Greece · 1975 · 88min · Greek - NO SUBTITLESCAST: Thanasis Veggos, Mihalis Giannatos, Takis Halas, Ilias Logothetis, Aina Maouer
DIR: Errikos Thalassinos DIR: Panos Glykofrydis & Dinos Katsouridis
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THANASIS IN THE LAND OF SLAPSTHE CARELESS IDIOT
The form of the traditional feature film gets subverted in this experimental comedy divided into two parts, written and directed by different filmmakers.
Both parts have one thing in common: an average fellow is forced to make his own personal revolution against an oppressive dictatorship to protect his friends from being arrested and tortured.
In part one, this all takes place during the 1936 Metaxas dictatorship where Veggos plays a clown to cover the resistance of his young colleague against the police state. In the second part, we’re taken to the 1967 Colonel dictatorship and its absurd policies.
Στο πρώτο μέρος ο χώρος ενός τσίρκου στη μεταξική περίοδο παίρνει διαστάσεις ολόκληρου του τότε κοινωνικού χώρου, με τις κωμικές και επικίνδυνες φάτσες των ανθρώπων της μεταξικής ασφάλειας.
Το δεύτερο μέρος γεμάτο απρόοπτα που παγώνουν το γέλιο στα χείλη, σαν συνειδητοποιείς ότι αναφέρονται στην Απριλιανή επταετία.
Professor Vrasidas Karalis (University of Sydney) will attend the session on Sunday 16 October at Palace Norton Street and take part in a Q&A following the film.
In his first colour film, Thanasis Veggos looks at the ‘American Dream’ with all its hopes and bitter disappointments, as seen through the eyes of Greek immigrants.
A poor man has one purpose in life: to immigrate to America. But when that moment comes thanks to the help of a loyal friend and his fiancée, he gets sidetracked and all dreams of greater things fall through.
While not the most commercially successful of Veggos’ films, The Careless Idiot is notable for kickstarting a new chapter of his artistic development in psychological comedies.
Ένας φτωχός άνθρωπος έχει ως μοναδικό σκοπό στην ζωή του να μεταναστεύσει στην Αμερική. Αλλά όταν έρχεται αυτή η στιγμή, αποπροσανατολίζεται και όλα τα όνειρά του για μεγαλεία πέφτουν έξω.
ΕΝΑΣ ΞΕΝΟΙΑΣΤΟΣ ΠΑΛΑΒΙΑΡΗΣ
Ο ΘΑΝΑΣΗΣ ΣΤΗ ΧΩΡΑ ΤΗΣ ΣΦΑΛΙΑΡΑΣ
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Featuring
Greece · 1973 · 90min · Greek - NO SUBTITLESCAST: Thanasis Veggos, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Giorgos Tsitsopoulos, Lydia Lenosi
DIR: Errikos Thalassinos
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THE CHARLATAN
One of the more humanistic comedies from Thanasis Veggos highlights the cruel reception endured by Greek migrants from the new establishment of the dictatorship in Greece.
A Greek gastarbeiter (guest worker) arrives home from Germany to his native Greek village to visit his dying father. The thing is, he has returned illegally, and two advertising firms jump on this predicament as an opportunity to make money.
A film that presents issues as salient today as when they occurred over 40 years ago.
Ένας Έλληνας εργάτης στη Γερμανία, επιστρέφει στο Ελληνικό χωριό του, όπου τον ειδοποιούν ότι ο πατέρας του είναι στα τελευταία του. Το θέμα είναι ότι, έχει επιστρέψει παράνομα, και δύο διαφημιστικές εταιρίες δράττουν την ευκαιρία να τον εκμεταλλευτούν.
Ο ΤΣΑΡΛΑΤΑΝΟΣ
Stampeding onto the film festival circuit and taking audiences by surprise is newcomer Joyce A. Nashawati with her pre-apocalyptic slow-burn, Blind Sun – “a mystery film in daylight”, as she chooses to describe it.
It is the near future in Greece and it is hot. Damn hot. A foreigner in his 40s looks after a French expat’s seaside villa on a desolate stretch of coastline on the Mediterranean Sea. A policeman takes his residents permit, the unbearable heat results in water shortages and the locals eye him with distrust in a pressure-cooker environment that looks set to explode.
With this extraordinary debut, Nashawati washes us in an evocative wave of juxtaposing imagery, drawing on the cinematographic expertise of veteran Yorgos Arvanitis (a regular collaborator with Theo Angelopoulos). The result is an
unsettling and claustrophobic story about psychological and environmental collapse.
“Impressively juggles genre contrivances and a dense personal drama on social dynamics.” Cineuropa.
Βαρύς καύσωνας, λειψυδρία και έκρυθμη βία. Ο Ασράφ είναι ένας μοναχικός μετανάστης ο οποίος δουλεύει ως φύλακας στην απομονωμένη βίλα μιας απόδημης οικογένειας, όπου αρχίζουν να συμβαίνουν μια σειρά από παράξενα, ανεξήγητα περιστατικά.
Greece/France · 2015 · 90min · French, English & Greek with English subtitlesCAST: Ziad Bakri, Mimi Denissi, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Yannis Stankoglou
BLIND SUNDIR: Joyce A. Nashawati
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“A startlingly bold and confident debut.”TIFF
Continuing to fly the flag for the Greek Weird Wave in the most brilliant of ways is filmmaker Athina Rachel Tsangari’s feminist portrait of men without women – a gentle, critical comedy that knows how far to push.
