15th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival program announced

REALITIES & FICTIONS

Never have reality and fiction been blurred to such a degree, as today.

Includes: BEING PRESENT, DANIEL 16, DIGGER, GREEN SEA, KALA AZAR, THE MAN WITH THE ANSWERS, PARI, SOW THE WIND, STEFANOS ROKOS, THIS IS RIGHT, THE UNKNOWN ATHENIANS, VASY’S ODYSSEY.

HISTORY & TRADITION

Constantinople 1955, Pontian Genocide, Rebetica, Prespes, Kehajias, Askavlos, Markos, Weavers - magical lands, magical times, 17 tactile feelings.

Includes: 2 MILES FROM HOME, AMALGAMATION, HEROES OF SALONIKA, THE JOURNEY OF ASKAVLOS, KE*HA*’JAS, MARKOS, MY REMBETIKA BLUES, ONCE UPON A RIVER, PASSAGE TO EUROPE, PERSEPHONE, PRESPA LAKES, SARMAKO, SEVEN MINUTES OF SOUL, SPIROS AND THE CIRCLE OF DEATH, THE UNLOST HOMELAND, THE WEAVERS.

FILM FESTIVAL DARLINGS

Low budget, limited resources, tons of challenges, no problem; here are six young filmmakers with hundreds of awards under their belt from the most prominent international film festivals - creativity is not in short supply.

Includes: ANTIVIRUS, BELLA, DRAW WITH ME, THE END OF SUFFERING, ESCAPING THE FRAGILE PLANET, MADONNA F64.0, MELATONIN, WITCHIN’.

LIQUID VISIONS

Air, water, sand, characters, animals, elevators, & ships; they are all fluid, all flow, sometimes up, sometimes down - in color or black & white, all in sync.

Includes: 54/THE BLIND TURTLE AND THE ENDLESS SEA, AS IF UNDERWATER, DAKAR, GOADS, GUIDE ME HOME, HARMONICA MAN, ISKIOMA, THE JAR, VOUTA.

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

3 special and unique features.

Includes: BALLAD FOR A PIERCED HEART, MAN OF GOD, TAILOR.

ANIMATION FILMS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

Includes: BUCKET HAT!, CAST-OUTS,FROM HEART TO HEART, LAZY DRAGON, THE PARROT LADY, THE TWO SINGLES. (FREE)

ANIMATION FILMS FOR THE OLDER FAMILY MEMBERS, 13+

Includes: 59 DAYS, 1000MODS, ALL YOU CAN EAT, ALS, CABO DA ROCA, ELEVATOR ALONE, GREAT EXPECTATIONS, SEVARAMBES, THE TICKET MAKER, UPSIDE TOWN. (FREE)

WE SALUTE THE KOLOVOS FAMILY

For the entire life of LAGFF, 15 years, the Kolovos Family has stood by us and has supported the art of film and new Greek filmmakers. In times of crisis like ours, their unwavering presence means all the more to us. THANK YOU GEORGE, TINA, MARIA-ELENA, PETER!

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Our Sponsors

Gold Patrons

Festival Grantors

Bronze Patron

To view our full list of sponsors, please visit our website

We wish to express our gratitude to Secretary General for Public Diplomacy and Greeks Abroad, Prof. John Chrysoulakis for his continued effort to unite the Hellenes abroad and support all efforts for culture, the arts, and issues that Hellenes face away from the homeland, under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

We also wish to express our gratitude to Honorable Evgenia Beniatoglou, Consul General of Greece in Los Angeles, for her ardent support and promotion of Hellenism.

We are grateful to Honorable Andreas Kyprianides, Consul General of Cyprus, for his continued support and tireless efforts to promote Hellenic and Cypriot issues and interests in Los Angeles.

Special thanks go to European Languages & Movies in America (ELMA), an organization dedicated to the promotion of European Cinema in America. 

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Learn more about our sponsorship and other opportunities to support the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival, by getting in touch with our Development Director Katerina Hoyo Frederickson.