AGORA premieres in the US and Latin America
US PREMIERE AT LOS ANGELES GREEK FILM FESTIVAL
AGORΑ will have its official North American premiere at the 9th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (3-7 June 2015), the celebration of Greek Cinema that takes place annually in Los Angeles and presents an eclectic selection of recent fiction and documentary feature films as well as shorts by Greek filmmakers. The documentary film-arc of the Greek crisis has been selected to compete in the Documentary Feature Competition of the festival and will screen at the Spielberg Theatre on Saturday 6 June at 20:00.
LATIN AMERICAN PREMIERE AT BUENOS AIRES INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL
AGORΑ will also have its Latin American premiere at the end of this month in Argentina’s capital. The film will premiere at the 16th Buenos Aires International Human Rights Film Festival (17-24 June 2015) and will screen on Tuesday 23 June, 20:30 and Wednesday 24 June, 22:30 as part of the International Feature Film Competition together with 15 films representing 14 countries.
AT THE FESTIVAL OF ECONOMICS IN TRENTO
AGORΑ will have its Italian premiere at the 10th Festival of Economics in Trento (29 May – 2 June 2015). The film will screen on Saturday 30 May at 19:00 at the Department of Sociology and Social Research of the University of Trento. The screening will be preceded by a debate on the policy followed by the EU in Greece coordinated by sociologist Mario Diani. Film director Yorgos Avgeropoulos will be available after the screening for debate with the audience.
SCREENINGS IN GREECE AND SWITZERLAND
Screenings by film societies and cultural organizations in Greece continue. On Wednesday 27 May at 21:30, AGORΑ will screen by Diavassi Pezon in Serres, Northern Greece. On Wednesday 3 June at 21:00 and 23:00, Ilioupoli Film Society will screen the film at Melina Merkouri Cinema in Athens. The screening at 21:00 will be followed by Q&A with the director.
A further screening is scheduled to follow in Europe. On Thursday 4 June at 18:45, AGORΑ will screen at the University of Zurich as the closing film of the Documentary Festival Film & Discussion Nights organized by the Zurich Greek Society and the Zurich Greek Students Union.
More information about upcoming screenings of AGORΑ in Greece and the rest of the world will follow soon.
