On May 27th, the 20th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) opened with the West Coast premiere of PATTY IS SUCH A GIRLY NAME, the acclaimed film from award-winning Greek filmmaker Giorgos Georgopoulos. The film received five awards at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. LAGFF Artistic Director Aristotle Katopodis hosted a post-screening Q&A with Georgopoulos. Opening Night was presented by NETFLIX and a reception in the Egyptian Theatre courtyard was catered by Greek cuisine from Petros Restaurant, with wines by Avra. The Festival runs through May 31st. lagff.org
Opening Night included a remembrance honoring Greek American production designer Constantine “Dean” Tavoularis. Widely regarded as one of cinema’s most influential visual artists, the Academy Award-winning designer worked on numerous landmark films, including Arthur Penn’s BONNIE AND CLYDE, Michelangelo Antonioni’s ZABRISKIE POINT and several films under the direction of Francis Ford Coppola including THE GODFATHER trilogy, THE CONVERSATION, APOCALYPSE NOW, and RUMBLE FISH.
VIP guests participating in Opening Night & Tribute of Tavoularis’ extraordinary legacy included Jerry Bruckheimer, Colleen Camp, Jim Gianopulos, Gary Fettis, Marshall Bell, Oscar-winning Production Designer Dennis Gassner, and Alex Tavoularis. The Dean Tavoularis Tribute was produced by LAGFF Tribute Producer and AFI Alum, Fay Efrosini Lellios.
On May 31, the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival will close with a red carpet celebration featuring a screening of Hold Onto Me, presented in collaboration with the American Cinematheque, followed by the Orpheus Awards Ceremony honoring multi-award-winning composer Alexandre Desplat. A VIP reception will conclude the evening.
