SEEfest

06/01/2026

A thoughtful review of *Father* by acclaimed critic and Cinema Without Borders juror CHALE NAFUS, whose jury awarded the film the Bridging the Borders Award at SEEfest 2026!

Directed by Tereza Nvotová, *Father* is a powerful and deeply human examination of grief, memory, and the phenomenon known as Forgotten Baby Syndrome.

Read the full review below. Congratulations to the filmmakers on this well-deserved recognition.

https://cinemawithoutborders.com/after-seeing-father-i-no-longer-laugh/?fbclid=IwdGRjcASHKKNjbGNrBIcmq2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHi9K34ODKDGv-7wE1o8VVQJcEQc6qwmvb0-50sQOfkDogLS8z5Ke27rM46yj_aem_sGVf_dSb9Ar1nHvgWHPUtA

Tereza Nvotová’s harrowing feature film Father beguilingly opens with a perfectly choreographed, continuous shot revealing the loving home life of an upper middle-class couple and their young daugh…

05/22/2026

New on SEEfest Review ✍️ Leon Ristov

Leon Ristov reflects on his year as a Sundance Institute Ignite x Adobe Fellow, from late nights at MASS MoCA to screening his short film at Sundance 2026 alongside filmmakers from around the world.

“It was more of a coming together—a chance to be present with others on the same journey.”

Read: *It All Starts Here… Well, Kind Of* on seefilmla.org/reviews/

Link also in bio

📸 Breanna Downs / Sundance Institute

05/19/2026

New on SEEfest Review! 📚

A new review by Guilherme Quireza on Meant to Be, a documentary following Hungarian rapper Pogány Induló as fame, pressure, and identity collide in public view.

“The film exquisitely captures a young artist who is falling apart in public, while the world around him keeps treating the image as exciting.”

Read now on seefilmla.org/reviews/

or link in bio ❣️

05/13/2026

Our friends at the ELAC International Animation Day Festival return May 16 with a showcase of Oscar-winning and nominated animated shorts from the National Film Board of Canada — including Bulgarian-born Canadian animator Theodore Ushev’s Oscar-nominated Blind Vaysha and 2026 Oscar winner The Girl Who Cried Pearls by Polish-Canadian filmmaker Maciek Szczerbowski and Chris Lavis.

This year’s spotlight is dedicated to Turkish animation pioneer and AI innovator Ali Murat Erkorkmaz.

📍 East Los Angeles College
📅 Saturday, May 16, 2026
🎟️ Free admission with RSVP

Presented by Cinema Without Borders, longtime friends of SEEfest and presenters of the Bridging the Borders Award since the festival’s early years.

RSVP: [email protected] & link in IG bio for more info

05/13/2026

AI talk with Peter Gross, longtime supporter and member of Advisory Board. Great podcast!

https://fb.watch/H4pjHtdwVB/

05/13/2026

Join us for an evening tonight of contemporary European cinema, celebrating Europe Day and the launch of the EUNIC Cluster Los Angeles, moderated by SEEfest founder Vera Mijojlic!

This special program brings together a curated selection of short films from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Spain, offering a snapshot of today’s European storytelling. Each film engages with the theme of truth, moving across genres and aesthetics to reflect the diversity, creativity, and shared cultural dialogue that shape Europe today.

The screening will be followed by a conversation with experts from the film and cultural sectors, and will continue with a reception featuring national specialties from the participating countries.

FILM LINEUP
Piece by Piece by Reza Rasouli | Austria
Sibling by Laura Van Passel | Belgium
Coléoptère by Martin Gouzou | France
Glendale Paradise by Boris Schaarschmidt | Germany
Bellissima by Alessandro Capitani | Italy
Dancing in the Corner by Jan Bujnowski | Poland
Olores by Alba Esquinas | Spain

Organized by the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles, in cooperation with the Consulates of Austria, Belgium, France and Poland, as well as the Goethe-Institut, Villa Albertine and the Instituto Cervantes, this evening is part of a European Short Film Series presented by the EUNIC Cluster in Los Angeles.

EUNIC - European Union National Institutes for Culture - is the European network of national-level organizations engaging in international cultural relations. The EUNIC Cluster Los Angeles was founded in 2025 and currently includes the Austrian Consulate General, Consulate General of the Czech Republic, Honorary Consulate of Denmark, Alliance Française de Los Angeles, Goethe-Institut, Italian Cultural Institute, Consulate General of Ireland, Los Angeles, Consulate General of the Republic of Poland, Instituto Cervantes, and Honorary Consulate of Sweden as members and is supported by local partners such as ELMA - European Languages and Movies in America and SEEfest - South East European Film Festival Los Angeles.

May 12, 2026 | 6:00 PM
Italian Cultural Institute
1023 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles CA 90024

05/09/2026

SEEfest ‘26 wrap party… 🥂✨

📸: Lukas Maier .studio

05/09/2026

The Černák screening & awards ceremony recap. Thank you to all our supporters. 🎞️

📸 Lukas Maier .studio

05/09/2026

SEEfest ‘26: a literal movie

📸 Lukas Maier .studio

05/08/2026

POV: You’re on the red carpet at the opening of SEEfest.

This was a night to remember.

Thanks for being part of the story!