I’ve wonderful news for silent film fanatics that are unable to travel to Pordenone for Le Giornate del Cinema Muto! The festival runs from October 7 to 14 this year, and there will be an online edition again. Its organizers have opened online registration, and they have made two substantial changes to streaming offerings. They’re changes you will like.
48-Hour Access
No longer will films be available for streaming on the Mymovies.it platform for only twenty-four hours. Now they will be accessible for forty-eight hours. The change increases the chances for online viewers to watch as many available films as possible. Personally as a busy and often tired stay-at-home Mother, I missed films from previous editions because they were only accessible for one evening in the United States. It’s such a relief to have an extra evening to catch up!
More Streamable Movies
There’s been a change to the amount of films available to stream. The festival offered a full schedule of programming during pandemic shutdowns. Once in-person screenings could happen, organizers pared down the number of streamable movies. Organizers have increased the number of silent film programs to stream for four out of the eight days of the festival. Two films or curated collections will be uploaded on those days. That’s in addition to the usual FilmFair presentations, special lectures and author talks, and composing masterclasses.
Entry Level Pass Cost
Entry level passes remain affordable! For € 29,90 or a little under $32 USD, the Regular Subscription pass grants attendees access to the full online schedule. The other two higher cost passes, Donor Subscription and Super Donor Subscription, give increased perks and the opportunity to donate more to festival operations. I can’t yet break down the pass cost per film because organizers will announce the full online schedule on September 28, 2023.
I bought my online pass last night. Are any dear readers attending, too?
Silver Screenings
Thanks for this info, and the links, too!
I’m glad to hear some Film Festivals are still offering online alternatives. That was a positive thing that resulted from the lockdowns, right? A person could see all these marvelous films you may not otherwise be able to see.
Beth Ann Gallagher
You’re welcome, Ruth! Yes, it was a positive from the pandemic that these specialty film festivals realized they could operate online during and after lockdowns. Film fans finally had armchair travel film festivals. Did you end up attending, too?