Fests and events, 2/19.

At ScreenGrab, Phil Nugent has details on Closely Watched Films: Terence Davies at the Pacific Film Archive (tomorrow through February 27) and Six Films by Sergei Paradjanov at LACMA and (Saturday through February 29).

The New York International Children's Film Festival "one of the biggest events of its kind in the world, with tickets selling out weeks before the first film reaches the screen," notes Steve Dollar in the New York Sun. February 29 through March 16.

"For today's SXSW Preview, we're taking a look at Present Company, the latest film by Frank V Ross," announces Karina Longworth at the SpoutBlog. "Frank, who appeared in this episode of Butterknife, had two films in last summer's New Talkies program at the IFC Center, and like Quietly on By and Hohokam, Company is a lo-fi character study about the everyday traumas survived by young people far removed from urban hipster culture." The festival runs March 7 through 15.

"Evening Class contributing writer Michael Hawley reviews the lineup for this year's San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF). Along with Brian Darr's own anticipations over at Hell on Frisco Bay, local audiences should be primed for choice." March 13 through 23.

"The 51st San Francisco International Film Festival (April 24 - May 8) announces a highly anticipated special event of the Festival - Black Francis of the Pixies performs the world premiere of his newly composed original score for the 1920 German expressionist silent film masterpiece The Golem. The program premieres at the historic Castro Theatre on Friday, April 25 at 9:30 pm."

From Film Comment Selects, acquarello's take on Grant Gee's Joy Division.

For Kamera, Thessa Mooij looks back to Rotterdam.

Online listening tip. Orphans: A Film Symposium will take place at NYU from March 26 through 29. Founder and curator Dan Streible is a guest on the Leonard Lopate Show.

Posted by dwhudson at February 19, 2008 1:52 PM