SEEfest program and activities are supported, in part, by ELMA Foundation for European Movies in America, UCLA Center for European and Russian Studies , the California Arts Council, a state agency; Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture; by a grant from the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles, Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill, and with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. We are deeply grateful for their past and current support of our programs. The Dutch film program is supported by Dutch Culture USA of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Screening of award-winning short films 'Dreamers' and 'Reformed,' followed by the conversation about panelists' approach to creating original concepts for television, cable, and streaming platforms.
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The focus of Ms Šešić's talk are the contributions to Dutch cinema by immigrants from Eastern and Southeastern Europe, as well as highlighting the work of the Hubert Bals Fund and IDFA Bertha Fund, with an overview of their funding schemes, and current priorities.
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The panelists will engage in a lively conversation and share their perspectives with film school students and local independent filmmakers on processes involved in domestic and international fiction and nonfiction development of properties for streaming services, and apps.
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Kitzmiller's star turn and a timeless war time story crowned VALLEY OF PEACE one of the enduring Cannes Classics and masterpieces about humanity in war times.
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Zeljko Marasovich, Internationally recognized and critically acclaimed organist and composer of contemporary classical and film music, spent his final years crafting this work. SEEfest is proud to honor the legacy of Zeljko Marasovich who was a long-standing music contributor to SEEfest from the festival’s early days.
Read moreKitzmiller's star turn and a timeless war time story crowned VALLEY OF PEACE one of the enduring Cannes Classics and masterpieces about humanity in war times.
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Croatia, seven years after bankruptcy. There is a fight going on in the world – water has become more precious than oil! In order to get hold of it, the powerful are ready to start wars, conquer, destroy, and even plant a zombievirus! Mićo, a bon viveur from Zagreb, whose daily routine includes massage parlours, restaurants and cinemas, where he watches a movie series featuring his favourite actress Franka Anić, is caught completely off guard by the zombie-epidemics. Nevertheless, he boldly embarks on an Odyssey accompanied by his movie heroine, with one highly unattainable, goal: to survive!
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In the chaotic days of the December 1989 revolution that overthrew the Communist regime, the Transylvanian city of Sibiu becomes the scene of a violent assault on a Police unit that quickly escalates into a bloody confrontation between soldiers, policemen, civilian protesters, and representatives of the secret police.
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A special evening with incredible jazz music in beautiful Bel Air joined by world-renowned twin brothers, Alexander and Konstantin Wladigeroff.
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SEEfest travels to the Getty Villa in Malibu to visit Ancient Thrace and the Classical World exhibition.
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