The 2026 Silent Movies Benefit Calendar is now available!

I produce this calendar every year with generous contributions of photographs from collectors and institutions as a benefit for silent film preservation.

The Silent Movies Benefit Calendar features silent film artwork for each month, and on each date lists birthdays of silent-era film stars and personalities, as well as notable marriages, deaths, and film openings.

This year the theme is "The Robert Arkus Collection." Rob has chosen The Silent Clowns Film Series as the beneficiary of this year's funds.

I sell the calendars through PayPal for $15. You do not need a Paypal account to purchase.

A Note on Shipping:

My domestic US shipping costs work out to about $4 for one calendar, $5 for two. To make the math work, I set a price of $15 for each calendar, $1 for shipping, plus a $3 handling fee that is charged only once per order. That way, an order for several calendars won't have double the postage fee.

If you want a bulk order, email me and we'll work it out.

International shipping has gone through the roof this year. Shipping to the UK is $67, Canada is $43. If you want an international order anyway, use these buttons. Note that I can send multiple calendars for not much more, so if you've got friends nearby who want one, team up. Or, if you'd prefer, purchase a calendar using the domestic rate, and I can send you a PDF file of the calendar to print a copy locally.

You can also order by check. For one calendar, mail $15 + $4 shipping to Rodney Sauer, 401 Spruce St, Louisville CO, 80027.      

All proceeds after printing and shipping costs are donated to an organization involved in preserving silent films.

  • The 2025 calendar raised $2237.09 for Blackhawk Films.
  • The 2024 calendar raised $2319.84 for the Film Preservation Society.
  • The 2023 calendar raised $2086.13 for the Niles Essanay Film Museum to preserve and restore some rare aviation films. 
  • The 2022 calendar raised $1753.66 for the San Francisco Silent Film Festival's preservation projects.
  • The 2021 calendar raised $2421 for for the Film Preservation Society for their Biograph project.
  • The 2020 calendar raised $1859 for Lobster Films
  • The 2019 calendar raised $2019 for the George Eastman Museum
  • The 2018 calendar raised $2024 for the UCLA Film and Television Archive
  • The 2017 calendar raised $2005 for the San Francisco Silent Film Festival
  • The 2016 calendar raised $1750 for Film Preservation Associates
  • The 2015 calendar raised $2300 for the Museum of Modern Art
  • The 2014 calendar raised $2240 for Film Preservation Associates
  • The 2013 calendar raised $1808 for the George Eastman Museum
  • The 2012 calendar benefitted the UCLA Film and Television Archive
  • The 2010 and 2011 calendars benefitted the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum in Niles California
  • The 2009 calendar funds supported an internship in film preservation through the San Francisco Silent Film Festival.
  • The 2008 calendar funds supported the video restoration of Bardelys the Magnificent through Film Preservation Associates and Lobster Films
  • The 2007 calendar funds were donated to the George Eastman House.
  • The 2006 calendar benefitted Film Preservation Associates.
  • The 2004 alt.movies.silent calendar raised $1442.06, for two projects.
  • The 2003 calendar made possible a donation of $671.07 to the UCLA Film and Television Archive.