Organized by Dungarpur-led non-profit organization Film Heritage Foundation in partnership with Scorsese’s The Film Foundation (TFF) and International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF), the seventh edition of the workshop will be held from December 4 to 10 at Chhatrapati Bhavan. Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Museum in Mumbai
Organized by the Dungarpur-led non-profit organization Film Heritage Foundation in partnership with Scorsese’s The Film Foundation (TFF) and International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF), the seventh edition of the workshop will be held in Chhatrapati from December 4 to 10. Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Museum in Mumbai
Archivist Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, noted filmmaker Martin Scorsese and actor Amitabh Bachchan on Friday announced the 2022 edition of the Film Preservation and Restoration Workshop.
Organized by Dungarpur-led non-profit organization Film Heritage Foundation in partnership with Scorsese’s The Film Foundation (TFF) and International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF), the seventh edition of the workshop will be held from December 4 to 10. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS Museum) in Mumbai.
Since its inception in 2015, the training program has successfully traveled to cities like Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata and garnered support from film biggies like Shyam Benegal, Naseeruddin Shah, Kamal Haasan, Mani Ratnam, SS Rajamouli, Nagarjuna, Chiranjeevi Is. Prosenjit Chatterjee and Gautam Ghosh.
Designed by David Walsh, Training and Outreach Coordinator at FIAF, this workshop will include theory and practical group sessions regarding the conservation and restoration of celluloid and digital films and film-related materials such as paper, photographs and 3D objects.
In addition, there will be daily screenings of restored classics from around the world at Regal Cinemas, Mumbai.
These include 2021’s “Behula”, a rare Indian silent film starring Dhairya Cooper, one of the earliest superstars of silent cinema in India. The line-up also included titles such as “A Hard Day’s Night” (1964), “Raging Bull” (1980), “In the Mood for Love” (2000), “Il Conformista” (1970) and “Thamp”. 1978).
Dungarpur said he was happy that the workshop was returning after a gap of three years.
“It has been a monumental task to put the workshop together this year with very limited resources and the cost of climbing. But we knew we had to make up for the lost time and lost momentum that we spent traveling across the country in six years. and was built for training more than 300 people in India and neighboring countries.
“The world has stopped during the pandemic, but time hasn’t stopped for the countless films that are at risk of being lost,” Archivist said in a statement.
He said that the Film Preservation and Restoration Workshop has had a tremendous impact and it is important to build a pool of archivists to save the film heritage of the country.
Bachchan, who has been a staunch supporter of the FHF, said the training program has sparked a movement for film preservation not only in India but also in neighboring countries.
“We would like to thank the World Cinema Project of the FIAF and Martin Scorsese and The Film Foundation for their unwavering support since our first workshop. Special thanks to our illustrious faculty from leading film archives and museums around the world, which Take the time to come and share your knowledge and expertise with our participants.
“Today, the Film Heritage Foundation is known around the world not only for this unique training initiative, but also for the collection and preservation of films and film-related memorabilia, film restoration, the duration of festivals, our oral history programs and our outstanding Known for works. Publications,” said the 80-year-old actor.
Bachchan further said that he hopes that this initiative will inspire the film fraternity and those who value the country’s film heritage to come forward and support the Film Heritage Foundation.
Scorsese said that the Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project has been a proud partner of the Film Heritage Foundation’s film conservation and restoration workshops in India since its launch in 2015.
He said that so far, the workshops have provided over 300 participants with the skills needed to preserve and restore motion pictures.
“It is heartening to see how helpful this initiative has been in generating the strong interest in film preservation that we are currently seeing in India and its neighboring countries.
“Local archivists trained in workshops are now working to protect cinema history in archives in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal. This year, applications will also be open to residents of Middle Eastern countries and with faculty from the US, Italy , Portugal, France, the UK, Switzerland and Germany, this is a truly global effort,” Scorsese, 79, said.