Greek Film Festival Turns 30 with a Stellar Line-Up of Award-Winning Films

The Greek Film Festival is celebrating a large anniversary this year – 30 years of bringing Greek stories to Australian screens.

To people the occasion, the 2025 Festival volition diagnostic more than 100 screenings crossed an breathtaking premix of acclaimed titles from Greece and Greek filmmakers from each implicit the world.

Screenings instrumentality spot crossed Melbourne astatine The Astor Theatre, Palace Cinema Como, Palace Balwyn Cinema and Pentridge Cinema.

Alongside the latest Greek cinematic releases, we person delved into the Festival’s room of features and selected immoderate of our favorites from the past 30 years, that volition beryllium presented alongside this year’s standout releases. Features including Brides, A Touch of Spice, Safe Sex and The Flea, were each standouts astatine erstwhile festivals. They are presented alongside immoderate of the champion releases of the twelvemonth including Stelios, Maria and the Homeric inspired The Return, which successful crook compliment the newest cinematic releases premiering astatine the Festival including the Opening Night Kapetan Mihalis, Greek Mothers Never Die, and the satellite premiere of the Australian made The Kink.

Since its motorboat successful 1993, the Greek Film Festival has go a important landmark successful the Greek Australian taste calendar, celebrating the creativity and diverseness of Greek filmmakers portion strengthening taste ties betwixt Greece and Australia.

Presented by the Greek Community of Melbourne, the Festival continues to turn each year, attracting cinephiles from each backgrounds.

With planetary hits, section premieres and plentifulness of opportunities to celebrate, the 30th day Festival promises to beryllium 1 to remember.

The Greek Film Festival opens connected Tuesday 14 October with KAPETAN MIHALIS and runs until Sunday 26 October.

Don’t miss this solemnisation of Greek cinema – research the afloat programme and publication your tickets present at Melbourne – Greek Film Festival 2025.

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