Greek cinema has always had a fairly strong international domestic structure of national cinema, but internationally, you could argue it has consistently punched beneath its weight. It’s great directors (Elia Kazan, Costa-Gavras) often found acclaimed overseas; this is largely thanks to the turmoil Greece went through throughout the 20th Century (Venizelos, Metaxas, WWII, Civil War, Junta). Yet, look under the bonnet, and a lot is going on in Greek film.

The cinema had its golden age in the 1960s, which featured the likes of Michael Cacoyannis and films by the likes of Jules Dassin. This would create a steady art cinema beat in the nation, which would produce Theo Angelopoulos (Who’d win the Palme d’Or in 1998) and eventually lead to the more recent ‘Greek Weird Wave’ which is characterised by unconventional style and often surreal themes, the key figure of the movement being Yorgos Lanthimos who has established himself as one of the leading auteurs of the moment.