Pordenone Silent Film Festival (October 4–11, 2025), Pordenone, Italy
Since its founding in 1982, the Pordenone Silent Film Festival – Le Giornate del Cinema Muto has become the most important international event dedicated to the preservation, study, and celebration of early cinema. Archivists, scholars, musicians, and film professionals from around the globe—including regular delegations from the United States such as the Library of Congress, the UCLA Film & Television Archive, the George Eastman Museum, the MoMA Department of Film, and the USC School of Cinematic Arts—will gather in October in Pordenone to share restorations, retrospectives, and research.
Over the years, the award has also celebrated leading American professionals and institutions, including film preservationist David Shepard, the Academy Film Archive, and scholars from major universities such as Harvard and Yale, whose work has been crucial in safeguarding the silent-film heritage of the United States. This recognition reflects the deep and ongoing dialogue between Pordenone and the American archival and academic community.
Each edition of the festival also showcases works sourced from major U.S. film archives—including the Library of Congress and UCLA—screened at Teatro Verdi with live musical accompaniment, reinforcing Pordenone’s role as a bridge between European and American traditions of silent cinema.
About Pordenone
Located in the heart of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Pordenone offers visitors a distinctive mix of history, culture, and contemporary vitality. The region, situated in northeastern Italy and bordering Austria and Slovenia, is renowned for its medieval towns, Roman heritage, and vibrant culinary traditions. With its unique crossroads of Central European and Mediterranean influences, Friuli Venezia Giulia provides an inspiring backdrop for the Pordenone Silent Film Festival, making it a cultural destination as well as a cinematic one.
Learn more on the Friuli Venezia Giulia official tourism website and on the Friuli Venezia Giulia Film Commission.
For more information on the festival and its program, please visit the official website.
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Since its founding in 1982, the Pordenone Silent Film Festival – Le Giornate del Cinema Muto has become the most important international event dedicated to the preservation, study, and celebration of early cinema. Archivists, scholars, musicians, and film professionals from around the globe—including regular delegations from the United States such as the Library of Congress, the UCLA Film & Television Archive, the George Eastman Museum, the MoMA Department of Film, and the USC School of Cinematic Arts—will gather in October in Pordenone to share restorations, retrospectives, and research.
Over the years, the award has also celebrated leading American professionals and institutions, including film preservationist David Shepard, the Academy Film Archive, and scholars from major universities such as Harvard and Yale, whose work has been crucial in safeguarding the silent-film heritage of the United States. This recognition reflects the deep and ongoing dialogue between Pordenone and the American archival and academic community.
Each edition of the festival also showcases works sourced from major U.S. film archives—including the Library of Congress and UCLA—screened at Teatro Verdi with live musical accompaniment, reinforcing Pordenone’s role as a bridge between European and American traditions of silent cinema.
About Pordenone
Located in the heart of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Pordenone offers visitors a distinctive mix of history, culture, and contemporary vitality. The region, situated in northeastern Italy and bordering Austria and Slovenia, is renowned for its medieval towns, Roman heritage, and vibrant culinary traditions. With its unique crossroads of Central European and Mediterranean influences, Friuli Venezia Giulia provides an inspiring backdrop for the Pordenone Silent Film Festival, making it a cultural destination as well as a cinematic one.
Learn more on the Friuli Venezia Giulia official tourism website and on the Friuli Venezia Giulia Film Commission.
For more information on the festival and its program, please visit the official website.
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