Ahead of OSCE Ministerial Meeting

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) In a press conference held on the premises of Greece’s Permanent Mission to the OSCE in Vienna, Ambassador Mara Marinaki set out the Greek chairmanship’s goals for the organisation’s 17th Ministerial Council meeting (December 1-2).   The Council will review the progress achieved on a number of OSCE’s engagements, including the progress on the so called “frozen conflicts” (Georgia Moldova, Nagorno-Karabakh). The Greek Chairmanship will then seek the adoption of a common declaration.  Marinaki pointed out the difficulty of such a venture, given that decisions are taken unanimously and that last time a common declaration was adopted by all OSCE members was in 2002 (10th Meeting of the Ministerial Council, Porto).  Answering questions by the press, Marinaki noted that all OSCE members support the Greek chairmanship’s efforts as well as the promotion of the “Corfu agenda.” 
The Ministerial Council is the central decision-making and governing body of the 56-member Organisation, hosted by the country which holds the annually rotating chairmanship of the organization.

Εκδήλωση για την επέτειο του Πολυτεχνείου στο Πανεπιστήμιο Βαρσοβίας

Φοιτητές του Παν/μίου Βαρσοβίας παρακολουθούν την εκδήλωση για την επέτειο του Πολυτεχνείου

Εκδήλωση για την επέτειο του Πολυτεχνείου πραγματοποιήθηκε στις 17 Νοεμβρίου 2009 στο Εργαστήριο Ελληνικών Σπουδών του Ινστιτούτου Διεπιστημονικών Ερευνών “Artes Liberales” (IBI AL) στο Πανεπιστήμιο της Βαρσοβίας. Για την εξέγερση του Πολυτεχνείου μίλησαν οι διδάσκοντες Γιώργος Κοϊνάς και Μαρία Καραμπάτσα, καθώς και ο δημοσιογράφος Νίκος Κομίνης, ακόλουθος τύπου στο Γραφείο Τύπου και Επικοινωνίας Βαρσοβίας. Προβλήθηκε βίντεο με υλικό από την περίοδο των γεγονότων του Πολυτεχνείου και ακολούθησε συζήτηση με τους φοιτητές.
Στην εκδήλωση τιμήθηκε ο Νίκος Κομίνης για την προσφορά του κατά την διάρκεια της υπηρεσίας του στο Γραφείο Τύπου Βαρσοβίας και την συνεργασία του με το Πανεπιστήμιο.

Σύνδεσμος (Link) στην ιστοσελιδα του Πανεπιστημίου

Η καθηγήτρια Μ. Borowska ευχαριστεί τον Ν. Κομίνη

Acropolis Museum’s Heritage

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) Professor Dimitris Pandermalis, President of the Acropolis Museum delivered the Irish Museums Association Annual James White Lecture: “Collections present and absent at the new Acropolis Museum on November 18 at the National Museum of Ireland.

Every year, the Irish Museums Association invites a key figure from the international museums community to deliver the annual November lecture.In his speech, Pandermalis highlighted that the Museum offers “a realistic idea” of what classicism is really about.”Many have a confused idea of classical art and culture.”"A close look at the artworks on display reveals the original classical view of humanity”.

Thessaloniki Film Festival Awards

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) The 50th Thessaloniki International Film Festival closing ceremony was celebrated yesterday. The highest honour was bestowed on the Israeli-German production “Crossroads of life” (Ajami). The “Golden Alexander” award – which is accompanied by a €40,000 cash prize – was presented to the winners by German director Werner Herzog, who will also head the critics committee in the upcoming Berlin Film Festival.

The “Silver Alexander” (€25,000 euros) was awarded to the Romanian film “Medal of honour.”Its leading actor Viktor Rebencuk won the award for best male performance, while the award for Best Actress went to Ruth Nyrere for her performance in the film “The Day God Walked Away” (Belgium). The award for best direction was received by the Mexican Rigoberto Perezcano for his film “Northless.”

