MEDIA KIT CINEMA CAN SHOW YOU THE WORLD

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1 MEDIA KIT CINEMA CAN SHOW YOU THE WORLD

2 ABOUT SEEfest SEEfest is the premier Hollywood showcase for the cinematic and cultural diversity of Southeast Europe. Now approaching its eleventh year in April-May 2016, the festival presents award-winning and acclaimed films, art installations, filmmaker conference, international YouTube contest targeting youth demographics, and SEE Pro: Project Accelerator for films in development celebrating and promoting the cinema and peoples of this dynamic region of Europe where East meets West. SEEfest caters to a diverse audience over the first week in May with additional programs and events throughout the year. Festival attendees of all ages have deep roots in philanthropy, support of the arts, cultural institutions, and the Hollywood industry. SEEfest is the only dedicated venue for industry people from Hollywood and Southeast Europe (from Austria, Italy and the Balkan countries to Turkey and the Caucasus), where they can network, introduce films and projects to an American audience, and conduct business to develop new projects together. PAGE 2 \\\\\\\\\\ SOUTH EAST EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL \\\\\ SEEFILMLA.ORG

3 Offering world-class programming and groundbreaking films. Connecting passionate, trail-blazing filmmakers. Access to loyal and engaged audience of film lovers. Gala openings are held at the historic Fine Arts theater in Beverly Hills. Most films are North American premieres, screened in theatres throughout Los Angeles to several thousand attendees. [SEEfest is] a showcase dedicated to bringing Southeast European cinema to the heart of Los Angeles The Hollywood Reporter An example of a highly specialized festival providing a theatrical platform for foreign films, the fest draws several thousand attendees viewing films from in and around the Balkans. Marketing to Moviegoers by Robert Marich SEEfest does a terrific service by presenting thought-provoking films from South East Europe to the Los Angeles film community. Ron Yerxa Academy Award-winning producer of Little Miss Sunshine and Nebraska [SEEfest is] a showcase dedicated to bringing Southeast European cinema to the heart of LA. The Hollywood Reporter SOUTH EAST EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL \\\\\ SEEFILMLA.ORG \\\\\\\\\\ PAGE 3

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5 No Man s Land Danis Tanović Bosnia Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, 10th Anniversary Gala Before the Rain Milcho Manchevski Macedonia Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film, retrospective screening Sarajevo Andreas Prochaska Austria World Premiere at SEEfest 2014 Medal of Honor Calin Peter Netzer Romania Winner of 14 international awards and 5 nominations Halima s Path Arsen Anton Ostojić Croatia Winner of 22 international awards from 20 festivals around the world A Touch of Spice Tassos Boulmetis Greece/Turkey Beloved classic, one of the highest grossing Greek films of all time Bliss Abdullah Oguz Turkey Winner of 14 international awards including Council of Europe s Prix Odyssee Human Rights Award The Trap Srdan Golubović Serbia Winner of 17 international festival awards and U.S. remake rights Gravehopping Jan Cvitkovič Slovenia Winner of 10 international awards Bota Iris Elezi and Thomas Logoreci Albania Winner of Fedeora Critics Award at 2014 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, SEEfest 2015 Audience Award Down the River Asif Rustamov Azerbaijan Nominated for East of West award at the 2014 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, and winner of Best Debut Feature at 2015 SEEfest Whose is this Song? Adela Peeva Bulgaria Iconic Balkan film nominated for Best European Documentary and winner of FIPRESCI prize Mumbai International Film Festival

6 BUSINESS CONFERENCE SEEfest s annual Business Conference is a dynamic platform for Hollywood innovators and entrepreneurial filmmakers interested in opportunities in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Featured speakers included executives from Warner Bros., Walt Disney Studio, Mace Neufeld Productions, Film Finances, Bona Fide Productions, Relativity Media, United Talent Agency, Weissman/ Markovitz Communications, L.A. Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Cinedigm, LA FilmForum, Metan Development Group, Entertainment Finance, as well as coproduction executives from Europe and independent producers and filmmakers from Hollywood and Eastern Europe. New this year! In 2016 SEEfest is launching two new industry sections: international YouTube contest #SEEme How we communicate?, and SEE Pro: Project Accelerator for projects currently in advanced stages of development. These two initiatives were created to expand the festival platform to include an international online audience and youth demographics, and to facilitate film projects with international box office appeal. Connecting Hollywood and South East Europe PAGE 6 \\\\\\\\\\ SOUTH EAST EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL \\\\\ SEEFILMLA.ORG

