Angeliki Papoulia

The five lead actresses in this year's "Medea" performance directed by Frank Castorf at the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus as part of the Athens Festival: (l-r) Evdokia Roumelioti, Maria Nafpliotou, Sofia Kokkali, Angeliki Papoulia and Stefania Goulioti. The play staged by the German director based on Euripides' "Medea" is expected to be one of the top artistic events of the year in Greece.

"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.

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