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History of Greek Cinema

Film Studies

Hard-level questions on the history, chronology, and statistics of Greek film production and notable figures.

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12 Questions Hard Apr 1, 2026

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1 In what year was the first Greek fictional feature film, 'Golfo', directed by Kostas Bachatoras, released?

A 1911
B 1914
C 1918
D 1922

2 The iconic filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1998 for which film?

A The Travelling Players
B Landscape in the Mist
C Eternity and a Day
D Ulysses' Gaze

3 How many feature-length films did Michael Cacoyannis direct throughout his career?

A 18
B 22
C 26
D 30

4 The Greek Film Center (GFC) was established by law in what year?

A 1968
B 1970
C 1974
D 1977

5 Which 1960 film by Michael Cacoyannis was the first Greek film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film?

A Stella
B Iphigenia
C Electra
D Our Last Spring

6 The Thessaloniki International Film Festival was founded in what year as the 'Week of Greek Cinema'?

A 1958
B 1960
C 1962
D 1965

7 Which Greek director's film 'The Travelling Players' (1975) is widely cited as having a runtime of 230 minutes?

A Theo Angelopoulos
B Nikos Koundouros
C Pantelis Voulgaris
D Tonia Marketaki

8 How many Academy Awards did the 1964 film 'Zorba the Greek', directed by Michael Cacoyannis, win?

9 In which year did the Greek Ministry of Culture officially recognize the Greek Film Archive (Tainiothiki tis Ellados) as a public entity?

A 1950
B 1963
C 1974
D 1988

10 The film 'Daphnis and Chloe' (1931), directed by Orestis Laskos, is historically significant for featuring the first what in Greek cinema?

A Nudity
B Sync-sound recording
C Color footage
D Wide-screen shot

11 Director Nikos Koundouros won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1963 for which film?

A Young Aphrodites
B The Ogre of Athens
C Magic City
D The River

12 How many films did the prolific director Alekos Sakellarios direct during his career spanning from 1946 to 1991?

A 48
B 73
C 94
D 102

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