Fests and events, 5/29.

"On the occasion of the Walter Reade's 30th anniversary screening of Barry Lyndon (the last show is tonight at 7), Jamie Stuart contributes to the Reeler an interview with Kubrick actor and long-time associate Leon Vitali," notes Filmmaker's Scott Macaulay. "Vitali, who most recently produced Todd Field's Little Children, is in town to intro tonight's screening." Jamie also shot this photo.

"The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra's 18th annual Silent Film Gala, on Saturday at UCLA's Royce Hall, promises both laughter and live music with its double bill of Chaplin's 1923 classic, The Pilgrim, and Keaton's inventive 1924 vehicle, Sherlock Jr," writes Susan King in the Los Angeles Times. "Timothy Brock will be conducting Chaplin's own score for The Pilgrim and premiering his original score for Sherlock Jr."

The program's in place for the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, July 13 through 15.

The Superfest International Disability Film Festival takes place in Berkeley this weekend, and at SF360, Susan Gerhard talks with executive director Liane Yasumoto about what the festival "gets about disability that the rest of the filmmaking world hasn't quite caught onto yet."

Mike at Bad Lit lists the June Rooftop Films screenings in NYC.

The Lisbon Village Festival: June 7 through 24.

Catch the Romanian wave: The Puzzle Project Festival takes place in Bucharest, July 20 through 27.

Les Rencontres Internationales: New cinema and contemporary art in Berlin, June 25 through 30.

Rain Bird issues a call for entries to The Intelligent Use of Water Film Competition, which seeks short films (1 to 20 minutes in actual or excerpted run time) that focus on the topic of water conservation.

David Walsh wraps the WSWS overview of the San Francisco International Film Festival.

Posted by dwhudson at May 29, 2007 2:45 PM