Six average guys are on a private yacht in the Aegean Sea for who-really-knows-what reason. When a mechanical hiccup leaves them marooned at sea, they choose to wile away the time playing a game of one-upmanship called ‘Chevalier’.
Amid the penis measuring, Ikea furniture assemblage and comparison of cellular ringtones, an insightful and wry unpicking of human male pack behaviour occurs, as well as the revelation of personalities within the pack. But, as one of the participants admits, “Even if you win, it doesn’t mean you’re best in general.”
Winner of Best Film at the Thessaloniki Film Festival 2015 and London Film Festival 2015, and Best Screenplay at the Hellenic Film Academy Awards 2016.
Έξι άνδρες επιστρέφουν από μια εκδρομή για ψάρεμα με ένα πολυτελές σκάφος, όταν μια βλάβη τούς εγκλωβίζει κάπου στο Σαρωνικό. Για να σκοτώσουν την ώρα τους, ξεκινούν ένα αυτοσχέδιο παιχνίδι με νικητή τον «καλύτερο γενικώς» και έπαθλο ένα δαχτυλίδι Chevalier.
Greece · 2015 · 105min · Greek with English subtitlesCAST: Sakis Rouvas, Vangelis Mourikis, Makis Papadimitriou, Panos Koronis
CHEVALIERDIR: Athina Rachel Tsangari
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“An inspired, gorgeously photographed work of deadpan lunacy that asserts itself as a spit-take on masculine rivalries.” Village Voice
With Invisible, filmmaker Dimitris Athanitis adeptly draws from western tropes to tell of a gritty fight against injustice in urban Greece.
In a career-defining, bravura performance, Yannis Stankoglou (who also appears in this year’s Blind Sun) plays Aris – a 38-year-old factory worker who is fired without warning. He is floored by the shock and any attempts to be re-hired fail miserably. As his distress builds, he becomes more and more fixated on taking justice into his own hands but even these plans are thwarted when his ex-wife saddles him with their six-year-old son.
With eerie accuracy and detail, Athanitis shows how the powerless and undervalued can be society’s most dangerous time bombs… just waiting to explode.
Winner of Best Fiction Feature Film, Best
Actor (Yannis Stankoglou) and Best Directing at the London Greek Film Festival 2015.
Το τελευταίο βράδυ πριν φύγει για σπουδές στην Αγγλία, ο Νικ Πάουελ δέχεται επίθεση και τραυματίζεται βαριά. Όντας ετοιμοθάνατος, κυκλοφορεί αόρατος ανάμεσα στους ζωντανούς, προσπαθώντας να ειδοποιήσει κάποιον για να τον σώσει.
Greece · 2015 · 84min · Greek with English subtitlesCAST: Yannis Stankoglou, Christos Benetsis, Menelaos Hazarakis, Kora Karvouni
INVISIBLEDIR: Dimitris Athanitis
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If you thought the western genre only exists against the prairies of an American frontier, think again.
In this inspired culture-clash comedy, filmmaker Aron Lehman makes light of the stereotypical distrust of Greeks by Germans when he sends Joerg Geissner, employee of the Munich AVA Bank, to the island of Paladiki to check on a loan granted years ago.
The registered securities used for this loan – a hospital and power-generating plant – appear not to exist. Not that anyone will admit that. Geissner gets sent on a wild goose chase as the locals do all they can to continue the charade and save their already destitute island, even trying to pass a decrepit sheep-pen for a power plant.
The closer Geissner gets to the truth, the fonder he becomes of the island and soon he has to make an important decision: the bank or the people of Paladiki.
Interestingly, Highway to Hellas tickled the fancy of Asian cinemagoers, taking out the Audience Award at Busan International Film Festival 2015.
Η χρεωκοπημένη Ελλάδα, ένα δάνειο από γερμανική τράπεζα, ένας ανύπαρκτος σταθμός ηλεκτρικής ενέργειας στο νησί Παλλαδίκι με τους …τρελούς κατοίκους του, μια παραλία μήλο της έριδος (και αιτία κέρδους) και ένας Γερμανός τραπεζίτης σε «αποστολή» που φτάνει να αναθεωρεί την ίδια του τη ζωή.
Germany · 2015 · 89min · German, English & Greek with English subtitlesCAST: Christoph Maria Herbst, Adam Bousdoukos, Akillas Karazisis, Christos Valavanidis
HIGHWAY TO HELLASDIR: Aron Lehmann
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“The most-watched European relationship of 2015 was between Germany and Greece. What to do? Laugh, of course, so as to not cry.” Miami Film Festival
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Today’s toxic Greco-German relations are played out against a parent’s worst nightmare in Christian Zubert’s at once stunning and disarming One Breath.
The heart–stopping drama begins with a young Greek immigrant, Elena, arriving in Frankfurt, discovering she is in the early stages of pregnancy and then accepting a job as a nanny for a well-heeled couple, Tessa and Jan, and their cherubic daughter, Lotte. Given Tessa’s neuroses, the job is anything but easy for Elena, yet nothing can prepare her for that instant when she turns her back on Lotte’s stroller only for her to disappear.
Just as we hit this point of maximum suspense, Christian Zubert changes storytelling tack and regresses back in time so we can see things differently from Tessa’s perspective. What follows is a kaleidoscope
of raw, jagged emotion and a brutal wake-up call for making rash decisions at moments of peak stress.
