ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

About the Festival

About the Festival

The National Film Archive has been organising the film-and-music Silent Movie Festival in Warsaw since 2003. During this year's edition of the event, we will present some outstanding films from the silent era to the accompaniment of jazz, classical, club and experimental music performed live by accomplished Polish and foreign musicians. Over the years, the festival audiences have had the opportunity to see dozens of unique titles, often completely unknown in Poland. In most cases, the films had undergone extensive restoration work to enable viewers to see the original material on the screen in the highest quality. Among the musicians participating in previous editions of the festival were Leszek Możdżer, Zbigniew Namysłowski, Michał Urbaniak, Maciej Maleńczuk, Aga Zaryan, Stanisław Sojka, Pink Freud, Pustki, Myslovitz, Voo Voo, as well as the Chamber Orchestra conducted by Rafał Rozmus. The thirteen editions of the festival have enjoyed great success - with the silent films accompanied by live music having been seen by over 70,000 viewers.

The Silent Movie Festival will present movies from the rich and diverse collection of works from the silent film era in world and Polish cinema. It gives film fans a unique opportunity to see these masterpieces of the Tenth Muse which are so hard to find nowadays - and also on the big screen! The high levels of attendance and the enthusiastic reviews from the previous editions would confirm that silent cinema can still delight audiences. The basic condition is that it should be presented in an attractive form and with the participation of musicians of the highest calibre.

When and Where

20-23 April 2017

Iluzjon Cinema, National Film Archive

ul. Narbutta 50a

02-541 Warsaw