Fests and events, 2/5.

As part of its Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: Recent Experimental Documentaries series, the Pacific Film Archive is hosting a booksigning tonight. The book: F is for Phony: Fake Documentary and Truth's Undoing, an anthology edited by Alexandra Juhasz and Jesse Lerner. Michael Guillén has an overview of the book and the work of filmmaker and programmer Lerner.

The Evening Class is also host to two terrific previews: Michael Hawley on SF IndieFest (Thursday through February 20) and Sergio de la Mora on the Guadalajara International Film Festival (March 7 through 14).

Thursday at the Donnell Media Center in New York: Thomas Doherty discusses his book, Hollywood's Censor: Joseph L Breen & the Production Code Administration. Robert Cashill has details.

As the Circuit lands in Berlin, Variety's special Berlinale section is off and running.

Acquarello has the lineup for this year's Rendez-vous with French Cinema (February 29 through March 7).

"The True Glory, the World War II documentary of 1945 to be screened in a new print this Friday as part of the Museum of Modern Art's Oscar's Docs series, is the most expensive documentary ever made," writes Nicholas Wapshott in the New York Sun. "Commissioned by General Eisenhower to record the progress of 'Operation Overlord,' the invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe in 1944 by Allied troops, the film took an enormous toll on all who worked on it. Of the 1,400 cameramen involved, 32 were killed in action, 16 were reported missing, and more than 100 were wounded."

Paradise Now! Essential French Avant-garde Cinema, 1890 - 2008 at the Tate Modern, March 14 through May 2: "To coincide with the major exhibition Duchamp, Man Ray, Picabia, this landmark series presents over 60 films, most of which have never been shown before in the UK."

"Building on its reputation as a venue that celebrates both Balkans vitality and US indie versatility, the 14th Sarajevo Film Festival this summer will hold a tribute to I'm Not There director Todd Haynes," reports Nick Holdsworth in Variety. August 15 through 23.

A last round of Park City photos from Ray Pride.

Posted by dwhudson at February 5, 2008 2:17 PM