Secretariat General for Information: About Brand Greece- Festivals and Cultural Events & Cinema & Thessaloniki; Greek Film Centre: www.gfc.gr; Hellenic Film Commission Office: www.hfco.gr

Alternate FM Wraps up Balkan Tour

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas wrapped up a tour of Western Balkans, on November 20. During three days, he visited Serbia, where he held talks with the Serbian FM, Vuk Jeremic and met also with president Boris Tadic, conveying the Greek government’s will to play a leading role in the Balkan region, by promoting the European accession of all Western Balkans countries.He then visited Montenegro (first photo) and Bosnia-Herzegovina where he held talks with both countries’ leaders, outlining the Greek initiative “Agenda 2014,” for the Western Balkans’ accession to the EU.After meeting Bosnia-Herzegovina’s Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj, Droutsas said that Greece will be a partner and friend in this country’s course towards Europe.In Albania – the final leg of this tour- Droutsas discussed with the country’s leadership the “Agenda 2014,” as well as bilateral issues.

“My presence here underlines the importance we attribute to bilateral relations and to the European course of Albania,” he said after talks with his Albanian counterpart Ilir Meta.The minister also met with Tirana mayor Eddy Rama (second photo) and the Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania Anastasios.Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Op Ed by Alternate FM Mr. D. Droutsas (Politika, Korieri, Koha Yone, Pobjeda, Oslobodjenje) & Balkans Bilateral Relations

International Media on Greece

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) In their article “Can Greece lead the way” (9.11.2009) for “openDemocracy,” Anthony Barnett and Mary Kaldor write about the fact that though the left across Europe flounders in the wake of the economic crisis – where the centre right is resurgent – the Greek socialist party under George Papandreou could prove the exception with its dramatic election victory.    
They argue that Papandreou’s goal is an innovative form of progressive government that combines green development, democratic openness, and international reconciliation.
“Papandreou is an exceptionally original and open-minded politician, wishing to lead both Greece and PASOK towards a genuinely far-sighted response to the financial and environmental crisis and the international challenges facing Europe.”

Black Sea Business Forum / Thessaloniki, 12 & 13 November 2009

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) The Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline is a significant project with geopolitical, economic and energy importance, Deputy Foreign Minister Spyros Kouvelis noted, speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a Black Sea Business Forum in Thessaloniki, on November 12. 
The 3rd Union of Black Sea and Caspian Confederation of Enterprises (UBCCE) business forum, entitled “Seizing New Investment and Trade Opportunities in the Black Sea and Caspian in the Post Crisis Era,” is being held in Thessaloniki on November 12-13.

It is hosted by the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises and the Federation of Industries of Northern Greece.
Addressing the event, Kouvelis stressed Greece’s commitment to the enhancement of co-operation with the European Union, through the establishment of “Black Sea Partnerships” within the “Black Sea Synergy” process, as well as through the new “Eastern Partnership” EU initiative.
Greece, he said, will have the chance to advance this perspective during the Greek Chairmanship of the Organization of Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC), which commences on June 1, 2010.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization

Greek-Russian Talks ahead of OSCE Meet

Greek Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas and Russian Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Vladimir Titov

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas on Thursday had a working lunch with Russian Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Vladimir Titov (right), who is visiting Athens.
The two men earlier discussed matters of bilateral cooperation within the field of the Organization of Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) pact and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
Droutsas is expected to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during the works of the OSCE ministerial meeting that will take place in Athens at the beginning of December.
According to the Greek foreign ministry, the role of Greece in European energy security will receive special attention in the forthcoming Greek-Russian talks of December.

“The Saviour of God – Temptations of Nikos Kazantzakis” / «Ο Σωτήρας του Θεού – Οι πειρασμοί του Νίκου Καζαντζάκη»

Presentation of professor Ilias Wrazas book (Warsaw 5.11.2009)

The Press and Communication Office of the Embassy of Greece in Warsaw in cooperation with the Austrian Institute for Culture

The book of professor Ilias Wrazas

in Warsaw, held the event entitled “Greek Temptations” (Kuszenie Grekow), on Thursday November 5^th.
Ilias Vrazas, professor of modern Greek literature in Wroclaw University, presented his book “The Saviour of God. Tempations of Nikos Kazantzakis”. The book is focusing on Kazantzakis’ “Askitiki” (Salvatores Dei).
The presentation was moderated by the translator of Greek and English literature Ewa T. Szyler.
Following the presentation, Ilias Vrazas (song, guitar) and Isidoros Papadakis (violoncello, bouzuki) performed songs by contemporary Greek composers (Theodorakis, Markopoulos, etc.).
The opening of Michalis Hrisoulidis’ drawings exhibition was also held on the evening of the event. Michalis Hrisoulidis is a painter and stage designer, whose work “Thanatos” illustrates Ilias Vrazas book.

