News from the Consulate General in Los Angeles
July 3, 2013
Visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs Lambrinides in LA (9/25-27/2011).
Mr Lambrinides visited LA within the framework of his tour in USA. At a dinner at the Consular residence he had the opportunity to meet with members of the Greek American Community representing all walks of life (Business, Academics, Arts, Movie Industry, Heads of GA Organizations), and to refer to the Greek economy and foreign […]
July 3, 2013
Visit of Minister of Culture and Tourism Pavlos Geroulanos- signing of a memorandum of cooperation with the Getty Museum (9-21-2011).
After long but fruitful negotiations, Minister Pavlos Geroulanos and President of the Getty Trust James Cuno signed an agreement of cooperation between the Greek Ministry of Culture and the Getty Museum, which opens the door for cooperation in many fields, including exhibitions, exchange of experts, restoration etc, and will contribute to the promotion of Greece […]
July 3, 2013
EXTRA goes to Greece (June 2011)
The NBC program “EXTRA” visited Halkidiki, Thessaloniki, Athens and Santorini in order to film an hourly program depicting monuments, 5 stars hotels, gastronomy and many celebrities who talked about Greece. The program was seen by more than 6.000.0000 viewers around the US, was supported by GNTO and major Greek Hotels and coordinated with the help […]
July 3, 2013
5th LA Film Festival (June 2011)
This year’s program was rich with features and shorts which were strong comments on today’s Greek society. The award for best feature film was won by Yiannis Economides’ “Knifer”, for a documentary “The game must go on” by Andricopoulou-Tsepelika, for a short film “RF” by S. Liocalos and the audience award “Without borders” by N. […]
July 3, 2013
Visit of Ambassador Kaskarelis to LA (5-3-2011).
Ambassador Kaskarelis was awarded the title of “Ambassador of the year” by the World Affairs Council of LA in a special dinner for about 200 guests. It was a great opportunity to speak about Greece’s foreign policy and economy, followed by a musical program by Ariana Savalas. The Consul General organized a dinner on his […]
July 3, 2013
Dogtooth wins nomination for the Oscars.(February 2011)
For the first time in more than 30 years a Greek Film “Dogtooth” by Yiorgos Lanthimos was nominated for an Academy award. The awards ceremony has been seen by millions of spectators around the world. The nomination coincides with a flourishing movie industry in Greece, where directors of a younger generation create interesting movies commenting […]
July 3, 2013
Harkam Hillel Hebrew Academy (1-14-2011)
The students of the Jewish School Harkam Hillel Academy invited the Consul General of Greece, Elisabeth Fotiadou, and in a special ceremony delivered to her their letters of gratitude to the Greek Firefighters who helped extinguish forest-fires in Israel. It was a very moving ceremony with songs performed by the young students. The Consul General […]
July 3, 2013
Iannis Xenakis (Sept.-Oct. 2010)
CALARTS organized a tribute to the internationally known Greek Composer and Architect, Iannis Xeanakis, consisting of an array of events around the city, including concerts and an exhibition of his architectural work. The events were partially sponsored by the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cultural Department.
July 3, 2013
Screening of “The brides” at USC Film School (Sept. 2010)
As a tribute to the new President of USC Max Nikias, the University’s famous Film School organized a screening of Pantelis Voulgaris’ movie “Brides”, in cooperation with the LA Greek Film Festival and the Consulate General of Greece. The film’s producer Terry Dougas was present to answer to questions.