7 SEEfest, a film festival that I consider one of the most important among the film events in the annual Hollywood calendar. Arnold Schwartzman Academy Award-winning documentary film director of Genocide SEEfest SPECIAL EVENTS SEEfest events promote cultural diversity breaking down ethnic and social barriers to encourage cultural exchange. Prominent special events include: Film Frontiers, an on-going international forum for entertainment industry professionals, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Switzerland in Los Angeles National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Retrospective screenings of landmark short films by Serbian director Vlatko Gilic, an on-going program initiated by SEEfest founder Vera Mijojlic, in collaboration with the Los Angeles FilmForum and the Harvard Film Archive Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, first West Coast retrospective of the Serbian filmmaker Vlatko Gilic The Frida Cinema, Santa Ana, first SEEfest spin-off festival of select films, to launch new art house cinemas for film lovers in Orange County Austin Film Society: SEEFest Austin, first-ever retrospective of cinema of the Balkans in Austin, Texas UCLA Film Archive, Los Angeles, Slovenian Begs to Differ, first West Coast retrospective BUSINESS PARTNERS: Laemmle Theaters, Goethe-Institut, UCLA Center for European and Eurasian Studies, Wirestorm Innovations, Nu Image Films, Fox Rothschild LLP, The Frida Cinemas, Consulates of Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Greece, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Italian Cultural Institute, Open Perspective Media, Star Line Tours, S2 Components, cultural community groups of Eastern Europeans, international film festivals in the U.S. and overseas, productions companies, international sales agents and distributors, producers and filmmakers, and national film centers and organizations in Europe and Eurasia. SOUTH EAST EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL \\\\\ SEEFILMLA.ORG \\\\\\\\\\ PAGE 7

8 GRANTS & AWARDS City of West Hollywood California 1984 SEEfest has received recognition from the California Assembly, County of Los Angeles, and City of Los Angeles, for enhancing the cultural life and creating opportunities for cultural exchange between Southern California and South East Europe and contribution to the cultural vitality of Los Angeles. PAGE 8 \\\\\\\\\\ SOUTH EAST EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL \\\\\ SEEFILMLA.ORG

9 SEEfest provides an ongoing view of fascinating cultures and currents that would otherwise go unseen. In this era of interdependence, such insights are not only culturally rewarding, but can prove essential in furthering peace and productive relations with such a volatile, diverse and fast-changing part of the world. Charles Bernstein film composer, author and educator, winner of ASCAP-Deems Taylor Special Recognition Award, and multiple EMMY and Academy of Sci-Fi and Horror nominations BECOME AN AGENT OF CHANGE Support Global Entertainment and promote diversity of subject matter and content within the United States. Incourage education by supporting an organization dedicated to providing a cultural platform and resource for filmmakers. Cultivate ethnic diversity by supporting crossborder programming. Become engaged with the NEW vibrant multiethnic audience that is the driving force behind the shifting media landscape. Facilitate in-depth understanding of the Euro-Asian divide where pivotal changes are taking place PROMOTE EDUCATION Films selected for the festival explore universal themes and human concerns. SEEfest movies enrich our understanding of issues that run deeply beneath divides between people, ethnic groups, religions and cultures. ENCOURAGE INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING The festival provides a hub for filmmakers to network and pitch new projects. Several international coproductions for feature films are now in production as a direct result of the connections made at SEEfest. DIRECT ACCESS TO FACILITIES, TALENT, GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS AND FESTIVALS THROUGHOUT SOUTH AND EASTERN EUROPE AND BEYOND. Sponsors have access to SEEfest s vast network of local resources in South and Eastern Europe. SEEfest acts as a connector facilitating industry networks across the region. PAGE 9 \\\\\\\\\\ SOUTH EAST EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL \\\\\ SEEFILMLA.ORG

10 BECOME A SPONSOR Become a sponsor! Support the only festival dedicated to the cinema from 15+ countries of South East Europe and Eurasia. Join our stellar roster of foundations and sponsors and take the journey to the crossroads of South East Europe through film. Donate online at the festival web site: or mail a check to: [ ] SEEfest 7119 W. Sunset Blvd., #306 Los Angeles, CA South East European Film Festival is a 501 (c) 3 non profit, public benefit corporation. Contributions are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by the law. SOUTH EAST EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL \\\\\ SEEFILMLA.ORG \\\\\\\\\\ PAGE 10

