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GREECE / Thessaloniki International Film Festival

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The 59th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, running from November 1st to 11th, is focussing on independent cinema. In addition to an international programme, the public will discover the best of current Greek cinema with the screening of 17 films made in 2017 and 2018. Parallel events, such as exhibitions, concerts and round tables, will enrich …

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GREECE UNITED STATES / For the 12th consecutive year the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival honours Greek films

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The 12th LAGFF (Los Angeles Greek Film Festival) took place from June 4th to 10th presenting Greek films and their directors. There were three categories of awards: drama, documentary and short films. Dora Masclavanou won the award for Best Feature with “Poly Xeni”, Lefteris Charitos’ “Dolphin Man, in the footsteps of Jacques Mayol” won Best …

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GREECE / Launch of the Thessaloniki’s documentary market

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The international documentary market, which is being held in parallel with the 20th Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival, will take place from March 4th to 10th. All market-related activities are supported by Creative Europe. It will bring together 80 buyers and nearly 150 industry professionals. The market and related events will this year focus particularly on …

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GREECE / Considerable subsidies for the broadcasting sector

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The Greek government, jointly through the National Centre of Audiovisual Media and Communication (NCAMC) and the Ministry for Digital Policy, has decided to instigate a major reform of the broadcasting sector. Legislative reforms have been adopted to develop the sector, making substantial grants available for Greek production companies or foreign film companies with a branch …

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GREECE SERBIA / Signature of a co-operation agreement for cinema films

During the Sarajevo Film Festival in August, Film Centre Serbia (FCS) and the Greek Film Centre (GFC) signed an agreement to work together and share distribution costs. The two countries’ film centres have agreed to set up the means to help distribute Serbian films in Greece and vice versa. For example, the FCS will cover …

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GREECE / The TV and Radio Council wants 7 private channels

While there has to be a new auction to allocate licenses to Greek private television channels, the ESR (the National Independent Council for regulating broadcasting) wants to increase the number of channels. After a long meeting on July 6th, the ESR decided to award 7 broadcast licenses for national private channels in the near future. …

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FRANCE GREECE /Signature of a new agreement for Franco-Greek co-productions

At the 70th Cannes Film Festival, the Greek Film Centre (GFC) and the French Centre National du Cinéma (CNC) renewed a three-year agreement to finance Franco-Greek co-productions. A first agreement was signed for the period 2014-2016. This was followed by an agreement for 2017, now this latest contract has extended the duration of the co-production …

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