Friends of film invites best short-listers from international feature, documentaries and short documentaries as well as live action shorts to screen, early january, 2026!
NEXT SCREENING SLOTS AVAILABLE
thru JANUARY 14, 2026!
Contact: Bob@FriendsOfFilm.com
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Bob Sharka's Top 15 Rolling List*
ALL THAT'S LEFT OF YOU
BELEN
BLUM: MASTERS OF THEIR OWN DESTINY
CALLE MALAGA
FAMILIA
FATHER
HOMEBOUND
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
LATE SHIFT
LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS
PALESTINE 36
SENTIMENTAL VALUE
THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE
THE THINGS YOU KILL
THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB
*Needed to see film in order to consider
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PAST EVENTS
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
RSVP to
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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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