Southeast European Film Festival, Los Angeles opened on Thursday April 29th and continues until May 2nd at Goethe-Institut Los Angeles located at 5750 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 100. Closing night of the festival will be held on May 3rd at James Bridges Theatre in UCLA campus, Westwood. There will be also a Business Conference on May 3rd between 9 AM to 3 PM at UCLA Anderson, organized by the Southeast European Film Festival, Los Angeles.
Monday – May 3rd – 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Festival’s Program
Thursday – April 29th
7:00 pm THE WALL
(USA, documentary vignette; 1989 1 min.)
double feature GOODBYE, HOW ARE YOU? (Do vidjenja, kako ste?)
(Serbia – Doc, 2009, 60 min. Us Premiere!)
8:00 pm ALIVE! (Gjalle)
(Albania, feature; 2009 90 min. LA Premiere!)
Friday night – April 30th
6:30 pm PLOHA (Hopscotch)
(Bosnia Herzegovina – Doc; 2008, 48 min. US Premiere!)
double feature SECRET YEARS
(Hungary– Doc; 2009, 90 min. US Premiere!)
9:00 pm THE BLACKS (Crnci)
(Croatia – feature; 2009, 75 min. US. Premiere! )
Saturday – May 1st
1:00 pm ALBANIA, THE COUNTRY ACROSS ( The Adriatic)
(Albania, Il Paese di Fronte)
(Italy – Doc; 2008, 90 min. US Premiere! )
3:00 pm WHAT YOUR GRANDFATHER LEFT IS SAFE HERE (Dedenin Emaneti)
(Turkey – Doc; 2010, 52 min. World Premiere! )
double feature BELLS, THREADS & MIRACLES
(Greece– Doc; 2008, 65 min. US Premiere! )
5:00 pm I AM NOT YOUR FRIEND (Nem vagyok a baratod)
(Hungary – feature; 2009, 110 min. West Coast Premiere! )
7:00 pm THE OTHER IRENE (Cealalta Irina)
(Romania – feature 2009; 90 min. West Coast Premiere!)
Sunday May 2nd
1:00 pm A FAREWELL TO HEMINGWAY (Edinstvenata lyubovna istoriya, koyato Hemingway ne opisa)
(Bulgaria – feature; 2008, 90 min U.S. Premiere! )
2:30 pm APOSTOL KARAMITEV
(Bulgaria, doc) 2009; 59 min. World Premiere!
double feature RAPRESENT
(Serbia, doc) 2008; 30 min.
5:00 pm 9:06
(Slovenia, feature) 2009; 71 min. US Premiere!
7:00 pm VOICES UNVEILED – TURKISH WOMEN WHO DARE
(Turkey, doc) 2009; 72 min. US Premiere!
Monday – May 3rd
6:30 pm A STEP INTO THE DARKNESS (Buyuk oyun)
(Turkey, feature) 2009; 110 min. L.A. Premiere!
Notable sponsors of the festival include: Dish Network. UCLA, the Goethe-Institut of Los Angeles and ELMA.