More about “Slovenia Begs to Differ,” a unique
retrospective of Slovenian films, 1945-present, that played in September at the
Hammer Museum’s Billy Wilder Theater. It was curated by Vera Mijojlic, artistic
director of the South East European Film Festival (SEE FEST) and Shannon
Kelley, head of public programs at UCLA’s Film and Television Archive, with
special thanks to Nerina T. Kocjancic of the Slovenian Film Center.
My second Slovenian film experience feat...
Los Angeles was recently treated to “Slovenia Begs to Differ,” a unique
retrospective of Slovenian films, 1945-present.
The film series took place over three weekends in September 2011 at the Hammer Museum’s 295-seat Billy Wilder Theater, which was consistently full or 2/3 full every night. Many film aficionados showed up to see films shown from archival 35mm prints. The films were curated by Vera Mijojlic, artistic director of the South East European Film Festival, and Shannon Kel...
The largest film festival in Southern California, OUTFEST presents high-quality gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgender themed films & videos to build bridges between audiences, filmmakers and the entertainment industry.
Outfest, one of the world’s largest gay and lesbian film festivals, has announced its coveted 12th Annual Film Competition Awards, sponsored by Tylenol PM, in which 15 competitive film awards were announced in three categories: Grand Jury Awards, Audience Awards and Special Programming Awards. Outfest 2006, the festival’s 24th edition, featured 209 films and videos from 28 countries, exhibited in nine venues over 12 days. The festival boasted five galas, 70 feature film programs, 15 shor...
BRITDOC 06 – the UK’s first international feature documentary festival (26th – 28th July) – has announced it will host the first international documentary pitching forum in the UK, giving British filmmakers the opportunity to present their projects directly to the most influential international commissioners and funders in documentary filmmaking. The BRITDOC Pitching Forum presented by More4 will bring together a panel of international commissioning editors and foundation fund holders ...
NewFest: New York's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival, concluded its expansive 10 day program with the announcement of winners of its NewFest 2005 Filmmaker Awards at a closing ceremony on Sunday evening, June 12. The Awards, announced by Festival Director Basil Tsiokos, followed the New York premiere screening of Closing Night Film SUMMER STORM by German director Marco Kreuzpaintner.The Showtime Vanguard Award, which celebrates visionary achievement, was awarded to GOOD BOYS, ...