Η ιστορία είναι απλή και περιστρέφεται γύρω από τη ζωή δύο γυναικών. Γύρω από τις δύο γυναίκες χτίζεται μια σχέση που περιλαμβάνει πολλές συγκρούσεις και αντιπαραθέσεις αλλά και πολλές στιγμές που τις δένουν και προετοιμάζουν το έδαφος για μια έντονη κλιμάκωση.
Germany/Greece · 2015 · 97min · German, English & Greek with English subtitlesCAST: Chara Mata Giannatou, Jordis Triebel, Benjamin Sadler, Apostolis Totsikas
ONE BREATHDIR: Christian Zubert
“A Trojan Horse of social commentary disguised asa fraught kidnap thriller.” The Hollywood Reporter
Taking the sub-genre of psychological drama on a existential odyssey is Australian filmmaker Kosta Nikas’ corrosive feature film debut, Sacred Heart.
Where does faith go when it’s lost? One formerly religious man finds no alternative but to reject God after the death of his pregnant wife in a hit & run accident. He mockingly challenges both Him and the Devil, while wrestling furiously with his desire for revenge. Until he receives a visit…
A layered film, Sacred Heart shows no fear in the face of controversy tackling the most inflammatory of issues such as abortion, celibacy in the clergy and the sanctity of confession without ever taking the foot off the throttle.
“[Proof] that a hierophanic cinema not only is possible, but more to the point necessary – if not desirable.” Neos Kosmos
“…David Field in one of his best performances” Film Ink Magazine
“…An unusually bold and original script” Cinephilia
Ένας θρησκευόμενος άντρας απαρνείται το Θεό μετά τον άδικο θάνατο της συζύγου του και του αγέννητου παιδιού του και κατόπιν προκαλεί τον Διάβολο να του παρουσιαστεί. Ξαφνικά χτυπάει η πόρτα...
Director Kosta Nikas and actor David Field will attend the session on Wednesday 12 October at Palace Norton Street and take part in a Q&A following the film.
Australia · 2016 · 91min · EnglishCAST: David Field, Kipan Rothbury, Lizzie Schebesta, Barbara Gouskos, Panda Likoudis
SACRED HEARTDIR: Kosta Nikas
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“Your wife and child are not with God. They don’t exist. Because there is no God. There is no Heaven. Just the Hell of non-existence.” Priest
Stories of terminal cancer are unlikely to be audience favourites but SMAC well and truly bucks this trend with its profound, loving and ultimately fulfilling depiction of one woman’s fight against her mortality.
In a career-defining, tour-de-force performance, Evangelia Andreadaki plays Eleni – a middle-aged woman who has just been diagnosed with cancer. After overcoming the initial shock, she’s given a chance to look at her life in a different way. She brings a homeless man into her home to stave off her fear of dying alone but soon realises it is not death she fears – it is something else.
As testament to its broad appeal, SMAC took out audience awards at the Athens Outview Film Festival and Cyprus Film Days International Film Festival 2016.
Note: ‘SMAC’ stands for ‘second mitochondrial activator of caspases’, which is a protein that promotes cell death. Without this protein, our cells become immortalised but, unfortunately, we die from the uncontrolled cell multiplication.
Η Ελένη, μια χειραφετημένη γυναίκα και πετυχημένη διευθύντρια τράπεζας, μαθαίνει πως έχει καρκίνο. Οι βεβαιότητές της κλονίζονται, αλλά η συναναστροφή της με τον «άστεγο της γειτονιάς» Αντρέα θα την κάνει να δει την πραγματικότητα με απρόβλεπτο τρόπο.
Greece · 2015 · 110min · Greek with English subtitlesCAST: Evangelia Andreadaki, Yannis Kokiasmenos, Stavroula Kontopoulou
SMACDIR: Elias Demetriou
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Winner of the Best Actress prize at theHellenic Film Academy Awards 2016.
Just as American filmmaker Larry Clark controversially captured the ferocity of maligned youth with Kids, so does Constantine Giannaris (From the Edge of the City (GFF 1999), One Day in August (GFF 2002)) with Spring Awakening – but this time tapping into a vein that is manifestly contemporary Greece.
It’s the birth of another summer in Athens, and a group of five disenfranchised teenagers – armed with guns and romanticised Bonnie-and-Clyde ideals – embark on a rampage across a city reeling under social and economic collapse. Their reality is a complex mosaic of adolescent love, failed family units and youthful nihilism, and one that doesn’t bode well for fairytale happy-endings.
Constantine Giannaris’ cautionary tale may be extreme in its vision but, nonetheless,
strikes squarely at the heart of one of Greece’s most salient issues: if there’s no hope in our youth, what hope do we have for the future?
Winner of the Audience Award for Greek Films at the Thessaloniki Film Festival 2015.
Ο νεο-γκάνγκστερ Αλέξανδρος, η τολμηρή Ιωάννα, ο ιδεολόγος Χρήστος και τα αδέλφια Εμίρ-Άρης φτιάχνουν μια συμμορία που λατρεύει τα όπλα και φλερτάρει με το νιχιλισμό. Οι νεαροί πρωταγωνιστές μέσα στα σκοτεινά δωμάτια της ανάκρισης ξετυλίγουν τη βουτηγμένη στο αίμα δράση μιας ετερόκλητης παρέας.
Warnings: Violence, nudity and drug use
Greece · 2015 · 89min · Greek with English subtitlesCAST: Daphne Patakia, Konstantinos Elmatzioglou, Kostas Nikoulis, Michelangelo Tzegia
spring awakeningDIR: Constantine Giannaris
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ΤΟ ΞYΠΝΗΜΑ ΤΗΣ ΑΝΟΙΞΗΣ
“God created Man.Colt made them equal.”
