Sydney set to mark the end of the 2024 Greek Film Festival with ‘The Aegean’

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The 29th Greek Film Festival of Sydney, proudly presented by Metaxa, will celebrate the end of the Film Festival for 2024 with a special Metaxa Cocktail event and screening an Australian film featuring the beauties of breath-taking Kythera, The Aegean by Jacob Richardson.

Written and directed by Richardson, the film is a heart-warming tale filmed on the beautiful island of Kythera and stars Costas Mandylor, Nikolas Chalkiadakis and Victoria Ramos.

The synopsis says, ‘In a world that has started to forget him, Hector, a widowed fisherman, feels the weight of his solitude. Everything changes when he encounters Theodore, a teenager desperately seeking a saviour to rescue him from a dire situation. United by their shared struggles, they embark on a journey across the enchanting Aegean Sea, where amidst the azure waters, they discover a newfound purpose and a reason to carry on.

The celebrations for the closure of the 29th Greek Film Festival will take place at Palace Cinema Norton Street on Sunday, October 27. The night will start with a Metaxa Cocktail Party at 6:45 pm followed by the screening of the film The Aegean at 7:15 pm.

“We are very excited to present to Sydney cine-friends an Australian produced film that features the beauties of the Greek island landscape, Kythera in particular, that yet reflects the contemporary Greek society very accurately,” Harry Danalis, President of the Greek Orthodox Community of NSW, says.

“The 29th Greek Film Festival comes to an end in the best possible way; with a feature film written and directed by an Australian director who couldn’t convey the magnitude of Greece’s culture in a better way to our multicultural audiences,” Nia Karteris, Chair of the Greek Festival and the Greek Film Festival of Sydney, said.

“We want to thank everyone who made the effort to attend our films this year and we commit to follow up with a great Greek Film Festival celebrating 30 years of Greek cinema in Australia in 2025.”

Event Details

  • What: THE AEGEAN – Closing Night Film
  • When: Sunday 27th October 2024 | 7.15pm, Closing Night Metaxa Cocktail Event | 6.45pm
  • Where: Palace Cinema Norton St, 99 Norton St, Leichardt, NSW 2040
  • Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/bde4h3hh

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