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                                                              South-East European Film Festival 2023
                                                             SEE FF - BERLIN - PARIS - WASHINGTON
 
 
“SEE FILM FESTIVAL” is established by Association SEE a Paris, a non-profit organization whose responsibilities include, among others, the selection of the Festival line-up and the films in competition. The Festival will have an online edition, for the audiences exclusively from Paris (France), Berlin (Germany) and Washington (USA), from 01 to 06 June 2023.

 
“SEE FILM FESTIVAL” is open to all films (feature, documentary, fiction and animation) whose directors and/or producers originate from the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey.

The festival has officially opened its call for entries and accepts submissions of short, medium, and long films for the Main Competition.

All shooting formats are accepted. 
The duration of the short films must not exceed 15 minutes.
There's no time limit for feature, documentary and animation films.

The deadline for submission is 15 March 2023.

There is no submission fee.
We prefer online submission through the web platforms FilmFreeway.
You can, however, still apply directly to the Festival. In this case, it is mandatory that applicants send a download link or link to online screener of their film, along with a filled and signed ENTRY FORM on the mail info@seeaparis.com. For any other form of submission, please contact us by mail.  

For more information about the application please read the REGULATIONS.

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The International Jury of “FRÉDÉRIC ROSSIF AWARD”, appointed by The Artistic council of The South-East European Film Festival (SEE FF Paris-Berlin-Washington), with its President Mr. Fabrice D’Almeida, The President of the SEE FF, Mr. Jordan Plevnes, and its honorary president Mr. Yves Boisset, decided to grant Mr. Vladimir Perović the “FRÉDÉRIC ROSSIF AWARD 2022” for documentary filmmaking.

Vladimir Perović graduated in Film & TV Directing from Faculty of Drama Arts, Belgrade, Serbia. His creative documentaries won 111 awards and recognitions so far. He was jury member in Yugoslavia, Serbia, Montenegro, Germany, Russia, Iran, Romania. Visiting professor of Documentary at Faculty of Drama Arts in Cetinje, Montenegro. Selector for Documentary section of Film Festival Herceg Novi (2011-2018), and Festival of Ethnological film, Belgrade (2020…). He lives in Belgrade, and makes his films both in Serbia and in Montenegro…

Selected filmography: 1989: Une maison (A House); Srećna Nova (Happy New Year); 1992: Saga o Samuraju i Glibu (The Saga on Samourai & the Mud); 1996: Hodočašće (Pilgrimage); 1997: U/dešavanje glasa (Tuning Voices / Rigging Votes); 2000: Ura (The Clock); Sin (Son); 2001: Ljubav, zavet (Love, Vow); 2002:  Mali kvar na mojoj sjajnoj zvezdi (A Slight Malfunction on My Shiny Star); 2003: Nestajanje (Vanishing); 2006: Dim (The Smoke); 2007: Žeđ kamenog mora (The Thirst of a Stone Sea); 2011: Život, priključenija i održivi razvoj jednog kokota (Trials, Tribulations & Sustainable Growth of a Cock); Zvezdana prašina (Star Dust); 2013: Život je (Life is); 2015: Eoha; 2016: 2 & 2; 2016: Zaveslaji (Strokes); 2020:  Ognjilo (Sparks); Mir naše Gospe (Our Lady’s Peace); … 2022: Procenti života (Percents of Life) – in editing room…
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Dragan Bjelogrlic is one of the greatest Serbian actors, directors, and producers. Apart from a successful acting career that lasts 40 years, in the last two decades, he also devoted to producing and directing movies and TV shows, consequently becoming one of the most recognized and successful cinematographic creators in the entire region. As an actor, he played over 90 roles on film and TV series.

He started directing in 2009. He directed three films that brought in 2.500.000 viewers to the movie theaters which makes him the most successful director in the Balkans in the last ten years. His last film "Toma" attracted over 1.100.000 viewers and became the most seen film in the cinematographic history of the Balkans. The film "Toma" closed the 2021 Sarajevo Film Festival.

