The metropolis of Athens is eagerly preparing to big the 39th European Film Awards, marking a important milestone arsenic the archetypal metropolis successful Southeastern Europe to invited this prestigious event. This highly anticipated ceremonial represents a notable accomplishment for the Municipality of Athens and further cements the city’s presumption arsenic a premier destination for planetary movie productions.
The Mayor of Athens, Haris Doukas, said: “It is with large enthusiasm that we volition invited the European Film Awards. Athens is simply a vibrant and hospitable city, sharing with its visitors its affluent taste practice combined with its modern, upgraded image. It was rightly named the World’s Leading Cultural Destination for 2024 astatine the World Travel Awards. And present with the honour bestowed upon america by the European Film Academy, our city’s presumption arsenic a fashionable destination for the movie manufacture is officially recognised. In the Municipality of Athens, we connect peculiar value to supporting movie production. Through the Athens Film Office, we facilitate planetary and home productions, which find successful the magnificent monuments, the unsocial neighborhoods, and the unsocial vibes that Athens emits the perfect mounting to sprout their films. We are waiting for you each astatine this large celebration.”
In 2024, the Municipality of Athens, done the Athens Film Office, contributed to 28 planetary productions, which are estimated to person provided the section system with 2,000 jobs and revenues of €40 million.
On 15 January 2027, the Mayor of Athens, arsenic big of the city, volition invited each the important guests astatine the Zappeion Hall and connected 16/1 the 39th European Film Awards volition beryllium held astatine the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre (SNFCC), wherever planetary personalities, members of the Academy, nominees and announced winners are expected to attend. The countdown volition statesman 12 months ago, with a bid of events dedicated to Greek and European cinema.
The connection to big the glorious ceremonial successful Athens was prepared by the Greek Centre for Film, Audiovisual Media and Creation – Creative Greece and submitted to the European Film Academy, which accepted it. The ECCOMED – Creative Greece, acts arsenic the coordinator of the Greek consortium consisting of the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of National Economy and Finance, the Municipality of Athens, the Region of Attica, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre and ERT.
The European Film Awards were archetypal presented successful Berlin successful 1988, to beforehand and enactment the European movie industry. They are held each 2nd twelvemonth successful Berlin and question passim Europe successful the different years: London, Paris, Rome, Rome, Barcelona, Warsaw, Warsaw, Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Tallinn, Malta, Riga, Wroclaw, Seville, Reykjavik and, astir recently, Lucerne has truthful acold taken implicit the organisation.
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