Michalis Hrisoulidis in front of one of his paintings

«Ο Σωτήρας του Θεού. Οι πειρασμοί του Νίκου Καζαντζάκη»

Το Γραφείο Τύπου και Επικοινωνίας Βαρσοβίας – σε συνεργασία με το Αυστριακό Πολιτιστικό Ινστιτούτο της Βαρσοβίας- οργάνωσαν την Πέμπτη 5 Νοεμβρίου 2009 εκδήλωση με τίτλο «Ελληνικοί Πειρασμοί» (Kuszenie Grekow).
Ο Ηλίας Βράζας, καθηγητής σύγχρονης ελληνικής λογοτεχνίας στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Wroclaw, παρουσίασε το βιβλίο του «Ο Σωτήρας του Θεού. Οι πειρασμοί του Νίκου Καζαντζάκη», βιβλίο που πραγματεύεται την «Ασκητική» του Καζαντζάκη (Salvatores Dei).
Την παρουσίαση διηύθυνε η μεταφραστρια Ελληνικής και Αγγλικής λογοτεχνίας Ewa T. Szyler.
Μετά την παρουσίαση, ο Ηλίας Βράζας (τραγούδι, κιθάρα) και ο Ισίδωρος Παπαδάκης (βιολοντσέλο, μπουζούκι) έπαιξαν τραγούδια σύγχρονων Ελλήνων συνθετών (Θεοδωράκης. Μαρκόπουλος…).
Η βραδιά «Ελληνικοί πειρασμοί» περιελάμβανε και τα εγκαίνια της έκθεσης σχεδίων του Μιχάλη Χρυσουλίδη, ζωγράφου και σκηνογράφου, το έργο του οποίου «Θάνατος» κοσμεί το βιβλίο του Ηλία Βράζα.

Ilias Wrazas, voice-guitar and Isidoros Papadakis, violoncello, interpreting Greek songs

Informal Dinner in Madrid / Western Balkans

Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) Ahead of Spain’s assumption of the EU presidency, Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas attended an informal dinner of EU foreign ministers, hosted by their Spanish counterpart in Madrid. This was an initial meeting to discuss the priorities of the Spanish Presidency, during which Droutsas had the opportunity to set forth Greece’s proposal for the inclusion in the EU of the Western Balkans, with the target-date of 2014.

Eurozone Focuses on Greece

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) Greece has failed to take the necessary measures to cut its fiscal deficit, according to the directions offered last spring by the EU Council, the European Commission (EC) announced on Wednesday, before recommending that the country be placed under excessive deficit procedure of Article 104(8) of the Treaty of Maastricht.

Responding to this, Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou said that the government is determined to restore the credibility of its macro-economic statistics and reduce its large fiscal deficit.In its autumn forecasts, released last week, the EC sees Greece’s budget deficit remaining above 12% of GDP through 2011 – at 12.2% in 2010 and 12.8% in 2011. “We do not share the EC’s projections that see the deficit over 12% in the coming years. This projection was made without taking into account the change in policy,” said Papaconstantinou, who believes he can lower the budget deficit to below 10% next year. “We are changing policy and this will be reflected in the next budgets,” he said.
Kathimerini daily:Eurozone concerned about Greece

Cavafy Museum Soon in Athens

Greek poet Konstantinos Kavafis

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) In less than one year and a half, Athens will boast its own C. P. Cavafy Museum at the tourist Plaka district.The Ministry of Culture has ceded a neoclassical building, which served as the residence of mid-19th-century political leader Ioannis Kolettis.Hellenic Postbank will financially support the endeavour of restoring and remodelling the premises.The museum’s exhibits and material will be based on Thessaloniki University Cavafologist, Professor George Savidis’ (1929-1995) archive. The museum’s establishment and operation will be overseen by the Centre for Neo-Hellenic Studies.The archive of Constantine P. Cavafy was passed over to Alekos Singhopoulos upon the poet’s will the year of his demise (1933).Singhopoulos maintained the archive until 1969, when he sold it to Professor George Savidis.The unusual care with which Cavafy treated Singhopoulos, along with their resemblance, led to the assumption that Singhopoulos might have been the poet’s son. According to another assumption, Singhopoulos was the illegitimate child of the poet’s brother.

