At the heart of Athens, STUDIO New Star Art Cinema invites audiences to rediscover the magic of the big screen — this time, in daylight. With its new morning and daytime screenings, the historic cinema embraces a bold, inclusive idea: that cinema belongs to everyone, and that there’s nothing quite like starting your day with art that moves, provokes, and transforms.
From October 25–26, the beloved arthouse venue launches its weekend morning program with a tribute to Yorgos Lanthimos — the Greek auteur who redefined global cinema with his surreal, unsettling, and darkly funny vision of humanity.
Lanthimos Screenings: Four Films That Changed Modern Cinema
Before the release of his latest project, STUDIO New Star Art Cinema revisits four defining works from Lanthimos’ career — a journey through fourteen years of cinematic rebellion, emotion, and irony.
Saturday, October 25
12:00 — Alps (2011)
Venice Film Festival Award for Best Script
A nurse, a paramedic, a gymnast, and a coach form a secret group that impersonates the recently deceased to comfort the bereaved. Lanthimos examines grief, identity, and substitution with his trademark deadpan tone and icy humor.
14:00 — The Lobster (2015)
Jury Prize, Cannes 2015 | Oscar-nominated for Best Original Screenplay
In a dystopian society where being single is forbidden, those who fail to find a partner within 45 days are turned into animals. A biting allegory about love, conformity, and rebellion, starring Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, and Olivia Colman.
Sunday, October 26
12:00 — The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
Best Screenplay, Cannes 2017
When a surgeon’s life unravels after a mysterious curse befalls his family, Lanthimos delivers a chilling modern tragedy about guilt, retribution, and the fragility of control.
At film still provided by the Cannes Film Festival organisation on 22 May 2017 shows Irish actor Colin Farrell in a scene of ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’. EPA/CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
14:00 — Poor Things (2023)
Golden Lion, Venice 2023 | 4 Academy Awards including Best Actress (Emma Stone)
A woman reborn through a scientific experiment embarks on an odyssey of liberation and discovery. Mixing Victorian splendor with absurdist wit, Lanthimos crafts a bold feminist reimagining of Frankenstein.
Emma Stone in POOR THINGS. Photo by Yorgos Lanthimos. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2023 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved.
Tickets: €5 — because cinema belongs to everyone.
Athens Palestine Film Festival at STUDIO New Star Art Cinema
October 24–26
For the fourth consecutive year, the Athens Palestine Film Festival (APFF) returns to STUDIO New Star Art Cinema, bringing together Palestinian filmmakers and audiences in an event that celebrates art, resistance, and storytelling.
Friday, October 24 – 20:00
The Phoenix of Gaza (51’) — Yousef Al Helou
A moving chronicle of Gaza in the summer of 2023, captured just weeks before the devastation of October. The filmmaker’s return to his homeland becomes a poignant testament to a city and its people.
The director will attend and present the film.
Saturday, October 25 – 20:00
Gaza Calling (63’) — Nahed AwwadFamilies divided by invisible borders — parents and children who can only communicate through screens. A powerful documentary about separation, love, and endurance.
The director will attend and discuss the film with the audience.
Still frame from Nahed Awwad’s documenta Gaza Calling”. Credit: Athens Palestine Film Festival.
Sunday, October 26 – 20:00
My Love Awaits You by the Sea (80’) — Mais Darwazeh
A poetic journey of return and remembrance, where the filmmaker encounters people who keep dreaming amid destruction. A moving tribute to hope.
Still frame from Mais Darwazeh’s 2013 documentary “My Love Awaits Me by The Sea”. Credit: Athens Palestine Film Festival.
Doors open: 19:00 | Screenings start: 20:00
Tickets available at the STUDIO box office from October 21.
To see the Athens Palestine Film Festival full program as well as screenings in other cinemas please go here.
Morning and Daytime Screenings at STUDIO New Star Art Cinema
STUDIO’s new Morning Screenings Program revives a beloved tradition of cinematic mornings in Athens — with first-run releases, restored classics, and documentaries for every cinephile.
Monday–Friday Schedule:
- 12:00 — Short Film Zone (€1)
- 13:30 — Documentary Zone (€2)
- 15:00 — Classic Cinema Zone (€3)
Weekend Screenings:
- 12:00 & 14:00 — Feature films and new releases (€5)
Since its reopening in 2014, STUDIO New Star Art Cinema has remained a cornerstone for cinephiles — a space that celebrates independent voices and cinematic art in all its forms. With its new daylight screenings, it invites audiences to experience film not just as evening entertainment, but as part of everyday life.
