JOIN OUR SERIES OF OSCAR SUBMISSIONS FOR
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
and Feature Documentary
UPCOMING EVENTS
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2026
10:30am
Laemmle Monica Film Center
1332 2nd Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Montenegro's Oscar Submission
TO HOLD A MOUNTAIN
Directed by Biljana Tutorov, Petar Glomazic
Directors in Attendance for Q+A!
Set in the remote highlands of Montenegro, it follows a shepherd mother and daughter who proudly defend their ancestral mountain from the threat of becoming a NATO military training ground.
The film had its world premiere at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival January 2026, where it won the
Grand Jury Prize - World Cinema Documentary.
RSVP to Bob Sharka
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PAST SCREENINGS/EVENTS
Saturday, October 17, 2026
10:30am
LATVIA's Oscar Submission
ULYA
Saturday, October 17, 2026
10:30am
LATVIA's Oscar Submission
ULYA
Directed by Viesturs Kairiss (IN ATTENDANCE)
A towering teenage girl, caught between the safety of her village and the spotlight of a legendary women's basketball team, must confront whether her extraordinary body is a curse or her only path to belonging.
Laemmle Monica Film Center
1332 2nd Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
RSVP
Directed by Viesturs Kairiss (IN ATTENDANCE)
A towering teenage girl, caught between the safety of her village and the spotlight of a legendary women's basketball team, must confront whether her extraordinary body is a curse or her only path to belonging.
Laemmle Monica Film Center
1332 2nd Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
RSVP
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Sunday, October 26, 2025
10am
Laemmle Royal Theater
11523 Santa Monica Blvd
West LA, CA 90025
LITHUANIA'S OSCAR® SUBMISSION
FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
THE SOUTHERN CHRONICLES
Directed by Ignas Miskinas
120 minutes
Sunday Free Parking on meters along
Santa Monica Blvd
RSVP to Bob@FriendsOfFilm.com
If you'd like to be part of our program, send Bob Sharka, Programmer, an email
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Sunday, November 2, 2025
Bulgaria's OSCAR® SUBMISSION
FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
TARIKA
Directed by Milko Lazrov
86 minutes
Tarika lives with her father and her grandmother in a small hut near the border far away from the local village. Marked by her “butterfly wings”, a rare bone condition she inherited from her mother, the girl has been the source of the community’s superstition forever. When the local goats are struck down by a mysterious disease, fear starts spreading among the villagers...
Laemmle Monica Film Center
1332 2nd Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
10:30 am
If you'd like to attend, RSVP to Bob Sharka, Bob@FriendsOfFilm.com
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Saturday, November 8, 2025
FINLAND'S OSCAR® SUBMISSION
FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
100 LITERS OF GOLD
Directed by Teemu Nikki*
88 minutes
Two middle-aged sisters - carrying on their family's legacy as the best producers of local farmhouse ale, (known as sahti in Finnish) - are tasked with brewing enough of it for their city-dwelling third sister's upcoming wedding...
Laemmle Monica Film Center
1332 2nd Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
10:30am
Preceded by Short Film
PANTYHOSE
15 min
Directed by Fabian Munsterhjelm*
*Filmmakers in attendance
Both films will be screened back-to-back
with joint Q+A after
If you'd like to attend, RSVP to Bob Sharka,
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Sunday, November 16, 2025
10:30 am
Laemmle Monica Film Center
1332 2nd Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
CZECH REPUBLIC's OSCAR® SUBMISSION
FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
I'M NOT EVERYTHING I WANT TO BE
Directed by Klara Tasovska
RSVP: Bob@FriendsOfFilm.com
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Saturday, November 22, 2025
10:30 am
Laemmle Monica Film Center
1332 2nd Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
ITALY'S OSCAR® SUBMISSION
FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
FAMILIA
The life of a young man who joined an extremist group is poisoned when his abusive father comes back home after a decade-long absence.
Directed by Francesco Costabile
Q+A with Director after
Moderated by Indiewire's Anne Thompson
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November 29, 2025
11 am
Laemmle Monica Film Center
1332 2nd Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
SLOVENIA'S OSCAR® SUBMISSION
FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS
16-year-old Lucia joins Catholic school choir, and befriends senior Ana-Maria. During choir retreat at convent, Lucia's attraction to a restoration worker creates tension with Ana-Maria and challenges her faith.
Directed by Urska Djukic
Q+A with Director after
RSVP to Bob@FriendsOfFilm.com
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Three Short-Listed Live-Action Short films to screen
Jan 10, 2026
11am
Culver Theater
DETAILS BELOW!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CGv9pZ-bf_-NRxhJP5VuhQCwO01nUmC1/view?usp=sharing
Contact: Bob@FriendsOfFilm.com