June 12, 2006

Fests and events, 6/12.

G.I. Jesus Jeffrey Wells: "Carl Colpaert's G.I. Jesus is the first truly exceptional Cinevegas film I've seen so far."

Cynthia Rockwell is "Anticipating Silverdocs," tomorrow through Sunday just outside DC.

On Thursday, the premiere of American Zeitgeist: Crisis and Conscience in an Age of Terror in NYC will be followed by a debate between Christopher Hitchens and Eric S Margolis. There'll be free beer, so things could get rowdy.

You're a filmmaker in Chicagoland? Screenhead reminds you you've got until Sunday to sign up for the Fast Forward Film Festival.

Cinematical's Kim Voynar rounds up wide and varied bloggish coverage of the ongoing Seattle International Film Festival and reviews Apart From That. Also, Vince Keenan catches two films noir introduced by Eddie Muller. More from David Jeffers at the Siffblog.

Matt Riviera carries on blogging from the Sydney Film Festival.

The Brooklyn International Film Festival announces its winners.

IndieWIRE's Brian Brooks previews the Provincetown International Film Festival (June 14 through 18).

Paris Cinéma Two festival previews at Cineuropa: Fabien Lemercier on the Paris Cinéma Festival (June 27 through July 11) and Anne Feuillère on the Brussels European Film Festival (June 30 through July 8).

At SF360, Cheryl Eddy looks back on the San Francisco Black Film Festival.

Online viewing tip. The Year of the Wonderful Bedroom. A SIFFcast.

Posted by dwhudson at June 12, 2006 2:29 PM