A chance to experience the Festival with family

13 September – 2 October 2006
Palace Norton St Cinema 99 Norton St, Leichhardt

SPECIAL FAMILY FILMS

This year the Festival features four award-winning Greek films, which will appeal to the whole family. Please note that persons under 15 will be admitted, when accompanied by an adult.

THE CANARY YELLOW BICYCLE/ TO KANARINI PODHLATO

dir. Dimitris Stavrakas
1999, Greece, 35mm, 90 minutes, In Greek with English subtitles

Cast: Dimitris Alexandris, Yorgos Halaris, Manos Vakousis, Thanos Grammenos, Nikos Yorgakis, Alexandra Pandelaki.

When Aris Scourtis is hired to teach 6th grade in an Athens elementary school, he takes a personal interest in Lefteris, an almost illiterate child, who's laughed at by his classmates. He decides to help the boy find a way out of his predicament, only to find his efforts thwarted by all sorts of obstacles, not the least of which is the distrust of Lefteris himself.

Screening:
Sun 1 Oct 12.15pm

FADING LIGHT/ TO FWS POU SBHNEI

dir. Vasilis Douros
2001, Greece, 35mm, 95 minutes, In Greek with English subtitles

With: Alekos Alexandrakis, Viki Volioti, Vladimir Golosinski, Elissavet Naslidou, Dimitris Mavropoulos, Babis Hatzidakis, Stella Yanni, Alkis Kourkoulos, Takis Spyridakis, Thanos Kanousis.

On the tiny island of Halki, near Rhodes, 12-year-old Hristos is a musically talented loner who regularly skips school to spend time with an old lighthouse keeper. Hristos is slowly going blind from a rare eye disease, and, with no encouragement from his divorced mum, finds inspiration for his violin playing in the natural sounds of the island. Only with the steady encouragement of a new teacher, Maria, does Hristos slowly bloom.

Screening:
Tues 26 Sept 8.00pm

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THE FLEA / O YULLOS

dir. Dimitris Spyrou
1990, Greece, 35mm, 108 minutes, In Greek with English subtitles

Cast Pantelis Trivizas, Vassilis Kolovos, Dimitra Hatoupi, Amalia Ghiza, Dimitris Spyrou, Costoula Tsellou

The 'Flea' is a handwritten newspaper written, edited and published by a twelve year-old boy, Ilias, who lives in a remote village near ancient Olympia. His efforts go largely unappreciated until an Athenian journalist shows up to do a story on him. He becomes disheartened, however, when he realises much of their enthusiasm stems from hopes for increased tourism spurred by his fame.

Screening:
Sun 24 Sept 1.30pm

YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A TRIP TO GREECE

By way of thanking you for your continued support we are delighted to be able to offer you a fantastic chance to win a return flight to beautiful Athens courtesy of our fantastic sponsors Gulf Air (Gulf Air flies daily to Athens). Tickets are only $5 each and only 1,000 were printed so your chance of winning is high.

You can purchase tickets from the Festival volunteers at the Festival info Desk in the cinema prior to any of the sessions during the Festival.

THE LITTLE DOLPHINS/ TA DELFINAKIA TOU AMBRAKIKOU

dir. Dinos Demopoulos
1993, Greece, 35mm, 100 minutes, In Greek with English subtitles

Cast: Stavros Doyakos, Constantina Alevra, Spyros Pantazis, Nikitas Chronis, Constantina Andriopoulou, Alexandros Rigas, Christos Zorbas

In a small seaside village in Greece, in the years between the two World Wars, Petros and Anthoula gradually discover, with the impulsiveness and innocence of their tender age, the unique miracle of the world that surrounds them. But this miraculous celebration of life suddenly darkens when, quite unexpectedly, the two children find themselves face to face with a solitary, sick boy their own age, a social outcast because he has tuberculosis.

Screening:

Sun 17 Sept 1.15pm


Special Family Screenings

‘Fading Lights’, ‘The Flea’, ‘The Canary Yellow Bicycles’, ‘The Little Dolphins’

All tickets $10.00

COMPETITION

Your chance to win a double pass to one of the Special Family films screenings.

1. The first person to answer the following question will win a double pass to the screening of THE LITTLE DOLPHINS – Sunday 17 September 2006 at 1.15pm

Who is the author of the award-winning children’s book The Little Dolphins, which the film has been adapted from?

2. The first person to answer the following question will win a double pass to the screening of THE FLEA – Sunday 24 September 2006 at 1.30pm

Which year did The Flea won the CIFEJ award at the Berlin International Film Festival?

3. The first person to answer the following question will win a double pass to the screening of THE CANARY YELLOW BICYCLE – Sunday 1 October 2006 at 12.15pm

At which university did director Dimitris Stavrakas study Sociology, Demography and City Planning?

Please email your answer and your full contact details to gffos@goc.com.au

Congratulations to Theo Krallis, Fotini Manikakis and Manuel Dovellos, who answered correctly last week questions and won a double pass to one of the Tragedies screenings.

Answers of last week competition are:

1. Irene Papas is born in Chilimodion, Corynth, Greece
2. It is the Edith Hamilton translation of "The Trojan Women", which is used in the film.
3. Cacoyannis made his first film, Windfall in Athens in 1953.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

If you would like to help meet and greet people, hand out tickets or sell raffle tickets, please send an email to enquiries@greekfilmfestival.com.au

All volunteers will be given a complimentary ticket to a Festival screening in exchange of their shift.

For more information on the Greek Film Festival of Sydney including screening times, ticket prices and special events please log onto www.greekfilmfestival.com.au

We hope you’ll enjoy the selection and join us for another great Festival!