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Peter Caranicas Deputy Editor Moving in parallel with the recent upsurge of film production in Greece, the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF), an annual showcase for new works from Greek filmmakers worldwide, plans to expand its activities on an international scale. The fest, now in its 17th year, is launching the Global Greek Film Initiative (GGFI), an umbrella program to advance cultural exchange between Greece, the U.S. and the Greek diaspora, provide opportunities for employment and economic growth within Greece, and serve as the North American hub for Greek film programs and initiatives. Lia Bozonelis, a Greek-American writer-producer and LAGFF Board Member who conceived the idea of the year-round multifaceted program, said that “Greece is experiencing a hard-won opportunity with the amount of international production pouring in.”

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Listen to Beabadoobee’s new “cute little love song” ‘Coming Home’

Beabadoobee has returned with the latest single from her upcoming third studio album – listen to ‘Coming Home’ below.‘This Is How Tomorrow Moves’ is set to be released on August 16 via Dirty Hit (pre-order/pre-save it here) and now the musician has shared the second taster of the record, in the form of ‘Coming Home’.The song is informed by Beabadoobee’s love of The Beatles, and was written as a “cute little love song” as she missed her love ones while on tour in the US. Listen here:“I wrote it in a hotel room in LA when I was away from my boyfriend, my loved ones, my two cats,” she has said.

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Jack White praises “very cool” Olivia Rodrigo for “introducing another set of youth to the love of vinyl records”

Jack White has praised Olivia Rodrigo for “introducing another set of youth to the love of vinyl records” after meeting the singer for the first time.In an Instagram post, White – who owns the Third Man label and pressing plants – shared photos of himself and Rodrigo, as well as a video of them embracing.“I had the chance to meet a talented singer and musician today named Olivia Rodrigo,” he wrote.“She’s very cool, very real and very much a lover of music. She’s also introducing another set of youth to the love of vinyl records as well.

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Timely Refugee and Expat Dramas To Anchor Los Angeles Greek Film Festival

Peter Caranicas Deputy Editor“Smyrna My Beloved,” a tale weaving together tragic refugee stories of the past and present on the island of Lesbos, and “Holy Emi,” portraying the lives of two Filipino sisters living in Athens who are beset by mysterious forces (pictured above), will serve, respectively, as opening and closing night presentations at the 16th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF), set to unspool on May 9-15.LAGFF returns live this year following a pandemic hiatus in 2021 and 2020. “We’re thrilled to physically welcome back filmgoers and filmmakers,” says artistic and festival director Aristotle Katopodis.

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Ja Rule low-budget commercial for Greek deli goes viral

Ja Rule's track record for spotting a good business opportunity is spotty at best - the Fyre Festival debacle is not soon to be forgotten - but his new partnership with a Greek deli is a sensation.The 44-year-old rapper, born Jeffrey Bruce Atkins, filmed a hysterical low-budget commercial forPapa Cristo's Greek Grill, a local Los Angeles deli as part of a new TBS series.The commercial is going viral on social media and garnering a lot of reaction from people on social media, including his long time nemesis 50 Cent who notoriously trolls his fellow rapper.

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