C. P. Cavafy : The Cavafy Museum in Alexandria [Photo: Cavafy's portrait by Jean Kefallinos]

Momentum Europe 2009 / Athens

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) A four-day event Momentum Europe – the industry’s largest gathering of customers, partners and industry experts in Enterprise Content Management (ECM) and archiving, outside of the Americas – concludes today in Athens.

ECM refers to technologies, methods, and tools used to capture, manage, store, and deliver content and documents related to an organization and its processes. ECM tools allow the management of an organization’s information. CNN Money.com: EMC Commits to MoReq2 Certification of EMC Documentum Records Manager

Greek Cultural Agenda

EXHIBITIONS

“Squares of Europe, Squares for Europe”

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) The exhibition “Squares of Europe, Squares for Europe,” is the outcome of a research project “The square, European cultural heritage” that was carried out by a series of universities and research centres in collaboration with cities that have famous squares and was coordinated by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.The exhibition opened on November 5 at the Benaki Museum and will last until December 6.

“Athens: City & Cinema”

The Benaki Museum is hosting as photography exhibition by Tassos Vrettos, titled “Athens: City & Cinema,” featuring the movie houses of Athens. The exhibition opened on November 5 and will last through to December 15.

CONFERENCE

“City& Cinema: Projection spaces, City Spaces”

An international conference on “City and Cinema: Projection spaces, City Spaces,” will open its doors from November 12 until November14 at the Benaki Museum.

The conference is organised by the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris 3, the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme and the Department of Media and Culture of the Panteion University of Athens.The purpose of the conference is to investigate the multifaceted relationship of cinema and the city:the city as a film location, cinema as a social practice, the movie house as a gathering spot and a meeting place; the cinema as a city experience and expression of urban life.

MUSIC

Yann Tiersen, the talented musician who became widely known for his music for the film “Amelie Poulain” is coming to Greece for three concerts in Athens, Patras and Thessaloniki, on November 14, 15, and 16, respectively.

Premiera książki “Bałkańskie Zapiski Kuchenne / Kuchnia Grecji Północnej w recepturach i opowieściach”

Autor: Iliana Genew-Puhalewa. Opracowanie graficzne: Simeon Genew

Bałkańskie Zapiski Kuchenne to seria wydawnicza, poświęcona sztuce kulinarnej narodów Bałkanów. Tematem drugiej książki w serii jest Grecja Północna (w szczególności Macedonia, Tracja i Epir). W centrum uwagi autorki jest nie tylko kuchnia tych regionów dzisiejszej Grecji, lecz także historia, etnografia – szeroko pojęta kultura. Łączy ona w sobie tradycje zarówno rdzennych Greków, jak i przesiedleńców z Azji Mniejszej, Turków, Wołochów, wędrownych Karakaczanów, Żydów i Południowych Słowian.
Większość przepisów w książce zawiera mięso lub ryby, nie brak jednak receptur na tradycyjne sałatki, przystawki warzywne i specjały serowe, a także na wyborne słodkości. Przepisom towarzyszą praktyczne wskazówki dotyczące technik kulinarnych oraz produktów pod względem ich dostępności w Polsce.
W Bałkańskich Zapiskach Kuchennych 2 zamieszczono liczne komentarze historyczne, wzmianki etnograficzne oraz opowieści o losach zwykłych Greków. Grecka rzeczywistość w książce obecna jest nawet poprzez samo słowo – tekst obfituje w greckie nazwy: potraw, osób, miejscowości, realiów historycznych, zjawisk charakterystycznych dla greckiej kultury.
Książka posiada wyjątkową szatę graficzną, na której składają się oryginalne zdjęcia potraw, stare fotografie, rysunki etnograficzne, elementy zdobnicze wywodzące się ze sztuki ludowej.
Do edycji limitowanej książki Bałkańskie Zapiski Kuchenne: Kuchnia Grecji Północnej w recepturach i opowieściach załączono grecką muzykę – wyjątkową płytę CD audio, która powstała specjalnie dla serii. Płyta zawiera 13 utworów w wykonaniu 5 zespołów, specjalizujących się w tradycyjnej muzyce ludowej z Tracji, Macedonii i Epiru, w stylu rembetiko oraz w interpretacjach w stylu etno. Są to Loxandra, Ihos & Paradosi, Trio Mare z Grecji oraz Ano Kato z Holandii.
Iliana Genew-Puhalewa – absolwentka filologii słowiańskiej oraz filologii nowogreckiej Uniwersytetu Sofijskiego, lingwistka (doktorat z językoznawstwa konfrontatywnego), wykładowca Uniwersytetu Śląskiego. Pasjonuje się kulturą ludową krajów Bałkańskich.
Simeon Genew –  grafik, ilustrator i producent serii Bałkańskie Zapiski Kuchenne.