11 SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS Thomas Blount Peter and Mary Gross Stefania Magidson Consulate of Bulgaria Consulate of Croatia Consulate of Turkey Consulate of Greece Film & Television Archive Consulate of Hungary COLLAGE VIDEO (818) The Malolli family supports SEEfest CineLink Sarajevo PAGE 11 \\\\\\\\\\ SOUTH EAST EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL \\\\\ SEEFILMLA.ORG

12 FOOTHILLS MEDIA Foothills Media is proud to be a sponsor of SEEfest Levantine Cultural Center Polish Film Festival Los Angeles October 8-17, SOUTH EAST EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL \\\\\ SEEFILMLA.ORG \\\\\\\\\\ PAGE 12

13 SEEfest HELPS YOU REACH A DIVERSE MARKET Unprecedented access to a highly desirable diverse multi-ethnic audience (5.6 Million SEE ancestry in the US, 10% (556,791) live in CA with approx. 200,000 in LA *2010 Census). 18 countries represented 30,000 social media reach at the start of ,000+ woobox, facebook and youtube views by February ,000 unique subscribers to newsletter 2,500+ Facebook and Twitter followers 2,000 on-going festival attendees 3,000 special event attendees 7,000 active members ETHNIC DIVERSITY: 65% of SEEfest s audience is ethnically diverse, affluent, educated in the media and arts community (46% East Europeans; 5% South American; 1.8% Asian; 5.5% other; 7.3% decline to state ethnicity). 35% is of non-ethnic descent. INCOME: 35% over $100,000 annual income. 30% between 65,000 99,000 annual income 22% between ,000 annual income 5% less than 35,000 annual income (includes students) 7% decline to state annual income AGE DISTRIBUTION: 37% between age group 28% between age group 21% between age group 13% 70+ age group SOUTH EAST EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL \\\\\ SEEFILMLA.ORG \\\\\\\\\\ PAGE 13

14 DISTRIBUTION UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES, FILM/MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS, AND TRAVEL INDUSTRY: StarLine Tours Southern California UCLA campus USC campus Occidental College campus Berkeley campus UCI campus Pomona Colleges campus Claremont Graduate School campus Stanford University campus Community colleges campuses California Institute of the Arts California Institute of Technology Goethe-Institut Los Angeles Italian Cultural Institute AFI Fest Los Angeles Film Festival Film festivals of European countries in Los Angeles Long Beach Cinematheque Santa Ana Frida Cinemas Laemmle theaters Departments and individuals at film studios and production companies Guild members Members of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Film critics and journalists Print, broadcast, and online media, film bloggers, film schools Star Line Tours Community organizations, local theaters and actors groups Local businesses, art galleries, coffee shops, book stores Travel agencies specializing in Eastern European and Eurasian markets Los Angeles public libraries Offices of elected officials Consulates and diplomatic missions SUBSCRIBERS TO FESTIVAL E-NEWSLETTER ALSO INCLUDE CLUSTERS IN THE FOLLOWING GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS: UNITED STATES most subscribers from California, New York, West Virginia, and Illinois. Top cities: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, New York, Chicago. CANADA Ontario and Quebec, followed by British Columbia EUROPE Southern Europe (Romania #1) Western Europe (Germany #1) Eastern Europe (Poland #1) Northern Europe (Sweden #1) EURASIA/Western Asia (Turkey #1, followed by Cyprus, Israel, Azerbaijan, and Georgia) FILM PRODUCTION COMPANIES, AND LOCATION FILMING SERVICE PROVIDERS: Film distribution companies International film sales agents Offices and departments of the Council of Europe European Union Media Program Film festivals and markets Print, broadcast and online media Universities, art and ethnographic museums, academic organizations National Film Centers across Southern, Eastern Europe and Eurasia Funding entities, national film funds, funding boards, banks Travel agencies, hotels, local airlines PAGE 14 \\\\\\\\\\ SOUTH EAST EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL \\\\\ SEEFILMLA.ORG

15 Photo by Selim Güneş CONTACT SEEfest 7119 W. Sunset Blvd., #306 Los Angeles, CA USA [ ] info@seefilmla.org SOUTH EAST EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL \\\\\ SEEFILMLA.ORG \\\\\\\\\\ PAGE 15

16 We need to know more about the rest of the world and this is such a wonderful way to do it. Michael Heim was a distinguished professor of Slavic languages at UCLA, and award-winning translator of Milan Kundera and Anton Chekhov, among others