Two Greeks from the Diaspora, author Christos Tsiolkas and director and screenwriter Ana Kokkinos were chosen this year by the RMIT University to share their knowledge with future authors, whose main reference is their Greek origin, in the context of the program The Writers in Residence. Tsiolkas, a child of Greek immigrants, openly homosexual and [...]
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Tsiolkas’ Book Taps Aussie Swim Culture
The new book written by Greek author Christos Tsiolkas is expected to be published in October, his fifth, and five years after his previous novel The Slap. The main character is an Australian swimmer who made many sacrifices to become an Olympic champion, “but life had other plans.” The theme is timely after the recent [...]
A Greek-Australian Family’s Slap Up for Emmy
The Slap, an eight-part television series based on a novel by Greek-Australian author Christos Tsiolkas and screened on the Australian channel ABC1, has been nominated for an Emmy award in the United States. The presentation of the winners will be in New York on Nov. 19. Some of the Greek-Australian actors of the series are: [...]
Greek Film Festival Features Tsiolkas’ Dead Europe
This year’s Greek Film Festival in Australia will showcase more than 30 innovative productions from Greek or Greek-born directors from around the world. It will be held in Melbourne from Oct. 17-Nov. 4, in Sydney from Oct. 16-Nov. 4 and Adelaide and Brisbane from Nov. 1-4. Dead Europe, the adaptation of the award-winning novel by [...]
Greek Novelist’s Book Adapted for Screen Added to Melbourne International Film Festival Line-Up
Christos Tsiolkas’ 2005 book “Dead Europe” has been adapted into a full-length feature film, and has recently been added to the screenings at the Melbourne International Film Festival. This is Tsiolkas’ third novel to make it to the big screen; the first two were “The Slap” and “Head On.” “Dead Europe” tells the tale of [...]
First Antipodes Writers Festival 2012 To Take Place in Melbourne
The first Antipodes Writers Festival will begin on Friday, June 15 in Melbourne. On the first day, attendants will have the opportunity to enjoy an artistic dialogue between award-winning author Christos Tsiolkas and Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Melbourne Nikos Papastergiadis. The two prominent Greek men will explore Writing, Multiculturalism and Cosmopolitanism. [...]
‘Dead Europe’ Debuts at Sydney Film Festival
The debut of the film “Dead Europe,” directed by Tony Krawitz, will be made at the 2012 Sydney Film Festival. The movie is an adaptation of Greek writer Christos Tsiolkas’ awarded book. The main character of Tsiolkas’ story is a Greek young man of Melbourne, who arrives in Athens in early 2000, and realizes how the bad aspect of [...]
Positive Reviews for ‘The Slap’ TV Series of Christos Tsiolkas
According to ‘The Age’ newspaper, ‘The Slap’ is “arguably the best Australian drama produced this year”. Filmed in Melbourne, Victoria, the eight episodes of this series were produced by Tony Ayres, Helen Bowden and Michael McMahon, with Penny Chapman as executive producer. The Slap is an Australian television drama series produced by Matchbox Pictures for [...]
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