Other fests, other events, 1/9.

"Lamb of God, the fiction debut of Argentine docu helmer Lucia Cedron, will open the International Film Festival Rotterdam on Jan 23," reports Ian Mundell for Variety. The fest runs through February 3.

As MoMA's Goran Paskaljevic retrospective opens (it'll run through the end of the month), John Anderson talks with the filmmaker and with Sarajevo Film Festival programmer Howard Feinstein, who tells him that Paskaljevic "frequently sensationalizes his metaphors and situations, and lacks the oomph and knack for magical realism that charges the films of Serb apologist Emir Kusturica. Yet in the world of Serbian cinema, where denial is endemic, Paskaljevic is the only feature film director to have addressed, however, slightly, the subject of atrocities committed by Serbs against Bosnian Muslims. The others are preoccupied with feeling sorry for themselves and despising NATO for bombing them during the offensive in Kosovo."

Dan Sallitt names his picks for the best of the Ford at Fox series running at the Museum of the Moving Image from Saturday through February 24.

"The tantalizing winter 2008 leg of the Stranger Than Fiction documentary series launched Tuesday at IFC Center, where host Thom Powers welcomed director Peter Raymont and author Ariel Dorfman for the New York bow of his latest doc A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman." And ST VanAirsdale talks with Powers and Raymont.

"The world premiere of Adam Brooks's romantic comedy Definitely, Maybe will open the 2008 Santa Barbara International Film Festival," notes Brian Brooks at indieWIRE. January 24 through February 3.

At ScreenGrab, Phil Nugent rounds up goings on in Berkeley and New York.

Posted by dwhudson at January 9, 2008 3:07 PM