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PRESS RELEASE - LAGFF ANNOUNCES FULL LINEUP Los Angeles Greek Film Festival has announced the full lineup and theme of its 6th annual edition: Defeating the Crisis Through The Viewfinder. The festival will take place May 31- June 3, 2012 at the Egyptian Theatre and Linwood Dunn Theater - both located in the heart of Hollywood. "There is no more timely reflection of Greece's struggles than the one offered by its burgeoning cinema," stated Ersi Danou, Co-Founder/Artistic Director... (continue reading here.)
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TWENTY SIX FILMS & SPECIAL EVENTS! GET YOUR GOLD PASS
 This year's festival promises to be our biggest event yet - with over twenty feature, short narrative and documentary films, a screenwriting master class, a tribute to the late director Theo Angelopoulos, an industry panel about Representation in Hollywood, as well as gala opening and closing nights and the annual Orpheus Awards ceremony-aimed at Defeating the Crisis Through The Viewfinder. The festival's all-access GOLD PASS guarantees VIP entry to all events, including the festival's Closing Night reception at the private residence of the Consul General of Greece, Elisabeth Fotiadou. A limited number of GOLD PASSES will be available until the festival begins, so reserve yours in advance.
Valued at over $240, the LAGFF GOLD PASS can be reserved online for $200. For more information and to reserve your GOLD PASS, click here.
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MEET LAGFF'S DIRECTOR OF PUBLICITY, NICHOLAS SNOW
 LAGFF's 2012 Publicity team is led by Nicholas Snow, Chief Creative Officer of Snowbiznow.com and NotesFromHollywood.com, a globally-focused website about travel and entertainment. Nicholas has worked with filmmakers and film festivals from all around the globe. "I am extremely excited to be on the LAGFF team this year," says Nicholas. "We are bridging Hollywood and the international Greek community to bring world-wide attention to the exemplary cinema emerging from Greece and Greek filmmakers in the diaspora." On April 18, Nicholas staged a media event for LAGFF at Westwood's Delphi Greek that included members of the international press and filmmakers. The festival's leadership team met with the press for an exclusive announcement of news about the upcoming four-day film festival.  In this photo by Maria Martin, Alex Kalognomos (LAGFF Executive Producer), Roozbeh Farahanipour (owner of Delphi Greek), John Edward Lee (Producer, A GREEN STORY), Nika Agiashvili (Writer/Director/Producer, A Green Story), Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks (daughter of Van Vlahakis and an executive with Earth Friendly Products), Angeliki Giannakopoulos (LAGFF Co-Founder), Craig Prater (LAGFF Executive Director) and Ersi Danou (LAGFF Co-Founder and Artistic Director).Beginning Sunday, July 1, Nicholas will launch SnowbizNow, a new online radio program that will be broadcast daily at 6:00 p.m. PST. For daily news updates about LAGFF and more, visit www.snowbiznow.com and www.notesfromhollywood.com. Nicholas Snow may be contacted at snowbiznow@gmail.com.
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HOST A GREEK FILMMAKER
 The economic crisis in Greece has significantly limited the likelihood of filmmakers making the trip to Hollywood to share their work with us in person. The cost of travel to Los Angeles, accommodations for 5 days, and expenses such as meals can be very expensive. Do you, would you, could you help a filmmaker come to LAGFF? Do you have a spare room available? Do you live within 10 miles of Hollywood? Would you consider extending your hospitality to a filmmaker for a few days? Could you imagine what a great opportunity and interesting experience it would be to meet and host a filmmaker in your home?
If you would be interested in hosting a filmmaker, please contact Eleni Arvaniti at eleni@lagreekfilmfestival.org for more details or to discuss how you may be able to help.
PLEASE DONATE
If you are unable to offer your home, but would like to help a filmmaker, please consider making a small tax-deductible contribution to our Host a Greek Filmmaker program. Every dollar raised will be distributed to our incoming filmmakers to help them offset their expenses for their trip to Hollywood while attending LAGFF.
Please visit our donation page and enter the amount you would like to contribute. It's that easy. Anything you contribute will help, as no amount is too small. Even $5 is great - it's a cup of coffee!
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WORLD PREMIERE OF "A GREEN STORY" TO OPEN LAGFF The narrative feature A GREEN STORY from writer/director Nika Agiashvili and Paramyth Films is a triumphant true tale of Van Vlahakis, a Greek immigrant who arrived in America with only $22 in his pocket and eventually founded the multimillion dollar Green company, Earth Friendly Products... (to continue reading, please vist http://lagff.org/mentions/press-release/april-13-2012)
Red carpet event to be followed by screening and dinner reception under the stars, in the Egyptian Theatre's courtyard. To reserve tickets, please click here.
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SCREENWRITERS! A MASTERS CLASS EXCLUSIVE
FRIDAY, JUNE 1 AT THE LINWOOD DUNN THEATER  In one afternoon, Michael Economou will present an intense, structured overview of the Masters Course he teaches at the USC School of Cinema, geared toward film writers. Economou is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, the Writers Guild, Producers Guild, and Film Editors Guild. He has won an Emmy and was nominated for an Oscar, among other recognitions. Spacing is limited.
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THEO ANGELOPOULOS TRIBUTE: SEMINAR/PANEL DISCUSSION/SCREENING
SUNDAY, JUNE 3 AT THE LINWOOD DUNN THEATER This two-part tribute will include a presentation by Frederick Linch (ASU film instructor) and a panel discussion with friends and collaborators of Theo Angelopoulos. Film clips will be included in a presentation of the famed filmmaker's unique visual and musical style, his concept of time, and story-telling world. This will be followed by a tribute screening of ULYSSES' GAZE (TO VLEMMA TOU ODYSSEA) (1995, 176 MINUTES). To reserve your ticket, please click here.
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HELP LAGFF REACH 2000 FRIENDS ON FACEBOOK
Facebook members, please help us reach a greater audience by liking our page. Our Facebook page has daily updates and photos that can be shared and reposted. www.Facebook.com/lagff Spread the word!
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Bronze Patrons
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LAGFF organizers express their gratitude toward the Consul General of Greece Elisabeth Fotiadou for her great support.
LAGFF also wishes to thank the Consul General of Cyprus Andreas Kyprianides
for his continued support.
Special thanks to ELMA, an organization dedicated to the promotion
of European Cinema in America.
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