Some Bronze. Others Burn.
The hedonistic shenanigans of summer take a creepy turn into dark territory with Argyris Papadimitropoulos’ unsettling depiction of a lonely, middle-aged doctor who takes an unhealthy shine to a young tourist.
Kostis (a remarkably raw performance by Makis Papadimitriou, also appearing in Chevalier in this year’s program) arrives on the little island of Antiparos in the middle of winter where he is the new GP. What starts as a drab community transforms into an island paradise as soon as the summer swings around. When the much younger, sexually liberated tourist Anna arrives, Kostis does everything he can to impress her, even if it means outstaying his welcome.
A visually seductive depiction of a Greek summer, Suntan is an enthralling exercise
in voyeurism and the violent depths of one man’s obsession.
“Feels at times like your pervy uncle has somehow wandered into 1982’s Summer Lovers.” Film School Rejects.
Ο Κωστής είναι ένας μοναχικός 40άρης που αναλαμβάνει χρέη αγροτικού γιατρού στην Αντίπαρο. Έπειτα από έναν ανιαρό χειμώνα, η ρουτίνα του θα αλλάξει δραματικά όταν γνωριστεί με μια ξέφρενη ομάδα νεαρών και ερωτευτεί την όμορφη Άννα.
Warning: Frequent nudity
Greece · 2016 · 104min · Greek with English subtitlesCAST: Makis Papadimitriou, Elli Tringou, Dimi Hart, Hara Kotsali, Milou Van Groesen
SUNTANDIR: Argyris Papadimitropoulos
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“Midlife crises don’t get much messier than [this].”Screen Daily
Iconoclastic filmmaking team Yorgos Lanthimos and writer Efthymis Filippou make a bravura English language debut, which is – as its absurd title fails to suggest – a love story set in a dystopian future.
In this future, according to the rules of The City, single people are arrested and transferred to The Hotel. Upon check-in, they are obliged to find a love match in 45 days and, if they fail, they are transformed into an animal of their choosing and released into The Woods.
Colin Farrell puts forward a career-best performance as a desperate Man who escapes from The Hotel to The Woods where The Loners live. Unwittingly, he falls in love (with Rachel Weisz), although ‘coupling’ is against the rules of The Loners who live in proud defiance of The City.
“Watching the film is like observing some alien game played in front of you, the pleasure derived both from puzzling out the rules and the surprise of what is or is not allowed, how it must be played.” MUBI’s Notebook.
Μια ιστορία αγάπης, όπου σύμφωνα με τους νόμους της «Πόλης», ελεύθεροι άνθρωποι συλλαμβάνονται και μεταφέρονται στο «Ξενοδοχείο». Κατά την είσοδό τους, είναι υποχρεωμένοι να βρουν ταίρι σε διάστημα 45 ημερών και αν αποτύχουν μετατρέπονται σε ένα ζώο της επιλογής τους και απελευθερώνονται μέσα στο «Δάσος».
Greece/Ireland/UK/France · 2015 · 118min · EnglishCAST: Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Jessica Barden, Olivia Colman, Ashley Jensen
THE LOBSTERDIR: Yorgos Lanthimos
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“Lanthimos takes us places most films fear to tread.”Rolling Stone
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After a high-profile television journalism career, Helen Kapalos took out a loan for kitchen renovations that never happened, and invested the money into her first feature film – a deeply personal documentary about medical marijuana.
The project was born from one of her reports: a young man called Dan Haslam, his battle with cancer and his usage of marijuana to relieve excruciating physical pain. Couple that story with the one of Helen Kapalos’ mother who also suffered for many years at the mercy of cancer, and Kapalos found herself propelled on an international fact-finding mission that would lead her from Australia’s black market to radical (yet legal) research in Israel.
Speaking to The Greek Reporter, Kapalos said, “This feels like the most important thing that I have ever done in my life.” What
she has achieved is not only a gripping, emotional human narrative but also a convincing clarion call for change.
Η υψηλού προφίλ τηλεοπτική δημοσιογράφος Helen Kapalos παρουσιάζει αυτό το προσωπικό ντοκιμαντέρ σχετικά με την ιατρική μαριχουάνα. Το πρόγραμμα αυτό γεννήθηκε μέσα από τις αναφορές της: ένας νεαρός άνδρας που ονομάζεται Dan Haslam, η μάχη του με τον καρκίνο και η χρήση μαριχουάνας για την ανακούφιση του βασανιστικού σωματικού πόνου.
Director Helen Kapalos will attend the session on Saturday 22 October at Palace Norton Street and take part in a Q&A following the film.
Australia · 2016 · 81min · English
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THE TRUTH ABOUTMEDICAL MARIJUANA
It’s not something that we want,it’s something that she needs to live…
A series of secret journals were found buried beneath an olive tree on the island of Trikeri, the site of a concentration camp during the Greek Civil War of 1946 to 1949. Inside were stories of thousands of everyday women –political exiles – accused of crimes they did not commit.
Despite being suppressed for years, their stories were so fierce they stretched across the decades to inspire a young Greek woman in New York, Stavroula Toska, to track down the few surviving women who were teenagers at the time. Two of the original notebook writers even emerged. And little did she know that asking her own mother a simple question about the civil war would change her life forever.
Narrated by Toska’s mentor Olympia Dukakis – and using an evocative combination of archival footage, contemporary interviews
and motion capture technology – Beneath the Olive Tree is an expose of courage, ideals, forgiveness, healing, and the important role our past plays in our present and future.
