SEEfest Staff Writer | February 13, 2017, 10:35 AM News flash from Berlin 2/13/2017: The project by Derya Durmaz, Bus to Amerika, which got its start at SEEfest Project Accelerator in 2016, just won the “VFF Talent Highlight Award” at the Berlin Film Festival! We congratulate Derya on this success, and share with her this […]
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SEEfest Staff Writer | December 8, 2016, 7:15 PM Congrats to Serbian-born actress Bojana Novakovic for landing a major TV role on an as-yet untitled comedy TV show on CBS. Bojana Novakovic moved from Belgrade to Australia at the age of 7. She graduated from NIDA with a BA in Dramatic Arts in 2002 and […]
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SEEfest Staff Writer | March 28, 2015, 11:37 AM Dear friends and supporters, we are so proud to share with you the latest recognition given to the festival which we have built together with all of you. It comes from the Mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti, in recognition of all those many years […]
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SEEfest Staff Writer | February 8, 2015, 6:39 PM “Monument to Michael Jackson” wins Eastern European Award in Santa Barbara: Best Film in Eastern Bloc Competition – Features (Santa Barbara, February 7, 2015) – Sleeper hit at this year’s Santa Barbara fest, Serbian director Darko Lungulov’s Monument to Michael Jackson was awarded today the top prize in the Eastern European […]
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SEEfest Staff Writer | January 22, 2015, 1:34 PM With three out of five films coming from Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, the nominations underscore the growing relevance of our region’s filmmakers. The five nominees are: IDA (Poland), LEVIATHAN (Russia), TANGERINES (Estonia), and TIMBUKTU (Mauritania) and WILD TALES (Argentina). IDA LEVIATHAN TANGERINES TIMBUKTU WILD […]
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Vera Mijojlic | January 15, 2015, 7:07 PM Films from countries clustered in and around the region of South East Europe (SEE) represent 20 percent of all submissions for the Best Foreign Language Film! And if you add films from countries not from the same geographical region but which are thematically about it, such […]
Read moreSEEfest Staff Writer | October 6, 2014, 1:01 PM We are excited to announce the Romanian documentary “Waiting for August,” directed by Teodora Ana Mihai, has landed limited theatrical distribution in the States! The film won Best Documentary at Karlovy Vary and Best International Feature Documentary at HotDocs. The synopsis reads: Georgiana Halmac […]
Read moreSEEfest Staff Writer | September 14, 2014, 11:28 AM Kohary Winery – Eger, Hungary Courtesy of Cathy and Carey Roth We were on a Rick Steves’ Tour of Eastern Europe which included Hungary. Our tour bus pulled into the lovely vineyards and winery building where a fine lunch was served as we sampled the surprisingly […]
Read moreVera Mijojlic | August 28, 2014, 2:49 PM Balkan – L.A. Cultural Crossroads is a GOOD initiative to increase awareness of Balkan culture in LA. What is GOOD? Good is an initiative to make LA the city of our dreams in 2050. Our challenge: How would you use $100,000 to make LA2050 the best place to play? […]
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