SFGreekFilmFest

Thank you journalist Fotis Tzanakis for visiting us in Athens last week, and writing this report in @ASVOF, A Shaded View on Fashion. ashadedviewonfashion.com/2024/07/22/san…

The San Francisco Greek Film Festival’s Athens Summer Party this week was a smash. We appreciate all our wonderful guests, including representatives of some of our award winning films, joining many members of our Festival team. Many thanks to Prasini Tenta for their hospitality.

SFGFF Best Documentary Astron Award for HOMELAND SICKNESS was presented to Vasia Tzotzopoulou, granddaughter of main character (Despina Tsouflidou) in the film, here at SFGFF Athens Summer Party with her son Kantzas, and the Festival’s Chair of Hospitality Angeliki Karantzas

At the SFGFF Athens Summer Party this week, film producer Costas Lambropoulos accepted the Astron Award winner of Narrative Feature (1 of 2 in a tie), for FONISSA, seen here with the Festival’s Chair of Events Receptions Tatiana Drakaki.

At SFGFF Athens Summer Party, co-director Katerina Mavroudi-Steck presented #TheSummerWithCarmen with Narrative Feature Astron Award (1 of 2 in a tie); actors Yorgos Tsiantoulas & Andreas Labropoulos, accepted with Lina Yannopoulou from production company Argonauts

Thanks to all for great Athens screening of #ThePromotion with #SFGFF & @FeelgoodEntment esp #PeterNikkos, dir #PeriklisHoursoglou, actor #VassilisKolovos. Congrats to film for 2024 SFGFF Jury Award Best Performance #AlexandrosLogothetis & runner-up Best Film Audience Award

#SFGFF is having a great week in Athens, including wonderful interview on ERT with our Executive Director Kleon Skourtis, and Co-Director Katerina Mavroudi-Steck, speaking to reporter Natasa Vissarionos. See link: buff.ly/3ScvuDV

@SFGreekFilmFest screening event in Athens w @FeelgoodEntment: THE PROMOTION, Tue, July 16, 9:00 PST at ANESIS Summer Cinema 14 Kifisias St.. SFGFF jury award winner (Best Performance by Alexandros Logothetis) & Audience Award Best Film runner-up. Info: buff.ly/4bGlM3y

Our Executive Director Kleon Skourtis and his lovely wife and SFGFF volunteer extraordinaire Cara Skourtis represented the San Francisco Greek Film Festival at the 15th Iris Awards of the Hellenic Film Academy at Onassis Stegi this week. Congratulations to all the 2024 winners!

The SF Greek Film Festival announces a runner up in the Astron Audience Award for Best Narrative Short Film: our patrons at the Festival also loved THE ARMCHAIR ON THE PAVEMENT, directed by Mary Kolonia - congratulations!

The SF Greek Film Festival announces a runner up in the Astron Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature: our patrons at the Festival also loved THE PROMOTION, directed by Periklis Choursoglou - congratulations!

#SFGFF Doc Jury Awards! Best Documentary: MIGHTY AFRIN: IN THE TIME OF FLOODS directed Angelos Rallis, with Honorable Mention going to SPINNERAKOS A.K.A. PANAYIOTIS GRIGORIOU directed by Nasos Karamalegkos.

#SFGFF short film Jury Awards! Best Performance: Flomaria Papadaki in NOTHING HOLIER THAN A DOLPHIN by Isabella Margara; honorable mention to Giannis Tsortekis in THE CROSSING by Katerina Mavrogeorgi & Aineias Tsamatis.

#SFGFF short film Jury Awards! Best short: THE CROSSING by Katerina Mavrogeorgi & Aineias Tsamatis; Honorable Mention to BUFFER ZONE by Savvas Stavrou.

Jury in SF Greek Film Festival selected BEHIND THE HAYSTACKS by Asimina Proedrou as Best Narrative Feature, w Honorable Mention to THE SUMMER WITH CARMEN by Zacharias Mavroeidis; also recognizing Best Performance to Alexandros Logothetis in THE PROMOTION by Periklis Choursoglou

Audiences at the recent SF Greek Film Festival named HOMELAND SICKNESS as the Best Documentary Feature; congratulations to all responsible for the film on their Astron Award.

Recent SF Greek Film Festival audiences watched short format films, and picked one as their favorite: TAXI. Congratulations to the Astron Audience Award Winner for Best Short.

For the first time in the history of SF Greek Film Festival the Astron Audience Award Winners for Best Narrative Feature is a tie! Congratulations to both films: FONISSA / MURDERESS and THE SUMMER WITH CARMEN.

That’s a wrap! Closing Night finished up an amazing week of screenings with the best in contemporary Greek & Cypriot films. Many thanks to our fantastic patrons & supporters. Photos by Natalie Schrik for Drew Altizer Photography. #gratitude #greekculture #community #filmfestival

We were very proud to present U.S. Premiere screening of Greek box office hit MURDERESS / FONISSA, with filmmaker Eva Nathena in person. "I don't wish for you to enjoy the film, I wish for you to connect with it." Photo: Alexandros Romanos Lizardos