Hellenic Film Society Honors Master Filmmaker Pantelis Voulgaris

New York Film Expo to Close with a Retrospective of the Director’s Work

PRESS RELEASE–ASTORIA, NY – September 23, 2025 – The New York Greek Film Expo 2025, presented by Hellenic Film Society (HFS), volition adjacent with a peculiar retrospective of the films of salient Greek director, Pantelis Voulgaris, October 10-12 astatine the prestigious Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) successful Astoria. Tickets are present disposable here.

“As maestro filmmaker Pantelis Voulgaris marks his 85th day aboriginal this month, the clip seems close to contiguous a retrospective of his work, an accidental to revisit, bask and reassess immoderate of his large films,” said Maria C. Miles, HFS president.

In a distinguished vocation spanning much than 50 years, Voulgaris has created films that are profoundly moving, human, tender and passionate, films with a beardown transportation to Greek past and society. They archer idiosyncratic stories, often successful large humanities moments. Voulgaris’s films dive into Greece’s soul, past and quality struggles, revealing the vulnerabilities, but besides the resilience of the quality spirit. Nuanced storytelling, analyzable characterizations and stunning visuals are portion of the Voulgaris experience, elements that person brought him aggregate awards successful planetary movie festivals and earned him a mid-career retrospective astatine New York’s Museum of Modern Art.

Pantelis Voulgaris, 1 of Greece’s astir salient directors. IMAGE: Pantelis Voulgaris

Ultimately, 4 films person been selected for an breathtaking lineup. See the maestro filmmaker’s archetypal arsenic good arsenic his astir caller film: The Engagement of Anna (1972), a heartfelt societal drama; and The Last Note (2017), a harrowing, unflinching relationship of the execution of Greek absorption fighters astatine Kaisariani. From his mid-career, Brides (2004) starring Damian Lewis, is an epic and highly acclaimed communicative of post-World War I Greek mail-order brides bound for New York; and Little England (2013), a visually stunning tragic romance, astir 2 sisters divided by their emotion for the aforesaid man. The films clasp their relevance and freshness and are definite to resonate with today’s audiences.

Still from the movie BRIDES (ΝΥΦΕΣ), possibly 1 of Voulgaris’ best-known films, starring Damian Lewis and Victoria Haralabidou. IMAGE: Cappa/De Fina Film Productions

Any retrospective honoring Voulgaris besides pays tribute to his woman and long-time partner, acclaimed novelist and scriptwriter Ioanna Karystiani. Their collaboration bears witnesser to enlightened creativity and has acceptable a modular of excellence for generations of filmmakers who travel successful their footsteps.

MoMI is located astatine 35 Ave astatine 37 St successful Astoria, New York. Tickets are disposable present connected HFS’ website.

The yearly festival, presented by Hellenic Film Society, opens connected October 2 astatine the Directors Guild Theater successful Manhattan. On October 3-5, films volition beryllium screened astatine Village East Theater, besides successful Manhattan. The Expo past moves to the Barrymore Film Center successful Fort Lee, NJ connected October 7-8, earlier the retrospective begins astatine MoMI connected October 10.

For tickets, schedules, and further information, delight sojourn www.hellenicfilmsociety.org.

Maria A. Karamitsos

Maria A. Karamitsos is simply a journalist, author, and poet. She's the laminitis & erstwhile publisher/editor of WindyCity Greek mag and erstwhile subordinate exertion & elder writer for The Greek Star newspaper. Maria besides contributes to NEO mag and TripFiction. Her enactment has been published successful The Magic of Us-A Moms Who Write Poetry Anthology, The Pen Poetry Magazine, Voices of Hellenism Literary Journal, Highland Park Poetry, GreekCircle magazine, The National Herald, GreekReporter, Harlots Sauce Radio, Women.Who.Write, KPHTH magazine, XPAT Athens, and more. Maria has contributed to 2 books: Greektown Chicago: Its History, Its Recipes and The Chicago Area Ethnic Handbook. She's presently moving connected a novel. www.mariakaramitsos.com