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- DirectorLaya YourgouStarsApostolis TotsikasOrfeas AvgoustidisPihla ViitalaTwo close friends, Aris and Stelios, have their minds on a mutual goal; they "immigrate" to the south of Greece and together they begin a banana greenhouse business in Crete. There they live secluded in a house by the countryside, with a magnificent view of the Libyan Sea having as their sole amusement Angeliki's nearby tavern. This is a place where mostly foreign tourists arrive; drown like magnets by the magic of the unknown, red African horizon. Determined to keep women out of their lives, they, and mostly Aris, are unfriendly towards the newly arrived Cordoba, a friend of Aris' sister who lives and works in Germany. Stelios, after going on a casual stroll with her in the island's market, will end up going to bed with her. In a mood of recklessness that "suits" summer affairs. But this "one night stand" will develop into a relationship and lead to Cordoba moving in the house the two friends share. Feeling antagonistic, mostly towards Stelios, Aris finds himself flirting with Cordoba. In his own way, being quite the opposite of Stelios's, he fascinates her and finally wins her erotic interest as Cordoba finds in each one of them elements she is looking for in a man's personality. This split in her desire and the hesitation to decide will trigger the crash between Aris and Stelios. What follows will put their friendship to the test and will overturn balances between them. The greenhouse, representing and summarizing their common choices, is completely destroyed by a sudden storm and with it anything else they had jointly created falls apart
- DirectorVladimiros KyriakidisEfi MourikiStarsHristos HatzipanagiotisVladimiros KyriakidisAnthem MossThis film is about an upside down world, where being homosexual is considered "normal" and heterosexual is considered "not normal".
- DirectorCostas KapakasStarsAris TsapisMaria Grazia CucinottaDimitris PiatasA group of young boys must decide whether to buy a TV set to watch the launch of Apollo 11 or visit Uranya to learn about the secrets of love.
- DirectorOlga MaleaStarsChristos LoulisFay XylaVladimiros KyriakidisManos returns to his hometown where he finds his children love and starts a chain of events that leads to the uncovering of a dark secret.
- DirectorThanasis PapathanasiouMichalis ReppasStarsAnna PanagiotopoulouMirka PapakonstantinouTasos HalkiasIt is a parody, which mimics with a sweet and nostalgic mood the whole spectrum of the old Greek cinema of the 60's.
- DirectorThanasis PapathanasiouMichalis ReppasStarsOdysseas PapaspiliopoulosPigmalion DadakaridisPenelope PitsouliTwo young Greek filmmakers seeking financing for their film "The End of the Passion" and end up with "Panourgias" a former porn-king of the 70s. He agrees to shoot the film but he also has another secret plan.
- DirectorThanasis PapathanasiouMichalis ReppasStarsMina AdamakiAlexandros AntonopoulosKostas GrekasA satire of life in modern Greece, presented through a series of different stories about sex. We see several couples and their relation with sex in parallel stories that come together in a hilarious way as the film progresses.
- DirectorTassos BoulmetisStarsGeorges CorrafaceIeroklis MichaelidisRenia LouizidouA Greek boy grows up to become a talented cook after political turmoil forces his family to leave Turkey.
- DirectorPantelis VoulgarisStarsDamian LewisVictoria HaralabidouAndréa FerréolSet in 1922, is the story of a mail order bride, one of 700, aboard the SS KING ALEXANDER, who falls in love with an American photographer. She is bound for her new husband, in New York; he is on his way home to a failed marriage.
- DirectorPenny PanagiotopoulouStarsYorgos KarayannisStelios MainasIoanna TsirigouliIn 1969 Athens, a 10 year old boy struggles to come to terms with the sudden death of his father.
- DirectorChristine CrokosStarsAlex DimitriadesFay XylaYorgos KaramihosIn this fast-paced Greek wedding comedy, young lovers Ilias and Marina arrive on the island of Crete for their wedding, along with their large, boisterous families all eager to celebrate the nuptials. However, when a typo on the wedding invitation confuses the reception venue and scatters the guests in different directions, they embark on a collision course of increasingly comedic proportions.
- DirectorYorgos LanthimosStarsChristos StergioglouMichele ValleyAngeliki PapouliaA controlling, manipulative father locks his three adult offsprings in a state of perpetual childhood by keeping them prisoner within the sprawling family compound.
