The much loved Athens Open Air Film Festival co-organised by the City of Athens Cultural, Sport and Youth Organization, is back for its 7th edition, with more than 20 screenings, from June to September.
Special spots at archaeological sites, parks, squares, beaches, museums and other places around the city are set to turn into open-air cinemas with free entrance for everyone.
This year, the 7th Athens Open Air Film Festival, in collaboration with the British Council, has chosen a series of films in the genre of British gothic horror.
There will also be lots of drama movies, award-winning masterpieces from all over the world and of course many Greek films, which will all be accompanied by live music and other entertainment.
Films begin at sunset and will take place between June – July at 9:30pm and August - September at 9pm.
PROGRAM →
Monday, June 19th
«The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert» (1984) by Stephan Elliott
Plato’s Academy Park (137 Monastiriou Street, Athens)
Wednesday, June 21st
European Music Day Celebration
«Stop Making Sense» (1984) by Jonathan Demme
Avissinias Square (Monastiraki, Athens)
Friday, June 23rd
«Tungsten» (2011) by Giorgos Georgopoulos
Nea Smirni Park (entrance by El. Venizelou Av., Nea Smirni, Athens)
Monday, June 26th
«El Sur» (1983) by Victor Erice
Numismatic Museum (12 Panepistimiou Street, Athens)
Wednesday, June 28th
«The Year of Living Dangerously» (1982) by Peter Weir
Byzantine & Christian Museum (22 Vas. Sofias Av., Athens)
Friday, June 30th
«Sexy Beast» (2000) by Jonathan Glazer
Petralona Park (inside the basketball court, Petralona)
JULY →
Wednesday, July 5th
«The Adventures of Prince Achmed» (1926) by Lotte Reininger
Live music by Larry Gus with Jay Glass Dubs
Kotzia Square (entrance by Athinas Street)
Friday, July 7th
«The Big Lebowksi» (1998) by Joel & Ethan Coen
Agios Kosmas Beach (Agiou Kosma 2nd tram station, Poseidonos Av.)
Followed by a beach party. Dj set by Giorgos Mouchtaridis of Pepper 96,6
Wednesday, July 12th
Tribute «British Gothic»
«The Fearless Vampire Killers» (1962) by Roman Polanski
Cine Riviera (46 Valtetsiou Street, Athens)
Friday, July 14th
On the occasion of the French National Day
«Black Orpheus» (1959) by Marcel Camus
Cine Dexameni (Dexameni Square, Athens)
Tuesday, July 18th
«That Man From Rio» (1964) by Philippe de Broca
French School at Athens (6 Didotou Street, Athens)
In collaboration with the Plein Air Festival of the French Institute of Greece
Saturday, July 22nd
«The Wretches Are Still Singing» (1979) by Nikos Nikolaidis
National Museum of Contemporary Art, rooftop (Kallirrois Av. & Amvr. Frantzi Street, Athens)
Tuesday, July 25th
Tribute «British Gothic»
«Horror of Dracula» (1958) by Terence Fisher
Cine Trianon (21 Kodrigktonos Street, Athens)
Thursday, July 27th
Tribute «British Gothic»
«Dead of Night» (1945) by Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer
Dionysiou Areopagitou Pedestrian Precinct (opposite the Acropolis Museum)
AUGUST →
Friday, August 18th
Tribute «British Gothic»
«The Wicker Μan» (1973) by Robin Hardy
Panetolio Square, Nea Ionia
Wednesday, August 23rd
«A Passage to India» (1984) by David Lean
National Archaeological Museum (44, October 28th Street, Athens)
Friday, August 25th
«Kiss of the Spider Woman» (1985) by Hector Babenco
Dionysiou Areopagitou Pedestrian Precinct (opposite the Acropolis Museum)
SEPTEMBER →
Friday, September 1st
Tribute «British Gothic»
«Night of the Demon» (1957) by Jacques Tourneur
Petralona Park (inside the basketball court, Petralona)
The screening will be preceded by the short film «The Mistletow Bough»
For more details head to: cinemag.gr/aoaff/default.asp?catid=42636
