Fests and events, 12/3.

Award-winners have been announced at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam and AJ Schnack's got the list and a few comments. Topping that list is Pernille Rose Grønkjær's The Monastery.

For the Reeler, Jessica Freeman-Slade talks with Bruce Goldstein, Film Forum's director of repertory programming, about the Fox Before the Code series running through December 21.

Next weekend, Future Audience and the Miami Beach Cinematheque present Giving Visibility, which "showcases five extraordinary filmmakers and video artists: Michel Auder, Candice Breitz, Gabriel Lester, Jonas Mekas and Francesco Vezzoli."

"1,2,3... Avant-gardes celebrates the (ongoing) history of experimentation. With a look at the history of experimental film in Poland and Germany, the exhibition brings together selected conceptual artists as well as film and video artists from different countries." December 9 through January 28 at the Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw.

Brian Darr's been collecting tips on Bay Area goings on.

The New Bosnian Cinema 2006 series has just wrapped; Alice Jones notes the highlights in the Independent.

Time Out's Geoff Andrew looks back to Thessaloniki.

Posted by dwhudson at December 3, 2006 2:34 PM