SEEfest Staff Writer | December 21, 2014, 5:35 PM Four films from Eastern Europe make the shortlist for Best Foreign Language Film: TANGERINES (Estonia/Georgia), CORN ISLAND (Georgia), IDA (Poland) and LEVIATHAN (Russia). 4 out of 9 is a feast to celebrate. Congrats to all filmmakers, Zaza Urushadze, George Ovashvili, Pawel Pawlikowski and Andrey Zvyagintsev. […]
Vera Mijojlic | December 7, 2014, 7:27 PM It is with great pleasure that we announce that our friends, fellow SEEfest volunteers, Tina Mascara and Guido Santi are celebrating the theatrical release of their newest documentary, Monk with a Camera, a film about the life and journey of Nicholas Vreeland. It will be opening […]
SEEfest Staff Writer | November 16, 2014, 8:05 PM Get to know Julia Macnelly, SEEfest 2014 Festival Coordinator and World Traveler. Здрасти от България! I’m writing to you from Tryavna, a very small and equally quaint town in the center of Bulgaria that is known for artisan crafts like wood carving, silver filigree, and icon […]
Vera Mijojlic | November 2, 2014, 6:36 PM We are excited to see the SEE films represented at AFI this year! The American Film Institute Film Festival is opening this week; from November 6th to November 13th. Among the great films lined up, they are featuring five SEE films. SEEfest is sponsoring Viktoria […]
SEEfest Staff Writer | October 16, 2014, 5:42 PM Shae Popovich is a SEEfest Volunteer and Supporter… here’s a little about her. I was born in Niagara Falls, Canada and moved to LA after winning a green card in the lottery. I’ve been an actor for many years but in 2002, with the […]
SEEfest 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 […]
Vera Mijojlic | September 30, 2014, 4:02 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 […]
SEEfest 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 […]
Vera Mijojlic | September 3, 2014, 4:21 PM We are ecstatic for our 10th annual South East European Film Festival and we can’t wait for you to be a part of it. Submit your film today! We are welcoming features, narrative documentaries, short documentaries, short features and animated shorts. To qualify, films must be […]
Vera 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? […]