From April 30 – May 7, 2025, the 20th annual South East European Film Festival #SEEfest in Los Angeles will showcase over 50 movies from East and South-East Europe.
The New Year That Never Came (Anul Nou care n-a fost) (2024)
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20th South East European Film Festival (Seefest) in LA Unveils Line-up, Opens with ‘The New Year That Never Came’
The New Year That Never Came by Bogdan Mureșanu (courtesy SEEfest)
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‘I’m Still Here’, Zoe Saldaña, ‘No Other Land’ Win Jury Awards at 36th Palm Springs Film Festival
I’m Still Here directed by Walter Salles (courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics) The Brazilian Oscar entry I’m Still Here won the FIPRESCI Prize for Best International Feature Film at the 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF). Directed by Walter Salles, the film stars Fernanda Torres and Fernanda Montenegro as Eunice Paiva, a mother of five children coping with the forced disappearance of her husband, the dissident politician Rubens Paiva, during the military dictatorship in Brazil in the 1970s.
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‘Better Man’ and ‘The Penguin Lessons’ Bookend 36th Palm Springs International Film Festival Lineup
The Penguin Lessons directed by Peter Cattaneo Better Man directed by Michael Gracey will open the 36th Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) taking place from January 2-13, 2025. The film is based on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams.
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Emilia Pérez, ‘The Room Next Door’ Lead Nominations for 37th European Film Awards
Karla Sofía Gascón and Adriana Paz in Emilia Pérez (Shanna Besson/Netflix) Emilia Pérez and The Room Next Door lead the nominations for the 37th European Film Awards with four nominations including the top honor of European Film. Emilia Pérez also received nominations for European Director and European Screenwriter for Jacques Audiard, and European Actress for Karla Sofía Gascón.
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Hard Truths, Conclave, Queer Among 16 More Films Added to European Film Awards Feature Film Selection
Hard Truths (Courtesy of Simon Mein | Copyright Thin Man Films Ltd) The European Film Academy has added 16 more films to the Feature Film Selection for the European Film Awards. New films include Conclave, Hard Truths, Harvest, The Room Next Door and Queer.
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Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘The Room Next Door’ Wins Golden Lion at 81st Venice Fest, Nicole Kidman Wins Best Actress
Tilda Swinton, Julianne Moore in The Room Next Door by Pedro Almodóvar © EL DESEO DA S.L.U. – Foto: Iglesias Más Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore won the top prize, the Golden Lion for for Best Film at 81st Venice International Film Festival.
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Films Starring Nicole Kidman, Tilda Swinton, Daniel Craig Among 81st Venice Film Festival Lineup
The Room Next Door (El Deseo | Iglesias Mas) Venice Film Festival unleashed a star studded lineup filled with films featuring Jude Law, Jurnee Smollett, Tye Sheridan, Nicole Kidman, Antonio Banderas, Sophie Wilde, and Caleb Landry Jones.