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 Southeast European Film Festival
Los Angeles, May 3-7, 2007

August 2006

Contents

“Buzz” opens in Los Angeles

“Mostar Sevdah Reunion Bend” at B.B. King’s Blues Club in Hollywood

12th Sarajevo Film Festival, Aug 18-26

Call for Submissions Begins in September

Open position: Festival Intern

Featured partner: American Cinema Foundation

Sponsorship opportunities

1. “Buzz” opens in Los Angeles:

First presented by Southeast European Film Festival in May 2006
Now Playing at the Laemmle Fairfax Theatre
7907 Beverly Blvd. at Fairfax Avenue

One week only!

Friday-Thursday, August 25-31, 2006

BUZZ
Dir. Spiro N. Taraviras, Germany-Greece, 2005, documentary, color, 118 min.
Featuring A.I. Bezzerides, Jules Dassin, Gloria Stuart, Cloris Leachman, Terry Moore
In English

Buzz is a memorable, absorbing and illuminating profile of the legendary Hollywood scriptwriter (and acclaimed novelist) A. I. 'Buzz' Bezzerides.

His father was Greek, his mother Armenian. He was born in 1908 in the Kingdom of Pont, in today’s Turkey. Buzz quickly became known as ‘the King of Noir’, the author of classic movie masterpieces, including Robert Aldrich's timeless Kiss Me Deadly (1955), Jules Dassin's Thieves' Highway (1942) and Raoul Walsh's They Drive By Night (1940) as well as "Beneath the 12-Mile Reef" set amongst the Greek community in Florida in the 50's.

Don’t miss this epic about a fascinating life of a Greek-Armenian immigrant who went from Ottoman Turkey to the legendary Warner Bros. studios, where his friends were Humphrey Bogart, Robert Mitchum, William Faulkner, Marilyn Monroe, and many other Hollywood legends……

Director Spiro N. Taraviras and a special guest will participate in Q&A’s after the 4:30 and 7:15 screenings on Friday and Saturday, August 25th and 26th.

Outsider Pictures

Tickets:

Laemmle Theatre web site

Group sales:

2. “Mostar Sevdah Reunion Bend” at B.B. King’s Blues Club in Hollywood

The Balkan version of ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ plays ONE NIGHT ONLY at the B.B. King’s Blues Club
Universal City Walk, (818) 622-5464 – Saturday, September 9, at 10PM.

Mostar Sevdah Reunion Bend is the most popular ethno-bend from ex-Yugoslavia. It features a dynamite mix of mature performers of all ethnicities, who sing “sevdah”, melancholy tunes akin to Portuguese “fado”. Last year at the Sarajevo Film Festival, documentary film chronicling the birth of the bend and its first few tours in post-war Balkans was all the rave ……Wildly popular with all ethnic groups of the Balkans and throughout Europe, Mostar Sevdah Reunion Bend will make its Los Angeles debut on September 9.

Please visit the web site: http://www.mostarsevdahreunion.com/
For tickets, go to http://la.bbkingclubs.com/

3. 12th Sarajevo Film Festival, Aug 18-26

The 12th edition of the Sarajevo fest is well under way. Best known for its excellent selection of regional features and documentaries, the festival also leads the way with its Cine-Link co-production market where many deals are closed and financing put together for new projects. Sarajevo fest is also known for its Tribute program, this year dedicated to American Abel Ferrara and Hungarian Bela Tarr.

The main festival award is Heart of Sarajevo, while other prizes include Best Film Award, Special Jury Award, Best Actor and Actress, Best Documentary, Human Rights and Audience Awards, among others.
The festival will close on Aug 26.
Please visit http://www.sff.ba/2006/  for more info.
 

4. Call for Submissions Begins in September

Beginning this September our festival is inviting filmmakers from Southeast Europe to submit their feature, documentary, short and animation films for our 2007 festival edition, which will take place May 3-7, 2007 in Los Angeles. Our venues will again include the filmmakers favorite, Goethe Institute in the Miracle Mile District, and Fine Arts Theatre. More info will be available in our September newsletter, and we encourage you to check our web site: http://www.seefilmla.org/ Stay tuned!

5. Open position: Festival Intern

Internship-to-Employment! If you are currently studying at one of the local film schools, law schools, political science or schools for international relations, we want to talk to you! Great internship opportunity, and work-study training for a motivated individual. You will be a part of an international team, and get valuable hands-on experience.

You will get experience in the following areas: festival programming, special events, business development, volunteer corps development, publicity and marketing. More specifically, you will:

Research current films and emerging filmmakers in Southeast Europe;

Give us a fresh perspective on our development goals;

Help us stay in touch with our audience;

Assist with building SEE-Link program network (lots of research, and information to be organized!);

Organize outreach for special events;

Provide critical support, i.e. follow up, follow up, follow up!

We hope that you:

Enjoy, and use modern technology with ease; web site experience a PLUS!

Have interest in film, arts, international relations, political science, cultural anthropology and/or interdisciplinary studies;

Speak, or are learning to speak foreign language;

Have excellent ability to prioritize, organize materials, and/or office;

Possess management capability;

Know the difference between following directions and taking initiative;

Enjoy working with volunteers;

Have excellent English writing skills.

If this sounds good, please send us a note with your resume at .

6. Featured partner: American Cinema Foundation

Our long-time supporters and friends at the American Cinema Foundation continue to be among the most important partners for our festival. Always leading the way with innovative projects, ACF is exploring the Future of Public Television in America, exploring new on-line media, and identifying new trends in Eastern European cinema.

“Recognizing the enduring importance of Europe’s newest democracies, ACF supported the developers of a new Los Angeles film festival devoted to maintaining a watch on the predominantly ex-Communist countries of southern Europe and the Balkans, SeeFest. They continue the Freedom Fest’s tradition of bringing these films to Hollywood’s attention. http://www.seefilmla.org”.

Please visit ACF site for more info on their Fall 2006 line-up of events:

7.Sponsorship Opportunities

We are already known for long-term trusted partnerships with our sponsors, supporters, donors, and volunteers. In the continuing tradition of building lasting relationships we invite you to consider becoming festival sponsor. We have developed great specialty market outreach, and loyal following across different demographics. And we keep growing! We look forward to building opportunities that benefit both your organization and our festival on a year-round basis, and look forward to hearing from you. Please get in touch with us at: .

http://www.seefilmla.org/