Category Archives: Film Festivals

Descriptions and dates of film festivals around the world.

22nd San Francisco Silent Film Festival

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Movieking

The 22nd San Francisco Silent Film Festival runs from Thursday, June 1, 2017 through to Sunday, June 4, 2017. The festival features a recently found Cecil B. DeMille production from 1926 called “Silence.” A fragment from a 1927 Louise Brooks film called “Now … Continue reading →

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A Day of Silents

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Movieking

On Saturday, December 3, 2016, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival will present “A Day of Silents,” with a showing of 6 silent films with live music at the Castro Theater in San Francisco. The schedule includes the following films, … Continue reading →

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Silent Film Wrapup

Posted on June 1, 2015 by John Grant

The 2015 San Francisco Silent Film Festival’s (SFSFF) wrapped up this year with an unprecedented 6 days of wonderful silent films, beginning with “All Quiet on the Western Front 1930” and ending with “Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ … Continue reading →

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Silent Autumn

Posted on September 13, 2014 by John Grant

It’s only a week away from “Silent Autumn,” the San Francisco Silent Film Festival’s (SFSFF) event to be held at the Castro Theater in San Francisco. On Saturday, September 20, 2014, the SFSFF will present an all-day program of silent features … Continue reading →

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Silent Autumn Schedule

Posted on July 28, 2014 by John Grant

The 2014 Silent Autumn Festival, presented by the San Francisco Silent Film Festival (SFSFF), takes place at the Castro Theater in San Francisco on Saturday, September 20, 2014. The schedule includes the following features: “Another Fine Mess: Silent Laurel and … Continue reading →

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Pordenone Silent Film 2014

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Movieking

The Pordenone Silent Film Festival, held in beautiful Pordenone, Italy, announces its 2014 schedule. The festival will take place from October 4 to October 11, 2014. Program 2014 — Incomplete Listing SPECIAL EVENTS 10.11.2014 | 20.30 | Teatro Verdi | … Continue reading →

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Silent Autumn

Posted on July 13, 2014 by John Grant

I’m looking forward to the San Francisco Silent Film Festival’s (SFSFF) “Silent Autumn” event, which features 5 silent films at the Castro Theater in San Francisco with live music. The event takes place September 2014. The SFSFF plans to announce … Continue reading →

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Harbor Drift

Posted on July 7, 2014 by John Grant

After watching Lissy Arna in Gerhard Lamprecht’s 1928 film “Under the Lantern,” I looked forward to seeing her in a similar role in “Harbor Drift,” a 1929 film directed by Leo Mittler. Arna again plays a prostitute who sees an … Continue reading →

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The Girl in Tails

Posted on July 4, 2014 by John Grant

“The Girl in Tails (Flickan i frack),” a 1927 silent film from Sweden directed by Karin Swanström, deftly separates general society and its strict boundaries from the dreams of a girl, Katja (Magda Holm), who just wants an evening gown … Continue reading →

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Dragnet Girl

Posted on July 1, 2014 by John Grant

Any fan of the great Japanese Director Yasujiro Ozu would enjoy “Dragnet Girl (Hijôsen no onna),” an interesting 1933 silent movie that screened at the recent San Francisco Silent Film Festival (SFSFF). The previous Ozu films shown at the festival … Continue reading →

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