After a two-year hiatus, the Greek Film Festival will make its much-awaited return to Australian screens with an action-filled lineup of acclaimed features. The 2022 Festival opens its doors on Thursday, October 13, in Melbourne and Sydney, continuing into Adelaide, Brisbane and Canberra through November.
Headlining the Festival this year is the celebrated film Eftihia, inspired by the life of Eftihia Papagiannopoulou. This lyricist created a massive volume of timeless popular songs set to music by Tsitsanis, Kaldaras, Hiotis and Hadjidakis, amongst others.
The diverse festival line-up of 13 narrative features, four documentaries and the Student Film Festival will transport Greek film lovers to new heights, highlighting ambitious, local Greek art with a cinematic flare leaving you wanting more.
In Melbourne, the festival will be presented at The Astor and Palace Cinema Como, and in Sydney, at the Palace Cinema on Norton Street.
Tickets for Opening Night in Melbourne and Sydney with the full program are on sale now!
The 2022 Greek Film Festival is presented by the Greek Community of Melbourne, and the Greek Orthodox Community of NSW and is proudly supported by Bendigo Bank.
The 2022 Greek Film Festival
13 – 30 October, Melbourne, Palace Cinema Como + Astor Theatre
13 - 23 October Sydney, Palace Norton St
3 - 6 November, Adelaide, Palace Nova
17 - 20 November, Brisbane, Palace Barracks
11 - 13 November Canberra - TBC
For tickets and detailed Festival information, please visit www.greekfilmfestival.com.au.
“Eftihia” tells the story of the life of Greece’s greatest female lyricist, Eftihia Papagiannopoulou. Born in Smyrna, she travelled from Smyrna to Greece. She went on to pen a massive volume of timeless popular songs which was set to music by Tsitsanis, Kaldaras, Ηiotis, and Hadjidakis, among others. Whilst her name means happiness, she had a troubled life but one that she lived on her own terms.
The 2022 Greek Film Festival program follows opening night with 13 narrative features, three documentaries and the Student Film Festival in a diverse offering of the best that Greek cinema offers.