Utwory na płycie:

1. Ihos & Paradosi: Apano stin triandafilia (Macedonia). Aranżacja: Giannis Poulios
2. Ihos & Paradosi: Galani Galaziani (Tracja). Aranżacja: Giannis Poulios
3. Ihos & Paradosi: Gel Aman (Azja Mniejsza – taniec karsilama) Aranżacja: Giannis Poulios
4. Graikoi: Arapaki (Epir, Zagoria – taniec sirto)
5. Graikoi: Perdika (Zachodnia Macedonia, Północna Tesalia – taniec berati Tasja)
6. Trio Mare: Embredeftika ena wradi (Rembetiko z USA). Adaptacja i aranżacja Loukas Metaxas i Trio Mare.
7. Trio Mare: Orko ston lula su kano (Rembetiko)
8. Trio Mare: Neos Konialis (Rembetiko USA)
9. Loxandra: Karsilamas (Macedonia – cygański taniec karsilama). Adaptacja i aranżacja Loxandra.
10. Loxandra: Zonaradikos (Tracja – taniec zonaradikos). Adaptacja Loukas Metaxas I Kyriakos Tapakis, aranżacja Loxandra
11. Ano Kato: Savato mera piname (Epir – Chr. Zoumbas). Adaptacja i aranżacja Ano Kato.
12. Ano Kato: O ilios wasilewi (Epir). Adaptacja i aranżacja Ano Kato.
13. Ano Kato Ksenitemeno mu puli (Epir). Adaptacja i aranżacja Ano Kato.

O zespołach:

Ihos& Paradosi: Sakis Giorgou (śpiew, ut), Nikos Zarkos (klarnet), Haris Tsipouridis (skrzypce), Giannis Poulios (lutnia – kontynentalna i kreteńska, gitara), Dimitris Panagoulias (perkusje: darbuka, bendir, daf), Loukas Metaxas (perkusje: bęben, tamburyn, rek).  Loukas Metaxas mp3
Graikoi: Katerina Ellinidou (śpiew), Panagiotis Ellinidis (klarnet), Rhea Ellinidou (perkusje), Soumeli Ellinidou (śpiew), Loukas Metaxas (lutnia), Asterios Trakas (skrzypce).
Trio Mare: Loukas Metaksas, Rhea Ellinidou (śpiew i perkusje), Vaggelis Pashalidis (santur, śpiew).Copyright by POLYPHONON Records.
Loxandra: Nikos Aggousis- Doitsidis (klarnet, kaval), Ira Kritarashova (śpiew), Loukas Metaxas: (perkusje: darbuka, bęben, bendir), Dimitris Panagoulias (perkusje – darbuka, riqq, daf), Kyriakos Petras i Makis Mpaklatzis (skrzypce), Kyriakos Tapakis (lutnia, cumbus, gitara), Dimitris Vasiliadis (santur). Copyright by POLYPHONON Records. Trio Mare mp3
Ano Kato: Michiel Koperdraat (śpiew, lutnia, santur, przeszkadzajki), Theo van Halen (klarnet), Michiel van der Meulen (skrzypce), Jurrie Eilers (gitara, śpiew), Andy Lleming (tambury, darbuka).Copyright by PAN Records. Ano Kato VIDEO

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Greece: Commemorating the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Tear Down the Last Wall!

Two decades have elapsed since November 9, 1989, when the border separating Western from Eastern Germany was effectively opened.

Prime Minister George Papandreou attended the events, commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, held yesterday in Berlin. The premier called for the last wall still dividing a European city, Nicosia, to be brought down and stressed that “as Greeks and Europeans, we can shout: Tear down the last wall, the one that divides Cyprus into two.” In Berlin, Papandreou held also a meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, during which they discussed issues of mutual interest. Kathimerini daily: PM sets sights on Cyprus wall

“Breaking Down Walls, Building Bridges”

In Greece, the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall was commemorated in a special event, titled “Breaking down walls, building bridges” on November 8 at the City of AthensTechnopolis.

