Join us at the
2006 Greek Film Festival of Sydney

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

The 14th Annual Greek Film Festival opens in next month, showcasing an array of award winning Greek films and filmmakers to take audiences from comedy to tragedy and features Greece’s latest blockbuster, Sirens of the Aegean.

The two-week festival, starting Wednesday September 13th, will again take place at Palace Norton Street Cinemas, and will feature four strands of film with over 20 feature length films, including contemporary Greek cinema, documentaries, Greek Cinema classics and a retrospective of Greek Cinema.

“The films in this year’s festival are an extraordinary assortment of genres and tastes, covering everything from frantic farce to gypsy documentary. They are a credit to the diversity of talent in Greek cinema, for both actors and directors,” said Festival Director Helen Goritsas.

A major highlight of the festival is the inclusion of Nikos Perakis’ Sirens of the Aegean, the most successful feature length film from Greece ever. Selling over 1.2 million tickets in Greece, the film is set to be a popular attraction at this year’s festival.

Two of more than 100 films by director Alekos Sakellarios will be screened as part of the festivals retrospective of cinema classics - I Soferina and Moderna Stahtopouta.

Cannes Film Festival award winning director Michael Cacoyannis’s tragedies - Electra, The Trojan Women and Iphigenia, will also be a focus in the festival.

The national festival will be traveling to Melbourne (September 20th- October 8th), Adelaide (September 28th – October 2nd), Canberra (October 12th-18th) and Brisbane (October 19th-22nd).

 

GREEK FILM FESTIVAL 2006 - SYDNEY SCHEDULE

Wed Sept 13

6.30pm Sirens In The Aegean
WARNING contains strong language

Thu Sept 14

6.30pm Electra

8.50pm Honey And The Pig
WARNING contains strong language and sex scenes

Fri Sept 15

6.30pm Liubi

8.30pm Face Control
WARNING contains strong language, violence and sex scenes

Sat Sept 16

2.30pm Black Baaa
4.30pm Hazardous And Unhealthy
6.30pm Loafing and Camouflage

8.45pm Sirens In The Aegean
WARNING contains strong language

Sun Sept 17

1.15pm The Little Dolphins*

3.30pm Special Event: Moderna Stahtopouta
Greek language film without English subtitles

6.00pm Electra
8.30pm Liubi

Mon Sept 18

6.30pm Sirens In The Aegean
WARNING contains strong language

8.50pm Hazardous And Unhealthy

Tue Sept 19

6.30pm The Heart of the Beast
8.20pm A Dogs Dream

Wed Sept 20

6.30pm Liubi

8.30pm Face Control
WARNING contains strong language, violence and sex scenes

Thu Sept 21

6.30pm The Trojan Women
8.40pm Loafing And Camouflage

Fri Sept 22

6.30pm The Heart Of The Beast
8.30pm Chariton’s Choir*

Sat Sept 23

2.30pm Unplanned

4.15pm Woman Is… A Tough Person
Greek language film without English subtitles
WARNING contains strong language and sex scenes

6.30pm Chariton’s Choir*

8.50pm Honey And The Pig
WARNING contains strong language and sex scenes

Sun Sept 24

1.30pm The Flea*

3.45pm Special Event - Nomos 4000
Greek language film without English subtitles

6.00pm The Trojan Women
8.15pm Chariton’s Choir*

Mon Sept 25

6.30pm Black Baaa
8.20pm The Woman Who Missed Home

Tue Sept 26

6.30pm Unplanned
8.00pm Fading Light*

Wed Sept 27

6.30pm Woman Is… A Tough Person
Greek language film without English subtitles
WARNING contains strong language and sex scenes

8.40pm A Dog’s Dream

Thu Sept 28

6.30pm Iphigenia PG

Fri Sept 29

6.30pm Loafing And Camouflage

Sat Sept 30

4.30pm Honey And The Pig
WARNING contains strong language and sex scenes

6.30pm Face Control
WARNING contains strong language, violence and sex scenes

Sun Oct 1

12.15pm The Canary Yellow Bicycle*
2.20pm Iphigenia PG

5.10pm Closing Night Event: I Soferina
(Greek language. No English subtitles)

* Session where persons under 15 may be admitted, when accompanied by an adult

Please note that additional ‘By Popular Demand’ sessions may be scheduled on Monday 2, Tuesday 3 & Wednesday 4 October. Please check Festival website and cinema listings for updates.

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.

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. 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.

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!