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George Pelecanos
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The 17th Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival to Honor George Pelecanos with A Tribute and Masterclass

The Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) is proud to announce that novelist, screenwriter, film and television producer, George Pelecanos, will receive the 2023 Honorary Orpheus Award at the Festivalā€™s Opening Night Ceremony on June 3rd in the James Bridges Theater in collaboration with the UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture.

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GGFI
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LOS ANGELES GREEK FILM FESTIVAL (LAGFF) Launches GLOBAL GREEK FILM INITIATIVE (GGFI)

The Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF), an annual film festival that showcases new works from Greek filmmakers worldwide, now in its 17th consecutively successful year, is set to expand its mission and scope of action with an ambitious agenda under the umbrella program Global Greek Film Initiative (GGFI). GGFI is strategically designed to establish an array of new annual programs to promote cultural exchange between Greece, USA and the Hellenic Diaspora, service opportunities for employment and economic growth within Greece and be the North American hub and global one-stop collective for Greek film programs and initiatives.

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2022 Los Angeles Greek Film Festival Red Carpet Closing Night

The red carpet Closing Night of the 16th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) on Sunday, May 15 at the Silver Screen Theatre, Pacific Design Center was a success. The screening of Araceli Lemosā€™ award-winning ā€œHOLY EMYā€, Orpheus Awards & Reception at the state-of-the-art Silver Screen Theatre at the Pacific Design Center included VIPS, celebrities, dignitaries, along with many filmmakers from Greece.

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