He directed the "Black sun" series (2 seasons ) which is the first series of the region streamed on the "Amazon Prime" platform. His directorial debut "Montevideo, God bless you" was shown on over fifty international festivals (Moscow/Audience Choice Award, Warsaw/Audience Choice Award, Beijing/Grand Prix, Sao Paulo, Jakarta, etc.) and was the Serbian candidate for the Oscars. It won The Best Director and The Best Film award at the Serbian "FIPRESCI" association.

He produced six films that together won over thirty awards on various film festivals and five TV series.

Dragan Bjelogrlic was born on October 10, 1963. After finishing elementary and high school in Belgrade, he enrolled at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts (FDA). His first acting role in front of the camera was at the age of 15, as the character of Sava Jovanovic Sirogojno in the film "Bosko Buha" (1978).

After graduating from the FDA in 1989, he had a number of roles that made him a well-known actor and also recognized as one of Serbia's leading artists. He attracted a lot of public attention with the role of Slobodan Popadic in the series "Better Life" (1987-1990). After that role, he was in the TV show "Forgotten" (1990) and the films "The Black Bomber" (1992), "Full Moon over Belgrade" (1993), " Pretty Village, Pretty Flame" (1996). So far, he has played in almost 60 films, about 30 TV shows and dramas and 11 theater plays.

At the beginning of 1994, together with his brother Goran Bjelogrlic, he founded the production company "Cobra Film", which has produced some of the most famous theater plays, films, and TV series in Serbia and the Ex-Yu region.

In 2020, he established Master class at Faculty for media and communications, Singidunum University Belgrade. 

Izet Curi is a fashion designer and stylist based in Paris, specializing in luxury ready-to-wear haute couture.

After his brilliant career in Paris, two schools in Kosovo and Skopje: “Design Factory” and “The International Fashion Institute Izet Curi”.

Since 2011, he has been leading the sewing and model making workshops1 of the Fashion Federation (certification body for fashion diplomas). He was also appointed artistic director of the Macedonian company Astibo in the same year.

He notably designed the uniforms of the pilots of the Patrouille de France and the decoration of their planes, and the costumes of the hostesses of the Cannes Film Festival.

Izet Curi has gained his invaluable knowledge and experience while working with the best fashion designers such as: Hermes International, Thierry Mugler, Azzedine Alaia, Jean Paul Gaultier, Christian Lacroix, Chloe and Chanel. These are just a few names that have marked his career path.

Born on September 2, 1948 in Kosovo, he spent his childhood in Skopje, raised by his mother with his 8 brothers and sisters. He began sewing in 1962, at the age of 13. At that time, the children went to school only in the morning, and his mother, in order to prevent him from wandering, forced all his children to learn a trade. She choose for him: it will be sewing! He accepted it without hesitation, and to learned with the best craftsman. He will learn the manual art of cutting, molding, embroidery and tailoring. In 1966, he even managed the shop.

In the 1970s, he decided to move to Paris in order to improve his skills. He arrives in France, aged 21, where he managed to find a place in the workshop of a subcontractor of the Hermès brand. In 1973, he was offered a position there, where he stayed for 4 years.
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In 1975, he met Thierry Mugler, who "revolutionized fashion by the unique and modern style of his designs", according to Izet. In 1977, he became the model maker of this very young fashion house.

During his collaboration with Thierry Mugler, he met Azzedine Alaïa. In 1981, Izet Curi helped him found his own fashion house. They worked together until 1988. In 1994, he returned as technical director of his garment workshops.
In 1997 Izet Curi created his first haute couture collection for Jean Paul Gaultier.

Between 2000 and 2007, Izet Curi collaborated with renowned designers and brands such as Anne Valérie Hash, Pascal Humbert, Chloé, and Frédéric Molenac, Jean-Claude Jitrois, Chanel and Christian Lacroix.