The President of the Hellenic Republic, Karolos Papoulias, Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas and the German Ambassador in Greece Wolfgang Schultheissaddressed the event, stressing the great importance of the fall of the Berlin wall, which has become the “symbol of freedom for all humanity.” The event organised under the auspices of the German Embassy in Athens. Droutsas also addressed the OSCE event celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in Vienna on November 6.

Conference: The Image of Germany

Τhe Association of Greek Press Attachés and the German Embassy in Athens are holding, on November 12, a conference titled “The public image of Germany,” at the Amphitheatre of theTheocharakis Foundation.

The event is being held on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany, the 20th anniversary since the fall of the Wall and 10th anniversary since the transfer of the country’s capital from Bonn to Berlin.
Experts from Germany and Greece will discuss how the image of Germany has changed over the years, from the establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany, until the fall of the Berlin Wall and the restoration of the unity of the country [Programme, in Greek]. Government Spokesman George Petalotis will address the event. International Communication Policy Forum: “The Public Image of Germany“

Eleusinian Mysteries

(GREEK NEWS AGENDA)  The Eleusinian Mysteries were secretive ceremonies of initiation into the cult of Demeter and Kore (Demeter’s daughter Persephone), whose main sanctuary lay in Eleusis, west of Athens.  Demeter was the goddess of agricultural abundance, and Persephone, Demeter’s daughter was the goddess of the Underworld and of fertility of the earth.  

Demeter and Kore, as well as Dionysus, god of wine and ritual ecstasy – were central figures in the Eleusinian Mysteries, which represented the foremost mystery cult in ancient Greece.  The low and frequently overlooked ruins lying beside the path that leads down the northern slope of the Acropolis into the Agora are the crumbling walls and terraces of a building complex that once played a major role in ancient Greek religious life – the City Eleusinion.  Archaeological traces of the once-celebrated rites stretch across the Attic landscape from the Athenian Agora and the ancient cemetery of Kerameikos to the intriguing sanctuary of Demeter at Eleusis.  Athens Plus (23.10.2009): Secrets of Eleusinian Mysteries still confound (p.12)   Photo: Demeter and Persephone stand on either side of a nude youth. Fragments of the Great Eleusinian Relief (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

2nd “London Greek Film Festival 2009″ Awards

The Press Office of the Greek Embassy in London, along with the

"London Greek Film Festival" Awards

Hellenic Centre and the London office of the GNTO supported and co-organised the second London Greek Film Festival. Among the people who followed the festival’s events were artists, film makers, producers, members of the Academia, reporters and so on.
The London Greek Film Festival is a unique opportunity for the Greek culture to reach the British public, while contributing in promoting Greek films as well as new film makers and actors.
On Sunday 1^st November the Odysseus awards ceremony took place at the Hellenic Centre. Key speakers at the ceremony were the Head of the Greek Press Office in London Mr Spyros Diamantis and the Head of the GNTO London Office Ms Sophia Panagiotaki.

The film director Stefanos Mondelos

The Script Award for short film at the 2^nd London Greek Film Festival 2009 was attributed to the script:  “Two Shoes on Wheels” of Stefanos Mondelos, based on the illustrated fairytale of Nikolaos Andrikopoulos (“Ellinika Grammata” editions).
This script was awarded for the second time recently, as it has received the 3^rd Award for Adapted Script for short film by the Hellenic Book Center.

Τα βραβεία του: «2ου London Greek Film Festival»