- DirectorYorgos LanthimosStarsStavros PsyllakisAris ServetalisJohnny VekrisA group of people start a business where they impersonate the recently deceased in order to help their clients through the grieving process.
- DirectorAthina Rachel TsangariStarsAriane LabedVangelis MourikisEvangelia RandouStuck in her boring factory town, twenty-three-year-old Marina is at the mercy of both her father's impending death and her distaste for other humans.
- DirectorNikos PanayotopoulosStarsNikos KourisRea ToutountziGiannis VoglisA successful model abandons the world of fashion to marry her beloved. A little before the wedding, their relationship goes through a serious crisis, when they meet a wealthy and enigmatic man.
- DirectorVasilis TselemegosStarsGeorges CorrafaceConstantine MarkoulakisKatia ZygouliThis is the first feature film by Vassilis Tselemengos. The story is based on the novel written by Andreas Staikos. Damocles is a famous chef, whose cooking is no longer popular. He feels lonely and unsatisfied. NANA comes into his life in a critical moment: he has decided to write a book on gastronomy and Nana is his muse. His cooking turns into a complicated personal art, as it is a gift to Nana and a way to attract her. Nana on the other hand poses for Fine Arts students and uses her beauty to survive. She is lonely and careless until the day she meets Damocles. Their relationship changes her life but it gradually makes her suffocate. However NANA finds a new love interest, when Dimitris moves to the building. Dimitris is a young, volatile man with no special talents. He manages to cover his loneliness by pretending to be nervous and very busy. The couple next door is the center of is interest. Dimitris creates an explosive atmosphere as he attempts to challenge Damocles cooking talent and tries to become a better chef. Nana turns, from an insignificant woman into a protagonist. Trying not to loose what luck has brought her, she "plays" a dangerous game becoming a femme fatale.
- DirectorConstantine GiannarisStarsStathis PapadopoulosCostas KotsianidisPanagiotis ChartomatsidisA group of Pontian Greek immigrant teenage dreamers dwelling marginalised in the notorious and lustreless wild suburbia, witness the city's repulsive face and an unrelenting world defined by prostitution, drugs, and inevitably, loss.
- DirectorNikos PanayotopoulosStarsNikos KourisAthina MaximouZoe NalbantiOn the brink of the new millennium, a young aspiring singer leaves Athens for the seedy nightclubs of the rough Greek province, bent on getting her big break amid milky-white cigarette smokes, decayed divas--and ultimately--broken hopes.
- DirectorDennis IliadisStarsKaterina TsavalouDanae SkiadiIoannis PapazisisLeaving behind a hard life with their families, two young girls end up in a brothel, fall in love and support one another against the adversities and violence of the night.
- DirectorChristopher PapakaliatisStarsChristopher PapakaliatisMarina KalogirouGiorgos KonstadinouUnder the Athenian night sky, before the silent threat of an imminent socio-economic crisis, a young man goes for a stroll and meets the love of his life. Does fate govern one's existence? What would have happened if he stayed in, instead?
- DirectorYorgos GkikapeppasStarsKika GeorgiouAneza PapadopoulouManos VakousisStricken by a perplexing case of hysterical laryngitis, silent young soprano Dido holes up in her grandmother's abandoned home. As family and friends struggle to understand, the unhealed, hideous wounds of the past come to light.
- DirectorMichael IrishStarsCharlotte BydwellAlexis MouyiarisDon BajemaA struggling young couple is forced to live the last day of their relationship over and over again.
- DirectorMenelaos KaramaghiolisStarsAlban UkajStefania GouliotiArgyris XafisJace, left mute after his adoptive family is murdered, grows up in Athens' underbelly. Years later, he finds solace with a carnival troupe, until the underworld threatens to reclaim him.
- DirectorTassos BoulmetisStarsYiannis NiarrosThemis PanouMaria KallimaniFrom the day the first love worries appear in Stavros, his desire to tell stories in his own, subversive way ignites.
- DirectorPanos H. KoutrasStarsGiannis AngelakisChristos MantakasMyriam VourouAround the year 2000, a terrible incident shocks the city of Athens: a huge piece of moussaka appears on the city streets, spreading panic and death. Everyone keeps wondering: why, where, how? But no one can give an answer.