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European Film Awards Moving to Athens, Yorgos Lanthimos’ Home Town, for 2027 Gala

The Hollywood Reporter
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The prestigious European Film Awards are moving to Athens, home of acclaimed director Yorgos Lanthimos, as the ceremony aims to spotlight Greece's growing film industry.
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  • The 39th European Film Awards ceremony will be held at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens, marking the first time the event will take place in southeastern Europe.
  • The awards will be preceded by a year-long promotion of Greek and European cinema, highlighting Greece's competitive cash rebate scheme that offers up to 40% in tax credits for qualifying productions.
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Yorgos Lanthimos, Yorgos Mavropsaridis, Efthimis Filippou, Theo Angelopoulos, Konstantinos Kontovrakis, Giorgos Karnavas, Angelina Jolie, Maria Callas, Ruben Östlund, David Cronenberg, European Film Academy, Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Centre, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, Poor Things, The Favourite, The Lobster, Kinds of Kindness, Ulyssee's Gaze, Eternity and a Day, Landscape in the Mist, Triangle of Sadness, Crimes of the Future, Maria
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