In 1989, Izet Curi had the opportunity to make costumes for cinema and theater. It was at this time that he became the official tailor of various personalities such as Richard Berry, Isabelle Adjani, Christophe Lambert, Josiane Balasko, Gérard Depardieu, Johnny Hallyday and Emir Kusturica.

Bajrush Mjaku was born in 1952, in Kacanik (Gjurgjedell), Kosovo. He attended the Dramatic Arts at Higher Pedagogical School, The University of Prishtina, Kosovo. Since 1973 is employed at Albanian Theatre in Skopje, where he played more than 120 roles on stage in plays such as “The Bundle” – E. Bond, (1981), “King Lear” – W. Shakespeare (1995), directed by Vladimir Milčin,  “Branch” – K. Casule,(1987) directed by Meto Jovanovski, “Baal” - B. Brecht,(1991) directed by Branko Brezovec, “The Father” – A. Strindberg, (2003), “Uncle Vanya“– A.P. Chekhov (2007) directed by Slobodan Unkovski, Tomorrow we’ll go to paradise” - Teki Dervishi, (2000) directed by Dritëro Kasapi - “Tartuffe”– Moliere, (2008) directed by Rahim Burhan, etc.

Off his home stage, as a guest actor he played at the Theatre of Drama – Skopje, Macedonian National Theatre - Skopje, Theatre Pralipe, Turkish Theatre - Skopje, Alternative Theatre of Prishtina - Prishtina, National Theatre - Prishtina, Interkult - Stockholm, City Theatre – Upsala (Sweden) and in many various independent projects such as: Branch, Skomrahi, Salome, “Five” Ljubljana, Zagreb, Sarajevo, Podgorica and Skopje. National Theatre - Gjakovo, National Theatre of Kosovo, Qatar Theatre Group, Doha – Qatar, “The red”- Orhan Pamuk, directed by Martin Kochovski.

He had many TV and film roles, most notably in “Trieste via Skopje”, “Zoti i vraftë spiunët”, “Peaches of love”, Father’s books”, “Vendetta”, “Agnus Dei”, Mirush”, “Donkeys of the border“, etc.

In the same time, he produced a number of independent theatre projects, like “Golden leaf’s” – Selvinaze Abazi, directed by Dritëro Kasapi, “The open Couple” – Dario Fo, directed by Sulejman Rushiti, “Diary of a Madman” – Gogol, directed by Ivan Popovski.

In 1980, 1990 and 2003/2004 – he holds the position of Artistic manager of Albanian Theatre, Skopje, and he is one of the founders, and manager of production of the Children’s Theater Center, Skopje.

He has participated in all theatre festivals in Macedonia, former Yugoslavia and Europe, like Bergen international theater festival, Bergen (Norway), Mittelfest – Cividale del Friuli, Italy, Pula summer Festival, Pula, Croatia, Days of Culture, Tirana, Albania, Mess International Theater Festival – Sarajevo, BiH, Theatre Meeting, Cankarjev dom – Ljubljana, Slovenia, Vienna Fest Wohen – Vienna, Austria, Bonner Bienale ‘2000 – Bonn, Germany, Festival de Avignon – Avignon, France.

For his exceptional achievements in acting, he received a number of awards, Prize for leading role, Macedonian Theatre Festival “Vojdan Çernodrinski”(1985,1995 and 2004), “13th November Prize” for the role of King Lear, the best actor of the year (1996), “11th October Prize” , highest state award for values in arts (1998), “Kliment Ohridski”, highest state award for extraordinary achievements in culture and arts (1998), etc.ovember Prize” for the role of King Lear, the best actor of the year (1996), “11th October Prize” , highest state award for values in arts (1998), “Kliment Ohridski”, highest state award for extraordinary achievements in culture and arts (1998), etc.

