Fests and events, 11/5.

The San Francisco Silent Film Festival announces a special event for December 2: "[T]he original filmed version of the great Broadway hit Chicago (1927), starring Phyllis Haver as tough-as-nails Roxie Hart; and a rarer-than-rare 35mm presentation of Walt Disney's pioneering Silly Symphonies - great cartoons, and great examples of how a silent-era filmmaker met sound head-on in a dazzling display of music, creativity and imagination."

Chris Holland has the Austin Film Festival Audience Award-winners at Slackerwood.

The Chicago Reader writes up the highlights of Reeling: The 25th Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival (through November 12).

New Yorkers: You may now pick up your schedule for November from ST VanAirsdale at the Reeler.

IndieWIRE's Eugene Hernandez is sending in dispatches from the AFI Fest.

The Lone Star International Film Festival: November 8 through 11 in Fort Worth.

Posted by dwhudson at November 5, 2006 12:24 PM