The 15th annual South East European Film Festival (SEEfest) running April 29-May 6 in West Hollywood and Beverly Hills, announced today the theme for the 2020 Cultural and Literary Salon: “Boundaries of Belonging: Culture, Identity, and Narrative in South East Europe.” The Salon will explore contemporary artistic approaches to identity, nostalgia, and narrative representation. Using […]
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Continuing what started years ago as a companion program to the festival with a SEEfest book fair featuring the great scholar and translator, as well as SEEfest’s early supporter, the late Michael Heim, the festival hosted a cultural and literary salon on April 17 at the West Hollywood Library City Council Chambers. The Star panel […]
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SEEfest 2019 Kicks Off in 2 Weeks Tickets are on sale now for all SEEfest 2019 features, shorts programs, and special events. Screenings will take place in West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Echo Park and other locations — find all the venues here and don’t forget to go Metro! Plan your trip using the Trip Planner on […]
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SEEfest 2019 is right around the corner, just 3 weeks away on May 1! Get a taste of the eclectic, audacious films in the 14th edition in the festival trailer. This year’s SEEfest, running May 1-8, will explore the theme of cinematic audacity by drawing attention to filmmakers whose works grapple with complex existential, ethical, […]
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MEET THE JURY Please meet the 2019 SEEfest Jury. Twenty accomplished jury members will select the winners for 7 major awards. Just a few of our distinguished jurors include: Irina Maleeva, a Bulgaria-born actress who was discovered by Federico Fellini and appeared in three of his films, then went on to star opposite Orson Welles […]
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OPENING NIGHT FILM REVEALED… Moon Hotel Kabul by Romania’s Anca Damian will open SEEfest with its West Coast premiere on May 1, 2019, at 7 PM at the Writers Guild Theater, 135 S. Doheny Drive in Beverly Hills. Damian won Best Director Award at the Warsaw International Film Festival and the Mirada International Award at […]
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Fantastic news from SEEfest! We are proud to share that the 14th edition of the South East European Film Festival LA is a recipient of a festival grant from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), home of the Golden Globes. “We are greatly honored by this recognition and grateful to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association […]
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The SEEfest team is excited to announce the Festival theme and poster design for the 14th Edition of SEEfest… Cinema of Audacity. The 2019 South East European Film Festival (SEEFest) in Los Angeles will explore the theme of cinematic audacity by drawing attention to South East European filmmakers whose works grapple with complex existential, ethical, […]
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You are invited… Trieste Literary Salon Focusing on the cultural climate of Middle Europe/Mitteleuropa in 1910 Sponsored by Austrian-American Council West RSVP Required. Tickets are free. The Panel Thomas Harrison, author of the seminal book “1910“, and professor in the UCLA Department of Italian. His research focuses especially on Italy and Austria, and the region of Trieste and northern Adriatic from 1860 […]
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SEEfest Kicks Off the Pre-Festival Season on April 6 with a special musical theater performance by Irina Maleeva. Don’t miss the chance to see a live performance of the celebrated 1970’s ingénue of Fellini’s Satyricon, Spirits of the Dead/Toby Dammit and Roma, and the co-star of Orson Welles’ The Merchant of Venice, Irina Maleeva. Gypsy in My Soul is a […]
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