Screenings begin with a surprise tribute celebrating European Music Day
Τhe 6th Athens Open Air Film Festival is painted red and begins festively its screenings for this summer, by celebrating the European Music Day with one of the top artists of the 20th century, one of the most famous films of the '80s and a real spree, for which two live bands will confront the pop genius of Prince!
For those who did not happen to grow up in the '80s, to be nurtured in the Prince discography and bow before this revolutionary artist’s majesty, the 6th Athens Open Air Film Festival has the solution. In the evening of June, 21st, Avdi Square will be flooded by colours, sounds and images of the great Prince of black music, through a euphoric tribute to the enormous cultural heritage left by Prince.
The event will begin right before sunset with the City of Athens Symphony Orchestra, it will continue well as the sky darkens with the Big Band orchestra and, as soon as the night falls, «Purple Rain» will be played on the big screen: The almost autobiographical film that fired Prince’s star to its zenith, represents one of the biggest ticket revenues of the '80s and gave birth to one of the top soundtracks of all time.
After the end of the screening, the celebration will relocate few meters down the road, at the bar «Mple Papagalos», with a guilt-free pop dj set and free Fischer beer!
The entrance is free.
The detailed program of the first screening of the 6th Athens Open Air Film Festival:
Tuesday, June 21st,2016 | Avdi Square
20.00 City of Athens Symphony Orchestra
A musical trip into the world of film
Musical direction: Eleftherios Kalkanis
21.00 City of Athens Big Band Orchestra
Athens Big Band goes to the Movies
Musical direction: Manos Theodosakis
22.00 Screening of the film Purple Rain (directed by Albert Magnoli)
The end of the screening will be followed by a party at the bar «Mple Papagalos» (31 Leonidou Street) with a guilt-free pop dj set.
In its 6th edition this year, the biggest film festival of Athens returns! From June until September, with the kind support of the GNTO for the 4th consecutive year, special corners in town, archaeological sites, parks, squares, and some of the most beautiful Museums in town, are transformed into outdoor «open-air cinemas», with free entrance to the audience.
From the Festival’s selected locations, there could not be missing few of the best open-air cinemas of Athens, while the collaboration that the Festival launched last year with the Athens & Epidaurus Festival, is consolidated this year with the screening of three films, in the 260 Peiraios garden.
In this big film celebration Fischer beer also participates. Fischer is the beer that loves good cinema and ideally complements the special moments of the 6th Athens Open Air Film Festival, delightfully refreshing and buying the Festival’s audience a drink.
The entrance is free to all screenings which are organized with the kind support of the GNTO & www.visitgreece.gr.
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