The Embassy of Italy with the Philippine Italian Association, the Japan Foundation, the Instituto Cervantes, the British Council, the Goethe-Institut, the Embassy of France, and the Film Development Council of the Philippines are extremely proud to present the 15th edition of the International Silent Film Festival Manila that will run from November 24 to December 03, 2021.

This year the festival will feature six classic silent films from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain and the United Kingdom and ten short films expressly produced by the DFCP spearheaded Mit Out Sound program, all accompanied by original scoring from local bands and musicians.

The 6 classics films will be viewable, on demand, from Nov. 28 to Nov. 30, on FDCP Channel.

The Italian entry in this year program will be PINOCCHIO (1911) by Giulio Antamoro
proudly presented by the Embassy of Italy and the Philippine Italian Association in occasion of the 140th anniversary of the first appearance of Pinocchio on Il giornale per i bambini (Newspaper for children), in 1881.
It’s the first known film that brought Collodi’s famous puppet to the silver screen.
A captivating 54-minute silent in which Pinocchio will live a thousand and one adventures, including an unscheduled encounter with the Redskins and the Canadian army.

Trivia: According to film historian Prof. Nick Deocampo, this Pinocchio film would be the 1st Italian film commercially screened in the Philippines, in 1912.

This film is presented in partnership with the Cineteca di Milano.

The screening of Pinocchio will be accompanied by the original musics composed and performed by Italian Violinist, Tullio Vidmar and his music students at the Conservatory of Music in Cagayan de Oro