Με στόχο την προβολή του ελληνικού κινηματογράφου, αλλά και γενικότερα την προβολή της χώρας μας στη Μεγάλη Βρετανία, πραγματοποιήθηκε φέτος στο Λονδίνο για δεύτερη συνεχή χρονιά από τις 30 Οκτωβρίου έως την 1^η Νοεμβρίου το Φεστιβάλ Ελληνικού Κινηματογράφου, το οποίο συνδιοργανώθηκε από το Γ.Τ.Ε. Λονδίνου, το Hellenic Centre και τον ΕΟΤ.
Στα πλαίσια του Φεστιβάλ, το κοινό είχε την ευκαιρία να παρακολουθήσει 41 ταινίες μικρού μήκους – με αγγλικούς υπότιτλους – οι περισσότερες από τις οποίες παρουσιάστηκαν για πρώτη φορά στη Μεγάλη Βρετανία. Στις προβολές που πραγματοποιήθηκαν στις δύο ημέρες που διήρκεσε το Φεστιβάλ, συμπεριλαμβάνονταν ταινίες μυθοπλασίας, επιστημονικής φαντασίας, ντοκυμαντέρ, ταινίες κινουμένων σχεδίων (animation), ταινίες μικρού μήκους, και video art. Επίσης, παρουσιάστηκαν σενάρια για ταινίες επιστημονικής φαντασίας και για ταινίες μικρού μήκους.
Την πρώτη μέρα του Φεστιβάλ (Παρασκευή 30 Οκτωβρίου) παραγωγοί και σκηνοθέτες είχαν την ευκαιρία να λάβουν μέρος στο Informational Networking Event με τίτλο Shooting in Greece: Ένα εργαστήρι, στα πλαίσια του οποίου, οι συμμετέχοντες είχαν τη δυνατότητα να ενημερωθούν σε βάθος από τους αρμοδίους και να λάβουν κάθε είδους πληροφορίες όσον αφορά την κινηματογράφηση στην Ελλάδα, (επίσης πληροφορίες για ελληνικές εταιρείες παραγωγής, για σημεία ειδικού ενδιαφέροντος στην Ελλάδα, για χρηματοδοτήσεις κλπ). Το Φεστιβάλ περιλάμβανε επίσης συζητήσεις, παρουσιάσεις σεναρίων και διοργάνωση εργαστηρίων (workshops).
Την Κυριακή 1^η Νοεμβρίου, ημέρα λήξης του Φεστιβάλ, απονεμήθηκαν στο Hellenic Centre τα βραβεία Odysseus. Κεντρικοί ομιλητές στην τελετή απονομής των βραβείων ήταν ο Σπύρος Διαμαντής, επικεφαλής του Γ.Τ.Ε. Λονδίνου, η Σοφία Παναγιωτάκη, Διευθύντρια του Γραφείου ΕΟΤ και ο Διευθυντής του Φεστιβάλ, Χρήστος Προσύλης.
Το Βραβείο Σεναρίου μικρού μήκους ταινίας στο 2nd London Greek Film Festival 2009 έλαβε το σενάριο “Δυό Παπούτσια με Καρότσι“  του Στέφανου Μονδέλου, βασισμένο στο ομώνυμο εικονογραφημένο παραμύθι του Νικόλαου Ανδρικόπουλου (εκδ. Ελληνικά Γράμματα). Το συγκεκριμένο σενάριο βραβεύεται για δεύτερη φορά, μετά το 3ο Βραβείο Διασκευασμένου Σεναρίου για ταινία μικρού μήκους που έλαβε εφέτος, στον Διαγωνισμό Διασκευασμένου Σεναρίου που διοργανώνεται για πέμπτη συνεχή χρονιά από το Εθνικό Κέντρο Βιβλίου.

“Hellenic Poles”: Documentary Film by Partus

„Helleńska Polonia”  is a documentary film about Poles residing in the sunny Greece, the cradle of ancient philosophy, civilisation, and culture, as well as of the modern Olympic Games. Introducing a few expatriate Polish and mixed Greek-Polish families we demonstrate mutual penetration of the cultures, customs, and behaviors, and present instances of their partial or complete assimilation with the Greek society and its culture, religion, customs, and language. The film sequences are set against the background of charming landscapes of the Greek Republic’s picturesque sceneries and adorned with the fascinating genuine Greek music. VIEW VIDEO

Φεστιβάλ Plus Camerimage – Łodz: Αφιέρωμα στον Eλληνικό Kινηματογράφο / Plus Camerimage: Kino Greckie

Το αντικείμενο του πόθου κατά την "Εαρινή σύναξη των αγροφυλάκων"