Winner of the Van Vlahakis Award for Innovative Filmmaking at the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival.
Μια σειρά μυστικών περιοδικών βρέθηκαν θαμμένα κάτω από ένα δέντρο ελιάς στο νησί Τρικέρι, στη θέση ενός στρατοπέδου συγκέντρωσης κατά τη διάρκεια του Ελληνικού Εμφυλίου Πολέμου του 1946-1949. Τα περιοδικά αναφερόντουσαν σε χιλιάδες ιστορίες καθημερινών γυναικών - πολιτικές κρατούμενες - κατηγορούμενες για εγκλήματα που δεν είχαν διαπράξει.
USA/Greece · 2015 · 76min · English & Greek with English subtitles
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“These women were just so inspirational and strong, and just bad ass, that I had to tell the story as a documentary.” Filmmaker Stavroula Toska
A Sydney-sider by background, writer-director Billy Cotsis has dedicated his life to documenting the worldwide Greek Diaspora, and never so passionately as this cinematic love letter to Lesbos. Spending more than a year in Lesbos afforded Billy the opportunity to get under the skin of Lesbos village life and know it like a local – so much so, he now refers to Lesbos in the first-person possessive of ‘our’.
Teaming up with London filmmaker Basil Genimahaliotis and another Sydney cohort, the group set out on a road-trip to uncover all that is unique and wonderful about Lesbos, as well as the current refugee crisis that has well and truly hit the island. They have some laughs as they look into the making of ouzo, discover must-see sights and pay homage to Sappho, the first everlesbian.
A number of local identities and award-winning Turkish actress, Ayca Damgaci, also make an appearance.
Ένα κινηματογραφικό ερωτικό γράμμα για την Λέσβο που αποκαλύπτει τη ζωή του χωριού, καθώς οι δημιουργοί της ταινίας σ’ ένα οδικό ταξίδι αποκαλύπτουν την μοναδικότητα της Λέσβο.
Australia · 2016 · 27min · Greek & English with English subtitles
LESVOS: FALL IN LOVEDIR: Billy Cotsis & Basil Genimahaliotis
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island. It is not a Dubai, it is a remote island.” Filmmaker Billy Cotsis
January 2015. A radical left party called Syriza wins the Greek elections. With over 50% youth unemployment, unimaginable public debt and the people struggling under crippling austerity measures, Syriza and its charismatic leader, Alexis Tsipras, is handed a clear mandate for change.
In this four-part unravelling of events, Theopi Skarlatos and Paul Mason look at how Syriza won, what they did, how they clashed with the global financial system and how it all ended. Fully exploiting their unprecedented access to politicians and venturing behind the doors where decisions were made, they chronicle a ‘war’ that highlights the democratic deficit at the heart of the EU.
Underpinning all this political posturing is also a strong vein of hope. As Skarlatos told The Voice of Europe, “The people always felt they were stronger than the politicians who
eventually didn’t live up to the promises they made back in January.”
Αυτό το ντοκιμαντέρ που αποτελείται από τέσσερα μέρη εξετάζει το πώς η ριζοσπαστική αριστερά ΣΥΡΙΖΑ κέρδισε τις Ελληνικές εκλογές, το πως συγκρούστηκαν με το παγκόσμιο χρηματοπιστωτικό σύστημα και πως όλα τελείωσαν. Πλήρης πρόσβαση σε πολιτικούς και εγχειρήματα πίσω από τις κλειστές πόρτες, όπου ελήφθησαν αποφάσεις, εξιστορεί έναν «πόλεμο» που αναδεικνύει το δημοκρατικό έλλειμμα στην καρδιά της ΕΕ.
UK/Greece · 2016 · 60min · Greek with English subtitles
#THISISACOUPDIR: Theopi Skarlatos
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At the turn of the 20th century, approximately 500 Greeks (mostly Cretans found themselves working in deplorable conditions in the Rockefeller Colorado coalmines.
In 1913, they joined with fellow immigrants and waged a landmark uprising. The confrontation culminated in a bloody clampdown in April 1914 – the Ludlow Massacre – after the Colorado national guard raided a tent colony inhabited by more than 1,200 miners and their families, leaving an estimated 20 people dead.
By digging up very rare archival materials and presenting them with interviews from family members of the miners, this documentary is a one-of-a-kind moving image tribute to a proud yet bloody page in American labour history, not often written about in books mainly due to Rockefeller’s attempts to erase it.
Winner of the Best Film in the Recording of Memories section at the 18th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2016, and recipient of the Human Values Award of the Hellenic Republic.
Ντοκιμαντέρ που ακολουθεί τις άθλιες συνθήκες εργασίας των Ελλήνων μεταναστών στις αρχές του περασμένου αιώνα στις ΗΠΑ.
Greece · 2016 · 71min · Greek & English with English subtitles
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“Greeks were not welcomein the United States…”
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The Greek Student Film Festival returns for a 6th year, presenting a selection of imaginative films from primary and secondary students studying the Greek language.
The Greek Student Film Festival continues to offer students the opportunity to use the Greek language in creative and innovative ways, whilst simultaneously encouraging the preservation of Greek culture.
The project in New South Wales is presented by the following organisations: The Greek Film Festival, Greek Orthodox Community of NSW and the Education Office of the Greek Consulate General. This initiative has the support of the NSW Department of Education.