An essential figure of Yugoslav cinema, Karpo Godina infused the radical “Black Wave” of the 1960s with an irrepressible expressive freedom—squarely targeted against all forms of repression—and thrived long after the end of Titoism and the breakup of Yugoslavia in civil war. For more than 30 years, the half-Slovenian, half-Macedonian filmmaker has brought a playfully anarchical spirit to the poetics and politics of film, moving breathlessly between fiction and nonfiction in his avant-garde shorts of the 1960s and ’70s and his feature films of the 1980s and ’90s.
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Godina was a frequent collaborator of Bahrudin “Bato” Čengić, Želimir Žilnik, Lordan Zafranović, and other pioneering members of the Black Wave, and he has since worked comfortably in the former Yugoslavian republics as a director, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor.
 
In 1969, one small, no-budget independent Yugoslav film won the Golden Bear at the Berlinale. It was Želimir Žilnik‘s seminal Early Works, today considered the main benchmark of what was to become knows as the Yugoslav Black Wave, and in the same time introduced the world to a cinematographer that will come to define an era in edgy and transgressive European cinema – Karpo Aćimović Godina.

Karpo Godina was born in Skopje in 1943, the son of Viktor Aćimović, photographer, journalist, revolutionary and bohemian and Milena Godina, actress and co-founder of the Macedonian State Theatre. He spent his early childhood in Skopje, and adolescence in Maribor. Later, he began shooting 8mm experimental films. In the sixties he studied film, TV radio and theatre direction at the Ljubljana Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television, where he later on taught as professor of film directing and camera.

As a cinematographer, Karpo Godina worked on films that defined Yugoslav and Europan cinema- from Žilnik’s short The Black Film, to challenging and subversive titles such as Bahrudin Bato Čengić‘s The Role of My Family in the World Revolution and Life of a Shock Force Worker, and Lordan Zafranović‘s Passion According to Matthew and Occupation in 26 Pictures. He also lensed today’s cult items A Little Train Robbery by Dejan Šorak, and Landscape with a Woman by Ivica Matić, and collaborated on international productions such as The Magic Snowman (1987), Journey to the South (1988), Private War (1988). As a DoP, he made a total of 21 feature films, 26 shorts, and 12 TV dramas.

As a director, Godina’s three features – The Medusa Raft, Red Boogie and Artificial Paradise – are highly regarded in the arthouse circles, and were screened at almost all major film festivals: Cannes, Berlin, London, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Sidney, Melbourne, Toronto, Edinburgh, Istanbul, San Francisco, Rotterdam, Strasbourg and many others.

However, his most influential films were shorts, which he practically re-invented with his fresh formal approach, combining love for humanity and contempt for uniformity and authority in  About the Art of Love or a Film with 14441 Frames, Healthy People for Fun, and Fried Brain of Pupilija Ferkeverk. He also participated in cult hippie-era omnibus film I Miss Sonia Henie, together with Tinto Brass, Puriša Djordjević, Milos Forman, Buck Henry, Dušan Makavejev, Paul Morrissey and Frederic Wiseman.
 
As an editor, he worked on five feature films, 16 shorts, 11 TV dramas and seven 8mm experimental films, and he also directed operas and theatre plays.
He was mentor for directing on 29 student short feature films and these films got about 30 national and international awards.

Karpo Godina is a member of  IMAGO – European Federation of Cinematographers. IMAGO’s jury selected The Medusa Raft as the most prominent film for the year 1980.

As a jury member he contributed at more than 50 national and international film festivals.

In 2006 he received the Prešern Award for Life Achievement- the highest state award in the field of arts and culture in Slovenia.

In 2011, he got the appellation Professor Emeritus of the University of Ljubljana.

In 2013, the footage Godina filmed around villages of Vojvodina after shooting Early Works but never completed into a motion picture, was made into an acclaimed documentary titled Karpotrotter, directed by Slovenian film critic and film-maker Matjaz Ivanisin.

In 2016, Karpo Godina was awarded the Underground Spirit prize at the European Film Festival Palić, a recognition assigned for exceptional work in the field of independent film and unique poetics developed off the film industry mainstream.