by Dawn McElligott
Having trouble catching films from Croatia or thereabouts? Itching to have your movie shot in Belgrade screened in Beverly Hills? Rather than leaving cinephiles stranded, SEEfest has been connecting moviegoers with films from South East Europe since 2002.
As it says on the festival website, “Founded in 2002 and incorporated in 2006, the South East Europe Film Festival in Los Angeles (SEEfest) pioneered the concept of regional, cross-border programming with issue-driven films that tell a larger story about South East Europe, where borders of all kinds are fluid and porous just as often as poisonous.”
By 2012, it was judged by Flavorwire.com to be among the 10 best “under-the-radar” film festivals in America.” During last year’s event, festival goers were still able to snatch up tickets, refreshments, and parking at bargain basement prices.