British Silent Film Festival

So many wonderful silent films, accessible, wherever you are in the world!

After some technical difficulties, registration for @DWFTH5 is now open! saraharnold6.wixsite.com/dwfthv Registration will be open until 28th July

Do we need to rethink the history of early British cinema? Registration is open for the online Remapping Early British Cinema symposium! eventbrite.co.uk/e/remapping-ea…

How to get those kissable 20s lips and a peek into the BFI National Archive’s 1920s related goodies @BFI on the beeb tonight bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… 💋 I’m in it too @silentlondon @britishsilents

Only a few hours left to go! #silentfilm vote!

Just a few hours left to vote for your favourite #BSFF19 events in the @silentlondon poll!

It's nearly Christmas! Which means it's time to vote in the @silentlondon Poll of 2019. We'd be honoured if you mentioned any of our events when picking your highlights of the year silentlondon.co.uk/2019/12/09/the…

Myself singing & @NeilKBrand accompanying live at the @BritishSilentFF last week @PhoenixLeic for the opening & close of Adolf Philipp’s musical #silentfilm THE MIDNIGHT GIRL (1919) with star Marie Pagano. Get your fresh earworms here! youtu.be/OvKb0ChKPYw

Got those post-@BritishSilentFF blues? Cheer up, there are lots of other silents coming up. We've just added 16 more to our #silentfilm listings. Details at silentfilmcalendar.org/whats-new/

Here's a flavour of what you had to say about this year's festival! #BSFF19 britishsilentfilmfestival.com/2019/09/16/tal…

This was such a moving scene!

TESHA (1929) was one for the Maria Corda fans, but the scene I enjoyed most was an early one (slated in 1929 in the Evening Sentinel) inside a factory's 'Fab shop'. This must surely have been the real thing. This type of manufacturing footage is rare in film compared to real life

Also, I enjoyed @bryonydixon's talks. Didn't expect to find the Boer War footage as interesting as I did. Wondering why the river crossing scenes were so popular and if there was a connection between them & similar shots in later westerns. #BSFF19

@BritishSilentFF @PorterLaraine @bryonydixon @Mirantwitt @NeilKBrand @puffinsteve @silentmovieharp @Lillian_Henley @PhoenixLeic @leicestermuseum @MargaretDeriaz @enchantedbyfilm @best2vilmabanky @amyharris7721 Thank you all for all the work that went into #BSFF19. Every part of it felt so well thought about, put together & executed. I had a great time.

A few #BSFF19 tweets I didn't have for yesterday. 1stly @best2vilmabanky sung the intro THE MIDNIGHT GIRL (1919) - the opening image is a basic score for the song, presumably provided for that purpose. Really added an extra note of authenticity. +So much great detail in the talk.

Here @Mirantwitt puts mind over matter to introduce Mario Bonnard’s “bergfilme” DER KAMPF UMS MATTERHORN (1928) @BritishSilentFF where the protagonists put matter(horn) over mind... Tip-top photography by Sepp Allgeier & peak accompaniment by @NeilKBrand + Jeff Davenport #BSFF19

Two of our favourite musical silent cinema experts out on the town.

@NeilKBrand @leicestermuseum

This is incredible! @NeilKBrand at @leicestermuseum #BSFF19