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From 3 to 10 October 2026, Le Giornate del Cinema Muto returns to Pordenone, one of the world's most important festivals dedicated to the history and rediscovery of early cinema. Now in its 45th edition, the event attracts scholars, archivists, film professionals and enthusiasts from many countries around the world.
For eight days, Pordenone becomes an international meeting point for silent cinema, with a rich programme of screenings, restorations, retrospectives, talks, conferences and events dedicated to film culture. Screenings take place mainly at the Teatro Comunale Giuseppe Verdi and are accompanied by live music, one of the festival's defining features.
Among the highlights of the 2026 edition is the retrospective “Weimar Uncensored: Taboos and Transgressions in German Cinema, 1919–1920”. The festival will open with Don Q Son of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks, while the closing event will feature John Ford's The Iron Horse, one of the great classics of American silent cinema.
Le Giornate del Cinema Muto is not only a film festival, but also an important project dedicated to research, preservation and the promotion of film heritage. Alongside the screenings, the programme includes seminars, book presentations, the Collegium and the Pordenone Masterclasses, dedicated to aspiring silent-film accompanists.
With its international outlook and its focus on restorations, rediscoveries and new interpretations of film history, Le Giornate del Cinema Muto in Pordenone are an unmissable event for anyone wishing to discover and rediscover the extraordinary world of early cinema.
33170 Pordenone, Province of Pordenone, Italy
