4th Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) Announces 2010 Line-Up

May 10, 2010 - PRLog -- Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) has announced the 2010 line-up of films for its 4th annual Festival, which runs June 10 - 13 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.  LAGFF is excited to present 7 feature films, 4 documentaries and 5 shorts, including 1 world premiere, 12 US premieres and 3 LA premieres during the 3-day Festival.

Los Angeles Greek Film Festival continues to celebrate its passion for the arts, cinema and culture while gradually bridging the gap between Greece and Hollywood. “As LA Greek Film Festival celebrates its fourth year, we are proud to be the driving force behind the Greek film culture in Hollywood. We enjoy the opportunity to showcase amazing Greek cinema, content, filmmakers and talent to the entertainment industry and the Southern California communities,” said Angeliki Giannakopoulos, Festival Co-Founder.

“This is a prolific time for Greek film and has allowed for many filmmakers to create projects that raise questions about identity whether that is individual, cultural or national. Within the current crisis there is great opportunity, and we are extremely excited to see the fresh talent emerging out of Greek artists today,” said Ersi Danou, Festival Co-Founder.

Opening night of the Festival is the US premiere of director Vardis Marinakis’s BLACK FIELD (Mavro Livadi), starring Sofia Georgovassili. This 1650‘s based love story of Anthi, a young nun, and an Ottoman warrior, truly tests boundaries and delves into matters of identity, loss and restoration. This thought-provoking and visually stunning film reveals Anthi’s real hidden secret.

LAGFF is pleased to present the LA Premiere of multi-festival winner DOGTOOTH (Kynodontas) directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Christos Stergioglou, Michelle Valley, Aggeliki Papoulia, Mary Tsoni and Hirstos Passalis. The darkly comic fable is about three siblings who are confined to their parents sprawling estate. The parents are convinced that the best way to protect their children is to keep them cut off from the rest of the world. Testing these deceptive views and rules, the eldest daughter begins to unravel a series of events, which can tear apart their sterile ecosystem. DOGTOOTH will also be receiving a special prize for an achievement in filmmaking at this year's Orpheus Awards on Sunday, June 13.

The Festival comes to a close Sunday, June 13 with a Gala event and US premiere of PLATO'S ACADEMY (Akadimia Platonos), directed by Filipos Tsitos and starring Antonis Kafetzopoulos and Anastasis Kozdine. In this poignant, often comical story is a portrait of Greek attitudes to the immigrant influx in what used to be a homogeneous society. Immediately following the feature LAGFF will host its closing night Orpheus Awards ceremony and Gala with sumptuous Mediterranean food served by La Fogata, Metaxa bar serving traditional Greek cocktails and exquisite Grecian wines.

The 4th Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) runs from June 10 - 13 at Egyptian Theatre, located at 6712 Hollywood Blvd in Hollywood, CA 90028. Screening Passes go on sale May 21. For more information, including how to purchase Screening Passes and Gold Passes (VIP Access to all Events and Films), please visit http://www.lagff.org

ABOUT LOS ANGELES GREEK FILM FESTIVAL:
The 4th annual Los Angeles Film Festival showcases new films from Greek filmmakers worldwide to promote and nurture Greek Cinema while bridging the gap between Greek filmmakers and Hollywood. The Festival also offers screenings of film masterworks, seminars on important contemporary film issues, and tributes to significant filmmakers and performers of Greek origin. Orpheus Awards are given to the most outstanding new films in the dramatic, documentary and short film categories. http://www.lagff.org


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SPONSORS OF LOS ANGELES GREEK FILM FESTIVAL:

THE JOHN S. LATSIS PUBLIC BENEFIT FOUNDATION:

The John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation was established in November 2005 with the aim to undertake and support public benefit activities in Greece and abroad, in various areas such as education, science, culture, the arts, social welfare and environmental protection. It has its headquarters in Vaduz, in the Principality of Liechtenstein, while the majority of its activities are carried out from its offices in Athens, Greece. For more information please visit the Foundation's website at: www.latsis-foundation.org.

Other sponsors include: GPK & Associates, Metaxa, Athens-Los Angeles Sister Cities International. LAGFF 2010 is supported by the Consul General of Greece Elisavet Fotiadou and Press Counselor Helen Vrynioti.