Dogtooth

"The Lobster" has nabbed Best Screenplay for Greek writers Efthymis Filippou and Yorgos Lanthimos at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association 2016 awards.

Starring Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz, "The Lobster" is also directed by Lanthimos ("Dogtooth," "Alps"), hailed as a leading proponent of the so-called Weird Wave of cinema.

After amassing an amazing number of festival awards, director Chris Moraitis’ “Pet”  is  an early and qualifying Oscar contender for an official 2017 nomination in the short film category. It will be the first Greek short to ever be nominated.

This is what The Lobster, the new film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, asks on the occasion of its premier at British cinemas.

The film shows people taken to a hotel where they have to find their mate in 45 days. If they fail to do it, they will be taken to a room where they will be turned into an animal and released into the woods.

The Cannes Film Festival organized the screening of Greek-French director Costa-Gavras, “Z”. The restored version of the work was created in honor of the award-winning director and producer.

Thierry Frémaux, artistic director of the Cannes Film Festival, praised the director’s work for its ability to rip-roar through borders as a carrier of culture messages across Europe.

It’s another appearance in the stellar Cannes festival for budding Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos, whose latest work, “The Lobster”, features Hollywood A-listers Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz.

The Lobster, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, has won the Jury Prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

French film Dheepan won the top Palme d'Or prize for director Jacques Audiard at the 68th edition of the festival