There may not be any Greek Film Festivals this April, but a very important vote is underway for the prestigious LUX Audience Award, organized by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy.
Five great films have been shortlisted for the 2025 LUX Audience Award and one of them is the multi-awarded Greek film “Animal”, directed by Sofia Exarchou.
The film whose main character is Kalia, head of a team of animateurs who work seasonally at an all-inclusive hotel in Greece, has collected at least 23 awards so far in Greek and International Film Festivals, including the Golden Alexander 2023 in the International Competition at the Thessaloniki Film Festival, the Hellenic Film Academy Award for Best Film 2024, the Orpheus Award for Best Feature Film 2024 at the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival.
The four outstanding films that accompany “Animal” to complete the top five are “Dahomey”, “Flow”, “Intercepted” and “Julie Keeps Quiet”.
As both the vote of the public and the Members of the European Parliament count equally, we strongly encourage you to watch and rate online the films on https://luxaward-rating.europarl.europa.eu/en/ by 27 April 2025.
Ratings can be changed an unlimited number of times until the voting closes. The last vote counts!
WIFT GR (wift.gr), the Greek branch of the international network Women In Film & Television, a professional association of women which aims to gender equality in audiovisual industry, is organizing a consulting seminar for the promotion of fiction, short and documentary films, at international and domestic Film Festivals. The Festival Strategy Seminar will take place at the Greek Film Archive on April 12, 2025, with Ms. Yianna Sarri, promotion director of Hellas Film at the Greek Center for Cinema, Audiovisual Media & Creativity – Creative Greece, as the speaker, and is addressed to all professionals in the field.
Thodoros Adamopoulos, a prominent figure and director of the Greek Film Archive for decades, passed away on 12/2/25 at the age of 91. As Greece's first specialist in the scientific restoration and preservation of motion pictures, he cleverly deceived censors during the dictatorship by screening banned films under unrelated sentimental titles. Adamopoulos pioneered the creation of the film collection at the Greek Film Archive, restored historic Greek silent films, and fervently promoted Greek film heritage, leaving an indelible mark on the country’s cinematic landscape and ensuring that its rich history would be preserved for future generations.
