Greek Guide: Film, music, comedy and more in October

The Greek Film Festival of Australia returns this period with a large milestone: its 30th anniversary.

Running from October 14 to 26, the festival will observe three decades of Greek cinema successful Australia with screenings crossed the country, including retrospective gems and caller releases.

As portion of Sydney’s Greek Film Festival is simply a special lawsuit with Sydney Silver Screen connected Tuesday 21 October astatine Steki Taverna.

Hosted by Ouzo Talk, the nighttime brings together filmmakers Alex Lykos, Peter Andrikidis, Billy Cotsis and Kay Pavlou for a speech astir creativity, storytelling and the Greek-Australian experience.

The 30th Greek Film Festival is simply a featured lawsuit of our Greek Guide, which you tin visit connected our ιστοσελίδα for much accusation astir events, times and bookings.

It wouldn’t beryllium a play of Greek events without the music, and there hap to beryllium a fewer Greek euphony events astir the corner.

In Melbourne we person the Taxithi Project – The Past is simply a Place precocious this month.

It mightiness beryllium the 1970s successful Prahran, 1964 successful Footscray oregon 1956 successful Collingwood—whichever the year, Greek families arrived successful their thousands, carrying hopes for a amended life.

And the euphony followed. These melodies soothed homesick hearts and became the soundtrack of a caller beingness acold from home.

These memories travel to the stage successful a travel done migration, euphony and belonging.

Over successful Brisbane adjacent weekend is the latest tribute to Mikis Theodorakis, a recurring theme successful Australia’s Greek euphony scene.

A Window for Light: Mikis Theodorakis arsenic I heard it from my begetter is simply a profoundly idiosyncratic tribute to the legendary composer, seen done the lens of a father’s enduring acquisition of song, story and identity.

Those successful Canberra tin get a nighttime of Greek and Bulgarian euphony astatine the Polish White Eagle Club.

Music from Thrace, the Rhodopi Mountains, Epirus, Macedonia and surrounds connected 24 October.

For drama lovers, Greek-American comedian Basile returns to Australia with his amusement Yiayia Don’t Play. Known for his rapid-fire wit and larger-than-life characters, Basile will tour nationally passim October with stops successful Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide.

Finally South Australians get a taste of everything Greek with the Odyssey Greek Festival present underway.

With implicit 15 events to beryllium held from present until 1 November crossed Adelaide, the Odyssey Greek Festival incorporates the Greek Film Festival, masterclasses successful traditional cooking, lectures connected Greek and Cypriot, creation and euphony performances, a special meal lawsuit by Neoléa, Art Prize and Art Exhibition, and more.

To find retired much astir these events and others, oregon to database an event, visit our Greek Guide.

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