In order to be eligible, the films must be a short fiction, animation or documentary and must incorporate the chosen theme. This year’s theme is ’FROM MORNING TO NIGHT’ and is open to the interpretation and creativity of the students and teachers involved. Each short must also include the ‘signature item’, which this year is a CLOCK.
The films will be screened at the Delphi Bank 23rd Greek Film Festival at Palace Cinemas, where cash prizes will be awarded.
DIR: Leonne Savidis DIR: Anna Charalambous
Teenage Aila struggles to connect with her father, who is even threatened by the comfort she finds in her black cat. With emotions threatening to boil over, Aila turns to black magic and, soon, the darkness between father and daughter manifests.
Μία έφηβος, η Aila, τσακώνεται συνέχεια με τον πατέρα της, ο οποίος ενοχλείται ακόμα και από το γεγονός ότι η κόρη του χαίρεται την παρέα τής μαύρης γάτας της. Όταν η σύγκρουση φτάνει στο απροχώρητο η Aila καταφεύγει στη μαύρη μαγεία.
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An experimental rendering of the inner struggles of mental illness disputing society’s perceptions that mental illness is not a real sickness. A student production from Deakin University.
Μία παραγωγή φοιτητών από το Πανεπιστήμιο Deakin η οποία καυτηριάζει την άποψη της κοινωνίας που δεν θεωρεί τα ψυχολογικά προβλήματα ως άλλη μια πραγματική αρρώστια.
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Welcome to the Greek Australian Short Film Festival (GASFF).
Now in our seventh year, we are thrilled to bring you two amazing short film programs:
The Australian Shorts program reflects our country’s cultural diversity in its storytelling with genres like poetry, science fiction, animation, documentary and drama. The International Shorts program includes films from Greece, Norway, USA and Canada with their distinct stories and Greek connections.
Come along to strengthen and celebrate short films made through many Greek lenses. We love short film and we hope you do too!
Jim Koutsoukos & Katerina KotsonisGASFF Curatorial Team 2016
The story of a first night in Australia and how, with a sisterhood, a woman can achieve anything.
Η ιστορία μιας γυναίκας την πρώτη νύχτα της στην Αυστραλία και πώς η βοήθεια και η συμπαράσταση των άλλων γυναικών, μπορεί να βοηθήσει μια γυναίκα να επιτύχει τα πάντα.
Set in a dystopian world, a genetically divergent girl and her young father run from a government that is hunting her, and those like her. Their hope is to discover the safe haven that has been eluding them all their lives.
Σε έναν κόσμο απάνθρωπο που δεν έχει σχέση με την πραγματικότητα, ένα ασυμβίβαστο κορίτσι, με το νεαρό πατέρα του, καταδιώκονται από την κυβέρνηση. Η μόνη τους ελπίδα να βρουν την πραγματική σωτηρία που τους ξεγελά συνέχεια.
Greek-Australian poet Luka Lesson (aka. Luka Haralampou) journeys into a labyrinth of emotion as he uncovers the truth behind six seminal years that shaped him.
Μέρος της τηλεοπτικής σειράς του ABC Rise of the Slam Poets καταπιάνεται με τον αγώνα του ανθρώπου να βρει το δρόμο του και με τη συνεχή αναζήτηση της ελπίδας.
An animated depiction of what happens when a homeless man accidentally leaves one of his bags containing a human baby on the train. The baby cries and the passengers don’t like it – neither does the lady who makes the announcements.
Μία ταινία κινουμένων σχεδίων αφηγείται την ιστορία ενός άστεγου ο οποίος αφήνει, κατά λάθος, μέσα στο τρένο, μια τσάντα που περιέχει ένα μωρό. Το μωρό κλαίει, κάτι που δεν αρέσει στους επιβάτες και όχι μόνο!
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MOMENT TO MOMENT
Australia · 2016 · 4minEnglish
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A chronicle of the life of AJJ Lucas – an Ithacan-Australian business man, philanthropist and prominent member of the early Greek community in Victoria.
Η ταινία αυτή παρουσιάζει τη ζωή και το έργο του επιχειρηματία και φιλάνθρωπου Ελληνοαυστραλού από την Ιθάκη AJJ Lucas.
Nick Tsiligiris’ doughnut van, Olympic Doughnuts, is the stuff of Footscray legend, having operated alongside the train station since 1979. Learn more about Nick and the humble doughnut business that has captured the heart of this ever-changing, multicultural community.
Η συναρπαστική ιστορία του Νίκου Τσιλιγκίρη ο οποίος, από το 1979, φτιάχνει και πουλά doughnuts στο κινητό του μαγειρείο έξω από το σταθμό του τρένου στο Footscray.
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When Ari shares tragic news about his battle with cancer, his unemployed best friend, Leon, turns to crime to pay for his treatments. Against the backdrop of contemporary Athens, Leon’s actions to save Ari have irreversible consequences.
Όταν ο Λεωνίδας μαθαίνει ότι ο φίλος του Άρης, που ζει στη σημερινή Αθήνα, πάσχει από καρκίνο, καταφεύγει στο έγκλημα για να καλύψει τα έξοδα της θεραπείας του φίλου του.
Don is the quintessential mob boss living the good life in New York – beating up, extorting and killing people for laughs. When something in his gut becomes too much to handle (one he can’t order a hit on), he finally caves and sees a doctor who gives him life-changing news.
Starring Neil Parisi, Alec Baldwin and Charlie Tacker.
Ο Don ζει τη μεγάλη ζωή στη Νέα Υόρκη, κακοποιώντας, εκβιάζοντας και σκοτώνοντας κόσμο για πλάκα. Σε καποια στιγμή όμως κλονίζεται και καταφεύγει στο γιατρό ο οποίος τον βοηθά να αλλάξει ζωή.
