'Little Island’ is a documentary about the story of a man who left everything behind to live on a small Greek island south of Crete for the past 40 years.

Despite the fact the first years were difficult, the man finally blended with the environment and managed to make a life worth living.

‘Little Island’ by Angeles Psomopoulos and Alex Vilaras was nominated in the 2016 Los Angeles Short Film Festival and mesmerizes its audiences with its simple beauty.

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This documentary short film, ‘4.1 Miles’ by Daphne Matziaraki, was nominated for a 2017 Academy Award! The film is about a coast guard captain on a small Greek island who is suddenly charged with saving thousands of refugees from drowning at sea.

 

‘When I returned home to Greece last fall to make a film about the refugee crisis, I discovered a situation I had never imagined possible. The turquoise sea that surrounds the beautiful Greek island of Lesbos, just 4.1 miles from the Turkish coast, is these days a deadly gantlet, choked with terrified adults and small children on flimsy, dangerous boats. I had never seen people escaping war before, and neither had the island’s residents. I couldn’t believe there was no support for these families to safely escape whatever conflict had caused them to flee. The scene was haunting.’

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The English language owes a lot to Greek, with 6% of its vocabulary estimated to use words with Greek origin or pure Greek. The use of Greek words in all fields of science, regardless of language, is vast. But there are also may words in English that although at first sight might not seem to be related to Greek, are in fact the product of Greek suffixes or prefixes.

 

Watch the video below to see how much Greek has influenced the English language and how important it is for the understanding of science!



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Living Postcards from Greece is a series of short videos that give life to traditional postcards, depicting the country’s mountains, urban landscapes, ancient monuments and sea. Led by photographer Emmanouil Papadopoulos, the project reveals and shares the beauty of Greece, signaling the transition of traditional tourism campaigns to a digital age.

Below are Living Postcards from Karydi Beach in Halkidiki and the White Tower in Thessaloniki!






To view more Living Postcards, please visit: The Greek Foundation

Photo Credit: The Greek Foundation

Dancer and yoga instructor Katerina Soldatou on Tuesday carried out a breathtaking performance of extreme aerial dance suspended above the Corinth Canal, as part of the “Greece Has Soul” programme. The event was held in order to raise awareness of the environment and the need to respect the history of each place.

Article Source: Greek Reporter

Aegean Airlines recently released a video starring the basketball star Giannis Antetokounmpo, who plays for the Milwaukee Bucks. The video called ‘Greece by Greeks’ promotes Greece as a tourism destination around the world and aims to share Greece’s little secrets.

“Aegean Airlines and Giannis invite you to visit greecebygreeks.gr and share the small secrets of our beautiful country with the millions of foreign travelers who visit Greece every year,” Aegean recently said.

Watch the video here!



Photo Source:  GTP

This August 2017, Greece witnessed a spectacular full moon with a partial lunar eclipse! The video below shows the moon rise over Cape Sounion in Athens where you can see the lunar eclipse and crowds enjoying the sight!

 

Just a couple of weeks ago in mid-August 2017, Greece got to witness the annual Perseid meteor shower lighting of the starry skies. The video below from The Guardian shows the shower near the archaeological site of Mesimvria outside Alexandroupoli in northern Greece.

“As the meteors burn up, they can appear as green, white or orange streaks across the sky.”



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Video blogger, who is married to a  Greek, shares his expert tips for what NOT to do while you’re in Greece. From showing up empty-handed to a Greek’s house or not trying the local specialities, Wolter’s World gives us his suggestions for everything not to do in Greece, with of course some To Do’s!

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Greece’s four seasons have been featured in a promotional video of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) titled “Greece – A 365-day Destination” that will be included in the 2nd Tourism Video Competition organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The competition will be held from September 11th through the 16th in Chengdu, China and will award outstanding country promotional videos.

This video aims to promote Greece as a year round destination, as part of the Tourism Ministry’s strategy to extend the tourism season.



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