(ONET.PL) Σε καταχώρηση με τίτλο «Plus Camerimage: ελληνικός και ισλανδικός κινηματο- γράφος»  (πηγή:  ΡΑΡ), αναφέρει ότι «στο πρόγραμμα του προσεχούς φεστιβάλ κινηματογράφου Plus Camerimage (Łodz, 28.11-5.12) εντάχθηκε αφιέρωμα στον ελληνικό και ισλανδικό Κινηματογράφο».
Ειδικά για τον ελληνικό κινηματογράφο σημειώνονται τα εξής : «Ο σύγχρονος κινηματογράφος της Ελλάδας, αν και παραγωγικός και δυναμικά αναπτυσσόμενος χάρη στις πρωτοβουλίες του Ελληνικού Κέντρου Κινηματογράφου και των διεθνών συμπαραγωγών, παραμένει μάλλον άγνωστος στην Πολωνία και προβάλλεται αμυδρά σε διεθνή κινηματογραφικά φεστιβάλ.
Το αφιέρωμα στον Ελληνικό Κινηματογράφο στοχεύει να προβάλλει στους συμμετέχοντες του Φεστιβάλ αυτό το κομμάτι της ευρωπαϊκής κινηματογραφικής δημιουργίας υπό την παρούσα μορφή του.
Στο ελληνικό ρεπερτόριο θα ενταχθούν έξι ταινίες της τελευταίας δεκαετίας που παρουσιάζουν τις σημαντικότερες ιδέες και την πιο επίκαιρη θεματολογία του ελληνικού κινηματογράφου. Το αφιέρωμα αποτελεί μια σπάνια ευκαιρία για να κοιτάξει κανείς τον ελληνικό κινηματογράφο από μια ευρύτερη οπτική γωνία και να διαπιστώσει το πως παρουσιάζεται σήμερα ο κινηματογράφος που γέννησε τον δεξιοτέχνη Κακογιάννη ή τον προβοκάτορα Κώστα Γαβρά.
Στην καταχώρηση παρουσιάζονται οι εξής κινηματογραφικές ταινίες που περιλαμβάνονται στο αφιέρωμα:
«Η σκόνη που πέφτει»,
«Πεθαίνοντας στην Αθήνα»,
«Eduart»,
«Η εαρινή σύναξη των αγροφυλάκων»,
«Πανδώρα» και
«Καλά κρυμμένα μυστικά, Αθανασία».
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες για το αφιέρωμα στον Ελληνικό Κινηματογράφο διατίθενται στην ιστοσελίδα του Φεστιβάλ Plus Camerimage.

"Πεθαίνοντας στην Αθήνα" του Νίκου Παναγιωτόπουλου

Plus Camerimage: kino greckie i islandzkie

W programie najbliższego festiwalu Plus Camerimage znalazł się Przegląd Kina Greckiego i Islandzkiego.
KINO GRECKIE
(ONET.PL) Współczesna kinematografia Grecji, choć płodna i prężnie

"Έντουαρντ" της Αγγελικής Αντωνίου

rozwijająca się dzięki inicjatywom Greckiego Centrum Filmowego oraz międzynaro-dowym koprodukcjom, pozostaje właściwie nieznana w Polsce i słabo reprezentowana na międzynarodowych festiwalach filmowych. Przegląd Kina Greckiego ma na celu przybliżenie uczestnikom Festiwalu PLUS CAMERIMAGE tego wycinka europejskiej twórczości filmowej w jej obecnym kształcie. Na grecki repertuar złoży się sześć tytułów z ostatnich dziesięciu lat, prezentujących najciekawsze pomysły formalne oraz najbardziej aktualną tematykę kina Grecji.
Przegląd Kina Greckiego to rzadka okazja, by spojrzeć na współczesną kinematografię Grecji z szerokiej perspektywy i przekonać się, jak dziś ma się kino, które wydało mistrza Cacoyannisa czy prowokatora Costę-Gavrasa.
KURZ (I skoni pou pefti), 2004
reżyser: Tassos Psarras
autor zdjęć: Nikos Kavoukidis
UMRZEĆ W ATENACH (Pethainontas stin Athina), 2006
reżyser: Nikos Panayotopoulos
autor zdjęć: Aris Stavrou
EDUART, 2006
reżyser: Angeliki Antoniou
autor zdjęć: Jürgen Jürges
CZTERY SEZONY PRAWA (I earini sinaxis ton agrofilakon), 1999
reżyser: Dimos Avdeliodis
autorzy zdjęć: Odysseus Pavlopoulos, Alekos Yannaros, Linos Meytanis, Sotiris Perreas
PANDORA, 2006
reżyser: Yiorgos Stamboulopoulos
autor zdjęć: Kostis Gikas
DOCHOWAJ SEKRETU, ATANAZJO (Kala krymmena mystika, Athanasia), 2008
reżyser: Panos Krakanevatos
autor zdjęć: Dimitris Katsaitis
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