USA · 2016 · 18minEnglish with no subtitles
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A woman has a serious accident while riding her bike. In the hospital, she struggles with emotions and desires in a series of hallucinations – a struggle of life and death.
Ύστερα από ένα δυστύχημα με το ποδήλατό της, μια γυναίκα καταλήγει στο νοσοκομείο όπου,βασανιζόμενη από ψευδαισθήσεις, παλεύει μεταξύ ζωής και θανάτου.
Greece · 2016 · 6minGreek with English subtitles
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An allegorical depiction of our society told through animation that has travelled across the international film festival circuit and won many awards.
During dinner, ‘the system’ feeds the few who foolishly consume all the resources while the rest survive on scraps. The struggle for what remains leads to catastrophic change.
Ταινία κινουμένων σχεδίων. Παρουσιάζει τη λαιμαργία των ολίγων στην κοινωνία, οι οποίοι καταναλώνουν τα περισσότερα, ενώ οι πολλοί αρκούνται μόνο με τα ψίχουλα. Οι συνέπειες είναι καταστροφικές.
Greece/USA · 2014 · 10minEnglish
DINNERFOR FEWDIR: Nassos Vakalis
A down on his luck locksmith, who hasn’t had a lot of work lately, finds himself at the service of a customer who really needs his help.
Ένας κλειδαράς, εκεί που απογοητεύεται γιατί δεν έχει αρκετή δουλειά, συναντά κάποιον που χρειάζεται πάρα πολύ τις ικανότητές του!
This is a documentary about a 43 year-old tradition – an annual Christmas Day hockey game – and its cultural impact on a group of Canadian citizens living in Saskatchewan whose parents immigrated to Canada from Greece in the late 1950s.
Ένα ντοκυμαντέρ για τους απόγονους ελλήνων μεταναστών στον Καναδά οι οποίοι, για 43 συνεχή χρόνια, την ημέρα των Χριστουγέννων, οργανώνουν ένα παιχνίδι Hockey.
Greece · 2015 · 5minGreek with English subtitles
Canada · 2016 · 9minGreek with English subtitles
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STAGNATION
Just like many Greeks, this man used to be comfortable before the financial crisis. Now he struggles to pay his bills, he has no income and a huge responsibility towards his son. His desperation leads him to take actions he will soon regret.
Θύμα της οικονομικής κρίσης, ο πρωταγωνιστής της ταινίας καταφεύγει σε διάφορα μέσα για να καλύψει τις οικονομικές του ανάγκες. Η απελπισία του θα τον οδηγήσει σε πράξεις για τις οποίες θα μετανιώσει.
Norway · 2015 · 15minGreek with English subtitles
DIR: Alexander Zwart
Ten year-old Dimitris is the sole child of a rich family. His only companion is his pet guinea pig. When his parents decide on a cruel future for him, Dimitris ‘cripples’ his most pure side in order to survive.
Ο δεκάχρονος Δημήτρης είναι το μοναχοπαίδι σε μια πλούσια οικογένεια. Μόνη του συντροφιά είναι ένα κουνελάκι. Όταν οι γονείς του αποφασίζουν κάτι το σκληρό για το μέλλον του αυτός προσποιείται κάτι για να επιβιώσει.
Greece · 2015 · 11minGreek with English subtitles
PETDIR: Chris Moraitis
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OPENING NIGHT GALA Christopher Papakaliatis’ Worlds ApartTUESDAY 11 OCTOBER 2016All tickets $45Come along to a cocktail party with Greek canapes by David Tsirekas of 1821, Raw Vine Estate wines and Mythos Beer. Indulge in traditional Greek sweets by Athena Cakes before heading into the Australian premiere screening of Worlds Apart.6:30pm Cocktail party8:00pm Premiere of Worlds Apart
SACRED HEART + Q&AWEDNESDAY 12 OCTOBER 2016 — 7:00pmTickets at General Admission pricesScreening of Kosta Nikas’ Sacred Heart, followed by Q&A with director Kosta Nikas and actor David Field.
THANASIS IN THE LAND OF SLAPS + Q&ASUNDAY 16 OCTOBER 2016 — 4:00pmTickets at General Admission pricesScreening of Thanasis In The Land Of Slaps, followed by Q&A with Professor Vrasidas Karalis (University of Sydney).
GREEK AUSTRALIAN SHORT FILM FESTIVALWEDNESDAY 19 OCTOBER 2016Tickets at General Admission pricesThe Greek Australian Short Film Festival is a showcase of Australian filmmakers of Greek descent, covering all genres, including animation. Light refreshments will be served following the screening.6:30pm Screening8:30pm Light Refreshments
A LIFE OF ITS OWN + Q&ASATURDAY 22 OCTOBER 2016 — 5:15pmTickets at General Admission pricesScreening of A Life Of Its Own: The Truth About Medical Marijuana, followed by Q&A with director Helen Kapalos and Professor Nicholas Lintzeris (University of Sydney).
GREEK STUDENT FILM FESTIVALSUNDAY 23 OCTOBER 2016 — 12:30pmFree entryThe 6th Greek Student Film Festival presents a selection of imaginative films from local primary and secondary students of Greek
CLOSING NIGHT CELEBRATION Christopher Papakaliatis’ What If...SUNDAY 23 OCTOBER 2016All tickets $25Join us as we revisit Christopher Papakaliatis’ What If..., a romantic story hinged on the unknown outcome of our every decision. Enjoy a wine and sweet on arrival before settling in for a love story that is both tragic and delightful.6:30pm Reception with light refreshments 7:00pm Screening of What If...
