# Greek Film Critics Association

The Greek Film Critics Association or Pan-Hellenic Film Critics Association (PEKK) (Greek: Πανελλήνια Ένωση Κριτικών Κινηματογράφου, ΠΕΚΚ) was founded in 1976. The first members included the Greek film critics Nino Fenek Mikelidis, Vasilis Rafailidis, Yannis Bakogiannopoulos and others. Since 1977, the association belongs to International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI).
Nearly every year, the PEKK gives out awards during Thessaloniki International Film Festival. The Greek Film Critics Association Awards is one of the most important awards for the Greek cinema. The PEKK gives also out award during Short Film Festival in Drama, Greece.

## Best Greek Films of all time

The members of PEKK have selected their list of the Best Greek Films of all time on three occasions: initially in 1986, for the 10th anniversary of PEKK; again in 2006, for the 30th anniversary of PEKK; and for a third time in 2016, for the 40th anniversary of PEKK.

### 1986 selection

| Place | Movie | Year | original title | Director |
| 1. | Evdokia | 1971 | Ευδοκία | Alexis Damianos |
| 2. | The Ogre of Athens (a.k.a. The Dragon) | 1956 | Ο Δράκος | Nikos Koundouros |
| 3. | The Reconstruction | 1970 | Αναπαράσταση | Theo Angelopoulos |
| 4. | The Travelling Players | 1975 | Ο θίασος | Theo Angelopoulos |
| 5. | The Counterfeit Coin | 1955 | Η κάλπικη λίρα | Giorgos Tzavellas |
| – | The Color of Iris | 1974 | Τα Χρώματα της Ίριδος | Nikos Panagiotopoulos |
| 7. | Karkalou | 1984 | Καρκαλού | Stavros Tornes |
| – | The Matchmaking of Anna | 1972 | Το Προξενιό της Άννας | Pantelis Voulgaris |
| 9. | Balamos | 1982 | Μπαλαμός | Stavros Tornes |
| – | Stella | 1955 | Στέλλα | Michael Cacoyannis |

### 2006 selection

| Place | Movie | Year | original title | Director |
| 1. | The Ogre of Athens (a.k.a. The Dragon) | 1956 | Ο Δράκος | Nikos Koundouros |
| 2. | Evdokia | 1971 | Ευδοκία | Alexis Damianos |
| – | The Travelling Players | 1975 | Ο θίασος | Theo Angelopoulos |
| 4. | Stella | 1955 | Στέλλα | Michael Cacoyannis |
| 5. | The Counterfeit Coin | 1955 | Η κάλπικη λίρα | Giorgos Tzavellas |
| 6. | The Reconstruction | 1970 | Αναπαράσταση | Theo Angelopoulos |
| – | Rembetiko | 1983 | Ρεμπέτικο | Costas Ferris |
| – | The Photograph | 1986 | Η φωτογραφία | Nikos Papatakis |
| 9. | Karkalou | 1984 | Καρκαλού | Stavros Tornes |
| 10. | Sweet Bunch | 1983 | Γλυκιά Συμμορία | Nikos Nikolaidis |
| – | The Spring Gathering | 1999 | Η εαρινή σύναξις των αγροφυλάκων | Dimos Avdeliodis |

### 2016 selection

| Place | Movie | Year | original title | Director |
| 1. | The Travelling Players | 1975 | Ο θίασος | Theo Angelopoulos |
| 2. | Sweet Bunch | 1983 | Γλυκιά Συμμορία | Nikos Nikolaidis |
| 3. | The Photograph | 1986 | Η φωτογραφία | Nikos Papatakis |
| 4. | Rembetiko | 1983 | Ρεμπέτικο | Costas Ferris |
| 5. | Dogtooth | 2009 | Κυνόδοντας | Yorgos Lanthimos |
| 6. | The Opposite (a.k.a. Foolish Love) | 1981 | Οι απέναντι | Giorgos Panousopoulos |
| 7. | Karkalou | 1984 | Καρκαλού | Stavros Tornes |
| 8. | Ulysses' Gaze | 1995 | Το βλέμμα του Οδυσσέα | Theo Angelopoulos |
| 9. | Edge of Night | 2000 | Αυτή η νύχτα μένει | Nikos Panagiotopoulos |
| 10. | The Spring Gathering | 1999 | Η εαρινή σύναξις των αγροφυλάκων | Dimos Avdeliodis |