SEEfest Staff Writer | March 3, 2015, 5:10 PM Critically Acclaimed Indie Film To Have Limited Theatrical Release in the US and Canada, Opens in Los Angeles at Laemmle Music Hall Theater, March 13-19, 2015 “Love Hunter,” the musical/comedy/drama by Serbian born NY based filmmakers Nemanja Bala and Branislav “Brane” Bala, will embark on […]
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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 | 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. […]
Read moreVera 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 […]
Read moreSEEfest 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 […]
Read moreVera 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 […]
Read moreSEEfest 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 […]
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 […]
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