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VENUEPALACE NORTON STREET99 Norton Street, Leichhardt NSW 2040Bookings: (02) 9564 5620 or www.palacecinemas.com.au
TICKETSGENERAL FESTIVAL SESSIONSAdult $19.00Concession $16.50Palace Movie Club $15.00Child $13.00Family (2 Adults + 2 Children under 18) $40.00
Eligible Concessions: Full-time students (photo ID required), senior citizens, health care card holders, pensioners. The cardholder must present a valid ID card in order to receive the concession.
DOCUMENTARIESAll tickets $15.00
MULTIPLE FILM PASSES5 FILM PASSGeneral Admission $80.00Palace Movie Club $70.00
10 FILM PASSGeneral Admission $150.00Palace Movie Club $130.00
20 FILM PASSGeneral Admission $280.00Palace Movie Club $240.00
Multi-Film Passes are for separate sessions for one person only and can be purchased and redeemed at Palace Cinema Como Box Office. Not available for online or phone bookings. Not valid for Opening Night, Closing Night or special events. Lost or stolen passes will not be refunded or replaced.
GROUP BOOKINGS $15.00 (per ticket)Bookings: (02) 9346 8798 or [email protected]
Per ticket for 20 or more tickets to a single, pre-selected session. Not valid for Opening Night, Closing Night or Special Events. Palace Cinemas complimentary tickets and other cinema promotions or ticket offers are not valid for Festival screenings.
COMPLIMENTARY TICKETSPalace Cinemas Complimentary tickets and other cinema promotions or ticket offers are not valid for Festival screenings.
DOOR SALESWe anticipate that door sales will be available for most sessions, but this cannot be guaranteed. Festival patrons are encouraged to purchase tickets for their selected sessions in advance to avoid disappointment.
HOW TO BOOKIN PERSONAt Palace Noton Street during box office hours until sold out.No booking fees apply for tickets purchased in person, however surcharges for credit cards apply.
ONLINEAvailable 24hrs via palacecinemas.com.au/sessiontimesGFF sessions can be found by selecting venue (Palace Norton Street), followed by date. Major credit cards accepted. Booking fees apply. You will be required to present the credit card used for online purchases and all relevant concession cards when collecting tickets from the box office.
BY PHONE(02) 9564 5620 Tickets may be purchased using all major credit cards by phone during Box Office hours. Booking fees apply. Credit card is debited at time of booking and must be presented when collecting tickets. Patrons are encouraged to collect tickets 20 minutes prior to the session to avoid queues.
FESTIVAL CONDITIONSFestival tickets, once acquired, are non-refundable and non-exchangable. Lost or stolen tickets will not be replaced or refunded. Please note that screenings and times are subject to change without notice. All seating (except for sessions at The Astor Theatre) is reserved.
GENERAL FESTIVAL ENQUIRIESGreek Orthodox Community of NSW(02) 9750 [email protected]
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TUESDAY 11 OCTOBER8:00pm OPENING NIGHT GALA Worlds Apart pg 6
WEDNESDAY 12 OCTOBER11:30am The Charlatan pg 167:00pm Sacred Heart pg 23 Q&A with director Kostas Nikas & actor David Field9:00pm Invisible pg 21
THURSDAY 13 OCTOBER6:30pm GASFF: International Shorts pg 43–469:00pm Chevalier pg 19
FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER7:00pm The Careless Idiot pg 149:15pm Suntan pg 26
SATURDAY 15 OCTOBER3:00pm Holidays In Vietnam pg 135:00pm Beneath The Olive Tree pg 307:00pm Highway To Hellas pg 209:00pm Worlds Apart pg 6
SUNDAY 16 OCTOBER2:00pm Ludlow: Greek Americans In The Colorado Coal War pg 324:00pm Thanassis In The Land Of Slaps pg 15 Q&A with Professor Vrasidas Karalis - Modern Greek Studies, University Of Sydney6:30pm One Breath pg 228:50pm SMAC pg 24
MONDAY 17 OCTOBER7:00pm Highway To Hellas pg 209:00pm The Lobster pg 27
TUESDAY 18 OCTOBER11:30am The Careless Idiot pg 147:00pm Lesvos: Fall In Love + This Is A Coup pg 319:00pm Blind Sun pg 18
WEDNESDAY 19 OCTOBER6:30pm GASFF: Australian Shorts pg 37–409:00pm Suntan pg 26
THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER6:30pm The Charlatan pg 148:30pm Spring Awakening pg 25
FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER6:45pm Chevalier pg 199:00pm One Breath pg 22
SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER2:45pm SMAC pg 245:15pm A Life Of Its Own: The Truth About Medical Marijuana pg 29 Q&A With Director, Journalist And Television Presenter Helen Kapalos7:15pm Suntan pg 269:30pm Worlds Apart pg 6
SUNDAY 23 OCTOBER12:30pm Student Film Festival pg 345:00pm Dictator Calling Thanassis pg 127:00pm CLOSING NIGHT EVENT What If... pg 8
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Proudly presenting the Delphi Bank 23rd Greek Film Festival.
Delphi Bank – A Division of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited, ABN 11 068 049 178 AFSL / Australian Credit Licence 237879.
Hellenic film, an explosion of expression.
Call 1300 660 550or visit delphibank.com.au
