The First Dublin Greek Film Festival will take place from Thursday, 23rd April to Sunday, 26 April at Chester Beatty Library, Filmbase and The New Theatre. The Festival will showcase the latest films by both internationally established Greek directors and emerging filmmakers and it will highlight through the medium of film the cultural links between Ireland and Greece.
The Festival will kick off with the screening of the award winning road documentary The Grocer (pictured) (Audience Award at Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival in 2013), at Chester Beatty Library on Thursday 23 April. The movie is an attempt to depict and preserve a vanishing way of life in the mountains of Northern Greece. The Director of the film, Mr Dimitris Koutsiabasakos will be present at the screening.
For more information about the programme and to buy tickets, visit www.greekfilmfestival.ie
