About Us
The British Silent Film Festival exists to promote interest and study of British Film before 1930. We hold an annual festival drawing on archive collections from all over the world. We also publish a series of books featuring articles on British Silent cinema.
The Festival is directed, organised and programmed by Laraine Porter, Bryony Dixon and Neil Brand with the help of an Advisory Board and in in partnership with the BFI National Archive.
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The 2011 Festival will take place at the Barbican in London between Thursday 7 and Sunday 10 April
