Expo Special Events

MORE THAN THE MOVIES!

As part of our film festival programming, we are proud to present a series of talks and parties. We’re thrilled to host our directors from Greece, who will attend their screenings and answer questions from the audience. Check film descriptions here for details. In addition, we hope you’ll join us for some of these fun and informative special events.

Wed 10/11 – 6:30pm – Greek Consulate, 69 E 79th St, New York, NY
PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE STATE OF GREEK CINEMA, moderated by Nicholas Alexiou, Professor of Sociology, Queens College. Panelists include Renos Haralambidis; Michael A. Nickles (writer-director), Angelo Venetis (Boo Productions). Registration is required for this free event. Please email us at greekfilmpanel@gmail.com. Due to limited seating capacity, registration is limited to the first 70 respondents.

Th Oct 12 – Doors open 6:30 pm – Retrospective Launch Party at Hana House, 345 Adams St., Brooklyn (Willoughby Plaza)
DIRECTORS ON DIRECTORS CONVERSATION WITH RENOS HARALAMBIDIS from 7-8pm, followed by afterparty. DJ entertainment, food and drink included. For more information, click here.

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Fr Oct 13 – 11am-1pm – The Players Club, 16 Gramercy Park South, NY, NY
RENOS HARALAMBIDIS MASTER CLASS. To register and for more information click here.

Fr Oct 13 – 7 pm – Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Ave at 37 St, Astoria, NY
FOUR BLACK SUITS screening followed by INTERVIEW WITH DAVID SCHWARTZ, founder of Cinema Projects and former Chief Curator of MoMI (1985-2018) 

Sat Oct 14 – Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Ave at 37 St, Astoria, NY
1pm – NO BUDGET STORY screening followed by INTERVIEW WITH FILM HISTORIAN ANDREW HORTON
3 pm – THE HEART OF THE BEAST screening followed by INTERVIEW WITH FILM HISTORIAN FOSTER HIRSCH

Sun Oct 15 – Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Ave at 37 St, Astoria, NY
4 pm – LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCE BY RENOS HARALAMBIDIS AND ACCLAIMED JAZZ VIBRAPHONIST AND COMPOSER CHRISTOS RAFAILIDES, prior to CHEAP SMOKES screening. Followed by interview with film historian Andrew Horton.